By Brendan Rees
Heavy downpours damaged roofs and brought down trees last weekend (13-14 July), with 19 calls for help made to Narre Warren State Emergency Service.
Narre Warren SES spokesman Damian Burns said they responded to damaged roofs, fallen trees, and local flooding.
SES crews also sandbagged a backyard in Clyde about 2.50pm on 13 Saturday where the “ground was absolutely saturated with water.”
Water began entering the home, Mr Burns said, but the damage was not known. He added “even 10mm of rain can cause a residential flood.”
Other call-outs included a collapsed ceiling of a garage in Hallam, and a tree that had fallen onto Endeavour Drive, Cranbourne, which blocked part of the road.
Damaging winds, averaging up to 70km/h with peak gusts up 125km/h lashed the state, Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Chris Arvier said.
A severe weather warning for strong winds was also issued.
“We had pretty windy conditions across the weekend,” Mr Arvier said.
“There was a cold front that was impacting the state.
“Cumulatively we saw about 50mm of rainfall over five days so that’s quite a reasonable amount,” he said.
SES crews were also called to help police with lighting after a man was allegedly “trampled on” by a horse that was spooked by the weather about 5am on Friday 12 June at a property on Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Cranbourne. The man sustained upper body injuries.
