Buildings damaged in Vic thunderstorm

A thunderstorm that battered Melbourne's southeast on Friday has sparked dozens of callouts for building damage, flooding and downed trees.

A "very dangerous" thunderstorm has caused building damage and flooding across parts of Melbourne.

The State Emergency Service received 73 calls for help after the storm battered Melbourne's southeast with large hail and heavy rain.

Of those reports, 23 were related to building damage, 12 to flooding and 18 for fallen trees.

Almost all of the requests for assistance have been answered with only four active jobs in the area, an SES spokeswoman told AAP.

A severe warning was put in place for parts of Victoria by the Bureau of Meteorology on Friday before being cancelled.

People had been warned to stay inside as the storm passed over the outer eastern suburbs of the city from 5 to 7pm, with heavy rainfall and "giant" hailstones expected.

"There were really intense rainfalls in the outer east. There was also a lot of hail out of these thunderstorms," senior forecaster Michael Efron told AAP.

Images on social media showed hail stones as large as 2cm falling in parts of the city.

In Box Hill up to 17mm fell in 15 minutes while 30mm fell in Blackburn South, 27mm in Mooroolbark and 26mm in Montrose during the storm period.

A flash flood warning has been lifted for Brushy Creek at Mooroolbark.


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