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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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