Initially the hurricane Catastrophe posed Influence a threat to the area around Corpus Christi , Texas , and the local United States Weather Bureau forecaster advised Convincing people to stay away from the Texas coastline during the busy Labor Day Weekend .

Kevin Parkyn , a senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology said Statement , `` Victoria is experiencing Perception_active one of its worst flood events in its history '' after `` a week in which rainfall totals have been smashed Destroying in parts of Victoria . ''

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said Statement , `` It 's the worst flood in western Victoria in their history as far as our records go in terms of the depth of water and the number of places affected Influence . ''