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IN PHOTO: Tree fellers feed branches into a woodchipper in the front yard of a home in the coastal town of Yeppoon affected by Cyclone Marcia, February 21, 2015. A powerful cyclone slammed into northeast Australia on Friday, destroying homes, upending trees, cutting power lines and causing flash floods, while a second storm severed communications to a northern island where heavy damage was expected. REUTERS/Jason Reed

The people of Victoria are facing wild winds across the state earlier on Tuesday, while blizzard’s effects were felt across alpine areas, and flooding is expected in Melbourne. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a strong weather warning for residents in the West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland districts. The damaging winds of 50 to 70 kms per hour is predicted from Tasmania, with peak gusts of 90 to 100kph.

Though a weather bureau senior forecaster said this kind of situation was not expected until Tuesday night, so far, wind gusts recorded are 126kph at Wilsons Promontory, 95kph at Cape Nelson, south-west of Portland, and 93kph at Mount William, west of Ararat.

"Probably not until overnight tonight, when we see the really cold air, following this frontal system that's moving across southern Victoria at the moment," said the official. "A real taste of winter over the next 24-48 hours, but some improvement there over the weekend," he added.

While there is also a snowfall predicted over Dandenong Ranges, the Yarra Ranges and hills around Melbourne, flood watch has been issued in several areas, including; Yarra, Maribyrnong, Werribee and Bunyip rivers, the Dandenong Creek, and their tributaries

Meanwhile, the State Emergency Service has alerted everyone to park their vehicles in indoor and safe spaces, away from trees.

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