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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, producing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Locals reported giant hailstones as large as 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

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

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.