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"About 26,000 households were without power in south-east Queensland on Monday
morning after a severe thunderstorm passed over the state, with wind gusts
topping 109km/h. Residents reported giant hailstones of up to 7cm in some
areas.
More than 1,300 energy customers in Victoria also woke without power, after
Melbourne recorded its wettest day in a year and a half. Many of those outages
were resolved by early Monday afternoon.
Energex, which distributes power to 1.5m homes and businesses in south-east
Queensland, said the storms had caused “significant damage”, bringing wires
down across the greater Brisbane region. On Sunday night the company said
almost 70 crews were working to restore power.
“This afternoon’s storm has absolutely smashed our network!” the state-owned
company wrote on social media. “If you can see wires down, please stay well
clear and call 000.”
The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed on Monday morning that regions across
Queensland had been hit with large hailstones. Stones about 4cm in size were
seen in Ipswich, 5cm in Moorooka and Goonda, 5cm to 6cm in Pullenvale and 7cm
in St Lucia.
Other areas in south-east Queensland experienced severe winds, including gusts
of about 95km/h in Amberley and Archerfield. Gayndah recorded gusts reaching
109km/h.
Lightning also stopped play during Sunday’s Pacific Cup Men’s rugby league
match between Samoa and Tonga in Brisbane, with spectators told to move and
shelter as the storm hit."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
