Tuesday,
17 September 2024
Wangaratta whipped by 98km/h gusts, more than 4000 without power

WANGARATTA has been lashed by destructive winds overnight, recording its highest September peak gusts in almost 20 years as wild winds batter the state.

Peak gusts of 98km/h were recorded at Wangaratta’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Airport station at 4:52am Monday morning, with BOM forecasts predicting the damaging winds to remain throughout the region on Monday.

According to BOM records, the ...

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