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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the area, bringing strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, more than 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.