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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the region, producing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Residents observed giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 residents in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred calls for help across the region, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials 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 past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.