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Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the area, producing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Locals witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, over 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.