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Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on August 01, 2014, 06:10:35 PM
I enjoy reading what is bashing Victoria apart but feel as I live in the ACT cannot make a legitimate contribution.

Given that in the east this last two days (Tasmania, SA, Vic and NSW have taken a pounding from extreme weather - snow everywhere etc. I think we need a thread that all can contribute to.

We have had winds up to 90kph yesterday and strong winds and snow flurries today and snow down to about 600m. Will get some pics tomorrow as the hills around Canberra are likely to be covered.

 :worthles:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 01, 2014, 06:14:20 PM
Mods just need to change the other title and merge ACT/Snowy Mountains to be part of SE Aus

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: discoteddy on August 01, 2014, 06:40:37 PM
Great idea Terry, we had decent snow flurries in Amaroo this afternoon ! Sitting abou two and a half degrees now! The gortex jacket was welcomed walking the dog! I must admitt I do like this type of weather.


Cheers,

Disco teddy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on August 01, 2014, 06:48:25 PM
.....I must admitt I do like this type of weather.

 :o :o :o

They breed 'em hardy in the ACT..... ;D

On our way to the Gulf last year we stopped at Belyando Crossing. Got talking with a fellow traveler (Qld-er) about our plans. He thought it would be good for us to spend some time at the Gulf, as it might toughen us Victorians up a bit.

I wonder how he'd go down here at the moment....... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Marschy on August 01, 2014, 07:12:36 PM
We generally get pretty agreeable weather in Adelaide. Once it goes further East and gets churned up by the Mount Lofty Ranges in SA then the lower great Dividing Range in Victoria it almost always gets more extreme than the way it left Adelaide.
That is probably why I think Adelaide has one of the best climates in Australia.

We have very distinct seasons. As each season rolls over and the first day of the new season arrives, sometimes you could swear someone has simultaneously adjusted the thermostat on the earths temperature. Particularly in Spring, all of a sudden the days temperature average jumps from a chilly daytime average of about 15° to a comfortable 20° spring day. Love it.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Marschy on August 01, 2014, 07:31:51 PM
And sometimes we get humid days here in Adelaide. Wait for it,sometimes it gets up to 90% when it rains.

And hot, don't talk to me about hot. Did I mention how mild it can be sometimes, and then other times just right.

There ya go. I shouldn't have to contribute to this thread until next season now.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scottnvic on August 01, 2014, 07:35:00 PM
Current ACT temp is 3 degrees.  Minus 3 with wind chill!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bullant4x4 on August 01, 2014, 07:39:24 PM
We got hail here and getting red
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: nackdog on August 01, 2014, 07:44:05 PM
And sometimes we get humid days here in Adelaide. Wait for it,sometimes it gets up to 90% when it rains.

And hot, don't talk to me about hot. Did I mention how mild it can be sometimes, and then other times just right.

There ya go. I shouldn't have to contribute to this thread until next season now.
Couldn't agree more, what nice weather, with the exception of all that snow at mount lofty.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on August 01, 2014, 08:38:36 PM
currently 19 degrees here in Brissy  8)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 01, 2014, 08:39:21 PM

currently 19 degrees here in Brissy  8)
yawn..... Boring really.... No variety:-)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Clouty on August 01, 2014, 08:40:35 PM
When I was driving home from work at 5:30pm it was still 27 degrees..  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on August 01, 2014, 08:54:01 PM
yawn..... Boring really.... No variety:-)
our variety revolves around choosing which pair of shorts or t shirt or singlet we'll wear today  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 01, 2014, 08:59:08 PM

our variety revolves around choosing which pair of shorts or t shirt or singlet we'll wear today  ;D ;D
or budgie smugglers. Where's Elle Clouty?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on August 01, 2014, 09:00:25 PM
Where's Elle Clouty?
PMSL...nearly spat my drink out reading that ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 02, 2014, 07:12:49 AM
When everybody throes' out & the pink returns to your ears  , if you still have any that is it should be Summer .
And beer will still be cold  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: discoteddy on August 02, 2014, 10:05:30 AM
Minus four here this morning and more fresh snow on the Brindies, gota love Canberra!

Cheers

Disco teddy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: #jonesy on August 02, 2014, 02:44:21 PM
Got a message from my boss yesterday. Him and his family flew to Launceston. It was too windy to open the cargo doors so the unloaded the luggage back in Melbourne!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 02, 2014, 04:20:15 PM
Got a message from my boss yesterday. Him and his family flew to Launceston. It was too windy to open the cargo doors so the unloaded the luggage back in Melbourne!
Gee that's handy your down there & your jocks are in Melb  :cup:
Lost a chair that way some time ago  >:D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: oldmate on August 02, 2014, 05:35:05 PM
or budgie smugglers. Where's Elle Clouty?

Pmsl...

Funny though as my son that lives in lithgow,and brother that lives in mt Victoria ( blue mountains) are sending me pics of their cars with snow on them, I sent them a photo of my air con set of 18  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 03, 2014, 07:19:27 AM
Going to be a cracker day in Vic today!
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/03/myzapy6u.jpg)
Not a cloud in sight.........yet
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Clouty on August 03, 2014, 07:34:45 AM
Give it 10 mins and a new weather front will roll though  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Diesel Power on August 03, 2014, 08:30:04 AM
I will have nothing to contribute until Summer, when the cyclones start rolling in.
Regards
Angus.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on August 03, 2014, 03:27:26 PM
Went up to Bulls Head today - lots of fresh snow - 3 degrees, no cloud, no wind and lots of people.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: discoteddy on August 03, 2014, 03:39:32 PM
Not surprised Terry, minus six in Canberra this morning, it's going to be cold mornings all week.


