South East Queensland storms - 26 November evening

This means 87% of the total outages from Monday’s storms have been restored from a peak of 162,000 outages.

Winds of 170 kilometres per hour were recorded at Bribie Island as the storm hit on Monday night, which is akin to a category three cyclone.

As of 9.30pm last night, another band of storms were approaching from the south-west with winds of more than 100km/h recorded at Goondiwindi.

The majority of the remaining customers are expected to be restored to power by Thursday evening, however some areas of severe damage around Bribie Island and the Sunshine Coast are likely to be without power into Friday.

These timeframes may also be affected due to any further storm activity.

A summary of the outages as of 9.30pm Wednesday by local Government area:

• Moreton Bay – 15,800
• Noosa – 3,300
• Sunshine Coast – 1,600
• Gympie – 330
• Ipswich – 290
• Scenic Rim – 210
• Somerset – 169

As always, safety comes first - field crews will again work throughout the night, but will have to stop work during any new storm activity.

Energex asks for residents to take extreme care when cleaning up storm debris, particularly fallen trees and vegetation, as fallen powerlines may be hidden underneath debris and could well be live.

Stay well away from all fallen powerlines – always treat them as if they are live - and call Energex on 13 19 62.

For outage updates, visit the Energex Facebook page, or the text view of the Outage Finder.