Source: Bureau of Meteorology
For people in Central, Northern Country, North Central, North
East, West and South Gippsland and parts of East Gippsland Forecast
Districts.
Issued at 10:52 am Friday, 1 November 2019.
Heavy rain and damaging winds possible on Saturday.
Weather Situation: A low pressure trough will slowly cross
Victoria on Saturday.
HEAVY RAIN which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible across
parts of central and eastern Victoria during Saturday.
24 hour rainfall totals of 15 to 30mm are expected across the
warning area, however periods of heavier rainfall are likely at
times, with the possibility of 3 hour totals exceeding 30mm.
Rain is forecast to develop across western parts of the warning
area during the early hours of Saturday and extend to eastern
districts by the early afternoon. Rain should clear western parts
of the warning area during the late afternoon and contract to the
far east of the warning area by late Saturday.
DAMAGING WINDS, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around
100 km/h are
forecast to develop across elevated parts of eastern Victoria
(above 1200 metres) around midnight tonight before easing below
warning threshold during Saturday afternoon.
Locations which may be affected include Bendigo, Shepparton,
Seymour, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wodonga, Wangaratta,
Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and
balcony;
* Keep clear of fallen power lines;
* Don't walk, ride or drive through flood water;
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains;
* Be aware that in fire affected areas, rainfall run-off into
waterways may contain debris such as ash, soil, trees and
rocks;
* Be alert that in areas recently affected by fires, heavy
rainfall increases the potential for landslides and debris across
roads;
01/Nov/2019 11:05 AM