Thunderstorms ease in battered Victoria
Thunderstorms are moving across Victoria as the state recovers from yesterday's wild weather which left a trail of destruction. Melbourne is still mopping up after heavy rain and hail up to 10...
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Flash flooding and damaging hail storms lashed the western parts of the Gippsland region on the Labour Day long weekend.
View ArticleFlood warnings in place as front brings heavy snowfall
Victoria's State Emergency Service (SES) is on alert, with strong winds and heavy rain are forecast in parts of the state today.
View ArticleLooming storms put SES on flood alert
The State Emergency Service (SES) has all its Gippsland units on stand-by today ahead of the forecast storms.
View ArticleVictoria braces for flash flooding
The weather bureau is warning Victoria may face flash flooding as early as today, with heavy rains forecast over the next few days and the ground still sodden from pre-Christmas falls.
View ArticleGippsland warned of looming storm
Wet and stormy weather is forecast across Gippsland over the next few days.
View ArticleFlash flooding hits Gippsland
There has been flash flooding in parts of Gippsland as the weather system that pounded the state overnight moves east.
View ArticleGippsland SES busy answering calls for help
In Gippsland, State Emergency Service (SES) crews responded to more than 200 calls over the weekend, mostly for flash flooding.
View ArticleClearing weather offers hope for sodden Victoria
The threat of serious flooding across Victoria appears to be easing after three days of heavy rain. But residents are being evacuated because of rising stormwater at Irymple and Skipton residents are...
View ArticleDairy producers look for agistment
They say it only needs to drizzle in parts of West and South Gippsland at the moment and you'll get run off. The ground is sodden in many parts after an exceptionally wet spring, summer and autumn and...
View ArticleEast Gippsland deals with another big downpour
More than 180 millimetres fell in parts of East Gippsland this week. This is the second big rain event farmers have experienced in just a few months, receiving more than 240 mils in some areas...
View ArticleWild weather has silver lining for ski resorts
Last night's stormy weather across Gippsland came with a silver lining for the region's ski resorts.
View ArticleFarm dam warning
Victorian water authority, Southern Rural Water, is warning landholders to check the stability of their farm dams, after a series of recent dam collapses sent water gushing through properties. Earlier...
View ArticleExcavator destroyed by fire at Shady Creek
An excavator was destroyed by fire at Shady Creek, north of Yarragon, in high winds yesterday.
View ArticleProm, Grampians parks reopen for holidays
Flood-ravaged sections of the Wilson's Promontory National Park and Grampians National Park will be reopened today.
View ArticleWeather warnings for parts of Victoria
This afternoon and evening various weather warnings remain in place across Victoria.
View ArticleStorms cause flash flooding in Gippsland
Heavy rain has caused flash flooding and power cuts in Gippsland.
View ArticleHeavy rain, flash flooding forecast for Victoria
An active cold front moving across Victoria today will bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology says up to 100 millimetres of rain is forecast for the...
View ArticleGippsland storm update 11.50pm
SES chief Lachlan Quick gives and overnight forecast for the Gippsland region as the storm and rain front makes its away across the state.
View ArticleVictorian storm clean-up underway
Victorians are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms swept across the state last night prompting 1,100 calls for help.
View ArticleSpinach creamed by 'ninja star' hail
Farmers in Victoria's Lindenow Valley are cleaning up, after an isolated storm wiped out several vegetable crops.
View ArticleWarning of heavy rain, possible flash flooding
The State Emergency Service (SES) is warning of heavy rain across Victoria, with thunderstorms and possible flash flooding.
View ArticleHeavy rain forecast for north-eastern Victoria
Residents of northern Victoria and east Gippsland are being warned of the threat of flash flooding tomorrow as a pressure trough deepens over New South Wales overnight.
View ArticleFlood Community Meeting 6am, Sunday March 4th 2012
The latest flood information for the North East and Gippsland areas.
View ArticleFlood Community Meeting 10am, Sunday March 4th 2012
The latest flood information for the North East and Gippsland areas.
View ArticleProm tracks reopened for Easter
Popular walking tracks at the southern end of the Wilsons Promontory National Park will be reopened for Easter.
View ArticleTrees down as heavy rain moves across state
Wet and windy conditions have caused a number of trees to fall across roads on the Mornington Peninsula as heavy rain and high winds cross the state.
