Batten down the hatches Victoria!

[Homestar]

Vic is in for a drop or two over the weekend - up to 300mm predicted in the ranges - there will be flooding, so please all those that get hit by this (we will too) stay safe, don’t do anything dumb like drive through flooded creeks, etc and clean out your gutters tonight!

Not sure who ordered the tropical weather down here but it needs to go back north where they know how to take care of this sort of stuff and have big enough drains to cope. 😉👍

The guy from the BOM on the radio last night said they were ‘in uncharted territory’ with this approaching low. Biggest bummer is the farmers will get (what’s left of their crops) smashed even further. 😔


https://youtu.be/9-E3c42F0KU

[Zeros]

Cheers! I'm in Rye at the mo and the big drops have just started! Love it!

[Homestar]

Yeah, a few drops in the city too but most will come on Saturday by the looks of it. Up in the hills looks like it will be hardest hit.

[Pickles2]

Not good, we're Bayside, where we are only about 6' above sea level (no, we're not money laden beach front!), so not much fall in the drains,...fingers crossed. I've cleaned the gutters.
People say, "don't worry about what ya can't control", but I still do.
Pickles.

[bee utey]

Big storm, eh? Wonder how many people will be without power from it? Better get your camping gear ready.

[Homestar]

Big storm, eh? Wonder how many people will be without power from it? Better get your camping gear ready.

It already is. Caravan is in the driveway - always with fully charged batteries from the fixed solar it has. Can watch telly, cook etc no dramas. [emoji106]

Not much wind expected though, just bucketloads of rain.

[Homestar]

Not good, we're Bayside, where we are only about 6' above sea level (no, we're not money laden beach front!), so not much fall in the drains,...fingers crossed. I've cleaned the gutters.
People say, "don't worry about what ya can't control", but I still do.
Pickles.

I can look down from just around the corner from our place and look down to the tops of the Rialto towers from home so if we get flooded, they’ll be a heap of people worse off... [emoji38]

[Hall]

Will be a break form the warmish weather we have had. Above twenty degrees over night wears thin real quick. Lucky we are a up from the street by about a meter so should be right.
Cheers Hall

[Grumbles]

There are only two roads in/out of town here and in storm weather both are susceptible to road slips, land slides, fallen trees, flood waters and road erosion. History indicates it's generally not a matter of 'if' but rather how bad and for how long. Clued up locals are well prepared.

[POD]

Looking forward to it here, I've got the roof gutters cleared and the roof needs a good rinse, followed by the stormwater to the tank getting a good flush, then reconnect to top off the tanks with nice clean stuff. Only hassle we have with heavy rain is the driveway gets washed out onto the road, better get the tractor going so I can grade the ruts out afterwards.

[Tins]

Cleaned my gutters and valley, pulled the grate from the carport drain ( it blocks in around a minute ) went and cleaned mum'[s gutters and drains......... Dandenong ranges, in the rain belt..... nothing to see here....yet.

[Tins]

Wonder how many people will be without power from it?

Happens here often. It is caused by bloody great mountain ash trees falling and taking down power lines. The power companies are well versed with what to do, and don't rely on ideology to do their jobs. Power loss is usually isolated and is mostly restored in a matter of hours as a result of professionalism, and a reliable generation capacity.

I hope the Heywood interconnector isn't affected, as I have family in SA.

[bob10]

Good luck, everyone. I haven't seen this before.

Melbourne storm: Heavy rain 'unprecedented' (http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/vic/2017/11/30/melbourne-weather-rainfall/?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171130_PM_Update)

[Pickles2]

Good luck, everyone. I haven't seen this before.

Melbourne storm: Heavy rain 'unprecedented' (http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/vic/2017/11/30/melbourne-weather-rainfall/?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171130_PM_Update)
Thank You.
I hope your "Good Luck" bears fruit, especially for to those of us who may need it..
Pickles.

[NavyDiver]

Little bit of a starter drop now.

Be watching when it really comes in [biggrin]
(http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR022.loop.shtml)

[Mick_Marsh]

Warm, dry and a little muggy here. The cat is out chasing insects.

Outside, 24 degrees at 58% humidity. No sign of rain.
Not that it won't come but at the moment the clouds aren't moving. Not even a hint of a breeze.

