Thousands without power in Queensland as Victoria experiences ‘terrifying’ winds after year’s wettest day

<p>Wires brought down across greater Brisbane and Werribee resident tells ABC Radio of partner ‘lifted and dropped’ by huge wind</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/27/epbc-environment-laws-ai-copyright-lobbying-transparency-federal-parliament-anthony-albanese-asean-sussan-ley-murray-watt-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>About <a href="https://www.energex.com.au/outages/outage-finder/emergency-outages-text-view/">26,000 households</a> 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.</p><p>More than <a href="https://www.powercor.com.au/power-outages-and-emergencies/full-outage-list/">1,300 energy customers</a> 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/queensland-victoria-qld-brisbane-hail-storms-power-outages-wild-weather">Continue reading...</a>