The Bureau of Meteorology recorded heavy rainfall along the south coast throughout the afternoon while inland towns just beginning to see a few drops fall.
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From when the rain began Port Fairy recorded the highest fall with 26.6 mm meanwhile Warrnambool recorded a downpour of 22.2 mm since 3pm.
Portland also had heavy showers throughout the afternoon and recorded 20.6 mm.
More inland, the rain has only just begun to fall with Hamilton having 6.6 mm since 5pm while Mortlake has only seen a few drops since 6pm with 2.8 mm.
The rain doesn't look likely to stop with light showers expected throughout the evening.
Warrnambool SES unit controller Giorgio Palmeri and his team responded to a garage flooding around 7.15pm on Taits Road.
"We drained the water out of the garage using our pumps before we used sandbags around the area," he said.
South-west SES members warn drivers there are a number of trees down and to be vigilant on the roads.
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