Cheers

Disco teddy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 03, 2014, 05:52:22 PM
-3 this morning & not a cloud in the sky . Sun came up & at 10 am the jackets were coming off .Had lunch in the alfresco . lt was cool but  very nice & to have a few selected Swaggers to spend the day with in Speewaville  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 04, 2014, 07:42:53 AM
-3 this morning & not a cloud in the sky  lts Ground Hog Day . Oh well another day in paradise     :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Black Diamond on August 04, 2014, 08:25:40 AM
-3 this morning & not a cloud in the sky  lts Ground Hog Day . Oh well another day in paradise     :cheers:
You should be out there on the ride on or are you just getting soft in your old age?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: discoteddy on August 05, 2014, 06:36:14 PM
- 8 in Canberra this morning ! Loving it :cup:


Cheers

Disco teddy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 05, 2014, 07:25:04 PM
-3 this morning then the sun came out & it warmed up , & l took off my coat . Not a cloud in the sky , sunshine , no wind . Another day in paradise  .              Ground hog day  :cheers:
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 16, 2014, 09:21:05 AM
Bewdiful Sunny Day here today in Victoria. Gotta feel sorry for you guys up north. :-) have you p#ssd off God again? Coz there's rain coming your way!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on August 16, 2014, 09:49:29 AM
Gotta feel sorry for you guys up north. :-) have you p#ssd off God again? Coz there's rain coming your way!
mate we are hanging out for the rain, we'll be disappointed if we don't get bucket loads of it. It's so dry up here the grass is dead, and plenty of the state is drought declared...bring it on i say  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 16, 2014, 10:25:41 AM
mate we are hanging out for the rain, we'll be disappointed if we don't get bucket loads of it. It's so dry up here the grass is dead, and plenty of the state is drought declared...bring it on i say  8) 8) 8)
great stuff, didn't realise you guys were so dry. Hope you get heaps and more.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on August 16, 2014, 06:17:30 PM
Expecting some really good late winter rains. Just what the farmers need around here - and so does my garden and water tanks. Was still -1 this morning and 15 today. But getting close to spring temps say 2-3 and 14-17 degrees.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on August 16, 2014, 06:29:16 PM
great stuff, didn't realise you guys were so dry. Hope you get heaps and more.
yeah mate about 75% of Qld is drought declared currently i think i heard the news report....have had about 16mm of rain so far and hoping for more tonight (which is when we are supposed to get the heavier rain). So far in this rain event they've had record August daily rainfall at Charleville and Cunnamulla and good falls out Roma way aswell, which is great to read about...they all need it. Reading Weatherzone forum just a minute ago, they are saying Sydney area could be in for some interesting weather in the coming days
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarps on August 17, 2014, 08:33:52 AM
yeah mate about 75% of Qld is drought declared currently i think i heard the news report....have had about 16mm of rain so far and hoping for more tonight (which is when we are supposed to get the heavier rain). So far in this rain event they've had record August daily rainfall at Charleville and Cunnamulla and good falls out Roma way aswell, which is great to read about...they all need it. Reading Weatherzone forum just a minute ago, they are saying Sydney area could be in for some interesting weather in the coming days
looks like you got/are getting some:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: oldmate on August 17, 2014, 11:00:18 AM
Got some great rainfall here last night. Like Mal said, much much needed
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 17, 2014, 03:17:12 PM
judging by the growth of my roses  , Spring has sprung or is about to . Today or Tomorrow  ;D ;D    :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on August 17, 2014, 06:04:18 PM
Started to rain steadily last night - checked the rain gauge this morning - 13 mms.  Just checked it about an hour ago and total of 22mms. Still raining and will be on Monday but clearing.

Very good for the garden and the water tanks.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on August 17, 2014, 07:36:00 PM
We got just under 50mm here over a day and a half, good steady light rain that should have soaked in nicely. Didn't hear the thunder storm that came through Brissy about 11pm though, I was fast asleep by then. Weather back to being nice today, though a touch windy
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 25, 2014, 01:52:55 PM
Sydney looks like its getting wet

http://www.theleader.com.au/story/2584220/severe-thunderstorm-warning-current/?cs=1255 (http://www.theleader.com.au/story/2584220/severe-thunderstorm-warning-current/?cs=1255)

(http://transform.fairfaxregional.com.au/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-n2qVKUF6PHiwoXETcUIs-GJvKDc%3D/a4f6a449-922e-4164-832b-2fdc245f9cd1.jpg/r0_3_1200_678_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on September 25, 2014, 04:37:36 PM
storms rolling through Brisbane at the moment also...just bucketed down at my place on the southside of Brissy, rain coming in sideways and some small hail falling here also. was great seeing water laying over the backyard, been a while since that happened, but it fell so fast alot just ran straight off  :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Clouty on September 25, 2014, 05:20:52 PM
Just got heavy rain and hail at my joint.. The young fella was running around the house and looking out all the windows.. ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on September 25, 2014, 05:21:49 PM
Just got heavy rain and hail at my joint.. The young fella was running around the house and looking out all the windows.. ;D
have you checked the new van for hail dents yet?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Clouty on September 25, 2014, 05:26:59 PM
have you checked the new van for hail dents yet?

No not yet.. But she'll be right, its made tuff :laugh: :laugh:

We only got small hail anyway.. About the size of a 5 and 10 cent piece.. ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 14, 2014, 08:16:03 AM
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-severe-warning-after-city-battered-by-thunderstorm-20141013-115j3r.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-severe-warning-after-city-battered-by-thunderstorm-20141013-115j3r.html)
(http://images.smh.com.au/2014/10/13/5875421/Article%20Lead%20-%20wide62403831115iw0image.related.articleLeadwide.729x410.115j3r.png1413237133857.jpg-620x349.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on October 14, 2014, 09:12:12 AM
Had 12mm of rain on Monday and 15 overnight and still coming down. Water tanks will be full.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: discoteddy on October 14, 2014, 08:42:39 PM
Top of 8 degrees today, a windy reminder that winter wasn't that long ago.


Cheers,

Disco teddy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 15, 2014, 08:33:37 AM
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/environment/weather/severe-storm-lashes-sydney-and-the-blue-mountains-20141015-3i0mv.html (http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/environment/weather/severe-storm-lashes-sydney-and-the-blue-mountains-20141015-3i0mv.html)

Blue Mountains cut off....



that's a train platform! HOW MUCH RAIN!?!?!

