Batten down the hatches, potentially destructive winds are expected across much of southern Australia as “powerful” conditions continue to bring wild weather this week. 7NEWS
Watch and act warnings have been declared for The Great Dividing range, with residents in the area urged to prepare to take shelter.
Gusts in the Grampians reached almost 110km/h overnight, with Melbourne’s northern suburbs expected to be hit with wild winds later today. However destructive gusts are expected to re-develop in the southwest of Victoria during Wednesday evening, with wind speeds averaging 50-60km/h expected and peak gusts of 90km/h.WA SES was called to 345 jobs in the past 24 hours to 6:30am Wednesday morning, 300 of those in the metro area.Most calls were related to fallen trees on roofs, damaged power lines, with some reports of patios and verandahs being ripped from homes.
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