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Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems swept through the state, bringing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.