Over 75,000 lightning strikes hit Adelaide as flash flooding prompts warning in Victoria
Heavy rain and powerful storms are sweeping multiple states just a day after Australians were told a warm, dry El Nino was more likely than ever to develop this winter.
Upwards of 75,000 lightning strikes were recorded around Adelaide overnight during a vicious storm, while flash flooding has prompted a warning in Victoria.
Victoria's south-west is experiencing heavy rainfall and damaging winds, with a watch and act alert issued for flash flooding in Halls Gap.
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Over 75,000 lightning strikes hit Adelaide overnight. Cathy Brown
Parts of Victoria have been issued a Severe Weather warning, with heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds expected BoM
South Australia is also set to be hit with severe thunderstorms, while Queensland is expecting strong winds, but clear skies.
Victoria bears the brunt
Parts of Victoria have been issued a Severe Weather warning, with heavy rainfall and strong winds expected in the North Central, North East and parts of Central, East Gippsland, Mallee, South West, Northern Country, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts.
Flash flooding is possible for the Malle, Wimmera and South West Districts on Wednesday morning.
Up to 60mm of rain is expected within 24 hours, with some isolated extreme rainfall reaching up to 100mm in some areas.
The state will also be hit with damaging northerly wind gusts of 90-100km/h over the Grampians during the morning, moving into the central ranges by the afternoon.
Damaging wind gusts could possibly affect the alpine areas as well.
Severe thunderstorms are also possible across western Victoria this afternoon.
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Severe weather will also unleash on South Australia, with thunderstorms and flash flooding expected. Weatherzone
South Australia lashed by storms
Severe weather has also unleashed on South Australia, with over 75,000 lightning strikes recorded across Adelaide overnight.
Parts of Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East districts were issued with a severe weather warning last night.
The weather warning was cancelled for the Mid-North and Riverland districts but it remains in the Meningie, Tailem Bend and Coonalpyn areas.
Flash flooding is expected today in these areas as a slow-moving cold front moves over the state.
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The storm over Adelaide. Richard Morton
The upper east coast will be spared from the storms Ventusky
Overnight, some areas were soaked with quick bouts of rain.
Morphettville saw 29mm of rain in one hour at 3.45am.
Sturt Creek recorded 20mm of rain in 30 minutes, while Bellevue Heights recorded 10mm in the same time span.
Sever Strom warnings have been cancelled in the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Upper South East and North East Pastoral districts areas.
Tasmania may also experience strong winds in the Far North West Coast, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and Central West Coast regions on Wednesday and Thursday.
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