A brief but wild weather system left widespread damage across Wangaratta on Friday with cleanups expected to be ongoing for the next two weeks.
Wind gusts of up to 80km/h hit the rural city according to the Bureau of Meteorology as rain fell sideways during a downpour of 5mm.
The gust recorded at 3:25pm was the highest for August in Wangaratta since 2008.
VICSES Wangaratta Unit controller Jess ...