Winds of more than 100kph have roared through Victoria, uprooting trees and sending four gum trees into a home in Millgrove, narrowly missing the family sleeping inside.
A Victorian family say they are lucky to be alive after severe winds brought four gums trees down on their home.SES deputy chief officer Alistair Drayton said people should expect more severe storms throughout springStrong winds of up to 107 kilometres per hour caused damage across the state overnight and into the morning.The State Emergency Service clocked up 420 calls for help by midday.
The Cartwright family in Millgrove, east of Melbourne, told Channel Nine the trees came crashing down on their newly renovated home while they slept.Jenny Cartwright said the home was "smashed to smithereens".Their newly renovated kitchen was destroyed, with the dishwasher left unrecognisable. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Tim Bolden said a strong cold front moved through Victoria overnight and into the morning.
Mr Bolden said the front would continue east this evening and stall over the north-east into tomorrow morning.Wind gusts of up to 107kph were recorded at Mount William, 106kph at Mount Hotham, 100kph at Tullamarine Airport and 93kph at Essendon Airport.Alistair Drayton, deputy chief officer at the SES, said the weather conditions over the past several days had been "quite severe"."This is not unusual, spring is storm season," he said.
Mr Drayton urged people to be cautious and drive to the conditions throughout September as more damaging weather was expected.He said strong winds in the future could push trees that were already damaged out of the ground."Sixty per cent of the state will exceed an 80 per cent chance of above-average rainfall during spring," he said.
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