Nearly 25,000 Lost Electricity in Queensland and Victorian Regions Following Powerful Weather Systems

Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, producing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Destruction

Residents witnessed giant hailstones as large as 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand households in the southern state also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled 598 calls for help across the area, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, over 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Medical Alert

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.