Thousands without power in Queensland as Victoria experiences ‘terrifying’ winds after year’s wettest day
About 26,000 households were without power in South-East Queensland on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms, with gusts up to 109 km/h and hailstones up to 7 cm reported. In Victoria, more than 1,300 customers woke without power after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in a year and a half; many outages were resolved by early afternoon.
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Timeline of referenced updates
- Sun eveningLightning and rain interrupted the Samoa vs Tonga match in Brisbane as storms moved through.
- Mon morningAbout 26,000 households were without power in SE QLD; hail and wind observations were confirmed for multiple suburbs.
- Mon afternoonMany Victorian outages were resolved after wet conditions and SES requests across western suburbs.
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