Power has been restored for Canberra suburbs who blacked out after severe storm on Wednesday, which impacted 16 suburbs across Canberra.
EvoEnerergy said 80 people were without power Thursday morning after supply was restored to 5000 customers overnight.
They said crews were busy working to restore supply as fallen trees had caused the majority of the damage.
At 7.30pm on Wednesday night, Emergency Services ACT said they had received 147 requests for assistance because of the storm. Most requests related to fallen trees.
EvoEnergy said parts of Acton, Ainslie, Aranda, Belconnen, Chapman, Cook, Coppins Crossing, Denman Prospect, Dickson, Florey, Fisher, Fraser, McKellar, Page, Stirling, Uriarra and Weetangera were without power just before 5.30pm.
"The stormy conditions are set to continue but we will work as quickly and safely as possible to repair damage to the network and get the power back on," EvoEnergy said.
Emergency Services ACT confirmed the strong gusts had caused a number of trees to fall on roadways, and advised motorists to be careful while driving.
One tree fell on a house in Gowrie, ESA said. Storm and tree damage had been reported across Canberra. The ESA incidents map showed a concentration of storm damage in Belconnen, but damage had been reported as far south of Banks and as far north as Gungahlin. The storm also caused damage at Canberra's westernmost suburb MacGregor and on Majura Road, Majura at the territory's east.
A previous severe thunderstorm warning issued by BOM for Canberra and Queanbeyan was cancelled. Parts of Sutton, Gundaroo, Gunning, Collector, Goulburn and Tarago are still under a severe thunderstorm warning as of Wednesday evening.
Bureau of Meteorology data has shown winds of up to 87 kilometers per hour in Canberra on Wednesday. The heavy gust was recorded at 4.08pm at Canberra Airport.
As of Wednesday at 5.30pm, winds were blowing east southest, with Canberra experiencing a temperature of about 17.9 degrees Celsius.
BOM senior forecaster Jordan Notara confirmed the territory was experiencing severe storms, which he expected to ease by around 5pm.
Mr Notara advised Canberrans to stay inside and be careful if driving.
"[The winds] have the ability to ... bring down trees and powerlines, [producing] hazardous driving conditions," he said.
"If you do have time, if you're ahead of the storm, try and make sure that your yard is free of any free objects that may become projectiles."
Have you experienced damage because of the storm? Let me know at lanie.tindale@canberratimes.com.au.
