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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the state, producing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled 598 emergency reports across the area, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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