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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the area, producing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Destruction

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered power outages after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, more than 28,000 power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.