Zware onweer en hagelbuien treffen delen van Melbourne
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Zware onweer en hagelbuien treffen delen van Melbourne
Massive hailstones pound Melbourne
Severe thunderstorms have hit Melbourne as parts of Victoria are lashed by strong winds and large hail stones. Hailstones the size of golf balls have hit the suburb of Melton, in Melbourne's west, as a line of storms moved through western Victoria. Winds of more 100 kilometres an hour have been recorded at Melbourne Airport while nearly 40 millimetres of rain fell at Rockbank, west of Melbourne.
Streets across Melbourne's CBD have been flooded and police are warning people not to drive through the flooded areas after some motorists became trapped. Trains and trams have been disrupted by the weather. The Bureau of Meteorology says the storms will continue through to the evening and heavy rain is likely.
The State Emergency Service has responded to 1,500 calls for help . Andrew Gissing from the SES says more storms are expected to hit Melbourne tonight. Our SES crews have been out on the road this afternoon responding to people with damaged roofs, also flash flood waters entering properties and also assisting other emergency services in response to the flash flooding and the hail damage this afternoon, he said.
ABC reporter Tom Nightingale was at Southern Cross Railway Station in the city when the storm hit. He says the station was blocked off and commuters were stranded after hail damaged the roof. All of a sudden, with a really loud crash a whole bunch of hail and water just broke through the roof basically and fell on platform two, which is the one which is closest to Spencer Street, he said.
It probably took a good half an hour for authorities to block it off to stop people from walking around where it was unsafe to do so. The AFL had to abandon practice matches this afternoon because of the storm.
Bron abc | Gewijzigd: 10 februari 2017, 10:04 uur, door Joyce.s
Severe thunderstorms have hit Melbourne as parts of Victoria are lashed by strong winds and large hail stones. Hailstones the size of golf balls have hit the suburb of Melton, in Melbourne's west, as a line of storms moved through western Victoria. Winds of more 100 kilometres an hour have been recorded at Melbourne Airport while nearly 40 millimetres of rain fell at Rockbank, west of Melbourne.
Streets across Melbourne's CBD have been flooded and police are warning people not to drive through the flooded areas after some motorists became trapped. Trains and trams have been disrupted by the weather. The Bureau of Meteorology says the storms will continue through to the evening and heavy rain is likely.
The State Emergency Service has responded to 1,500 calls for help . Andrew Gissing from the SES says more storms are expected to hit Melbourne tonight. Our SES crews have been out on the road this afternoon responding to people with damaged roofs, also flash flood waters entering properties and also assisting other emergency services in response to the flash flooding and the hail damage this afternoon, he said.
ABC reporter Tom Nightingale was at Southern Cross Railway Station in the city when the storm hit. He says the station was blocked off and commuters were stranded after hail damaged the roof. All of a sudden, with a really loud crash a whole bunch of hail and water just broke through the roof basically and fell on platform two, which is the one which is closest to Spencer Street, he said.
It probably took a good half an hour for authorities to block it off to stop people from walking around where it was unsafe to do so. The AFL had to abandon practice matches this afternoon because of the storm.
Bron abc | Gewijzigd: 10 februari 2017, 10:04 uur, door Joyce.s
Mini Melbourne cyclone storm causes widespread chaos
THE weather bureau has issued a flood warning for the Upper Murray, Mitta Mitta, Kiewa, Ovens and King catchments. By 10 o'lock last night, the SES had received more than 3100 calls for help, with almost half coming from the Knox area, and about 1000 of the jobs had been cleared. NSW state emergency service crew will begin helping their Victorian counterparts today.
Bron: The Daily Telegraph
THE weather bureau has issued a flood warning for the Upper Murray, Mitta Mitta, Kiewa, Ovens and King catchments. By 10 o'lock last night, the SES had received more than 3100 calls for help, with almost half coming from the Knox area, and about 1000 of the jobs had been cleared. NSW state emergency service crew will begin helping their Victorian counterparts today.
Bron: The Daily Telegraph
Thunderstorms ease in battered Victoria
The wild weather in Victoria has calmed down, after heavy rains battered the state for a second day in a row. Yesterday large hail storms, heavy rain and strong winds lashed Melbourne, damaging homes and flooding the streets. This afternoon storms travelled from Victoria's north, dumping hail the size of golf balls in Numurkah.
The storms weakened as they travelled south, although there were heavy downpours in Melbourne's north, including 50 millimetres of rain recorded at Mernda. The weather bureau's Richard Carlyon says the storms affected the central areas of Victoria including Echuca and Shepparton. "Not quite as intense as yesterday in terms of hail and wind damage but we've had some fairly hefty rain totals of around 30 to 40 millimetres in quick time as these storms have moved through," he said.
Damage bill
Around 100,000 homes lost power in Melbourne yesterday, while major infrastructure was damaged including Docklands Stadium, the Arts Centre and Southern Cross Railway Station.Fifteen families from Melbourne and the state's east have been relocated due to flooding or building damage.Victorian Premier John Brumby says the Government does not have a damage bill for yesterday's severe storms yet.
Bron: abc | Gewijzigd: 10 februari 2017, 10:05 uur, door Joyce.s
The wild weather in Victoria has calmed down, after heavy rains battered the state for a second day in a row. Yesterday large hail storms, heavy rain and strong winds lashed Melbourne, damaging homes and flooding the streets. This afternoon storms travelled from Victoria's north, dumping hail the size of golf balls in Numurkah.
The storms weakened as they travelled south, although there were heavy downpours in Melbourne's north, including 50 millimetres of rain recorded at Mernda. The weather bureau's Richard Carlyon says the storms affected the central areas of Victoria including Echuca and Shepparton. "Not quite as intense as yesterday in terms of hail and wind damage but we've had some fairly hefty rain totals of around 30 to 40 millimetres in quick time as these storms have moved through," he said.
Damage bill
Around 100,000 homes lost power in Melbourne yesterday, while major infrastructure was damaged including Docklands Stadium, the Arts Centre and Southern Cross Railway Station.Fifteen families from Melbourne and the state's east have been relocated due to flooding or building damage.Victorian Premier John Brumby says the Government does not have a damage bill for yesterday's severe storms yet.
Bron: abc | Gewijzigd: 10 februari 2017, 10:05 uur, door Joyce.s
