The Spring thunderstorm that drenched Melbourne overnight is moving across the state as forecasters warn of heatwave conditions later in the week.
The Victorian Bureau of Meteorology recorded rainfall totals in the past 24 hours of up to 65.6mm at Mt Donna Buang while Moorabbin in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne recorded its wettest November day with 63.2mm.
The bureau recorded almost 300,000 lightning strikes across the state with many becoming severe, producing heavy rainfall and damaging winds.
In one instance, a 70-year-old woman was taken to hospital after being blown off her feet at Yarrawonga Holiday Park.
The thunderstorms prompted a severe weather warning for more heavy rain on Monday for several regional areas including East Gippsland, the North East and West and South Gippsland.
By 11.30am on Monday, more heavy rainfall was forecast for the northeast of the state with wind guts recorded of up to 90km/h at Albury airport at 10.30am and up to 107km/h at Yarrawonga.
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A significant change from the wet conditions to heatwave conditions is forecast as temperatures are expected to rise later in the week with a forecast of 38 degrees in Adelaide on Friday and reaching 40 degrees on Saturday.
Victoria’s SES said on Monday morning it had 385 calls for help in the previous 24 hours including 170 SES calls in Greater Melbourne, due to flash flooding.
Crews in Central Victoria had their work cut out for them after a “rather large” tree with a diameter of 1.5 metres smashed across the Goulburn Highway earlier on Monday.
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Strong winds in and around Ballarat on Monday morning also meant one building lost its roof.
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More to come.
-with AAP
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