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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered power outages after the capital city saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received 598 emergency reports across the region, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.