Video taking off 24x its usual first day

Queensland storms cut power as lightning delays repair crews

9 News Australia's report shows a lightning-hit home burning and widespread damage, with Energex crews waiting for conditions to ease.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 244,120 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (10,159).

Supercell storm slams Queensland with over 50,000 destructive lightning strikes | 9 News Australia

9 News Australia shows a home in Wongawallan burning after a lightning strike, part of a storm outbreak that left more than 60,000 homes without power across South East Queensland.

The report moves from flashes across the sky to damage on the ground: fallen trees and collapsed structures across Marsden, Carindale, Heritage Park and Park Ridge. Presenter Aislin Kriukelis introduces the scale of the outages before Bailey Kenzie's report traces the storms' destructive path.

For households waiting for electricity to return, Energex representative Danny Donald explains the immediate obstacle. Crews are positioned to respond, but lightning and high winds must ease before restoration work can begin.

"And the second this lightning and the high winds dissipate, they'll be out there restoring power," Donald says.

The short report drew roughly 223,000 views in its first 19 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for this format. But its most useful detail is the distinction between crews being ready and conditions being safe enough to work.

Reporting live from South Bank, weather expert Garry Youngberry then follows the cells on radar, highlighting powerful gusts at Brisbane Airport and heavy rainfall as the storms move through the region.

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