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Around 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.