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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled 598 calls for help across the area, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee region - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At one point on Sunday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the region.