Close to 25,000 Left Without Electricity in South-East Queensland and Victoria Following Severe Storms

Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the state, bringing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Residents reported giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

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