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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the area, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in the southern state also faced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 emergency reports across the region, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - saw significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued storm activity expected across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.