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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Residents witnessed giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand residents in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on Sunday, over 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity expected across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.