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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the state, producing strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing storm activity predicted across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.