Community
20 September, 2023
District hit by storm
WILD weather lashed much of the state late last week, bringing with it high seas, strong winds and widespread damage across the district.
Wind gusts estimated at more than 100 kilometres an hour left a path of destruction across Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Koroit and neighbouring towns last Friday.
SES crews were kept busy throughout the day, answering calls of fallen trees and minor building damage.
Widespread power outages were experienced across the region, with a number of faults reported.
“Extreme weather brought on a number of outages in the south-west and west of Victoria last Friday,” a Powercor spokesperson said.
“Power outages were recorded in several towns including Portland and Warrnambool. Some customers were without power into Saturday morning, with the majority of customers back on supply on Friday evening.
“We thank all those communities affected for their patience as our crews worked to restore power safely.”
Along with the hefty winds and chilly temperatures on the day, data collected by the Bureau of Meterology showed 7.2mm of rain fell over Warrnambool last Friday and 3.4mm in Port Fairy.