(http://images.smh.com.au/2014/10/15/5879800/art-bardwellpark-620x349.jpg)

Lithgow
(http://images.smh.com.au/2014/10/15/5879574/729-lithgow-620x349.jpg)


Crane BLEW over...
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 05, 2014, 03:54:12 PM
Apparently ****ney got smashed
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/live-severe-storms-heading-for-sydney-20141105-3jnu4.html (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/live-severe-storms-heading-for-sydney-20141105-3jnu4.html)

(http://images.smh.com.au/file/2014/11/05/5956768/lightning.gif)


Go the nell road outside the old riding stables!
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: D4D on November 19, 2014, 07:31:35 PM
Have some rain...

http://www.news.com.au/national/brisbane-severe-storms-and-flash-flooding-cause-chaos/story-fncynjr2-1227128722688 (http://www.news.com.au/national/brisbane-severe-storms-and-flash-flooding-cause-chaos/story-fncynjr2-1227128722688)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 19, 2014, 08:02:30 PM
Have some rain...

http://www.news.com.au/national/brisbane-severe-storms-and-flash-flooding-cause-chaos/story-fncynjr2-1227128722688 (http://www.news.com.au/national/brisbane-severe-storms-and-flash-flooding-cause-chaos/story-fncynjr2-1227128722688)
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The city received 55mm of rain in less than an hour, well over half the monthly average. Some suburbs reportedly received as much as 100m, with the highest official recording 87mm at Archerfield in the city’s south.
we live a few minutes away from Archerfield...absolutely bucketed down here for an hour this arvo. Beaudesert rd was a car park pretty much due to the flooding of it, down to one lane either way at best in each direction at Rocklea outside the old Toyota 4X4XMore location. Saw a couple of vehicles floating in the water on the service roads there, bobbing up and down as bow waves hit them when a vehicle went past. Below are some pics i took of Beaudesert Rd this arvo, i wanted to go elsewhere to take more pics, but the streets about the area were a traffic jam due to Beaudesert rd being flooded

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_IMG_0285_zps7c19b047.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_IMG_0285_zps7c19b047.jpg.html)

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_IMG_0287_zps82b5260a.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_IMG_0287_zps82b5260a.jpg.html)

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_IMG_0291_zpsb6ebf2c0.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_IMG_0291_zpsb6ebf2c0.jpg.html)

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_IMG_0295_zpsdff94958.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_IMG_0295_zpsdff94958.jpg.html)

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_IMG_0297_zps8c7be773.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_IMG_0297_zps8c7be773.jpg.html)

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_IMG_0299_zps18092bd6.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_IMG_0299_zps18092bd6.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: oldmate on November 19, 2014, 08:32:53 PM
Good pics mal, we missed most of it today
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on November 19, 2014, 08:35:52 PM

Good pics mal, we missed most of it today
drove into it heading into Bundy this afternoon. Local told me 35mm in 1/2hour. All clear now.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 19, 2014, 08:40:11 PM
drove into it heading into Bundy this afternoon. Local told me 35mm in 1/2hour. All clear now.
at one stage this afternoon Archerfield Airport recorded 52.2mm falling in 17 minutes (3:57pm to 4:14pm)! which works out at 184mm / hr  :o :o
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Redcherokee on December 04, 2014, 06:24:17 PM
The whole of NSW and the ACT is really copping it tonight.  Unusual to see a storm warning that covers almost the whole state.

Apparently an F0 Tornado hit the ground near Bundanoon.

Just lost power twice, but luckily has come back.    Lots of red and black stuff headed our way...






Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 09, 2014, 09:13:49 AM
how many days in a row above 40 :o

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In a town regarded as one of the world's hottest, Marble Bar locals are still reminded to take care as the mercury hit 48 degrees Celsius on Monday.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Neil Bennett said the temperature of the Pilbara town has been hovering around the mid to low 40s since December 1.

"It's just really hot... it's a low intensity one but there's still a heatwave forecast for up there," he said.

He said although it may seem obvious, people need to be cautious.

"People may think well, a heatwave forecast in the Pilbara, what value is that because it is always hot.

"But there are things that happen to people during those heatwaves if they're not careful, if they don't take precautions."

Thomas Fox, owner of the Iron Clad Hotel in Marble Bar, said it's important to remember basic survival strategies when it gets hot.

"I don't find myself stranded in the desert without water because you will die," he said.

Mr Fox also offered advice for others living in cooler parts of the country who like to complain about the heat.

"Next time it's 40 degrees in Perth, turn your heater on instead of your air conditioner and you will know what it's like here," he said.

Marble Bar holds the world record for the most consecutive days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, about 37.8 degrees Celsius, breaching the mark for 160 days.

Jessie Huang, a Taiwanese backpacker, travelled to Marble Bar to get a taste of the Australian outback.

"It's pretty warm," she said.

It looks like there's little reprieve for people in Marble Bar with temperatures expected to stay in the 40s for the rest of the week.

Mr Bennett said it could be a dangerous time.

"There is a lot of scientific evidence out there that described a heatwave as a silent killer," he said.

He said certain people in the community need more attention than others
http://www.theleader.com.au/story/2750927/heatwave-warnings-for-marble-bar-the-worlds-hottest-town/?cs=12 (http://www.theleader.com.au/story/2750927/heatwave-warnings-for-marble-bar-the-worlds-hottest-town/?cs=12)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on December 23, 2014, 12:43:02 PM
Some hairy weather heading for the Sydney, Central Coast and Wollongong areas today.
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on January 08, 2015, 07:44:47 PM
WA & NT
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on January 08, 2015, 07:54:24 PM
  Can we book the kayaking down the Todd for the next few days or so     ??? ;D    :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 10, 2015, 10:54:50 AM
WA's turn

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/severe-wa-cyclone-looms-bom-warns-of-low-forming-in-the-indian-ocean-20150309-13zd4s.html (http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/severe-wa-cyclone-looms-bom-warns-of-low-forming-in-the-indian-ocean-20150309-13zd4s.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: muzza01 on March 10, 2015, 01:09:00 PM
Stalling. Could dump some decent rain in the Far North.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bentnose on March 12, 2015, 05:39:14 PM
The best of wishes to all far north queenslanders with the latest cyclone heading your direction.
Stay out of the water
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: muzza01 on March 16, 2015, 05:11:45 AM
Well we had 400mm over a couple of days last week; lets just hope that all we get is more rain and no blow.
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on April 20, 2015, 10:58:32 PM
Man, someone up in central NSW upset the weather Gods. Reading stories of 17,000 homes without power, trees down and roads flooded. Hope everyone safe and ok.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on April 21, 2015, 06:35:08 AM
They all washed the car & planned a Swaggers Catch up , that ort to do it      >:D      :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: crappsy on April 21, 2015, 08:14:54 AM
Hope all are staying safe and dry in and around Newcastle central coast area today.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: gclan on April 21, 2015, 09:59:13 AM
Kids couldn't get to school. No power or phone, but the good old generator is going flat out, and I've got my cuppa.

