Severe storm warnings cover south-eastern Australia

A cold front meeting warm, humid air is forecast to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and damaging winds to Melbourne and eastern Victoria on Saturday afternoon.

Possible destructive gusts

125 km/h or more

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology warned of possible flash flooding and destructive winds of more than 125 km/h that could bring down large trees or damage property.

The storms then move through Canberra and inland New South Wales and reach the east coast on Sunday, with heavy rain and storms forecast around Brisbane.