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Around 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Residents reported giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk expected across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.