We haven't had hot water since Easter either and have been showering with the $24 Big W special in a bucket, so it's just like we're camping ;D :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 21, 2015, 10:22:28 AM
Kids couldn't get to school. No power or phone, but the good old generator is going flat out, and I've got my cuppa.

We haven't had hot water since Easter either and have been showering with the $24 Big W special in a bucket, so it's just like we're camping ;D :cup:
where are you?? on the moon?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: plusnq on April 21, 2015, 10:22:34 AM
Take care everyone
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on April 21, 2015, 10:55:23 AM
Almost like winter here in the ACT - gale force winds for past 3 days and dusting of snow in the alps and Brindies. Top temp each day about 12-14.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 21, 2015, 11:44:43 AM
Waves off Manly 'reached 11.2 metres'

Manly Hydraulics Laboratory has a waverider buoy about 12 kilometres off the coast of Manly.

This chart shows the maximum wave (represented by the green line) goes way off chart at about 8pm on Monday. It hasn't come down yet. ?

(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/3625639/jaw-drop-o.gif)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 21, 2015, 11:52:26 AM
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/p/m/h/s/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.1mpmwq.png/1429580341840.jpg)


'Many people without power until Wednesday'

Ausgrid now says there are 180,000 homes and businesses without power across Sydney, the Central Coast and Hunter.

More reports are expected to come in throughout the morning as the extent of the damage becomes known.

Ausgrid has warned that "many" customers may not have their power restored until Wednesday.

"Residents are asked to check on elderly neighbours, and customers who rely on power for medical equipment are strongly urged to check their battery supply and act on their back up plan," Ausgrid said in a statement.

Here's a break-down of where the power outages have occurred:
•Newcastle, the Hunter, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens: 70,000 customers
•Central Coast: 70,000 customers
•Sydney: 40,000 customers
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 21, 2015, 12:26:11 PM
NBN Television has just posted online some incredible footage, sent to them from a viewer, which apparently shows a house in Dungog, in the upper Hunter region, being swept away in the storm.

Dungog has recorded its heaviest rainfall totals in over 100 years of records, with 312mm of rain falling in the 24 hours until 9am on Tuesday.

https://youtu.be/EQQ8D2bDvBA (https://youtu.be/EQQ8D2bDvBA)

Aside from raincoats, woollens are coming in handy in Sydney. Monday's maximum of 17.2 degrees in Sydney made it the coolest April day in seven years.

Tuesday may struggle to reach even that, with a top so far of just 15.5 degrees at 8.48am.

Meantime, Paterson received 242.6mm if rain in the s24 hours until 9am on Tuesday, its highest daily rainfall ib records going back to 1967, Agata Imielska, a senior climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said.

 ?Williamtown recorded its wettest April and autumn day, with 155.6mm. The tally was the town's third-highest rainfall for any month in records going back to 1942, she said.


Second house has floats away in floods

Tianna Brien knew it was raining hard, but she wasn't quite ready for a house to float past her Toronto home during her morning coffee, reports the Newcastle Herald.

The house floated quickly along the Lake Macquarie shore in a torrent of flood water about 6.30am on Tuesday.

"I thought it was a boat or something," Ms Brien said.

"It just looks like half a house."
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/p/o/y/u/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.1mpoy3.png/1429583940873.jpg)`
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Post by: Mobi on April 21, 2015, 04:58:43 PM
Had the hardtop booked in for some work to be done on it at Morisset, so headed up yesterday to drop it off the this morning. The weather was terrible, got very little sleep overnight due to the wind and rain(100 mils overnight). Trees down everywhere this morning, dropped the hardtop off and headed home. Not a fun trip in either direction, feel quite sorry for all the people up there. So take care and stay safe.

 :cheers:

Peter
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on April 21, 2015, 05:04:42 PM
sad to hear that 3 people have died in the Dungog flooding...seeing houses wash away like that reminds me of what the Lockyer Valley copped a few years back killing 17 people i think it was.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: JohngQld447 on April 21, 2015, 06:35:55 PM
We stayed at Riverwood Downs back in March and went to Dungog to pick up some extra supplies. What a really great rural town. Recognised some parts that were shown on the news tonight, it's just so hard to believe. Mother nature showing who is boss once again.

 Has anyone heard how Riverwood Downs is fairing. I dare say the placid, quiet stream that goes through there isn't it's normal self.
John
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: woolgoolgaoffroad on April 21, 2015, 06:50:19 PM
and here I am just an hour north of Buladelah- blue skies all day.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: gclan on April 21, 2015, 08:05:32 PM
where are you?? on the moon?
May as well have been ;D


Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on April 22, 2015, 07:32:16 AM
ls anybody in NSW on line & able to post pics  ???
                   We like pics  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
                                Stay Safe
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 22, 2015, 10:41:15 AM
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150422-1mqam6.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150422-1mqam6.html)

I'd hate to have been on the cruise ship stuck off the heads for best part of  2 days!!
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html)

It was forced to stay outside Sydney Heads overnight in rough conditions. Waves reached 15 metres at the peak of the storm, and passengers on board were feeling "very queasy".
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: jayjay on April 22, 2015, 11:43:00 AM
Spoke via phone to my Dad last night- who is only another 20 mins up the road from Stroud- fine day yesterday- "could have dried the washing!"  :D
Yet flooding and devastation only 20 mins away!! Bizarre, eh??!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tk421 on April 22, 2015, 12:03:16 PM
The cronulla seafront has a waterfall.  http://www.theleader.com.au/story/3028078/high-tide-at-zimzala-last-night-was-really-high/?cs=1255 (http://www.theleader.com.au/story/3028078/high-tide-at-zimzala-last-night-was-really-high/?cs=1255)

We live in Sydney, and I just spent the morning dealing with my new water feature and bailing out the neighbour's front room...