Earlier this evening i drove through some thunderstorms. A fair bit of lightning about. It was raining a gentle rain. If I had to use my wipers, it was on the intermittent setting. Not much squally storms though. Very little wind.

[Roverlord off road spares]

And Checking the Boat ramp Cam at Hastings there are people out fishing in their boats, with thunderstorms predicted Madness.

[The ho har's]

Stay safe guys. I looked at the radar this morning, you are copping it now. Fine and sunny up here, though, it will change quickly I suspect.

Mrs hh

[bob10]

Thank You.
I hope your "Good Luck" bears fruit, especially for to those of us who may need it..
Pickles.

I sincerely mean it, Pickles. I've been thru cyclones, and major flooding, but I've never seen a weather system that will effect an entire State. And to top it all off , after 100 mm forecast for Friday and Saturday, a low in Bass strait is forecast to bring more rain, on saturated ground, on Sunday. And the high tide is at the critical hour Friday. The full Monty, so to speak. Prepare well.

Melbourne weather: Lives at risk as Victoria braces for worst floods in decades (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/melbourne-weather-lives-at-risk-as-victoria-braces-for-worst-floods-in-decades/ar-BBFW8Iy?ocid=spartandhp)

[stealth]

I hope Tim Flannery has cleared his gutters!

[Bearman]

Keep safe lads, Hope you all come through without damage or injury.

[Pickles2]

I sincerely mean it, Pickles. I've been thru cyclones, and major flooding, but I've never seen a weather system that will effect an entire State. And to top it all off , after 100 mm forecast for Friday and Saturday, a low in Bass strait is forecast to bring more rain, on saturated ground, on Sunday. And the high tide is at the critical hour Friday. The full Monty, so to speak. Prepare well.

Melbourne weather: Lives at risk as Victoria braces for worst floods in decades (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/melbourne-weather-lives-at-risk-as-victoria-braces-for-worst-floods-in-decades/ar-BBFW8Iy?ocid=spartandhp)
No worries Bob, Thanks, I know you mean it.
We're in a low lying area, so not much we can do but just look after ourselves. I walked down our street last evening & spoke to a few neighbors, no-one seemed to be unduly worried,...except me!!
Regards, Pickles.

[Mick_Marsh]

Stay safe guys. I looked at the radar this morning, you are copping it now. Fine and sunny up here, though, it will change quickly I suspect.

Mrs hh
Absolutely copping it now. I just checked the rain gauge. We had a 2mm dumping overnight.
Took the Camry to the mechanic this morning. I had to use the wipers. One swipe.

Looking at the radar, nah, it's just light stuff at the moment. We'll see what happens later this arvo. I'm hoping to catch a train to Melbourne to meet up with friends at a pub.

[Mick_Marsh]

At least it won't be as bad as this time of year back in 1934.
Category: | Herald Sun (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorian-floods-in-1934-took-35-lives-and-cut-off-regional-towns/news-story/d318569e06bea00793090700ffd1b7e8)

The predicted weather event is not unexpected for Melbourne, at least, unless you have a short memory.

The period from November 29 to December 1, 1934 was one of the wettest Melbourne had ever seen, with 140mm of rain in the 48 hours to December 1.

The rain fell on soil that was already sodden from an unusually wet spring.

It was far worse in the hills and ranges east of Melbourne and in South Gippsland, where falls over the same period exceeded 350mm in some areas.

[Mick_Marsh]

Oh, and here are three of the other 1 in 100 year storms we've had:

2003 Melbourne thunderstorm - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Melbourne_thunderstorm)

2005 Melbourne thunderstorm - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Melbourne_thunderstorm)

2010 Victorian storms - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Victorian_storms)

I remember the floods we had here in December '74 and the ones in '84.

[Xtreme]

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror
The wide brown land for me!

Love it in all it's moods but stay safe throughout them all.

[BMKal]

My young bloke is on the Nullarbor now - left here yesterday afternoon - heading over to Bendigo to a new job in a gold mine near there. He'll be entering Vic from Renmark - hope he doesn't encounter too much water. His Amarok ute and contents will be OK, but I don't know how well the tarp over his trailer will keep things dry if he hits any serious rain.

[cuppabillytea]

Good luck down there and don't do anything stupid. If you don't have what it takes to save it, let it go.

