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Nearly 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than 28k energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent storm activity predicted across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.