Flooding in Melbourne but little rain arrives in bushfire areas - Herald Sun

Victoria received a lashing of rain overnight after a day of high fire danger in parts of the state.

The deluge caused flash flooding in inner city Melbourne with Burnley station closed and the Department of Transport warning drivers to be extra vigilant on the roads.

The Yarra River is browner than ususal this morning because of the heavy rains and dust storms that rolled across northern Victoria, NSW and South Australia.

Strong winds yesterday associated with the cold front fanned the dust across Victoria, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

⛔ Burnley: All trains will not stop at Burnley until further notice due to flooding in the station subway.

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The Yarra River is extra brown this morning.

Water in a family's pool is stained with dirt. Picture: Twitter/Twitchathon

Water quality at most Port Phillip Beaches and the Yarra is poor, the EPA has warned.

Western Sydney University water quality expert Dr Ian Wright told 3AW that tiny dust particles, including clay, from the dust storms interstate was the cause of the brown/orange colour of the Yarra.

Damaging winds blew a dust storm across multiple states in Australia on January 22 and turned skies orange in the city of Mildura, in northwestern Victoria. South Australia Police warned motorists to 'drive carefully' due to the reduced visibility. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for damaging and destructive winds. Credit: tigerkat via Storyful

The particles are extremely small and may take weeks to settle, Dr Wright said.

Although Melbourne’s air quality is rated good this morning the dust in the air has the potential to affect those with respiratory issues much like the recent bushfire smoke. Those who may be at risk are advised to stay indoors where possible.

Anyone with rainwater tanks for drinking water have been warned to use bottled water instead but Melbourne water is reported to be safe to drink.

Australian Open fans last night turned to social media as the wet weather hit at 8pm, many describing the rain as “dirty”.

Beach conditions across Melbourne are poor, according to the EPA.

The highest rainfall in the state was 38mm recorded at Rhyll near Philip Island and 35mm at Avalon airport and Cerberus on the Mornington Peninsula.

Warragul and Warburton each recorded 33mm.

In Melbourne, the most rain fell in Melton South (32mm) Frankston and Oakleigh (both 31mm).

BOM spokesman Michael Efron said there was lightning across central parts of Victoria.

The bushfire affected regions in the northeast and East Gippsland received little of the rainfall.

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The northeast would start to see some showers developing this morning but is forecast to receive less than 10mm of rain. East Gippsland will receive 1-5mm.

Mr Efron said yesterday saw very strong winds across the state — 137kmh was recorded at Mt Hotham, 109kmh at Falls Creek and 107kmh at Mt Buller.

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