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Around 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the area, generating strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced power outages after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.