The wettest day on record (by 42mm), combined with the coldest February day on record (13 degrees), and gale force winds.

Two thoughts occur immediately (aside from William

Woke up this morning at 6am to the sound of rain and strong winds and callers to the local sports radio station giving early morning traffic reports.

Driving in to work in Port Melbourne took two times longer than usual. (Normal peak hour travel time = 45 minutes, Today’s travel time = 1 and a half hours)

Traffic was at a virtual stand still the closer I got to the city.

The roads are full of tree leaves as well as pieces of tree branches (some smaller pieces than others) and in some cases, whole trees have been uprooted blocking parts or whole roads.

The tree leaves are most likely clogging up the drainage systems causing flooding on the side lanes of roads around Melbourne.
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As if we needed any more proof of the movability of Melbourne