The Bureau of Meteorology shouldn’t have called the weekend’s big wet a ’10/10′ weather event, Victoria’s Emergency Commissioner says.
‘I’m not saying the bureau has got it wrong, but ’10/10′ was overused,’ Craig Lapsley told ABC Radio on Monday.
‘I think that set a bar that was right up there.’
Senior forecaster Scott Williams (pictured) told Victorians to expect a ’10/10′ weather event, but he has since been slammed for ‘setting the bar too high’
![Victorians were warned to prepare for three months of rain across the weekend, including large hailstones](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/07/46DCC41900000578-5135311-image-m-2_1512114805177.jpg)
Victorians were warned to prepare for three months of rain across the weekend, including large hailstones
![Melburnians were told to bunker down for an 'absolutely massive' rainfall event, with most outdoor events cancelled](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/01/46F4FA5E00000578-5142271-image-a-32_1512351421508.jpg)
Melburnians were told to bunker down for an ‘absolutely massive’ rainfall event, with most outdoor events cancelled
Melburnians were told to bunker down for an ‘absolutely massive’ rainfall event, with most outdoor events cancelled.
Senior forecaster Scott Williams warned Victorians on Thursday ‘half the inhabitants of Melbourne have never, ever seen anything like this’.
Asked to rate the storms out of 10, Mr Williams said ‘it’s going to be pretty close to a 10’.
‘It is an event that poses a threat to life.’
![The city was spared the brunt of the storm which cancelled several outdoor events](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/07/46DCC2C500000578-5135311-image-a-3_1512115169187.jpg)
The city was spared the brunt of the storm which cancelled several outdoor events
But Melbourne was spared the brunt of the storm, with just 107mm of rain recorded at suburban Blackburn, Doncaster and Kew over the three days.
Emergency Services Minister James Merlino defended emergency warnings, saying the bureau correctly predicted the amount of rain.
‘I’m not going to speak on behalf of the bureau … (but) it was a significant weather event in terms of rainfall,’ he told ABC Radio.
‘What is hard to predict is the timing of the rain, the intensity when it falls and the location.’
![Melbourne and large parts of Victoria have descended into chaos as freak storms smash the state, causing flash flooding, injuries, power outages and commuter chaos](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/05/46DC100900000578-5134889-image-m-39_1512105407990.jpg)
![Melbourne and large parts of Victoria have descended into chaos as freak storms smash the state, causing flash flooding, injuries, power outages and commuter chaos](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/05/46DC101000000578-5134889-image-m-40_1512105437804.jpg)
Melbourne and large parts of Victoria descended into chaos as freak storms smash the state, causing flash flooding, injuries, power outages and commuter chaos
![Roads were closed, public transport was shut down and people were stranded in their homes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/05/46DC0A8E00000578-5134889-image-m-42_1512105495910.jpg)
Roads were closed, public transport was shut down and people were stranded in their homes
Regional towns of Myrtleford and Euroa were inundated with rain, with some homes and a caravan park damaged.
A community meeting will be held at Euroa on Monday to discuss clean up plans.
The state and federal governments on Sunday announced a disaster assistance package for affected Victorians, while the bureau said the worst of the bad weather had passed.
‘In most areas, the worst is well and truly over,’ forecaster Dean Stewart said.
![More than a dozen people were injured in the lead up to the 'life-threatening' storms, which hit on Friday morning and peaked early in the afternoon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/05/46DC0A1100000578-5134889-image-m-46_1512105547468.jpg)
![More than a dozen people were injured in the lead up to the 'life-threatening' storms, which hit on Friday morning and peaked early in the afternoon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/05/46DC0A1500000578-5134889-image-m-48_1512105567977.jpg)
More than a dozen people were injured in the lead up to the ‘life-threatening’ storms, which peaked Friday afternoon