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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled 598 emergency reports across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.