[loanrangie]

Got up on the roof last night to make sure the gutters are clear and dug a few trenches for the run off.

[bee utey]

Has the Armageddon Damp hit anyone yet? More likely you'll get hit by lightning, like the 3 poor horses killed near Mt Gambier. Hope the lightning doesn't set fire to any of the 1400 buildings identified in Vic with flammable cladding.

[Mick_Marsh]

Absolutely copping it now. I just checked the rain gauge. We had a 2mm dumping overnight.
Took the Camry to the mechanic this morning. I had to use the wipers. One swipe.

Looking at the radar, nah, it's just light stuff at the moment. We'll see what happens later this arvo. I'm hoping to catch a train to Melbourne to meet up with friends at a pub.

Had some heavy rain go through at lunchtime, well, it started just as I wandered out to the supermarket to get some lunch. Gutters were flowing. That brought the back yard total for the day up to 9.5mm.
It is now cooler and drier and the cloud is thinning, getting brighter.

[Classic88]

This is nail-biting stuff [biggrin]

[Mick_Marsh]

Well, it's very pleasant out.
Patches of blue sky. Roads are dry.
I think I'll mow the lawn.

[Grumbles]

31 mm of rain so far and it is hammering down. The bush streams are picking up pace, depth and running coloured.

[Homestar]

Has the Armageddon Damp hit anyone yet? More likely you'll get hit by lightning, like the 3 poor horses killed near Mt Gambier. Hope the lightning doesn't set fire to any of the 1400 buildings identified in Vic with flammable cladding.

The biggest falls are due tomorrow but there’s been plenty of rain the city and eastern burbs - only a couple of heavy showers here today.

There are flood warnings out for quite a few places, and there’s a lot of roads closed from flooding at the moment - will be a slow run home for those that have to, I worked from home today, so the commute took 10 seconds - from the front room to the lounge room... [bigrolf]

The main front hits overnight, so see what we wake up to.

[V8Ian]

Oh, and here are three of the other 1 in 100 year storms we've had:

2003 Melbourne thunderstorm - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Melbourne_thunderstorm)

2005 Melbourne thunderstorm - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Melbourne_thunderstorm)

2010 Victorian storms - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Victorian_storms)

I remember the floods we had here in December '74 and the ones in '84.
Do you remeber the '34 event, Mr Marsh? [wink11]

[Mick_Marsh]

Do you remeber the '34 event, Mr Marsh? [wink11]
Like it was yesterday.

[AK83]

Well most of the predicted impending doom bypassed Coburg at the least.
Had one eye on the radar to see how it was all travelling, and noticed very heavy falls around the east.
But apart from about half an hour of heavy falls, this rain event avoided me.
Some drizzly periods here and there but that's about it.

[Homestar]

We got a whole other thread talking about the power stuff, and this is not what I started this thread for. No point having 2 threads about the same thing...

[bob10]

What people have to understand is that you will have three days of rain, in some places torrential, in others not. Those inland will have the ground saturated by the third day, and river floods will occur. On the coast, the severity will depend highly on the tides. Watch your high tide times closely. Flood waters back up hugely with the high tide. Don't take this lightly, or you may be caught out.

[Grumbles]

There's a silver lining in every dark cloud. Ducked down to a local stream for the last 15 minutes of daylight. It is swelling quickly and turning muddy so I flicked a lure in and came home with tomorrows lunch - a nice 2 and 3/4 pound brown trout.

[Homestar]

Looks like the ranges are copping it which was predicted. Had around 20mm here overnight but it’s eased off a lot but still raining. Nothing torrential so far which is what I was worried about.

[rangieman]

Sandi and i both got 2 txt`s each one at 8.30 pm and the other at 10.40 last night warning of heavy rains and flash floods with the heaviest rain on Saturday [bighmmm]
No flash flooding here yesterday or today so far .
We are on a hill so safe as for the moment ,
Maybe i should heed the warning and build a Ark collect 2 of each animal (Landy Fanatic`s inc) which ones to save ? [bigwhistle]

[Homestar]

I’ve moved all posts that relate to the power thread to that thread as a couple of people didn’t take heed of my last post regarding this. Duplicate threads are not allowed so making this one the same as the other one is pointless. This ISN’T about power reliability, it’s about the rainfall Vic is currently experiencing - many people are being affected by this at the moment and evacuations will start this afternoon as flood waters continue to rise, so chit chat about that other stuff is NOT appreciated here.

