The Sea Is Rising To Slowly Reclaim Melbourne

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June 24, 2014

An angry and vengeful God, clearly incensed following Carlton‘s shock loss to Greater Western Sydney and the subsequent ruining of his multi, has reared up to smite the City of Melbourne and all its heretic inhabitants. Settling a centuries old debt to Poseidon by offering the city up as payment, the sea is rising up to reclaim its long lost debt. The time for escape has long past, my friends. Repent, for the watery rapture is nigh.

In all seriousness, a particularly nasty low pressure front is lashing some hellish weather down across the Victorian capital today. It looks like a cyclone, it kind of acts like a cyclone, but it isn’t quite a cyclone.

so that explains the crazy weather i guess #melbourne not sure if tropical cyclone or not?? pic.twitter.com/N804iOuTAE

— Jodie Withers (@snow_j_95) June 24, 2014

Strong winds have been toppling trees, a more-than-healthy dumping of snow is hitting Mt Buller, and the Melbourne CBD has copped a spray that would even make David Parkin cower in fear.

At high tide this afternoon, the Yarra River breached its banks.

Banks of the Yarra have been breached! #melbweather pic.twitter.com/tkTBiFc5g9

— Fen (@FenstarDeLuxe) June 24, 2014

The bar at Ponyfish Island seems to have taken the phrase “wetting one’s beak” a little too seriously.

Pony Fish Island, now with extra fish #melbweather pic.twitter.com/ycjQ8IcgGd

— Wolf Cocklin (@wolfcat) June 24, 2014

And you can just about forget about heading to Southbank anytime soon.

Come on now Yarra, be reasonable. #melbweather pic.twitter.com/zBYPwjAuJs

— Ben! (@rebenjamint) June 24, 2014

Meanwhile the storm surge is making for some fairly impressive images around the Port Phillip Bay areas.

PHOTO: High tide at Port Melbourne beach as storm hits. GALLERY – http://t.co/q8mWI1ZhTL #melbweather pic.twitter.com/0fH44h04Ni

— The Age Photography (@theage_photo) June 24, 2014

Feeling the brunt of this wild weather bayside… #chilly #melbourne #melbweather pic.twitter.com/OtHuuv5xhO

— Madeline Slattery (@maddieslattery) June 23, 2014

Mornington Pier during today’s storm. Picture: Cameron McCullough from @MPNEWSGROUP #melbweather #morningtonstorm pic.twitter.com/D1iBPNgh4q

— Mornington Pen Kids (@MornPenKids) June 24, 2014

#Melbourne is shivering through some wild weather. Pic: Scott McNaughton #MelbWeather Gallery: http://t.co/ruh4VNHOKW pic.twitter.com/rTaiA00GA8

— TWRBayside (@TWRBayside) June 24, 2014

And wind gusts of up to 120km/h have been toppling shipping containers in Footscray.

Melbourne’s heavy winds knocking over shipping containers in Footscray @9NewsMelb pic.twitter.com/mwKMrFC8lM

— Seb Costello (@SebCostello9) June 24, 2014

High winds and heavy rain? For more on what that means, we go to Ollie Williams with the Black-u-Weather Forecast. Ollie?