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Approximately 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the area, producing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Residents observed giant hailstones as large as 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred calls for help across the area, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee region - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.