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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, generating powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 power users in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

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