Storm rolls in across Bendigo, homes left without electricity | Pictures, Video
WOW - look at these photos!
A number of Bendigo Advertiser readers shared their photos of Monday's storms and subsequent sunset.
Take a look through the picture gallery here:
From blackouts, stormy skies to magnificent sunset: your pictures
Picture: Nick Pearson
Picture: Nick Pearson
Taken at 3.15pm from Bendigo South East College car park, just with the iPhone. Picture: Erica Peak
Picture: Maree Ryan
Not storm as I was at work but got sunset. Picture: Stacey McGregor
In Golden Square. Picture: Jordana Edwards
The sunset tonight was amazing! Picture: Maree Ryan
Not that impressive but it looked so cool. Picture: Tara Kennedy
After the storm in Goornong. Picture: Felicity Johnson
Lightning Strike: Picture Rob Lee
Storm chaser: Hannah Becton took this picture at Crusoe College in Bendigo
After the storm: Photograph Nick Pearson
Skies open up: Hannah Becton's photograph of the storm clouds
Rain bands: Picture: Kirsten Chisholm
Aftermath: Picture Matthew Jackson
Lightning, then the thunder: Picture Stacey Bennett
Here comes the rain: Picture Lauren Duckworth
Dark skyline: Picture Shell Shelli Mich
Over the fence: Picture Telisha Begg
Sky scape: Picture Marlee Wadley
Red skies at night: Picture Karen Maree Teresa Hancock
Night comes early at Nar Nar Goon football ground: Picture Matthew Jackson
View from Quarry HIll: Picture Ally Sanders
Waiting for the rain: Picture Tanya Brown
Sunset over Kangaroo Flat: Picture Karen Eaves
Cloud formations: Picture Racheal Coddrington
The road home: Picture Jess Hampton
Shades of grey: Picture Megan Jackson
Golden wonder: Picture Linda Reed-Enever
Picture: Bo Williams
Kangaroo Flat. Picture: Des Massey
Picture: Karen Lakey
My random shot. Picture: Sez Bugeja
Picture: Stacey McGregor
Picture: Teagan Lindrea
Sunset in Marong. Picture: Shaelene Knight at Roma Photography
All power blackouts in the region appear to be resolved.
Monday, 7.30pm
Power has been restored to homes in Bendigo, Huntly, Epsom and Goornong.
Some customers in Barraport West are still without power.
Earlier
More than 2000 homes in central Victoria are without power following a thunderstorm in the region.
Huntly, Epsom, White Hills and North Bendigo have been worst affected by the outages.
More than 1000 homes in Huntly are without power, and more than 600 in Epsom.
Map: Powercor.
Read more: High temps expected to continue in autumn
A thunderstorm hit Bendigo shortly after 3pm, with loud claps of thunder and lightning visible. Just 0.2 millimetres of rain fell.
Power should be restored by 6.30pm to homes in White Hills, North Bendigo, Goornong, Fosterville, Muskerry and Barnadown.
The cause of the outages is under investigation.
@VicStormChasers Taken North Bendigo pic.twitter.com/jk84QRZWvt
— Rob Lee (@R_Anthony_Lee) March 4, 2019
Several homes in Mysia, Borun, Barraport West and Neilborough are also without power.
More information at: powercor.com.au/outages/outage-map/
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