Nearly 25,000 Left Without Power in South-East Queensland and Victorian Regions Following Powerful Storms

Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the state, bringing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 calls for help across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

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

At the height on yesterday, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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