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Nearly 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the state, producing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Homeowners observed giant hailstones measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered power outages after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

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