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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, bringing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred emergency reports across the region, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.