The storm front is then expected to travel further east, impacting Canberra and inland NSW before reaching the east coast on Sunday, stretching as far as southern Queensland<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bureau of Meteorology warned of possible flash flooding in some areas and potentially destructive winds of over 125km\/h that could bring down large trees or damage property.<\/p>\n Melbourne and parts of Victoria<\/a> recorded moderate rainfall and some lightning on Saturday morning, with a more intense band of thunderstorms forecast into the afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s this follow-up band of storms which could pack a punch,\u201d BoM meteorologist Angus Hines said on Saturday.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email<\/a><\/p>\n The storms are expected to impact Melbourne, parts of Gippsland, the north-eastern ranges, and north-central Victoria, with damaging winds the greatest risk.<\/p>\n The risk area will extend further north through inland NSW into the evening \u2013 up to Queensland\u2019s southern interior and along the NSW coast south of Sydney<\/a> around Wollongong and the Illawarra.<\/p>\n The forecast in these areas includes possible damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hailstones.<\/p>\n \u201cExpecting some very active storms here a little bit later on in the day, mid to late afternoon for many of these areas, and potentially not until the evening hours by the time we\u2019re looking at storms getting out towards the east coast,\u201d Hines said.<\/p>\n The focus of concern will shift further north on Sunday, with heavy rain and storms around Brisbane<\/a> during the afternoon and early evening.<\/p>\n
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