“Flash floods, thunderstorms and hail have given way to a peaceful Melbourne overnight, with Tuesday afternoon’s wild weather all but forgotten on Wednesday morning.
“While Melbourne’s inner-north, east and south-eastern suburbs were pelted on Tuesday, causing flash flooding and evacuations of major shopping areas, the west was left largely untouched.
“Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said the storm formed over north-west Victoria but let loose over the east of Melbourne.
“Overnight, Mount Hotham had the heaviest rainfall, with 68 millimetres, followed by Mount Buffalo, with 61 mm bucketing down.
“In suburban Melbourne, Berwick was flooded with 28mm, and Essendon Airport received 26 mm of rainfall.”
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