[Tote]

52 mm overnight in Yass, measured at 10:00, its raining pretty heavily again at the moment.

Regards,
Tote

[Tote]

And another 12mm since 10:00

Regards,
Tote

[Mick_Marsh]

11.5mm overnight. Zip so far today.
Yep, Chris, I got two text messages yesterday from the SES. Talk about cry wolf. I ignored them.

I spent the morning going through some old photo albums.
A normal rain event twenty to twenty five years ago:
132940
Today during this significant rain event:
132931
A normal rain event twenty to twenty five years ago:
132941
Today during this significant rain event:
132933

[bee utey]

Something topical:

Victoria weather: Rain puts brakes on bike ride, causing parmigiana overload at Gippsland hotel - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-02/glengarry-parma-drama-post-great-victorian-bike-ride/9219952)

[rangieman]

Something topical:

Victoria weather: Rain puts brakes on bike ride, causing parmigiana overload at Gippsland hotel - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-02/glengarry-parma-drama-post-great-victorian-bike-ride/9219952)
Wow all that lycra could have blocked the drains if the riders got washed away[bigrolf]

[LRT]

It's a bit nippy after dropping from 34° to 15° but usually we've always had a wet spell around here (45km east of Warrnambool). We had 21 points measured at 9AM this morning. Nothing to write home about!

Oh and power isn't a problem for us - we use Lister diesels! [wink11][biggrin]

[Homestar]

While Melbourne seems to have been spared the worst those on north east Vic certainly haven’t and it’s not over for them by a long way.

Pouring here at the moment - had just under 50mm in the last 24 hours, so pretty soggy but hardly flooding down here. Hope those further north stay safe.

[DeanoH]

11.5mm overnight. Zip so far today.
Yep, Chris, I got two text messages yesterday from the SES. Talk about cry wolf. I ignored them.



You lucky bastard, I got SIX identical text messages over the period of 1hr 10mins. FFS what are these wallys doing ??
Yes it's raining here but nothing to get excited about, no I don't live in a flood prone area.
In the end I turned the mobile off so I could get some sleep.

Deano :(

[crash]

We have had 112mm since Friday - and still having a light shower now. Lots of water lying around.
A few streets and houses in Shepparton have had flooding. Have heard through the bush telegraph that there has been a fair amount of flooding in the town of Eurora.

I feel for the farmers that have not had an opportunity to finish getting their crops off around here.

[Mick_Marsh]

When I worked in Benalla, I noticed a lot of the older houses were built on mounds. You would see a farm house up on a mound out in a paddock.
The people I worked with, the new people moving into the area, were building new houses. They were digging out soil and pouring slabs.
"Why don't you build your houses on elevated mounds?" I asked.
"Why?" they replied.

Now we know why.

Boy, did it rain up there. And the area is flat. There were drainage channels all over the place. One day, after work, one of the workmates suggested we drive a more interesting route home. He followed me in his Landcruiser. We were driving in water, the depth of which was almost up to the tray of my Landrover.

[LRT]

Mick_Marsh, you should see the new houses going up on the Bellarine Highway just before Point Lonsdale. They were pumping water out to lay the concrete in the summer!!

Most of the water that goes by us is from Skipton way but we're 30km away so it doesn't effect us.

[loanrangie]

Something topical:

Victoria weather: Rain puts brakes on bike ride, causing parmigiana overload at Gippsland hotel - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-02/glengarry-parma-drama-post-great-victorian-bike-ride/9219952)
Oh no parmageddon [emoji14]

[Windaroo]

That water at Point Lonsdale is actually seawater that is the same height as the water across the road in Swan Bay behind all the rushes on the north side of road.

It can go up and down with tides and also king tides when they have them.

An ideal base to build a new house on with all the fill that has been brought in to make it look safe.

The big railway shed on left gets water in there from rain and severe tidal flows and its inspection pits did fill with water (maybe still do) . Great designers /engineers all round I feel, just don't tell the public

[Pickles2]

Well thank fully, we have been ok. A fair bit of rain, but the drains coped with it.
I have no problem with the weather forecast, it made me think what could happen, made me very aware of my surroundings, and perhaps more importantly, how traumatic it would be for those in country Victoria who were flooded out.
I hope everyone on here is OK.
Pickles.

