Victoria in Ruins: Unrelenting Winds and Waves Cause Mayhem!

Victoria has been hit hard by Nature's Fury ferocious winds comparable to a category 2 tropical Cyclone have Unleashed chaos across the state with gusts reaching up to 150 kmph entire communities have been left without power and massive waves have pounded the coastline causing severe flooding stay with us as we break down the most critical moments of this devastating event a powerful cold front driven by an unusually strong pressure gradient brought a surge of destructive winds to Victoria on Sunday night into Monday morning wind speeds across the state were unprecedented with Wilson's promon recording a staggering 146 km per hour and other areas like Mount hoam and fauler Beacon seeing similar gusts these Relentless winds caused widespread damage toppling trees and power poles over 34,000 homes in Western Victoria and more than 990,000 in the Eastern regions were left in the dark power cor and osnet crews are working around the clock to restore electricity but the task is daunting the Vic State emergency service received over 2,800 calls for help as residents grappled with Fallen trees damaged roofs and blocked roads out at Sea the situation was even more dire Hogan Island experienced gusts up to 150 kmph causing massive waves to Surge through bass straight at Cape Bridgewater wave heights reached an incredible 8.4 M along the coast Tides Rose nearly a meter above expected levels inundating areas like Lakes entrance and Port welshpool Warf although the worst of the Winds have passed the aftermath remains a severe weather warning is still in place for parts of Victoria including Melbourne as strong winds continue to batter the region coastal areas are also on alert for high tides and damaging surf compounding the ongoing threat looking ahead conditions are expected to gradually improve as a high-press ridge builds offering a brief respit for Recovery efforts the sces and power companies are seizing this window of calm to clear debris and restore Services as Victoria Begins the daunting task of recovery remember to stay safe if you encounter Fallen power lines keep your distance and report it immediately and if you need help call 132500 for assistance or trip 000000 for life-threatening emergencies our thoughts are with everyone affected by this powerful storm stay tuned for more updates as this story develops