View ArticleFloods threaten Vic power supplies
Several towns in eastern Victoria are on high alert this lunchtime with thousands of homes without power, and major roads closed off after storms overnight. Power supplies to the rest of the state are...
View ArticleGippsland battered by winds
Winds lashed Gippsland overnight leaving thousands of people without power and others struggling with trees over roads or buildings impacted by the buffeting. Gippsland State Emergency Services crews...
View ArticleMan dies as wild winds lash state
A man in his 70s has died after crashing his car into a fallen tree in Mount Macedon after 24 hours of wild winds.
View ArticleWeek in review
Hang onto your hat. The Week in Review team has blown in for a look at some big stories affecting the region.
View ArticleGippsland storm clean-up to take a fortnight
VicRoads expects it will take a fortnight to finish the clean-up from last week's storms in Gippsland.
View ArticleProm tourist road to reopen before Christmas
One of the busy tourist roads at Wilson's Promontory, which has been closed since March last year, will be reopened before Christmas.
View ArticlePlan tackles tree danger
A draft management report to address potentially dangerous vegetation alongside the Princes Highway east of Orbost will soon be released.
View ArticleRoad to Gippsland home may never be fixed
A Gippsland couple is unable to return to their farm because the access road, washed away during a landslide in June, is too bad to fix.
View ArticleLocal tourist caught in US storm
A Gippsland journalist is stranded in Washington DC while Hurricane Sandy crosses the United States' east coast.
View ArticleSES issues safety warning amid wild weather clean-up
The State Emergency Service (SES) is warning Gippsland residents to check their properties and take care on the roads after this week's storms.
View ArticleCouncil counts cost of spring storms
The South Gippsland Shire Council says cleaning up after the spring storms will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
View ArticleRain across Eastern Victoria breaks up a hot spell
Thunderstorms have brought steady rain to most of Eastern Victoria where bushfires have been burning for the past week. The biggest rainfall totals were recorded in King Valley where 80 millimetres...
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Storm activity is present in this region. Check for live updates on this page, be prepared, stay informed and stay safe.
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There's flooding or a risk of floods in the region. Check for live updates on this page, be prepared, stay informed and stay safe.
View ArticleVictoria weather: Four cows killed after being struck by lightning during...
Four cows are killed after being struck by lightning when thunderstorms swept through parts of Gippsland, as wet weather continues across Victoria today.
View ArticleWild weather causes building damage, fallen trees in 'mini-tornado'
Wild weather creates havoc with high winds and heavy rain ripping off a roof, bringing down trees and damaging neighbourhoods, in what one Wyndham Vale resident described as a "mini-tornado".
View ArticleVictoria weather: Wild conditions continue for Melbourne, Geelong and Gippsland
A severe weather warning is in place for elevated areas near Melbourne and Geelong, as well as South Gippsland, East Gippsland and the Victoria's west.
View ArticleVictoria escapes brunt of South Australian storms
Victoria is spared the worst of the wild weather lashing parts of South Australia.
View ArticleVictoria weather warning: Six rescued after strong winds, thunderstorms...
A severe weather warning has been issued for Victoria, with six people rescued from capsized boats and vessels after gale-force winds created choppy conditions.
View ArticleVictoria weather: Heavy rain, 'massive flooding' forecast as Premier warns of...
Victoria faces a "major weather event" in the coming days, as thunderstorms threaten to dump torrential rain and cause flooding in almost all of the state with one forecaster rating the scale of the...
View ArticleVictoria weather: Flash floods hit Melbourne as storm moves across Victoria
Victorians are told to brace for more rain overnight, particularly in the north-east, after parts of Melbourne experience flash flooding from heavy thunderstorms which are moving across the state.
View ArticleFire chiefs warn of 'rough ride' ahead as Victoria prepares for early summer...
A blast of hot weather over the next two days will provide a grim pointer to a dangerous summer ahead, according to Victorian emergency services.
View ArticleVictoria cold weather blankets towns in snow, forces closures on...
Heavy snow, freezing temperatures and "treacherous driving conditions" close access to a popular snow resort as Victoria shivers through its third day of an extreme cold snap that's blanketing towns in...
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