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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the area, generating wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.