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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the region, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

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

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.