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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, producing powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Locals reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered power outages after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 emergency reports across the area, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.