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02/03/2026

01/03/2026

🌧️ WHEN TO CALL SES DURING A STORM OR FLOOD 🌧️

During storms and flood events, volunteers from the Gisborne unit respond to requests for assistance right across our community. Knowing when to contact us helps ensure crews can prioritise jobs and get help where it’s needed most.

✅ Call SES on 132 500 for assistance with:
• Storm or wind damage to your home or property
• Roof damage or leaking roofs
• Fallen trees or branches causing damage or preventing you from leaving/entering your property
• Flooding impacting your property

🚨 Call Triple Zero (000) if the situation is life-threatening, including:
• Someone trapped or injured
• Rising floodwater posing immediate danger
• Electrical hazards or emergencies

❗ Important Reminder
Please DO NOT request assistance via social media or email. These platforms are not monitored 24/7, particularly during severe weather events, and your request may not be seen in time.

☎️ The quickest for way to request assistance for flood or storm emergencies is by calling 132 500.

📞 For life threatening emergencies, please call 000.

01/03/2026

⚠️ SEVERE WEATHER WARNING ⚠️
⚠️ HEAVY RAINFALL ⚠️

Warning - https://www.bom.gov.au/warning/severe-weather-warning/IDV21037

SES ☎️ - 132 500

Want to know if a road is closed due to the severe weather? Visit https://traffic.transport.vic.gov.au/

Image: BoM

27/02/2026

27/02/2026

That’s not snow! That’s inches of hail at Mt.Macedon, Victoria after a fierce summer hail storm that moved through yesterday and last night the hail was still laying on the ground.

Mellisa Carson 📸

27/02/2026

Victoria is expected to experience widespread instability today, Friday, which may lead to the development of thunderstorms, some of which could be severe.

Slow-moving thunderstorms have developed in a moist environment this morning, bringing isolated heavy rainfall to parts of West and South Gippsland.

Thunderstorms have already been observed in certain regions of Victoria this morning and are anticipated to persist in the southeastern region throughout the morning. The potential for thunderstorms exists throughout the day across the state, with the highest likelihood occurring during the afternoon and evening hours.

Severe thunderstorms may be accompanied by heavy rainfall, primarily from late morning through the evening.

The accompanying image displays the instability forecast for 5 PM Friday, as predicted by the GFS model.

26/02/2026

Our busy bushfire season is sadly far from over. The new seasonal outlook from AFAC News shows increased fire risk during autumn for most of our state.

Victoria has faced a very hot and dry summer season this year already. These conditions are set to continue well into autumn, increasing the potential for fires to start and spread.

However, Victoria continues to be well prepared for any new fires that may start.

Stay up to date with the latest warnings by downloading the VicEmergency app or visiting emergency.vic.gov.au.

Have a fire survival plan ready before a fire starts. Visit the CFA (Country Fire Authority) website for more information.

23/02/2026

Widespread thunderstorms are forecast across Victoria throughout Tuesday, 24 February, including the chance of localised, severe thunderstorms developing with the capacity to cause flash flooding in some areas.
Now is the time to prepare your property for a significant rainfall event by clearing gutters, downpipes and drains and parking vehicles undercover or away from trees where possible.
Community members should also remain alert to dangerous road conditions if driving and remember to never drive through floodwater. Stay inside if conditions outside appear dangerous.
To learn more about how to prepare for potential flooding, visit www.ses.vic.gov.au/plan-and-stay-safe/emergencies/flood.

For SES emergency assistance, call 132 500.

23/02/2026

** Update: A new warning has been issued. Stay informed: http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings/ **

ADVICE - SEVERE WEATHER - Stay Informed
Incident Location: Central areas of Victoria including Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Euroa, Seymour, Mansfield, Warragul and Traralgon
Issue Date: Monday 23 February 2026, 01:54 pm
Next Update: Tuesday 24 February 2026, 12:00 pm

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for Central areas of Victoria including Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Euroa, Seymour, Mansfield, Warragul and Traralgon.
- This Advice message is for heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding on Tuesday 24 February.
- Areas of rainfall and embedded thunderstorms will develop during the morning and increase in the afternoon, continuing into the evening.
- The risk is possible around the western suburbs of Melbourne from Tuesday morning.
- Storm risk then becomes more likely over eastern suburbs and the remainder of the warning area during the afternoon and evening.
- Six-hourly rainfall totals between 40 to 70mm are possible.
- This will be a slow-moving system from west to east.
- Conditions are expected to ease during Wednesday morning.

Stay informed and be aware of potential hazards caused by the severe weather. Hazards include floodwater, debris and trees down.

Be aware of an increased risk of landslides and debris movement in fire-affected areas.

23/02/2026

HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING ON TUESDAY

**This post has been updated with the latest information.**

Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall

Issued at 10:32 pm EDT on Monday 23 February 2026

Where:
For people in Northern Country, North Central and parts of Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Mallee Forecast Districts.

Locations which may be affected include Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Melbourne, Traralgon, Bacchus Marsh, Frankston, Warragul, Euroa, Yarra Glen, and Mansfield.

When:
Heavy rainfall developing on Tuesday.

Situation:
Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is forecast for central areas of the state on Tuesday. The risk of heavy rainfall is possible around the western suburbs of Melbourne from Tuesday morning, before becoming more likely as it extends over the eastern suburbs and the remainder of the warning area during the afternoon and evening. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 40 to 70 mm are possible. Conditions are expected to ease during Wednesday morning.

Separate Flood Watches and/or Warnings may be current at the time of issue. Please refer to https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts/ for more information.

What you should do:
The Victoria State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* If driving conditions are dangerous, safely pull over away from trees, drains, low-lying areas and floodwater. Avoid travel if possible.
* Stay safe by avoiding dangerous hazards, such as floodwater, mud, debris, damaged roads and fallen trees.
* Be aware - heat, fire or recent storms may make trees unstable and more likely to fall when it's windy or wet.
* Check that loose items, such as outdoor settings, umbrellas and trampolines are safely secured. Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
* Stay indoors and away from windows.
* If outdoors, move to a safe place indoors. Stay away from trees, drains, gutters, creeks and waterways.
* Stay away from fallen powerlines - always assume they are live.
* Be aware that in fire affected areas, rainfall run-off into waterways may contain debris such as ash, soil, trees and rocks. Heavy rainfall may also increase the potential for landslides and debris across roads.
* Stay informed: Monitor weather warnings, forecasts and river levels at the Bureau of Meteorology website, and warnings through VicEmergency website/app/hotline.

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 am AEDT Tuesday.

21/02/2026

* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS FORECAST FOR VICTORIA ON SUNDAY WITH THE RISK OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS *

Dry, gusty NW’ly winds are expected on Sunday ahead of a cold front linked to tropical moisture.

Moderate N to NW’ly winds will become fresh to strong and gusty about the Divide from early morning, with a moderate to fresh SW’ly change extending over west and central districts during the late afternoon and evening, and through Gippsland overnight.

Cloud, showers and thunderstorms will increase during the morning, then tend to rain in the east during the evening.

There will be the risk of moderate to locally heavy falls possible over the west/central parts during the afternoon/early evening, and in the east in the evening and overnight.

Debris flows will be a risk in fire-affected areas.

Rainfall totals of 5-20mm are forecast across the state, with localised falls of 40-60mm possible, more likely in the northeast.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS will be possible across most areas, particularly about the northeast ranges, but unlikely about the far southeast nearer the coast of East Gippsland.

DAMAGING WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL will be possible with severe thunderstorms most likely through the afternoon and into the evening.

Image - Accumulative rainfall forecast from the Access-G model for Sunday.