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Nearly 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the region, bringing strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones as large as 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity expected across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the current weather patterns.

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