 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 22, 2015, 12:18:14 PM
Tossers putting others at risk... Water this deep and flowing that fast ???
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/q/6/v/b/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.940x628.1mpfhb.png/1429657987226.jpg)


Wow!
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/p/s/c/x/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.940x628.1mpfhb.png/1429588554962.jpg)

(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/p/s/c/x/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.940x628.1mpfhb.png/1429588554962.jpg)

Buff out?
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/p/q/p/c/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.940x628.1mpfhb.png/1429586271764.jpg)

FAWK!
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/p/l/5/l/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.940x628.1mpfhb.png/1429578764524.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: HoMErMY12 on April 22, 2015, 12:29:29 PM
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150422-1mqam6.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150422-1mqam6.html)

I'd hate to have been on the cruise ship stuck off the heads for best part of  2 days!!
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html)

It was forced to stay outside Sydney Heads overnight in rough conditions. Waves reached 15 metres at the peak of the storm, and passengers on board were feeling "very queasy".


We flew over from Adelaide yesterday (luckily our flight wasn't cancelled) to board that boat for a holiday.

I feel for all the people on board, but from all reports I've heard the crew were excellent and very professional.

On a selfish note, I'm glad it's in, I'm looking forward to getting on board today :-)

Homer
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tk421 on April 22, 2015, 12:31:06 PM


On a selfish note, I'm glad it's in, I'm looking forward to getting on board today :-)

Homer


Hope they've cleaned all the puke up from the seasick passengers before you get on:  "Most people have just been vomiting for the last two days. I did a load of laundry last night and there were people coming through just washing vomit out of their clothes."

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: robbo1172 on April 22, 2015, 01:40:40 PM
Tossers putting others at risk... Water this deep and flowing that fast ???
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/q/6/v/b/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.940x628.1mpfhb.png/1429657987226.jpg)

But they have the magical, mythical green P plate to keep them safe.

Plenty of photos on the Newcastle Herald website here

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3027583/cyclonic-lashing-shakes-us-to-the-core/?cs=305#slide=1 (http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3027583/cyclonic-lashing-shakes-us-to-the-core/?cs=305#slide=1)

We're at East Maitland but survived it all pretty well.

A brand new caravan, maybe 6 weeks old was flattened by a tree a few streets up, but these things are only possessions.

Three lives lost so far and more still missing...

If anyone in the area needs any help, warm showers, bedding etc please sing out, only too happy to help...

Robbo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Clouty on April 22, 2015, 04:11:20 PM
Not bad from the boys in the CFA
http://youtu.be/3h3_IZWhX0g (http://youtu.be/3h3_IZWhX0g)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 22, 2015, 04:12:49 PM
Not bad from the boys in the CFA
http://youtu.be/3h3_IZWhX0g (http://youtu.be/3h3_IZWhX0g)
yea that was last time and they got boned by the FC when it came out :D
but impressive none the less
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Clouty on April 22, 2015, 04:14:31 PM
yea that was last time and they got boned by the FC when it came out :D
but impressive none the less
Cheers mate..
I just saw it on stalkbook..
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: gclan on April 22, 2015, 05:38:52 PM
Here are some from Cessnock's main street up near the Royal Oak Hotel and the Performing Arts Centre (not my photos)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on April 22, 2015, 05:45:29 PM
Wow, I used to call on that Mitre10 store and old owners in my hardware rep days. Amazing pic
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: gclan on April 22, 2015, 06:05:13 PM
Here are a couple hubby took at Chinaman's Hollow, Abermain, Weston and the road out past the dam at Richmond Vale when he was trying to get home from Newcastle.
There was no chance he was going to risk drowning another 4wd (not to mention himself), so these obstacles turned his 45 min trip into a 2.5 hour trip.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: robbo1172 on April 23, 2015, 01:46:28 PM
Just want to mention again if anyone needs a hot shower, dry bedding or a home cooked meal, even just somewhere to charge your phone, always welcome here (East Maitland).

Stay safe, Robbo.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 23, 2015, 01:57:18 PM
Quote from: robbo1172
Just want to mention again if anyone needs a hot shower, dry bedding or a home cooked meal, even just somewhere to charge your phone, always welcome here (East Maitland).
Stay safe, Robbo.
:cup: :cup: :cup: Top work bloke... :cup: :cup: :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Ben.Archer on April 23, 2015, 02:51:26 PM
Thankfully our camper all the camping gear has been put to use making us comfortable as we have had no power since Monday so the camper trailer, is really coming into it's own.

Three power poles just snapped like twigs bringing down around 100m of wires, Ausgrid say it likely won't be until Sunday / Monday till we will be reconnected; so we are just treating the house like a really big camper trailer.

We currently have our genny and solar charging the batteries and through the inverter then running our freezers and a few low current devices (chargers, laptops etc...).  The Auspig purchased last weekend at the camping show is getting flogged for cooking as is the webber.

So far the novelty or having to make do isn't running too thin, but best of all my wife has finally stopped complaining about how much camping gear we have :-)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 23, 2015, 03:03:41 PM
Quote from: Ben.Archer
So far the novelty or having to make do isn't running too thin, but best of all my wife has finally stopped complaining about how much camping gear we have :-)
while the iron is hot, recommend many more things you *NEED* :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Ben.Archer on April 24, 2015, 08:54:18 AM
while the iron is hot, recommend many more things you *NEED* :D

I think I may have pushed that one as far as I can - I "magically" bought out our the OzPig I purchased at the camping show whilst she was taking the kids to the loo and had been hiding in the back of the car..... ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 24, 2015, 09:40:29 AM
I think I may have pushed that one as far as I can - I bought our the OzPig I bough at the camping show whilst she was taking the kids to the loo and had been hiding in the back of the car..... ;D
(https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/al_bundy_chicago_bears.png)
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on April 30, 2015, 09:59:47 AM
Thnx SEQ Swaggers for taking the weather this weekend so it's fine and sunny for our southern aus swap meet;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: noel_w on April 30, 2015, 10:12:41 AM
Thanks Scarps, was gonna go to the Maleny Woodworking show on Saturday but have changed my mind on that one.
Radio report this morning said to expect 400+mm of rain around Brissie in the next couple of days. "Soggy" comes to mind.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on April 30, 2015, 10:14:51 AM

