Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Melbourne amid flash flooding across city

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued as Melbourne streets start flooding after a night of relentlessBy 11am on Friday, Victoria’s State Emergency Service had responded to over 300 requests for assistance with most associated with the heavy rain.

Frankston North was one of the worst hit areas on Friday, recording 27mm of rain in a one-hour period to 11.30am. “The rain has also made visibility difficult on the roads, which are also quite slippery, so please drive to the conditions, and, as always, please do not drive through floodwater.”

7NewsAustralia What does this people doing there..just imagine if slipping down..🤕

They could get a little wet and push the car in time. Does not look very deep.

7NewsAustralia It's raining, if it's flooded keep out or off the road.

At least they have a roof over their empty heads.

Take lots of footage - should be good to play back at their next milestone birthday, performance review or court appearance

I think I've got a better word for R players. The problem is, I'd get banned for saying it.

How the…what the Fk ? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

These people stupidly drove into the water when the white car was already stranded (we saw it). So zero sympathy.

There are flood height markers on the side of the road on the bridge

Why can’t drivers stop and pull over in such conditions?

there are flood markers there. People should look.

the irony of their umbrella

ms_dingo Why? It’s flooded there for the last 100 years. 🤦‍♀️

In what world would people think 'we should make it through there it's only a little bit of water'.....

Leave them there.

Yet I saw nothing on the morning news about the flooding up here on the Central Goldfields where we were under a stay-in-place advisory.

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