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Around 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Locals witnessed giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred calls for help across the region, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

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

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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