Thousands Left Without Electricity in South-East Queensland and Victoria Following Severe Storms

Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the state, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Locals observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered power outages after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

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

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.