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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the state, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

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

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 residents in the southern state also encountered power outages after the capital city experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.