The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for for people in the Central Forecast District, which includes Hume City.
Conditions to be expected:
- Damaging south-westerly winds averaging 55 to 65 km/h with gusts around 100 km/h are expected in the Dandenong Ranges, Melbourne bayside suburbs, Mornington Peninsula, Wilsons Promontory and surrounds between 11pm and 5am.
- Winds are expected to ease central areas by sunrise Saturday and from the east by the early afternoon.
Prepare to take shelter and be aware of potential hazards caused by the severe weather. Hazards include damaged buildings, trees down and fallen powerlines.
What you should do:
- Secure any loose items, including outdoor furniture and trampolines
- Park your car undercover and away from trees.
- Stay inside if conditions outside appear dangerous.
- Contact family members and neighbours to ensure they are aware of the situation, if safe to do so.
- Check that loose items such as outdoor furniture, umbrellas and trampolines are safely secured before the severe weather arrives.
- Expect power outages, charge your devices now.
- Avoid travel if possible.
If you are driving:
- If driving conditions are dangerous, safely pull over away from trees, drains, low lying areas and floodwater.
- Be aware of road hazards such as mud, debris and damaged roads or bridges.
- For road closure information, check the VicTraffic website, contact your local council or call VicRoads (13 11 70).
Stay informed by listening to emergency broadcasters and monitoring warnings.
Call Triple Zero (000) in a life threatening emergency. For severe weather related emergency assistance from the SES, phone 132 500.
You can contact Hume City Council on 9205 2200 for non-life threatening issues, and outside of business hours the urgent calls are directed to our Out of Hours Customer Service Team.
Please consider that Emergency Services may be delayed in reaching you due to the conditions.
The potential impacts of severe weather in your area include:
- Building damage
- Fallen powerlines
- Fallen trees and branches
- Broken windows
- Damage to vehicles
- Dangerous road conditions.
Accessibility:
The following services can help you, or someone you know, access information during an emergency.
- To access this information in other languages, call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 (freecall) and ask them to call VicEmergency Hotline.
- If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech/communication impairment contact the National Relay Service and ask them to call the VicEmergency Hotline.
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