Heavy rainfall is on the way

Severe Weather Warning

for HEAVY RAINFALL

For people in West and South Gippsland and parts of Central, East Gippsland, North Central and North East Forecast Districts.

Issued at 2:29 pm Monday, 29 January 2018.

Weather Situation:
Showers and isolated thunderstorms over central and western districts will tend to a band of rain later this evening then move east overnight.

HEAVY RAIN which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is expected to develop over parts of eastern Victoria during the early hours of Tuesday then contract east and clear later in the day.

9 hour totals of 30 to 50mm are expected, although thunderstorm activity may result in isolated higher falls of 50 to 80mm.

Locations which may be affected include Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, Moe, Bairnsdale and Falls Creek.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Don’t walk, ride or drive through flood water;
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains;
* Be aware that in fire affected areas, rainfall run-off into waterways may contain debris such as ash, soil, trees and rocks;
* Be alert that in areas recently affected by fires, heavy rainfall increases the potential for landslides and debris across roads