🔗 Share this article

Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, bringing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.