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Chaos reigns as commuters race home during wild storms in Melbourne Jessica Craven, Angus Thompson

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UPDATE 11pm: STORM chaos across Melbourne is causing power outages, major traffic delays, minor flooding and the closure of the Royal Melbourne Show.

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Tens of thousands of homes are without power across Victoria, with the Kyneton area the hardest hit. Macedon received 67mm of rain. The State Emergency Service has received 280 calls for assistance, most of those as thunderstorms and torrential rain moved south-east across Melbourne during peak hour.

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A tree has also come through the front window of a Pascoe Vale home. Melbourne Water advised that diluted sewage had been released into Moonee Ponds Creek at Pascoe Vale Road and Merri Creek at Bell Street, Coburg, due to the intense rainfall. It recommended avoiding direct contact with the waterways for at least the next two days. "Automated releases of heavily diluted sewage are caused by large amounts of stormwater flowing into the sewerage system and are a necessary 'failsafe' to reduce pressure and prevent sewage backing up through household drains," a Melbourne Water statement said. SES spokesman Lachlan Quick said Mildura and Ballarat were some of the hardest hit areas as the band of rain moved east throughout the afternoon.

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“Most of our call-outs in were relation to low-level building damage due to heavy rainfall forcing its way into buildings, and a high number of trees down over roads,” he said.

Donor dad battles for custody Dudley St in West Melbourne is underwater, and the SES has warned motorists not to try and drive through it. Storify: Live pictures, reaction on today's wild weather VicRoads has reported heavy traffic delays on all major roads travelling outbound of the city. There were reports of traffic light outages in Doncaster, Cheltenham, Preston and Frankston and a truck breakdown on the Monash freeway near Toorak Rd is causing delays. There were at least 15-minute delays for trains across the metropolitan rail network, with Cranbourne and Packenham lines expecting delays upwards of 50 minutes.

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Buses replaced trains between Dandenong and Cranbourne due to signal outages caused by lightening strikes. All V/Line services on the Bendigo line have been cancelled due to signalling problems. Send us your wild weather video or pictures MMS to or email [email protected] There were reports of minor flooding at the Craigeburn Shopping Centre. ADVERTISEMENT

SES spokeswoman Jilly Charlwood advised people to stay indoors, close windows and park their cars undercover, if possible. “We advise people to take care driving home this evening. If there happens to be sections of flash flooding on the road we advise people never to drive through flood waters, but take an alternative route,” she said. Meanwhile, fierce storm conditions forced the Royal Melbourne Show to close early. Strong winds, rain and lightning lashed the show grounds causing the closure of rides and attractions. It shut its doors at 5pm instead of at 9.30pm and will reopen on time at 9.30am tomorrow. A spokesperson for The Royal Melbourne Shows said: "The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria took this decision to ensure the safety of patrons, staff and animals on ground. "Patrons asked to leave the Show early were provided with complimentary entry tickets to return on another day." Metro spokesperson Daniel Hoare said extra train services would run for as long as they need to shuttle visitors from the showgrounds. Pictures: See our photos of the wild Melbourne weather here A severe weather warning for the metropolitan area has been cancelled. Central and northeast Victoria have been put on flood watch, with scattered thunderstorms and up to 50mm of rain expected to cause significant rises in rivers and streams, and a possibility of minor flooding. A severe weather warning has been issued for elevated parts of Gippsland, with winds averaging 50-70km/h and peaking at 100km/h. The Alps are also set to cop an unusually late wintry blast with snow forecast tomorrow and Friday down to 1300m. Victorians can expect more thunder and rain tonight. About 4.6mm of rain has fallen on Melbourne today, with 3.4mm of it coming with the thunder that struck the city soon after 3pm. Winds are now expected to ease, with temperatures expected to drop to about 12C tonight. The Bureau of Meteorology said more thunder and rain is expected to lash the city from 9am tomorrow with winds also reaching 50km/h.

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Chaos reigns as commuters race home during wild storms in Melbourne | Herald Sun

PATRONS RUSH FOR THE EXIT AS WILD WEATHER HITS THE ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW. PICTURE: DARREN MCNAMARA

Temperatures did not drop below 19C overnight but a deepening low pressure trough has seen the mercury drop this afternoon.

PATRONS RUSH FOR THE EXIT AS WILD WEATHER HITS THE ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW. PICTURE: DARREN MCNAMARA

Chaos reigns as commuters race home during wild storms in Melbourne | Herald Sun

PATRONS HEAD FOR THE EXIT AS WILD WEATHER HITS THE ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW. PICTURE: DARREN MCNAMARA

The foul weather is set to continue for the rest of the week with hail, rain and a top of 16C forecast for the Grand Final clash on Saturday. Meanwhile, serial tweeter and comedian Dave Hughes missed his hosting spot on The 7pm Project tonight because fierce storms grounded his flight. His flight from Sydney to Melbourne was diverted to Avalon. The comedian was still stuck on the tarmac at 7.05pm. “Stuck on a plane after being diverted. They wont let Hewson and me off even though we need to get to 7pm Project. Not Happy!,” Hughes tweeted at 4.45pm.

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Comments: Comments on this story Peter of Melb has anyone called 000 ??? Foxtel is still down in Murrumbeena. Nooooooooooo Posted at 9:31 PM September 28, 2011

tom of australia too bad kevin is punishing you now Posted at 9:07 PM September 28, 2011

Peter 106+ comments about the weather? People really need to get a life.

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