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Melbourne was hit by thunderstorm warnings and flash flooding on Friday morning, and the footage is truly cooked.

Australians along the east cost are bracing for yet another round of heavy rainfall this weekend, after a band of stormy weather soaked most of the continent this week.

While the wet weather is expected to clear by Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting flooding for many parts of eastern Australia over the weekend.

Water New South Wales says it is highly likely several major dams will spill this weekend as authorities prepare for the worst.

Australia’s biggest city beat its 1950 record of 2,194mm (86.4 inches) at 12.30pm on Thursday

This week, rain has drenched almost all of Australia – even the arid interior. The heaviest falls have hit the continent’s southeast, where the huge deluge has just propelled Sydney past its annual rainfall record of 2.2 metres with three months to go until year’s end.

The Bureau of Meteorology has linked the heavy rain battering NSW to warmer temperatures, as Sydney notches up its wettest year on record.

Flood watch alerts issued for almost 40 waterways in NSW and severe weather warning in western parts of state

‘Very significant’ weather systems to move across state this week, with warnings also for northern Victoria and southern Queensland, bureau says