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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the region, bringing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Residents witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At one point on Sunday, more than 28,000 energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

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