Premier Daniel Andrews has defended emergency warnings as he visited what was supposed to be a flood-stricken Myrtleford and Wangaratta, greeting CFA and SES volunteers by exclaiming it was "drier than expected".

Mr Andrews said the Bureau of Meteorology correctly predicted the amount of rain, but said Victorians "should be happy" the predicted intensity and location of the storm "was a bit different".

"We can look back on whether some comments were words I would have used, but ultimately the bureau and emergency services, myself included, we've been very clear with Victorian community," he said.

The bureau was forced to defend dire warnings of a super storm that could put lives at risk, saying on Saturday the weather event was as described, even though the brunt had not hit Melbourne.