General News
8 April, 2024
Trees down in first decent dump in two months
THE LODDON has had its first real rainfall since mid-January after up to 50mm was dumped across the region on Easter Monday. Inglewood copped two bursts of rain. The first came shortly after 3pm that saw twiggs and branches strewn across the...
THE LODDON has had its first real rainfall since mid-January after up to 50mm was dumped across the region on Easter Monday.
Inglewood copped two bursts of rain. The first came shortly after 3pm that saw twiggs and branches strewn across the Inglewood-Kingower Road and power supplies cut to the town. Somes stores were forced to close early.
The second dump came from 5pm and saw power supplies interrupted in all Loddon towns.
Residents helped clear the Calder Highway of a tree felled by the storm at Glenalbyn soon after.
Farmer reports were of patchy rain - just 23mm at Murphys Creek but more than 50mm at Inglewood and Fernihurst.
Boort residents said they received between 25mm and 38mm at opposite ends of the town.
Rain has been scarce in February and March with each month having just one day of recorded falls of 1mm in contrast to the heavy falls in early and mid-January.