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Around 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, generating strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

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

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

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

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

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