A SERIES of cold fronts crossed southern Australia during the week bringing moderate to heavy rain, strong winds, localised hail and some flooding in parts of Tasmania and Victoria.
A low in the Bass Strait at the end of the week led to weekly rainfall totals of 100-150 mm in western and eastern Tasmania, South Gippsland in Victoria, and pockets of north-eastern Victoria and the South West Slopes of New South Wales.
The highest weekly total (at a Bureau gauge) of 152.2 mm was recorded at Mountain River, south of Hobart, including 125.0 mm in the 24 hours to 9am 14 August.
Major flooding…
