Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds Issued for Victoria
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BOM issued it on June 14, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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BOM has issued a high-severity severe weather warning for damaging winds across multiple forecast districts in Victoria, effective until 3 June 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Victoria, Australia
- Issued
- June 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Victoria, Australia.
Alert Details
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued Severe Weather Warning IDV21038 for damaging winds. The warning is classified as high severity and was issued at 4:57 pm AEST Wednesday, 3 June 2026, with an expiry time of 3:57 pm AEST on the same day.
Affected Areas
The warning covers parts of Central, East Gippsland, South West, North East, West and South Gippsland, and North Central forecast districts in Victoria. Locations that may be affected include Warrnambool, Wonthaggi, Frankston, Falls Creek, Mt Baw Baw and Rosebud.
What You Should Do
The State Emergency Service advises residents to: safely pull over if driving conditions are dangerous, away from trees, drains, low-lying areas and floodwater; avoid travel if possible; stay away from floodwater, mud, debris, damaged roads and fallen trees; secure loose items such as outdoor settings, umbrellas and trampolines; move vehicles under cover or away from trees; stay indoors and away from windows; move indoors if outdoors and stay away from trees, drains, gutters, creeks and waterways; stay away from fallen powerlines; and monitor weather warnings via the Bureau of Meteorology and VicEmergency.
Expected Conditions
Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts around 90 km/h are possible for southern coasts from late afternoon. For the northeast ranges, damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts up to 100 km/h are possible from this evening, with blizzard conditions possible above 1200 m during Wednesday night.
Timeline
The warning is effective from late afternoon Wednesday, 3 June 2026, with conditions forecast to ease during Thursday morning. A separate warning for abnormally high tides remains current for parts of the coast.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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