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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the area, generating strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Residents reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

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

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.