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Nearly 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the state, generating powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Residents witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

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

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.