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Around 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the region, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Residents witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 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 power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.