Thanks Scarps, was gonna go to the Maleny Woodworking show on Saturday but have changed my mind on that one.
Radio report this morning said to expect 400+mm of rain around Brissie in the next couple of days. "Soggy" comes to mind.
come down to Tocumwal for our woodwork show. You'd be surprised what we can do with a few chainsaws;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: noel_w on April 30, 2015, 10:21:00 AM
come down to Tocumwal for our woodwork show. You'd be surprised what we can do with a few chainsaws;D
Can see the headlines now, "Tocumwal Chainsaw Massacre."
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: xcvator on April 30, 2015, 11:28:07 AM
Noel, don't believe everything that Scarps says, he's all bark with a chainsaw  ;D ;D
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on April 30, 2015, 11:48:21 AM
Noel, don't believe everything that Scarps says, he's all bark with a chainsaw  ;D ;D
easy for you to say;D you won't be there? Or will you?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: xcvator on April 30, 2015, 12:19:22 PM
Wont be there scarps, I don't want to show you blokes up with my new leccy chainsaw  >:D >:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on April 30, 2015, 02:14:23 PM
Be fun to be on Fraser at the moment.

Mid 30 knot winds and piddlin down rain.....

I'm nice and warm at home watching Charlie's Angels. Geez, the acting was pretty crook back in the 70's.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: xcvator on April 30, 2015, 02:42:11 PM
Didja get the doll JC  >:D >:D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on April 30, 2015, 02:43:15 PM
No, ya  friggin wombat.  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on April 30, 2015, 03:17:29 PM

I'm nice and warm at home watching Charlie's Angels. Geez, the acting was pretty crook back in the 70's.
been watching the same show myself...no point going to work today to play in the mud. Might have to call a few mates and arrange a counter lunch tomorrow, can't imagine I'll be working then either with the forecast how it is
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 30, 2015, 03:31:11 PM
been watching the same show myself...no point going to work today to play in the mud. Might have to call a few mates and arrange a counter lunch tomorrow, can't imagine I'll be working then either with the forecast how it is
much better in 80's.. I been watchin Kingswood Country ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on April 30, 2015, 03:50:03 PM
Its really sad, I watched the midday movie while flicking between Jag and Charlie's bimbo's.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: jetcrew on April 30, 2015, 04:04:35 PM
Rusty and I are getting smashed on the top end of Curtis island .. I think at least 100mm has fallen today ..

We are quite happy though  :cheers: :cheers:

Helps to have 7 Engels running to keep camp spurts high amongst the Crew  :D

Jet  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on April 30, 2015, 04:09:50 PM
Rusty and I are getting smashed on the top end of Curtis island .. I think at least 100mm has fallen today ..

We are quite happy though  :cheers: :cheers:

Helps to have 7 Engels running to keep camp spurts high amongst the Crew  :D

Jet  ;D

Just where are your "camp spurts" going...on second thoughts, i don't wanna know.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on April 30, 2015, 04:22:12 PM
Just where are your "camp spurts" going...on second thoughts, i don't wanna know.
i recall i had a dose of the camp spurts at the last National Meet Up  :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Isuzumu on April 30, 2015, 04:51:52 PM
Be fun to be on Fraser at the moment.

Mid 30 knot winds and piddlin down rain.....

I'm nice and warm at home watching Charlie's Angels. Geez, the acting was pretty crook back in the 70's.

Even raining in Barcy Kev, they have had a bit further west as well and more to come.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on May 01, 2015, 03:32:19 PM
Some big totals of rainfall starting to happen in a few places around SEQ at the moment, Caboolture was getting smashed as usual i read eariler. I don't reckon we've had it to bad here so far, and we've just cracked the 100mm of rain mark according to the new weather station i went out and bought yesterday and then installed on the roof of the gatehouse before the real rain action started (missed a couple of mm's of rain that fell Wednesday night in that total). Places on the Northside like Sandgate have had over 100mm in 30 - 40 minutes apparently, the creeks are rising fast around those areas.
Brisbane is in there somewhere....
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/photo_zps2s0rmxq4.png) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/photo_zps2s0rmxq4.png.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Green rv on May 01, 2015, 03:51:46 PM
pic of my back yard today 1/5/15 2:30pm

note the waterfall over the retaining wall
and the laundry trolley wheels under water

update and the house is about to flood :-[
 
 :cheers:

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on May 01, 2015, 07:13:03 PM
pic of my back yard today 1/5/15 2:30pm

note the waterfall over the retaining wall
and the laundry trolley wheels under water

update and the house is about to flood :-[
 
 :cheers:

Sh!t..............do you need a hand to tow the laundry trolley out?

 :cheers:



Sorry thats a bit crass I didnt read the last line about your house......hope everythings ok
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on May 01, 2015, 07:31:51 PM
just cracked the 200mm of rain mark for this event so far at my place
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on May 02, 2015, 06:37:14 AM
We ended up with about 130mm and plenty of wind.

Way better than a lot of others.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Symon on May 02, 2015, 06:57:12 AM
About 150mm here on the northside.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Green rv on May 02, 2015, 07:58:24 AM
Sh!t..............do you need a hand to tow the laundry trolley out?

Sorry thats a bit crass I didnt read the last line about your house......hope everythings ok

no the trolleys a write off couldnt be saved she will be recovered sometime today

thanks the house was fine ended up with water about 10" up the walls but none inside
as soon as i got home i relieved a few spots and the tide went down pretty quickly

at the worst of it the water was coming over the retaining wall at a rate 3-4 times greater than what was in the pic

 :cheers:
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: gclan on May 02, 2015, 09:15:26 AM
déjà vu :(

Take care and stay safe up there Swaggers. Hope you're all warm and dry with only your whistles wet  :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on May 02, 2015, 09:26:09 AM

Take care and stay safe up there Swaggers.
x2
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on May 02, 2015, 10:17:08 AM
Beautiful Sunny day here today.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on May 02, 2015, 12:41:27 PM
Beautiful Sunny day here today.
X2 on above...we woke to the sun out and not a cloud in the sky this morning. The only sign of the event at my place, is the water laying in puddles in the backyard that won't drain away due to ground being too saturated. I recorded 206.9mm of rain in my newly installed weather station, and most of that fell on Friday with the rain having stopped by 8.00 p.m lastnight.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on May 02, 2015, 04:27:51 PM
What a trip to the Wetshine coast yesterday, definately cleaned the undersides of the car ..Come to Queensland Flooded one day and fabulous the next . ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on May 03, 2015, 05:40:37 AM
What ya doing on the Sunshine coast?

