Severe storms and heavy rains will increase the risk of’ thunderstorm asthma ‘in Victoria as the cold front hits hard southeast this week
The southeastern region of the country is set to experience more severe storms and heavy rains, increasing the risk of « thunderstorm » in Victoria.
A high to moderate risk of epidemic asthma was predicted in western and central Victoria on Wednesday as high pollen count is associated with the possibility of severe thunderstorms and strong winds.
A storm can increase the spread of grass pollen, causing a large number of people to develop asthma symptoms at the same time
In November 2016, a severe thunderstorm in Victoria caused thousands of people to have sudden asthma attacks, wreaking havoc with emergency services and hospitals in the state.
The risk will be high in the Mallee, Wimmera, Southwest and Moderate forecast areas in Melbourne, and the Central and Northern country regions
Watch: Strong front crosses Western Australia today with hot and gusty winds heading towards southern Australia Watch out for severe storms in Victoria on Wednesday Rob Sharp, a meteorologist at Sky News, covers the details
High temperatures and thunderstorms were forecast across South Australia this week Photo: Bureau of Meteorology Source: Provider
People at risk – people with current, past or undiagnosed asthma or hay fever – are urged to avoid exposure to any storms and wind gusts that may arise, and to have adequate housing available
It comes as a large cold front is expected to bring a « thunderstorm peak » across Victoria on Wednesday with damaging winds and heavy rain forecasts for the western and central regions
The Met Office said severe weather warnings could be issued throughout the day
“These thunderstorms will likely develop in a westerly direction during the late morning and early afternoon, and then move to central areas during the early evening, arriving in Melbourne around 7 pm,” said chief forecasting expert Chris Arver. / p>
Storms will hit Melbourne around 7 pm on Wednesday. Photo: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw Source: News Corp Australia
“Storms are likely to be severe, so we expect to see some damaging winds and heavy rain with these storms as soon as they happen and we will issue warnings to those when we see them developing during the day”
Temperatures across the state on Tuesday will reach between 8 ° C and 12 ° C above the November average with a « very warm » night before the cold change hits on Wednesday
Early in the morning on Narraben Beach in Sydney, storms are expected to advance to New South Wales on Thursday. Photo: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy PiperSource: News Corp Australia
Storms did hit Kangaroo Island, the Erie Peninsula and York in South Australia on Tuesday with torrential rains and winds of up to 83 kilometers per hour were already recorded at Cliff and Menlaton
It will also be hot in Hobart on Wednesday with 30 ° C and late rain forecasts, while storms are expected to lash into the eastern parts of NSW and ACT on Thursday and Friday
Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said precipitation will range from 5 to 15 mm over the next eight days in parts of the great NSW cleavage ranges and fall heavier from 15 to 25 mm in western Victoria and up to 50 mm on the west coast of Tasmania
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