Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds and Thunderstorm Asthma Risk in Victoria, Australia

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued an updated Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds, averaging 50 to 80 km/hr with localised peak gusts exceeding 100 km/hr, for Bass Coast and South Gippsland, Victoria. An intense cold front is creating highly unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to a heightened risk of thunderstorm asthma. These severe conditions are expected to expand into central and eastern areas by tonight.