🔗 Share this article

Nearly 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Damage

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity expected across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.