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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent storm activity predicted across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.