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More than 200 calls for help were recorded after flash flooding hit parts of Melbourne, with more rain on the way.
More than 200 calls for help were recorded after flash flooding hit parts of Melbourne, with more rain on the way. Melbourne recorded its wettest day in more than two years, and the SES received hundreds of calls.
Significant rainfall is expected to continue across much of a state that's already been battered by storms and flash flooding. Melbourne recorded one of its wettest October days in several years after the city received up to 25mm of rain within an hour on Thursday afternoon, with other areas of Victoria also hard hit. More than 200 calls for help were made to the SES, including six water rescues, after parts of Melbourne were hit by the flash flooding.
The city was plunged into darkness about 3pm as the system moved through, with Melbourne Olympic Park recording 47.8mm of rain since 9am on Thursday. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist David Crock said the total marked the city's highest daily rainfall total since April 2024. Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
" a very wet day for the Melbourne metro area, particularly in the afternoon when that heavy rain moved through," he said on Friday morning. "That caused a lot of a lot of water all through the suburbs. Some flash flooding in the creeks and a lot of water under bridges.
" Rainfall totals of 20-50mm around Ballarat and Melbourne were also recorded on Thursday afternoon, Crock confirmed. South Australia also recorded significant rainfall, with 20-25mm falling across parts of the Adelaide Hills in the past 24 hours. Emergency crews were kept busy overnight, with 200 requests for help — 71 were for building damage, 50 for flooding and 44 for trees downs.
"We have assisted Victoria Police with six water rescues, vehicles getting into trouble due to entering flood water or driving in roads that had water catching due to the rainfall that fell pretty quickly in a short period of time," the state emergency service's duty officer Jessie Schleibs told the Australian Associated Press on Friday. The busiest units included Barwon South West and metro Melbourne areas, although attention will now move to north-eastern suburbs along with Gippsland.
Rainfall will continue on Friday and Saturday in Victoria, with a flood watch current for catchments across much of central and eastern parts of the state.
"We're expecting more rain through Friday and Saturday. Some spots in eastern Victoria could see 100 to 150mm over the next few days.
"Conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as the low pressure system moves off offshore. So conditions will ease from the west. Sign up now for daily news from Australia and around the world. You can also subscribe to Insight's weekly newsletter for in-depth features and first-person stories.
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