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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered power outages after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled 598 calls for help across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than 28,000 energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.