Severe Winds to Batter Multiple Australian States and Territories
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- Sep 16
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Warnings for powerful winds across south-eastern Australia are still in place today after a chaotic weekend that left thousands without power.
Melbourne copped it hardest on Sunday, with gusts bringing down trees, tearing roofs off homes, and leaving more than 3,000 properties in the dark. The SES says it received over 500 calls for help, mostly from the city’s north. In Heidelberg Heights, one home had its entire roof ripped off, while Melbourne Airport recorded gusts of more than 100km/h. Train passengers on the Upfield and Hurstbridge lines had to be shifted to replacement buses after debris blocked the tracks.
While conditions have eased in western and central Victoria, the Bureau of Meteorology says damaging winds will hang around in the east until Tuesday. A severe weather warning is in place for eastern Victoria, with Gippsland bracing for gusts between 60km/h and 100km/h this morning — and alpine peaks could see blasts up to 115km/h.
Similar warnings have also been issued for parts of southern NSW and the ACT, including the South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and South West Slopes.
Further south, Tasmania is also on alert, with warnings covering multiple regions including the Western District, South East, Central Plateau, Midlands and parts of the North East and North West.
According to Weatherzone, the burst of warm air that whipped up the gale-force winds is making way for a cold front, expected to arrive tomorrow and finally bring some relief.
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