News Article

Severe weather warning issued

Want to read more articles like these?

Jul 23, 2021

A severe weather warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for damaging winds this weekend.

They are expecting several cold fronts. The first, in the early hours of Saturday morning, has the bureau expecting winds 50-60km/h, with gusts up to 90km/h, particularly in higher terrain. There will be some thunderstorms around on Saturday, but not too severe and not too many.

Saturday night into Sunday morning will have the most vigorous cold front. 40-60mm of rain is expected across the north east ranges. It could be up to 80mm in some locations.

Snow is expected down to 500m, with flurries down to around 400m, overnight on Saturday into Sunday. Blizzards are likely in the alpine regions, and there may be hail in some parts of the state.

A third cold front will arrive later on Sunday with more damaging winds.

Condition are expected to easy early next week, with sunny conditions by Tuesday. A further wintery burst is due later in the week.

...continue reading the full article by subscribing to our weekly, monthly or annual subscription here.

If you see a photo in the paper of your child, grandchild, partner, or friend we can supply you with a copy to put on your wall as long as Alexandra Newspapers took the photo (we cannot provide a copy of a photo that was taken by a third party).

Alexandra Newspapers is proud to distribute our two primary publications through newsagents, supermarkets, petrol stations and many other outlets across the Murrindindi Shire and beyond.

Alexandra Newspapers offers display and classified advertisements as well the ability to promote your business. Both the Alexandra Standard and the Yea Chronicle offer classified ads for: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Situations Vacant, For Sale, Garage Sale, In Memoriam, Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Public Notice, Meetings, Automotive, Car/Caravan/Motorbikes/Boats. For Rent/Lease, and Wanted.

Alexandra Newspapers can provide commercial printing of plans, posters, business stationery, invoice and receipt books, self-inking stamps and more. Reach out to us for any commercial printing jobs here.

Grab a copy of the weekly newspaper or reach out to us here for subscribing an offline newspaper copy.

Like, comment and share the article on your facebook page.