Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the Geelong region on Tuesday afternoon, leading to flash flooding.
The State Emergency Service responded to 116 requests for help in the area, while more than 1170 properties were still without power on Wednesday morning.
Geelong official Bureau of Meteorology station at Geelong Showgrounds in Breakwater showed 24.6mm of rain falling between 1.51pm and 6.30pm with the heaviest deluge falling between 2.25pm and 3pm when 8.8mm fell.
Geelong’s average rainfall for January is 31.1mm.
Corio and Norlane were the hardest hit areas while Johnstone Park was under water and the streets around Geelong Train station were quickly flooded.
Corio Village was forced to close due to flood waters while The Sphinx Hotel closed its sports bar after rainwater entered the area.
The bureau’s nearest official weather station to the Surf Coast and the Bellarine, at Aireys Inlet, reported 39.2mm of rain from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
One car with a green P-plate was seen stranded in floodwaters on Latrobe Terrace with water above the car’s tyres.
At the Independent’s office in Geelong West, Pakington Street was under water while some parts of the Bellarine, such as Barwon Heads, reported just a few millimetres.
