BoM criticised for calling Victoria’s storms ‘10/10’ weather event

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) shouldn't have called the weekend's big wet a "10/10" weather event, Victoria's Emergency Commissioner has said.

“I'm not saying the bureau has got it wrong, but '10/10'... was overused," Craig Lapsley told ABC radio this morning.

"I think that set a bar that was right up there."

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The city was told to bunker down for an "absolutely massive" rainfall event, with most outdoors events cancelled.

"Half the inhabitants of Melbourne have never ever seen anything like this," the BoM’s senior forecaster Scott Williams warned Victorians on Thursday.

"It is an event that poses a threat to life."

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But Melbourne was spared the brunt of the storm, with just 107mm of a predicted 200mm recorded in suburbs Kew, Doncaster and Blackburn.

Regional towns of Myrtleford and Euroa, however, were inundated with rain, with some homes and a caravan park damaged.

A community meeting will be held at Euroa on Monday to discuss clean-up plans.

Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan and Victorian Minister for Emergency Services James Merlino yesterday announced a disaster assistance package for affected Victorians.

With AAP