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Emergency warnings in place as thunderstorm moves across Melbourne
Storms dropped up to 40mm of rain in an hour causing flash flooding, power outages to 7,000 properties, and widespread damage across Melbourne and central Victoria, authorities said.
- Emergency warnings began around 2pm as severe thunderstorms crossed Melbourne, covering areas from Sunbury to the Melbourne CBD and shifting to eastern suburbs by mid-afternoon.
- Emergency Management Victoria warned that intense rainfall could cause life‑threatening flash flooding, while Daniel Hayes, Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster, said some areas had nearly 1mm of rain per minute.
- About 7,000 properties were without power at 3pm as distributors Jemena, CitiPower and United worked to restore outages; Melbourne Airport recorded 17 millimetres in 18 minutes and Spring Hill got almost 40 millimetres in just over an hour.
- The SES responded to 142 callouts, with 85 unresolved, and reported building damage, fallen trees, and downed powerlines as emergency warnings remain active for south‑east suburbs including Koo Wee Rup, Lang Lang, Pakenham, and Gembrook.
- Forecasters warn 40 to 70mm of rain could cause flooding as another storm cell approaches Broadford, with rivers at risk from tomorrow morning, according to Josh Gamble.
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