Maldon, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

For NORTHEASTERN RANGES and EAST GIPPSLAND: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are occurring and remain possible overnight about alpine areas above 1400 metres, with BLIZZARD conditions likely. Peak gusts may reach up to 120 km/h until early Wednesday morning.
Damaging winds are then forecast to ease below warning thresholds during Wednesday morning.
For the SOUTH WEST, CENTRAL and WEST AND SOUTH GIPPSLAND districts: Strong westerly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 90 km/h are possible in showers and thunderstorms.
Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds during the early hours of Wednesday morning, though squally showers are expected to continue across much of Victoria until Wednesday evening.
A separate warning for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES is current for the entire Victorian coast. Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/warnings/
Locations which may be affected include Wonthaggi, Falls Creek, Dargo, Mt Baw Baw, Mt Hotham and Mt Buller.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Wimmera district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Gelantipy at 10:21 pm Tuesday.
94 km/h wind gust was recorded at Cape Otway at 9:57 pm Tuesday.
96 km/h wind gust was recorded at Port Fairy at 9:16 pm Tuesday.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Rhyll at 6:11 pm Tuesday.
109 km/h wind gust was recorded at Aireys Inlet at 5:17 pm Tuesday.
Sustained 89 km/h winds were recorded at Mount Gellibrand around 4:00 pm, with a 111 km/h wind gust at 4:35 pm Tuesday.
111 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mount William at 3:48 pm Tuesday.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Horsham at 2:08 pm Tuesday.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Warrnambool Airport at 12:42 pm Tuesday.
Sustained 74 km/h winds were recorded at Mount Hotham around 9:00 am with a 120 km/h wind gust at 9:05 am Tuesday.
93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mount Hotham Airport at 8:41 am Tuesday.
Sustained 70 km/h winds were recorded at Mount Buller around 8:30 am with a 113 km/h wind gust at 8:36 am Tuesday.
Sustained 65 km/h winds were recorded at Falls Creek Airport around 12:50 am with a 101 km/h wind gust at 12:38 am Tuesday.

Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Tuesday and Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee and East Gippsland forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.