Pockets of Melbourne have been hit with flash-flooding after some intense storms this afternoon, all but confirming that the city’s inclement weather isn’t just some stale punchline: it’s legitimately garbage right now, people.
Fair bit of rain on #chapelst pic.twitter.com/WhJ113DjS1
— Emily Benammar (@EmilyBenammar) December 29, 2016
#melbweather #melbourneweather centre ‘water’ road pic.twitter.com/fGzovCrARx
— maskit (@maskitmati) December 29, 2016
when your street becomes a river #melbweather #stkilda pic.twitter.com/qQ8yXUUStO
— Tom Stanford (@tomstanf) December 29, 2016
Another view of saint Kilda road after 15 mm rain in 10 min! #melbweather pic.twitter.com/CUhlk6okip
— Shooting star (@DechanAngmo) December 29, 2016
Hey @metrotrains – good to see you do boat services now #sandringham #melbweather #metrotrains pic.twitter.com/Zq19Pnqiab
— Matt LaPorta (@mattylp) December 29, 2016
The Bureau Of Meteorology blames the sudden downpour on a low-pressure system that’s barreled in from the west of Victoria, resulting in thunderstorms across large swaths of the state.
Here’s the BOM’s latest Severe Weather Warning map, to give you some context:
Oh, don’t drive or walk through the floodwaters, either. Not only is it dangerous, the water is probably full of poop.
Wow! Mordialloc #Melbourne #melbweather pic.twitter.com/Z8Gk56OUmr
— James Belias (@jamesbelias) December 29, 2016
Just before the apocalypse #melbweather pic.twitter.com/GHsHRoVIhI
— Myles Harris (@millionsofmyles) December 29, 2016
Source: Bureau Of Meteorology.
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