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VIC Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Large Hail, Flash Flooding, Damaging Winds
VIC Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Large Hail, Flash Flooding, Damaging Winds
06-Mar-2010 2:57 PM
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VIC Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Large Hail, Flash Flooding, Damaging Winds |
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Source: Bureau of Meteorology
For people in the Inner, South East, Eastern, Northern, Western, Port Phillip and parts of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula and Outer East Local Warning Areas.
Issued at 2:30 pm Saturday, 6 March 2010.
The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 2:25 pm, very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Melton, St Albans, Sunbury and Werribee. These thunderstorms are moving towards the southeast. Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Caulfield, Craigieburn, Footscray, Glen Waverley, Greensborough, Melbourne City and Preston by 2:55 pm and Dandenong, Frankston, Ringwood and Scoresby by 3:25 pm.
Other severe thunderstorms were located near Ballan, the area south of Ballan, the area west of Gisborne and the area west of Woodend. They are forecast to affect Bacchus Marsh, Gisborne, the area west of Sunbury and the area west of Werribee by 2:55 pm and Whittlesea, the area south of Werribee, the area south of Whittlesea and the area west of Whittlesea by 3:25 pm.
Damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones are likely.
Large hail has been reported at Melton from these thunderstorms.
Wind gusts to around 100 km/hr have been recorded at Melbourne Airport.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Keep clear of fallen power lines.
* secure any loose objects in the vicinity of your home.
* keep away from creeks and drains.
* do not drive vehicles through flooded areas.
* stay indoors if possible.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* if you are outside, avoid sheltering under trees
* listen to the radio for storm updates
* switch off your computer and electrical appliances
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