Melbourne hit with heavy rainfall and hailstones with severe weather warning for parts of Victoria

Melbourne has been lashed by giant hail stones and torrential rain as homes were flooded and Victoria’s rescue hotline recorded its second busiest week ever. 

Victoria’s State Emergency Service received 200 calls for help on Saturday afternoon after 24mm of rain fell in Melbourne’s south east in just 15 minutes. 

The inner eastern suburbs of Camberwell and Glen Iris both experienced flash flooding.

The SES received calls predominantly from Melbourne’s south-east and inner eastern suburbs with reports of damage to homes from flooding. 

Heavy rainfall and large hailstones lashed Melbourne’s south east and inner-eastern suburbs on Saturday (pictured)

In the 24 hours to 7pm on Saturday the SES received 333 calls, with the service also reporting its second busiest week on record in the past seven days.  

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm on Saturday evening warning more large hailstones and heavy rainfall could be on the way.  

The BOM said hailstones up to 2cm in diameter were reported during the storm, with hail as large as 3cm in Nagambie, 120km north of Melbourne.

The areas with the most calls for assistance were Dandenong North, Inverloch, Dandenong, Springvale and Noble Park. 

Hailstones lashed Melbourne on Saturday in a bout of unpredictable weather, with more heavy rainfall and large hailstones potentially on the way

The SES has reminded Victorians to drive cautiously during wild weather by looking out for fallen tree branches and to avoid entering into dangerous floodwater. 

Severe weather warnings remain in place for south and west Gippsland, Mallee and Wimmera districts as damaging winds and heavy rainfall are forecast to hit the region.

A heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Western Port as the storm continue to move further east.