Queensland storms leave more than 81,000 households without power

More than 81,000 households across south-east Queensland were reported without power on Wednesday night after destructive storms swept across the region. Almost 60,000 of those outages were in Logan, according to the evening account published on November 11.

Energex reported more than 400 fallen powerlines and extensive network damage. Some customers were not expected to have electricity restored until well into Thursday. These figures describe the evening report, not a live outage total.

Emergency crews were responding to storm damage and flash flooding. A 96 km/h wind gust was recorded at Brisbane Airport shortly after 5pm, while almost 80mm of rain fell at Wishart in 30 minutes.

The dangerous storm had moved out to sea by the later report, but further storm activity was forecast for Thursday, particularly inland. Residents should follow current official warnings and stay clear of fallen powerlines.