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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the area, generating wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Homeowners reported giant hailstones as large as 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred calls for help across the state, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity expected across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.