"In Bulleen, a couple were lucky to escape alive after a large branch crushed the front of their car while they were inside.The lucky escape prompted the Metropolitan Fire Brigade to post photos of the damaged car on social media, encouraging Victorians to check the VicEmergency website for advice on storm warnings and advice across the state.The storms also saw the sold-out Red Hot Summer Tour at Mornington Racecourse cancelled midway through.Organisers called off the show, featuring bands including Killing Heidi, Baby Animals, Hunters and Collectors and The Living End, just after 4.30pm, on advice from the SES.Meanwhile, residents in Glen Iris, Malvern, Malvern East and Camberwell also reported giant hailstones, which caused damage to cars and windows. (9News)Giant hailstones have hit Melbourne, sending residents running for cover.

Strong winds caused a lot of damage in Healsville. Source: @beneltham / TwitterFlash flooding on High St Road in Melbourne’s east.

"I have never seen anything like this," he tweeted. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. The amazing sunset seen from Burke Rd, Camberwell as police manage traffic caught in the hail storm. "The storms were pretty intense," Malvern East resident Richard Blight said. Richard Russell, a senior forecaster at the BOM, said Melbourne’s east was expected to take the brunt of the storm. Here's a compilation of the best hail photos, videos of freak hail storm in Melbourne, beachside, Cocoa, Rockledge, Merritt Island Melbourne has been hit by a month's worth of rain in less than 24 hours after severe thunderstorms led to flash flooding in parts of the city.The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on Monday issued a series of warnings for severe weather and thunderstorms, which delivered widespread rainfall. Melbourne mops up after freak hail storm Strong winds caused a lot of damage in Healsville. The Severe Storms Archive contains data relating to recorded Severe Thunderstorm and related events in Australia dating back to the 18th Century.



"We're going to see some potentially flash flooding and severe thunderstorms over the next couple of days, including some damaged fire areas," Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville said.



On the 3rd December 2016, a major supercell developed under extreme instability in northern NSW.

"One Balaclava resident, who gave her name only as Fleur, described the noise from the hailstorm as "deafening". "I have never slept so well with the rain on the roof, I mean there is nothing like rain to put you to sleep, especially after this long," she said.Stratford on the River Tourist Park owner Shaun Perrett said he was shocked the region was finally getting rain after experiencing dry conditions for so long.
RACE-GOERS have stepped out in style at the iconic Doncaster-Derby Day meeting at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Hail and heavy rainfall has lashed Melbourne this afternoon.



Melbourne hail: Rain, flash flooding hits state's northeast and city. The new warning comes as the clean-up from yesterday's severe hail storm continues.

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Supercell hailstorm with extreme lightning and giant hailstones.