[bob10]

And the Territorians are saying " call that a storm? this is a storm.".

Darwin storms: Bureau of Meteorology rain gauge breaks during downpour (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/darwin-storms-bureau-of-meteorology-rain-gauge-breaks-during-downpour/ar-BBG5KYg?li=AAavLaF&ocid=spartandhp)

[Mick_Marsh]

Well, at the end of the 3 day weather event, I got 35mm in my back yard rain gauge.

Maybe they'll think twice next time before issuing warnings for a non event.
Paramedics issue warning after 12 hospitalised from ladder falls | The Courier (http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5093646/paramedics-issue-warning-after-12-hospitalised-from-ladder-falls/)

[Tins]

Well, at the end of the 3 day weather event, I got 35mm in my back yard rain gauge.

Maybe they'll think twice next time before issuing warnings for a non event.
Paramedics issue warning after 12 hospitalised from ladder falls | The Courier (http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5093646/paramedics-issue-warning-after-12-hospitalised-from-ladder-falls/)

WOLF!!!!! WOLF!!!! Thing is, Mick, if they hadn't cried wolf and the bugger had turned up they would most likely be sued in this idiotic world we seem to have moved into. I, for one, hate it, but unfortunately, nobody asked me. Seems to me we have become Americans by default, with all that that entails, including litigation and the various Amendments, other than the Second, that THEIR Constitution seems to afford. Many people here seem to think that they should phone 911 in an emergency.

Apparently many people welcomed the SMS warning, even though there was no threat to themselves, their family or their property, so we can expect more of the same, and we cannot opt out. I do not want to be inundated with pointless warnings. I live in a high probability bushfire zone. The very last thing I want is some bureaucrat in Spring Street pushing the panic button. Time was, the CFA or the SES warned of local conditions. Now, I get SMSs if the Murray might flood. Overkill from a Govt. in Overdrive trying to seem relevant.

A pox on both ( all ) their houses.

[Mick_Marsh]

WOLF!!!!! WOLF!!!! Thing is, Mick, if they hadn't cried wolf and the bugger had turned up they would most likely be sued in this idiotic world we seem to have moved into.
Totally agree with you there.

Interesting, the Melbourne memes are out already:

[grey_ghost]

Over the three days we had over 65mm according to the rain gauge..

[trout1105]

WOLF!!!!! WOLF!!!! Thing is, Mick, if they hadn't cried wolf and the bugger had turned up they would most likely be sued in this idiotic world we seem to have moved into. I, for one, hate it, but unfortunately, nobody asked me. Seems to me we have become Americans by default, with all that that entails, including litigation and the various Amendments, other than the Second, that THEIR Constitution seems to afford. Many people here seem to think that they should phone 911 in an emergency.

Apparently many people welcomed the SMS warning, even though there was no threat to themselves, their family or their property, so we can expect more of the same, and we cannot opt out. I do not want to be inundated with pointless warnings. I live in a high probability bushfire zone. The very last thing I want is some bureaucrat in Spring Street pushing the panic button. Time was, the CFA or the SES warned of local conditions. Now, I get SMSs if the Murray might flood. Overkill from a Govt. in Overdrive trying to seem relevant.

A pox on both ( all ) their houses.

I agree.
It used to be that if you got a Storm warning you would take it very seriously indeed and make the required preparations, With the panic button being hit all too easily these days it can and will only breed complacency and when a REAL storm does hit people will get hurt or even die as a result of this.

[Tote]

We got a bit over 70mm all up but there's the possibility of more rain this week , up to another couple of inches. Most of the rein was nice and gentle and soaked in well, it looks like a green Christmas with plenty of feed which will be nice, we're too far east for there to be impact on cropping.

Regards,
Tote

[cuppabillytea]

We had a shower. Does that count?[bigwhistle]

[biggin]

We're all survivors. I think counselling is in order.

[Homestar]

We're all survivors. I think counselling is in order.

Do we get some tee shirts made up?

‘I survived the Melbourne floods - Dec 17’ or something similar... [emoji38]

[V8Ian]

Do we get some tee shirts made up?

