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Flood warning issued for Yarra River



A minor flood warning has been issued for downstream of Coldstream with heavy rainfall expected from late Sunday 7 January.

An embedded low pressure system is forecast to develop over far western Victoria on Sunday evening and will move to central districts overnight Sunday into Monday. This will bring widespread rainfall in the Flood Watch area and is likely to cause minor flooding, with isolated moderate flooding from Monday morning.

Catchments are moderately wet following recent rainfall.

Widespread rainfall totals of 30 to 60 mm are likely in the western catchments of Flood Watch area on Sunday into Monday. Isolated totals of 60-80 mm are possible due to heavy falls from thunderstorms.

Widespread rainfall totals of 60 to 100 mm are likely across north central and north eastern catchments of the Flood Watch area from late Sunday into Monday. Isolated totals over 100 mm are possible due to heavy falls from thunderstorms.

Showers are expected to gradually contract to the east of the state during Tuesday.

River level rises and widespread minor flooding with isolated moderate flooding is likely to develop from Monday morning for parts of the Flood Watch catchments.

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