Victoria – Flash Flooding
Flash flooding is expected to strike several Victorian regions today as heavy rain continues to fall throughout the state.
As drivers were warned of dangerous road conditions and localised flooding throughout Melbourne, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe
weather warning for the Alpine areas as well as the North-Eastern, Western, North Central, Northern Country, Wimmera, Central, West and South Gippsland districts.
Overnight, up to 75mm of rain fell in parts of central Victoria, with about 35mm in the Mallee and Noth-East district.
In Melbourne, 46mm of rain has fallen in the 24 hours to 9am today, with 56mm at Melbourne Airport, 48mm at Viewbank, 46mm at Scoresby and 37mm at Epping and Moorabbin.
”Reservoir levels probably won’t rise much on the back of the rain we’ve seen so far, especially because the heatwave has left the catchments fairly dry,” a Melbourne Water spokesman said.