You're not the new gorilla at Australia Zoo are ya?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on May 03, 2015, 07:25:19 AM
Was going to see if they would take the missus and the kid in as a new attraction, Bugger it I was beaten by an act of god causing a flood and Noah had already loaded the bloody ark, then the idea of feeding the sharks at underwater world sprung to mind ..
Lets just say the bloody sharks there are over fed, wernt interested at all in them, so it was back into the car and haul them home again ..
Looks like Ive got another year of marrige to face with the rats on top of the 23 years I  just ticked off, Wouldve only got 5 > 8 years for bloody murder and been out by now... guess its Happy 23rd Anniversery  ..
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on May 03, 2015, 08:07:56 AM
Yeah, ya get that huh.  :D

Are you back at work yet?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on May 03, 2015, 08:51:38 AM
Got just under  three weeks till I see the butcher and let her decide then if I need a couple more off, till then I'm in geriatric mode  ;D..
All going good I might actualy get to Fraser mid june [ might be a solo trip ] .. will have to see .
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: discoteddy on May 24, 2015, 08:36:27 AM
Can tell winter is just around the corner, minus six here in the Nations Capitol this morning, heavy frost and ice still in the yard :cup:



 :cheers:

Disco teddy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on May 24, 2015, 08:39:42 AM

Can tell winter is just around the corner, minus six here in the Nations Capitol this morning, heavy frost and ice still in the yard :cup:



 :cheers:

Disco teddy.
Great memories of inland Australia on top of the GDR. Love those cold crisp mornings with the land covered in white frost. Any pics from this morning?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on July 17, 2015, 12:59:05 PM
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/e/g/w/b/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.giefpw.png/1437100935251.jpg)

Welcome to Queensland , we currently have some technical issues, Weather shall be fixed in 6 months.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on July 17, 2015, 05:34:53 PM
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/e/g/w/b/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.giefpw.png/1437100935251.jpg)

Welcome to Queensland , we currently have some technical issues, Weather shall be fixed in 6 months.


...wouldn't have happened on Joh's day...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on August 03, 2015, 11:02:28 AM
FARK!

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While it might be snowing in Hobart and Melbourne might be expecting a top of just 11 degrees on Monday, Iraq was forced to declare a four-day holiday from last Thursday to help residents cope with extreme conditions as a heat dome set in over the region.

The Iranian port city of Bandar-e Mahshahr recorded an apparent temperature of as much as 74 degrees on Friday. That remarkable reading came from a heat index that is calculated according to a formula that combines the air temperature - 46 degrees at its peak - with the top humidity or dew-point temperature reached of 32 degrees.

The only higher record, though, was 81 degrees, observed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003, they said.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/incredible-heat-dome-in-middle-east-lifts-feelslike-temperatures-to-74-degrees-20150802-gipzo3.html#ixzz3hi3PRA4T (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/incredible-heat-dome-in-middle-east-lifts-feelslike-temperatures-to-74-degrees-20150802-gipzo3.html#ixzz3hi3PRA4T)


Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on August 04, 2015, 10:24:01 PM
At 6.30 AM it was -1.6 C ,,,,,,,,,,,Cold   ,  at 7.30AM  . it was - 2.6C ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F@#KEN COLDER   . but the day warmed to 7.5C   . lm not 1 to complain  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on August 25, 2015, 10:50:47 AM
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-mopping-up-as-storm-threat-shifts-to-the-south-20150824-gj6tld.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-mopping-up-as-storm-threat-shifts-to-the-south-20150824-gj6tld.html)


http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/environment/weather/nsw-storm-photos-state-lashed-by-rain-hail-and-a-tornado-20150824-gj6tmp.html?aggregate=&selectedImage=3 (http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/environment/weather/nsw-storm-photos-state-lashed-by-rain-hail-and-a-tornado-20150824-gj6tmp.html?aggregate=&selectedImage=3)
Mel Sharkey captured this image of a tornado hitting Dubbo on Monday afternoon. Photo: Mel Sharkey
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on September 17, 2015, 01:22:49 PM
Wow, just checked on my Dad at Terrigal, he was lucky to miss the storm. Lot's of hail and flooding on the Central Coast NSW. Hope any swagg'rs up that way ok?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 17, 2015, 02:45:20 PM
Nearly as good as Chile
http://www.theage.com.au/world/chile-earthquake-tsunami-warning-as-83-magnitude-quake-hits-south-america-20150917-gjolfx.html (http://www.theage.com.au/world/chile-earthquake-tsunami-warning-as-83-magnitude-quake-hits-south-america-20150917-gjolfx.html)
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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been recorded off the southern coast of Victoria, near Warrnambool.

The quake was recorded in the Southern Ocean at 12.44pm on Thursday, according to Geoscience Australia.


Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/earthquake-strikes-off-southern-victoria-near-warrnambool-20150917-gjot8n.html (http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/earthquake-strikes-off-southern-victoria-near-warrnambool-20150917-gjot8n.html)

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on September 17, 2015, 03:00:01 PM
More?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Redcherokee on September 17, 2015, 03:16:32 PM
^^ That one would have been Jeepers out in his boat. Probably dumped a body over the side.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on September 17, 2015, 03:39:17 PM

^^ That one would have been Jeepers out in his boat. Probably dumped a body over the side.
lol...... Haven't heard from tj for a while
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: robbo1172 on September 17, 2015, 06:23:41 PM

Wow, just checked on my Dad at Terrigal, he was lucky to miss the storm. Lot's of hail and flooding on the Central Coast NSW. Hope any swagg'rs up that way ok?


