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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, producing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 calls for help across the state, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At the height on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued storm activity predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.