Close to 25,000 Left Without Power in Queensland and Victoria Following Severe Weather Systems

Approximately 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, generating wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Locals witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, over 28k energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both regions.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.