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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the area, producing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents observed large ice chunks as large as 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At one point on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

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

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the area.