Thousands Left Without Electricity in South-East Queensland and Victoria Following Intense Weather Systems

Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the area, generating strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Residents observed giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received 598 emergency reports across the state, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.