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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the region, generating strong winds topping 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also faced energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.