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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the region, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Locals reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At one point on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.