Melbourne weather: winds, storms approaching



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Melbourne can look forward to a calm few days after the city was battered by strong winds and intense storms that caused suburban chaos on some train lines and a rush hour of rush for some motorists.

The Meteorological Office issued a weather warning announcing strong winds blowing near 100 km / h of Victoria

Gusts of wind at Melbourne airport exceeded 91 km / h, while gusts from Ballarat exceeded 100 km / h. In Port Phillip, the gusts of peak wind exceeded 125 km / h.

  The winds toppled this tree in a yard in Langwarrin. Photo: Deanne Wilkinson
The winds toppled this tree in a yard in Langwarrin. Photo: Deanne Wilkinson

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The BoM forecast for tomorrow in Melbourne has some winds reaching less than half of this, reaching 45km / h.

Rain must fall on Thursday and Friday before a cloudy weekend

  Wild waves are breaking on Mornington Pier this afternoon. Photo: Mark Spencer
Wild waves are breaking on Mornington Pier this afternoon. Photo: Mark Spencer

Metro Trains has posted several reviews on Twitter about services delayed before the commuter rush in the afternoon.

On the Glen Waverley line, buses replace trains between Burnley and Darling after a tree fell on the rails of Glen Iris.

At least 14 buses were ordered but the subway trains say that they would take more than an hour to arrive.

  A tree fell on the tracks at Glen Iris station, causing afternoon chaos on the Glen Waverley line. Photo: 9NEWS
A tree fell on the rails of the Glen Iris station, causing chaos in the afternoon on the Glen Waverley line. Photo: 9NEWS

Residents were warned that gusts of wind could cut down trees and power lines, resulting in power cuts around the state.

Fortunately, the storm did not seem to cause major power outages.

The trees came down to Malvern and Elsternwick, while in Emerald there were calls to the SES for damage.

Destructive winds of 120 km / h also hit alpine areas throughout the state.

  Strong winds hit a tree on a house in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick. Photo: 9NEWS
Strong winds hit a tree in a house in Elsternwick, a suburb of Melbourne. Photo: 9NEWS

VicRoads warned motorists in anticipation of the severe weather to slow down and take extra precautions during the afternoon.

Motorists were asked to pay attention to debris on the roads. Warrnambool, Bendigo, Seymour, Maryborough, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne and Traralgon and all the alpine complexes have all been included in the weather bureau warning.

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