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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, bringing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Residents observed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced power outages after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred calls for help across the state, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, over 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.