Nearly 25,000 Lost Electricity in South-East Queensland and Victoria Following Intense Weather Systems

Nearly 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, producing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Locals observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.