Victoria lashed with severe storms, flash flooding
Victoria has been lashed with wet weather and wild winds, causing significant property damage and flooding in some areas.
Alfredton, a new housing estate in Ballarat, was one of the hardest areas hit.
One resident told radio station 3AW today the scene looked "like a bit of a war zone".
Peter, whose house was badly damaged, said three large sheets of his roof had blown more than 100 metres down the road and he woke to find part of a neighbour's shed in his backyard.
Roofs and sheds were torn from houses by wild winds and severe storms at a Ballarat housing estate. Nine
"Someone thought someone had gone berserk in a car this morning but it was a little tornado that went through ... it was unbelievable," he told 3AW's Neil Mitchell.
The so-called 'mini tornado is in fact a 'thunderstorm downburst'.
Senior forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology Keris Arndt said the winds were particularly strong.
"When the storms went through there were some pretty good gusts," he said.
Peter likened the sound of the storm coming through to that of a jet motor starting up.
About 20 houses in the estate are believed to have been damaged.
Ballarat Aerodrome had its wettest November day since November 22, 2009 while Meredith remarkably recorded its wettest since 1978.
SES crews responded to more than 300 calls across the state from Sunday through to Monday morning. Nine
The rain was persistent over much of the state overnight, with the highest 24-hour total recorded at Mt Donna Buang in the Victorian Alps with 65.6mm.
Moorabbin recorded its wettest November day with 63.2mm.
Severe thunderstorms warnings are in place for damaging winds and heavy rainfall in the north-east and Gippsland districts today.
A gust of 87km/h was recorded at Albury airport this morning and 107km/h at Yarrawonga.
The wild weather could cause flash flooding in areas like Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong, as well as the hard-hit north-east and Gippsland regions.
Flash flooding saw some cars stranded in Melbourne's south-east. Nine
Premier Daniel Andrews today said the State Emergency Service responded to 372 call outs, 160 trees, 98 incidents of flooding 86 damaged buildings.
The rain is set to ease in Melbourne from midday today as the trough sparking the storms moves to the east of the state.
The city is expected to reach a top of 20 degrees today, while the north of Victoria is heading for a heatwave later in the week with Mildura expected to reach 41 degrees on Friday before a scorching 45 degrees on Saturday.
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