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Afternoon Storms quench Melbourne's Thirst

Joel Pippard, Saturday September 16, 2017 - 11:45 AEST

Showers and storms on Friday afternoon have brought the parched city of Melbourne their greatest 24 hour rain since ANZAC day.

Yesterday's 21.4 mm of rain to 9am Saturday is the highest 24 hour rain and the first rainfall greater than 10 mm since this April. This comes after the driest after the city's driest winter since 2011.

A narrow band of storms formed over the city center in a cold front and brought heavy falls. Scoresby to the east recorded 11.8mm in just 10 minutes as that storm rolled ahead.

The highest rain recorded was an impressive 41.4mm at Ferney Creek as rain persisted overnight.

Overall 341 strikes were recorded in total with 71 of those being detected within 10 km of the CBD.

The cold front responsible will bring gale force winds along the Tasmanian, Victorian and New South Wales coastlines today, with showers and highland/alpine snow continuing.

As a high pressure system moves overhead today, conditions will ease followed by a chilly morning on Sunday.

- Weatherzone

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