Wild weather continues with severe thunderstorm warning for much of NSW
Victoria still at risk of flooding as storms hit NSW from Tamworth to Snowy Mountains
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for much of New South Wales and flooding is still a risk for parts of Victoria after more than a month’s worth of rain deluged the southern state in just one day.Food Thai Sale In Siem reap .Victoria’s north-east and north-west have been the worst-affected by the deluge so far, with a number of areas breaking their daily rainfall records.
The thunderstorm warning for NSW covers an area stretching from Tamworth in the state’s north, across the Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Australian Capital Territory, and as far south as the Snowy Mountains.
“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, damaging winds and giant hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours,” the bureau warned at 1.48pm on Friday.
It comes as Queensland residents have been warned Cyclone Owen will “wreak havoc”, with remote communities braced for 280km/h winds and much of the state on flood alert, the premier has said.
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Severe weather warnings are also in place in Victoria for Gippsland and the Otway ranges and up to 80mm of rain is forecast in coastal parts on Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Twenty homes flooded in the Birchip area in central Victoria overnight and 10 people were evacuated, after the town saw more than five times its average monthly rainfall within two days.
A total of 168mm fell in the 48 hours to Friday at 9am, the majority between 4pm and 11pm on Thursday, bringing the most rain it has had in a single day in more than 129 years.
While the most severe weather appears to have passed, Victorians are being told to prepare for further wild conditions in parts. “The worst of the rain has contracted to southern Victoria, as the low pressure system has moved off into NSW,” Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Peter Newham said. “There’s still potential for some heavy falls in the south, so a severe weather warning is still current for heavy rain, but that’s focused on far-east Gippsland around Mallacoota, south Gippsland around Wilsons Promontory and also the Otway Ranges.” A severe thunderstorm warning for damaging winds and heavy rain is in place in parts of east Gippsland and north-east forecast districts. A severe warning for heavy rain also applies to the south-west, west and south Gippsland districts. Local minor flooding is possible in Greater Melbourne, west and south Gippsland and parts of northern and south-west Victoria during Friday and into Saturday. The SES said volunteers responded to more than 500 calls for assistance across Victoria in 24 hours. People are reminded not to drive through floodwater, after 120 people needed rescuing from the Hume freeway south of Wangaratta, including 17 by helicopter. Up to 500 vehicles were affected by floodwaters on the Hume freeway. Significant traffic diversions are in place, with large parts of the Hume freeway closed and drivers urged to plan ahead for longer trips.
While the most severe weather appears to have passed, Victorians are being told to prepare for further wild conditions in parts. “The worst of the rain has contracted to southern Victoria, as the low pressure system has moved off into NSW,” Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Peter Newham said. “There’s still potential for some heavy falls in the south, so a severe weather warning is still current for heavy rain, but that’s focused on far-east Gippsland around Mallacoota, south Gippsland around Wilsons Promontory and also the Otway Ranges.” A severe thunderstorm warning for damaging winds and heavy rain is in place in parts of east Gippsland and north-east forecast districts. A severe warning for heavy rain also applies to the south-west, west and south Gippsland districts. Local minor flooding is possible in Greater Melbourne, west and south Gippsland and parts of northern and south-west Victoria during Friday and into Saturday. The SES said volunteers responded to more than 500 calls for assistance across Victoria in 24 hours. People are reminded not to drive through floodwater, after 120 people needed rescuing from the Hume freeway south of Wangaratta, including 17 by helicopter. Up to 500 vehicles were affected by floodwaters on the Hume freeway. Significant traffic diversions are in place, with large parts of the Hume freeway closed and drivers urged to plan ahead for longer trips.
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