Victorians are being urged to prepare for severe weather, with damaging winds forecast to sweep across several regions on Tuesday morning.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds for people in parts of the Central, East Gippsland, South West, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland, and Wimmera Forecast Districts.
In an alert issued 11.36am Monday 7 July, the Bureau of Meteorology said that For the Eastern Ranges, including the Alpine Peaks, there are damaging wind gusts forecast, with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are likely for areas below 1200 metres, with increasing to damaging winds of around 65 km/h with peaks gusts of around 100 km/h for alpine areas above 1200 metres from Tuesday morning.
Blizzard conditions are also forecast for alpine areas above 1200 metres from late Tuesday morning and may continue into the early evening.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should stay informed and monitor weather warnings, forecasts and river levels at the Bureau of Meteorology website, and warnings through VicEmergency website/app/hotline.