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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems swept through the area, generating wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Locals reported giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that different parts across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received 598 emergency reports across the area, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued storm activity expected across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.