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23 November 2024
Flooding risk averted as city avoids worst of storm cell

A SERIES of major storms cells which settled over the rural city earlier this week are not expected to see floodwaters rise far above the minor level, with one local emergency provider noting Wangaratta had “dodged a bullet”.

Some 50mm of rain fell at Wangaratta Airport’s automatic weather station between 10am Sunday and 1.30pm Monday, with more than 550 sandbags distributed by local SES memb...

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