Flood-hit communities face more rain, 90km/h winds

Winds of much than 120km/h were recorded arsenic a acold beforehand swept done confederate Australia yesterday, pinch millions still successful nan firing statement today.

Senior meteorologist pinch nan Bureau of Meteorology, Dean Narramore, said location had been wide "strong to damaging" winds successful South Australia and Victoria, moreover reaching parts of confederate NSW.

Gusts of 126km/h were recorded astatine Mount Hotham successful Victoria, while winds besides reached 115km/h astatine Thredbo successful NSW, and 110km/h astatine Mount Buller and Falls Creek successful Victoria.

Metropolitan Melbourne recorded gusts of 60km/h to 80km/h.

The winds besides raised important particulate storms successful South Australia and Victoria.

Rain totals of 30mm to 50mm were recorded successful Mount Lofty and nan Adelaide Hills successful South Australia.

Narramore said for immoderate parts of nan drought-hit state, yesterday would person been nan wettest time since wintertime aliases early outpouring past year.

Falls were milder successful Victoria, reaching 5mm to 15mm.

There are still a number of upwind and precocious tide warnings for South Australia and Victoria, though conditions are expected to beryllium milder and little widespread, and to clear up by nan afternoon.

NSW, however, will look wide damaging winds today, including nan flood-hit Mid North Coast and bluish Hunter regions, arsenic good arsenic nan Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Blue Mountains, and South Coast.

Gusts up to and perchance exceeding 90km/h are expected.

Additionally, falls of 20mm to 40mm of rainfall person already been recorded for nan already-drenched Hunter and bluish NSW, but that will clear up by nan afternoon.

Conditions are expected to easiness done coming to tomorrow.

People tin enactment up to day pinch nan latest warnings and forecasts at nan BoM website.

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