‘I survived the Melbourne floods - Dec 17’ or something similar... [emoji38]
I survived counselling. [biggrin]

[Tins]

I survived counselling. [biggrin]

Are you sure?

[DeanoH]

Apparently many people welcomed the SMS warning, even though there was no threat to themselves, their family or their property, so we can expect more of the same, and we cannot opt out. .

I'm not sure about that, certainly the government forces this measure on all but there may be a way for android 6 and 7 users. Certainly the government seems happy to play CYA to the max. As I noted earlier 6 irrelevant to my area flood warnings in one hour. All it achieved was me turning my mobile off.

With android 6 & 7 it is easy to set a 'black list' of rejected numbers and as all my warnings came from the same number 044 444 444 it may be sufficient to just 'black list' it.

Deano :)

[rangieman]

I'm not sure about that, certainly the government forces this measure on all but there may be a way for android 6 and 7 users. Certainly the government seems happy to play CYA to the max. As I noted earlier 6 irrelevant to my area flood warnings in one hour. All it achieved was me turning my mobile off.

With android 6 & 7 it is easy to set a 'black list' of rejected numbers and as all my warnings came from the same number 044 444 444 it may be sufficient to just 'black list' it.

Deano :)
Oh yeah i love my Android [thumbsupbig]. As im on a hill in suburbia so no chance of flood nor bush fire`s [bigwhistle]

[Mick_Marsh]

And why weren't we warned of this one?


Victoria weather: Buildings damaged, thousands remain without power after severe storms hit - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-19/victorians-left-in-the-dark-after-severe-storms-hit-state/9273806)

Victoria weather: State mops up after severe storm causes flash flooding, damages buildings - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-20/victoria-mops-after-severe-storm-sweeps-across-state/9274882)

I didn't get any warning text messages. No one on the telly told me not to drive in floodwaters.

[Tins]

And why weren't we warned of this one?


Victoria weather: Buildings damaged, thousands remain without power after severe storms hit - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-19/victorians-left-in-the-dark-after-severe-storms-hit-state/9273806)

Victoria weather: State mops up after severe storm causes flash flooding, damages buildings - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-20/victoria-mops-after-severe-storm-sweeps-across-state/9274882)

I didn't get any warning text messages. No one on the telly told me not to drive in floodwaters.

Dunno. I blocked that number on my iPhone ( not just Android, Chris ), so maybe that's why. Or could it be they are still red faced from the last one?

[Homestar]

And why weren't we warned of this one?


Victoria weather: Buildings damaged, thousands remain without power after severe storms hit - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-19/victorians-left-in-the-dark-after-severe-storms-hit-state/9273806)

Victoria weather: State mops up after severe storm causes flash flooding, damages buildings - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-20/victoria-mops-after-severe-storm-sweeps-across-state/9274882)

I didn't get any warning text messages. No one on the telly told me not to drive in floodwaters.

Dont think anyone saw it coming until it was too late - moved very quickly from the North West building up as it went. We copped just the edge of it here and it was still bucketing down, but the winds only lasted a couple of minutes. Sky was green as it approached so we knew it was going to be bad.

[Pickles2]

There were various severe weather warnings on the BOM site, stuff was also visible on their radar.
From what I saw yesterday, the storm did build up fairly quickly, in various spots on its southward journey, and it was very localized,on its way to Melbourne, and in various Melbourne suburbs,...some got nothing, some got heavy rain, large hail etc,...I don't know which areas in Melbourne copped it most. Definitely pretty savage in spots though.
Pickles.

[grey_ghost]

We copped it at home. Very Windy and bucketed down.. luckily no hail or it would have damaged the van from all reports....

[loanrangie]

Landrover owners dont get warnings and after the last downpour apparently neither do Maserati owners.

[trout1105]

Jeeze you Mob whinge when you get warnings then groan and moan when you don't get a warning.
I usually simply look up at the sky and see the dark purple clouds coming to know if there is a storm coming or check the Bom website radar.[bigwhistle]

[rar110]

We were driving east from Echuca when it hit. We experienced strong winds and saw some big branches coming down.

[Rextheute]

Just got 35mm in the rain gauge here - the road from Wallan has water running across from the paddocks
driving into Wallan the trees are missing the tops .....