Victoria is expected to be hit with extreme weather conditions over the next 24 hours.
A month’s worth of rain is due by Wednesday morning, with flash flooding predicted across the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology released a severe weather warning at 10:45 a.m. for heavy rainfall across north-east, central and south-west parts of Victoria.
Yep it’s autumn when this is 7am #melbweather l pic.twitter.com/3xK8Ka5sgG
— Dionne Lew (@DionneLew) March 20, 2017
Current weather warnings across the state predict thunderstorms and heavy rain over the next 24 hours.
Strath Creek, in central-northern Victoria, received 54 millimetres of rain over a 30 minute period at around 7pm on Monday evening.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Strath Creek and Rosewhite in north-east Victoria received 63 and 58 millimetres, respectively, since 9am Monday morning.
Rainfall of 20 to 50 millimetres is expected across the warning areas and potentially exceeding 70 millimetres in parts.
Locations that may be affected include Horsham, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Maryborough, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wodonga, Wangaratta and Traralgon.
The next Bureau of Meteorology severe weather warning will be issued by 5:00 p.m. AEDT Tuesday.
#Melbourne #Weather: Month’s worth #Rain expected: https://t.co/h2TtKFX1ZA, https://t.co/euIZUlIhoj pic.twitter.com/3VQFSuvpmv
— Oceania News (@OceaniaToday) March 20, 2017
Latest severe weather warning for heavy rainfall. Effective for SW, central and NE parts of the state. Details: https://t.co/AuqopWpnuI pic.twitter.com/QUR6RqAhjI
— BOM Victoria (@BOM_Vic) March 20, 2017
