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Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the state, producing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred calls for help across the state, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, over 28k power users in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.