'It was like a bomb went off': Tornado tears up towns

Adrian Lowe Residents in Victoria's north-east have told of their terror as a tornado smashed through towns, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Severe thunderstorms, hail hit city

Adrian Lowe Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and large hailstones have moved across the Melbourne metropolitan area and are dumping rain on the outer eastern suburbs.

Fires to floods: severe weather warnings as heavy rains sweep in

Deborah Gough and Adrian Lowe Victoria's tempestuous end to summer appears set for another dramatic turn with the weather bureau issuing warnings of widespread heavy rain as fresh storms move in.

Storm leaves a trail of damage through Melbourne

Adrian Lowe A police station, a supermarket and dozens of homes were damaged as storms whipped Melbourne overnight.

Bushfire bears down on alpine towns

Adrian Lowe Fire crews are battling a large and out-of-control bushfire in the state's alpine region.

Wind-change threat eases as fires burn on

Henrietta Cook and Adrian Lowe A cool change has brought relief to fire-ravaged Gippsland despite two suspicious fires being lit around lunchtime.

Parks closed as hot winds drive fire danger

Adrian Lowe Communities in the state's east are being told to stay alert as fires continue to burn ahead of hot and dangerous conditions predicted for Thursday.

Crews get Wallan fire under control

Adrian Lowe Fire authorities say they’re confident of controlling a fast-moving grassfire that’s threatened homes north of Melbourne.

No escape as fire set to hit town in Victoria

Jared Lynch, Nino Bucci, Adrian Lowe, Tom Arup A FEROCIOUS, fast-moving bushfire was expected to hit a small town in Victoria's east where 10 people were sheltering with no escape. The latest threat comes after a man died at Seaton in Gippsland.

Sweaty night's sleep in store ahead of cool change

Adrian Lowe It's set to be another sleepless night for many people in Melbourne after what is forecast to be a sweltering day.

Get set to swelter again as mercury starts to rise

Adrian Lowe That doona you pulled out from storage at the weekend to put back on the bed? Don't get too used to it being there.

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Blaze near Ballarat destroys homes

Nino Bucci, Bridie Smith and Adrian Lowe Homes near Ballarat were destroyed and seven people treated in hospital after an out-of-control grass fire swept through Snake Valley on Tuesday night

Break in the weather looms as fires burn

Adrian Lowe It seems Melbourne's big heat is on the way out - at least for now.

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Storms hit the city

Adrian Lowe and Stephen Cauchi Melbourne has been issued with a severe thunderstorm warning by the Bureau of Meteorology for at least the next hour.

Monkey goes shopping

He's having a bad day: monkey nabbed in Ikea

Adrian Lowe Shoppers at Swedish furniture giant Ikea can often be forgiven for wondering about the purpose of many of its baffling range of products.

Bikinis then brollies as state runs hot and cold

Adrian Lowe Sweltering one day, shivering the next - that's the prospect Melburnians face this weekend, continuing the city's up-and-down weather of the past fortnight.

Winds rip through city as weather extremes drag on

Adrian Lowe Gale-force winds have swept through Melbourne overnight, with residents in south-eastern suburbs buffeted most.

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I did what they asked, desal designer says

Adrian Lowe The boss of the company that is building the embattled Victorian desalination plant has defended cost-blow-outs for the controversial project, saying that he had simply done what he was asked to do...

Fan-forced day ahead amid forecasts of 40-plus

Adrian Lowe It's going to be a long, hard night, but in the preceding hours, it's going to be even worse.