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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #650 on: June 04, 2016, 09:45:57 AM »
^^  :cup: ^^  :laugh:

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #651 on: June 04, 2016, 09:48:00 AM »
132mm for 24 hrs & blowing about 40k at the moment on the GC & supposed to get worse over next several hours.

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #652 on: June 04, 2016, 09:55:03 AM »
We were camping on the Sunshine Coast and 'decided' to come home yesterday. Might have been a wise decision.  ;D

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #653 on: June 04, 2016, 09:58:20 AM »
Rain has ramped up here, now just cracked the 70mm mark (added 20mm in about 15 minutes). Wind was blowing strong just before also, but it's fire down again.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #654 on: June 04, 2016, 09:59:35 AM »
132 on the GC, at least your dams will fill up.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #655 on: June 04, 2016, 11:17:02 AM »
Cracked the 100mm mark here a bit earlier, and the usual places down the road at Rocklea are going under.

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #656 on: June 04, 2016, 12:46:22 PM »
Rain moving South East. Just about stopped here after 127mm.

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #657 on: June 04, 2016, 03:48:34 PM »
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #658 on: June 04, 2016, 05:48:02 PM »
l might pop out to the shed & check on how much wood is at hand .
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #659 on: June 04, 2016, 05:56:50 PM »
l might pop out to the shed & check on how much wood is at hand .
if you wait till morning it might float past....
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #660 on: June 04, 2016, 05:59:47 PM »
Not really getting a lot of rain on the good side of town......some, but not much....
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #661 on: June 04, 2016, 09:07:25 PM »
Not really getting a lot of rain on the good side of town......some, but not much....
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #662 on: June 05, 2016, 07:30:31 AM »
At 8.30AM we had 14 mm on the ground , then it rained all day till it got dark .Then it rained in the dark to maintain the moisture levels . This morning it rained sideways for a change ,Though its stopped now the ground is soft enough to bog a Black Duck .
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #663 on: June 05, 2016, 09:11:44 AM »
All you folks whinging about the rain should spare a thought for you country cousins who are still doing it tough.  Ground dry, pastures dead, dams empty.  Only had 23mm total out of this weather event.  We are grateful but would have liked a lot more.  Just remember, whatever goes on your table, doesn't come from the cities.

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #664 on: June 05, 2016, 12:31:22 PM »
yay for the week.. :(
hope it ****s off before long weekend


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Wild weather and heavy rainfalls that slammed Queensland and NSW is heading for Victoria bringing warnings of flood, wind and heavy rain.

The heavy rains in the north, saw the Sydney versus Gold Coast game reduced to a sloshy affair. Across NSW there were 3000 calls for emergency services on Saturday as the weather damaged homes and property. Rivers have flooded and much of Sydney's light show, Vivid was turned off.

The highest falls in NSW were recorded at Ballina Airport (217 millimetres), and at Coolangatta (280mm) in Queensland.

Those heavy rains are descending onto Victoria where they will buffet far East Gippsland.


Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/wild-weather-from-the-north-heads-for-victoria-20160605-gpbvfa.html
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #665 on: June 07, 2016, 08:33:34 AM »
even the Tassie ferry has been cancelled due to weather... both directions.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #666 on: June 17, 2016, 09:25:36 PM »
Hairy moist weekend coming

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #667 on: June 18, 2016, 08:22:06 AM »
Checked the road to Atherton this morning & its open at present . Animal hazard south of Charleville & lm not there yet . Should be an interesting run up in a few days  . Might pack the floaties ,,,,,,
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #668 on: June 21, 2016, 02:31:33 PM »

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #669 on: June 21, 2016, 03:09:35 PM »

that'd be nice... give my new black rim protectors a test out..
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #670 on: June 21, 2016, 03:39:53 PM »
That's it lm OUT OF HERE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #671 on: June 21, 2016, 03:48:36 PM »
That's it lm OUT OF HERE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

And take the weather with you.   Hang on, it's up there too
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Same thing happened last year. Something to do with global warming
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #672 on: June 21, 2016, 04:03:05 PM »
    But ,  But  ,   But     its the Winter Solstice today so its   A l m o s t   Summer again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #673 on: June 21, 2016, 04:14:58 PM »
    But ,  But  ,   But     its the Winter Solstice today so its   A l m o s t   Summer again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Well based on what the crazy Tasmanians were wearing today to go swimming, you would think it was

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #674 on: June 21, 2016, 04:19:20 PM »
That's it lm OUT OF HERE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Likewise, disappearing tomorrow morning, on my pat for a week  :cheers: :cheers: