Over 150mm has fallen in just a few hours in parts of Victoria.
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00:00 Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms are on the way for the eastern parts of Australia today,
00:05 namely for Victoria and parts of New South Wales.
00:08 Taking a look at our satellite imagery we can see an extensive cloud band stretching from the
00:14 southeast of the country back through New South Wales, inland Queensland and towards the Northern
00:19 Territory. Our focus for rainfall is really going to be on the southeast however, where we've already
00:25 seen very high falls in the overnight period, over 150 millimetres through central Victoria.
00:31 Now this has already triggered flash flooding and other impacts with heavy rainfall expected to
00:36 continue today. It's triggered a severe weather warning for heavy to locally intense rainfall
00:42 through eastern parts of Victoria. If you or someone you know is living in or travelling
00:48 through these areas, share this video with them so they're aware of the risk of the rain and flash
00:53 flooding today. In addition to our severe weather warning, rainfall that we've seen in the past 24
00:58 hours and that we're expecting to come in the next few days has triggered flood warnings and
01:03 watches across Victoria. We have two major flood warnings in place for the Campaspe River near
01:10 Bendigo and for the Goulburn River near Seymour. A number of other catchments are in minor to
01:15 moderate flooding. Large parts of Victoria and parts of southern New South Wales are also covered
01:21 by these flood watch areas indicated in purple. That tells us that over the coming days we may
01:26 see further river rises and further flood warnings issued. This includes areas around the Melbourne
01:34 Basin where some minor flooding has already been observed. Over the coming days that rainfall is
01:40 going to gradually shift eastwards. We are expecting to see the trough that's driving the
01:45 rain gradually moving towards the east coast, which means central and eastern Victoria and
01:50 southeast New South Wales will see that heavy rainfall today. As we go into the later part of
01:56 today and into tomorrow, the trough is going to continue moving away from the Australian coast,
02:01 directing that moisture up the New South Wales east coast. That means that through Tuesday,
02:07 the likes of Sydney, the Illawarra and Newcastle may see some moderate to locally heavy falls,
02:12 although they're likely to be tied to any thunderstorm activity that moves through.
02:15 During the later part of the day, that rain will contract to the north into northeast New South
02:21 Wales and southeast Queensland areas, which are still in cleanup and recovery mode from previous
02:26 rain events. Through the Tuesday to Thursday period, rainfall in these areas is likely to be
02:32 much lower than anything we saw across that period, with the highest falls tied to thunderstorms and
02:37 likely to be hit and miss. The thunderstorm forecast for today does show broad areas of
02:43 severe storms possible, marked in yellow, extending from Victoria all the way through inland New South
02:49 Wales, Queensland and into the Northern Territory. In those areas, we could see severe storms
02:54 bringing heavy rainfall and flash flooding, as well as damaging winds and large hail.
02:59 If we do see those storms tending severe, we will be issuing severe thunderstorm warnings
03:04 on top of that severe weather warning that's already in place. As we go into Tuesday,
03:09 the risk of severe storms is going to push towards the east coast, covering areas including Sydney
03:15 and inland from the Gold Coast. Severe storms again will bring rainfall as the most likely
03:21 phenomenon, but large hail and damaging winds will be possible through Tuesday as well.
03:26 This situation continues to evolve and we will be issuing regular updates to our forecasts and
03:32 warnings throughout the next few days. You can find all of those details via the Bureau's website
03:38 or the BOM Weather app. Stay safe and we'll catch you next time.