A SEVERE weather warning was issued for a number of Wimmera towns on Monday, bringing a downpour of rain across the region.
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Locations expected to face the brunt of the storm included Rainbow and Edenhope.
According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Longerenong received 0.8mm of rain during Monday night and into Tuesday morning.
A total of 6.4mm fell on Stawell during that same time period, while Ararat received 6.2mm. A total of 6.8mm fell on Edenhope, while Warracknabeal received 3.0 and 2.8mm was recorded at Nhill.
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds which promoted a ‘moderate’ warning for thunderstorm asthma in Ballarat on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s forecast for Horsham is a maximum of 20 with a few light showers. Thursday is expected to reach 21 and include a possible afternoon shower. It is expected to be dry and sunny for the remainder of the week.