Roofs were ripped off houses and boats sunk as hail rain and wind gusts beyond 130km/h lashed the state overnight into yesterday.
Tens of thousands of families remained without power into last night last night even as the winds eased.
The SES responded to hundreds of calls for help as locals faced a huge cleanup.
Millions of Victorians were urged to avoid travel and work from home yesterday.
Premier Jacinta Allan described the weather as “severe” and thanked emergency services for their hard work.
Woman killed after tree falls
Police discovered the woman’s body in the wreckage on Merool Road in Moama near the NSW-Victoria border.
Paramedics treated her husband, a 63-year-old man for injuries to his hand, and he was taken to Echuca Hospital.
Roof ripped off in regional area
Homeowners in Moe in Gippsland had …