Swanpool, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are expected to develop over parts of the central ranges and east on Friday morning. Wind gusts may reach 100 km/h about the East Gippsland coast.
DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are likely about alpine areas above 1600 m from Friday morning.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is expected to develop over the elevated terrain of East Gippsland on Friday morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 60 to 80 mm are likely.
Conditions are expected to ease below warning thresholds by Friday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Orbost, Daylesford, Falls Creek, Buchan, Kyneton and Mallacoota.

DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are expected to develop over parts of the central ranges and east on Friday morning. Wind gusts may reach 100 km/h about the East Gippsland coast.
DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are likely about alpine areas above 1600 m from Friday morning.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is expected to develop over the elevated terrain of East Gippsland on Friday morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 60 to 80 mm are likely.
Conditions are expected to ease below warning thresholds by Friday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Orbost, Daylesford, Falls Creek, Buchan, Kyneton and Mallacoota.