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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Residents witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced power outages after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.