Our joint today

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Robbo...


rockfactor.com.au
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on September 17, 2015, 06:34:54 PM
Is there much damage from all that hail? Have only seen pics on the news of the blanket of white on the ground everywhere, so I'm guessing it wasn't destructive like what Brisbane copped last year?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: robbo1172 on September 17, 2015, 06:39:34 PM
No real damage fortunately but I cracked up laughing when I saw the state of the birds of paradise. They've been shredded. :)

Robbo...


rockfactor.com.au
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on September 17, 2015, 07:01:53 PM
No real damage fortunately but I cracked up laughing when I saw the state of the birds of paradise. They've been shredded. :)

Robbo...


rockfactor.com.au
good to read no real damage,  the stuff we copped last year was scarily nasty, and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Saw around Grafton & Nambucca Heads apparently copped some big in size hail today.
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on September 29, 2015, 03:38:05 PM
SE QLD getting smashed? Hope all up there ok.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hotdognz on September 29, 2015, 07:51:52 PM
It rolled through Noosa an hour ago, strong wind and rain for about 30 mins with thunder and lightning, happy to say the Ultimate kept us dry and happy at Elandad Point.

Sent from my YOGA Tablet 2-1050F using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on September 29, 2015, 08:22:58 PM
I had the side of a house open putting in a 4.8mtr wide timber door when that storm hit today. Had small hail and rain blowing into the lounge room, luckily the house had wide soffits or it could have gotten very wet inside the house...lol.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on September 30, 2015, 07:22:41 AM
This weather will be just what JC has been looking forward to with the National Meet around the corner .  The Sink hole , storms  what could possibly go wrong next .. l know a Beer Strike  that should top it off    >:D >:D             yOU ALL HAVE fun UP THERE  :cup: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bad Scott on September 30, 2015, 08:11:24 AM
This weather will be just what JC has been looking forward to with the National Meet around the corner .  The Sink hole , storms  what could possibly go wrong next .. l know a Beer Strike  that should top it off    >:D >:D             yOU ALL HAVE fun UP THERE  :cup: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
There's a beer shortage going ATM.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 04, 2015, 07:57:32 AM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-03/eyre-peninsula-battered-with-rain-as-thunderstorm-warning-issued/6909590 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-03/eyre-peninsula-battered-with-rain-as-thunderstorm-warning-issued/6909590)

(http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/6909870-3x2-700x467.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 05, 2015, 08:16:24 AM
Noice
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/11/03/bureau-meteorology-calendar_n_8468718.html?utm_hp_ref=australia (http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/11/03/bureau-meteorology-calendar_n_8468718.html?utm_hp_ref=australia)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 06, 2015, 02:56:57 PM
Sydney now
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-thunderstorms-sweep-over-southern-and-northern-regions-20151106-gksikc.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-thunderstorms-sweep-over-southern-and-northern-regions-20151106-gksikc.html)

(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/s/l/3/1/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gksikc.png/1446783058635.jpg)
Crowds gather to watch the massive shelf cloud approach the coast near Bondi Beach. Photo: Nick Moir


(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/s/m/2/2/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.620x414.gkslmn.png/1446782278648.jpg)
how the **** is the bloke in the tinny at the bottom!!!!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: graham on November 06, 2015, 05:03:37 PM
WOW that's Awesome
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: plusnq on November 06, 2015, 05:10:01 PM
That is awesome
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on November 07, 2015, 06:27:17 AM
Me Thinks its time to go home & quickly  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on November 29, 2015, 05:21:26 PM
You guys in SEQ getting a bit wet?


 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: plusnq on November 29, 2015, 05:23:27 PM
Not in inner north yet , but very black outside. Thanks for asking.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on November 29, 2015, 05:25:40 PM
You need FB but have a gander at the sky!!  :o

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on November 29, 2015, 05:25:54 PM

Not in inner north yet , but very black outside. Thanks for asking.
that's ok, in a mischievous manner, I like to think your summer storms are like Melbourne's winter ones, only warmer, a lot warmer;D


 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: KingBilly on November 29, 2015, 05:26:55 PM
You guys in SEQ getting a bit wet?

Lots of rain and hail.  No damage thankfully.  Good luck down on the lowlands.

KB
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: BaseCamp on November 29, 2015, 05:35:10 PM
 20 seconds from turning into the shelter and protection of a servo not open...  hazard flashers going...  6.5+mtrs of tug and van in tow about to turn when some #@$&  DIPSTICK  sees me and jumps in ...  taking the only cover available ..   

He's now beside me   under cover    OMG   

I'm exercising MAXIUM self control right now....

No hail thankfully  (yet?)....

Shake&Bake BB

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 29, 2015, 05:37:26 PM
Quote from: BaseCamp
...when some #@$&  DIPSTICK  sees me and jumps in ...  taking the only cover available ..   
99/100 people would have done the same.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 29, 2015, 06:21:03 PM
You guys in SEQ getting a bit wet?
hailed at our place, though thankfully we still have all our windows left this time around. My weather station did take a direct hail hit though, and part of it is broken off (the part that measures wind speed). Below is a pic i took on my phone just before the storm hit here
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_photo_zpsfuxnfdpj.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_photo_zpsfuxnfdpj.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 29, 2015, 06:24:15 PM
Lots of rain and hail.  No damage thankfully.  Good luck down on the lowlands.

KB
read on a weather forum of a few houses with busted windows in Warwick KB, good to hear you got away without that sort of damage happening to you.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: KingBilly on November 29, 2015, 06:26:52 PM
Apparantly some roofs off as well. It blew pretty hard.

KB
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on November 29, 2015, 06:27:06 PM
we've been really lucky up here.

No rain in the last two nights.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on November 29, 2015, 06:28:48 PM

Lots of rain and hail.  No damage thankfully.  Good luck down on the lowlands.

KB
apparently the storm is very dangerous. Must be technical meteorological speak....


 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 29, 2015, 06:29:47 PM
Apparantly some roofs off as well. It blew pretty hard.

KB
was just reading of 120kph wind gusts happened at Dinmore apparently, so yeah must of blown pretty decently in a few areas.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 29, 2015, 06:33:40 PM
Quote from: Rumpig
blown pretty decently in a few areas.
I hear a mates sister moved up there, so yea, I'd say lots of hard blowing would be going on
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 29, 2015, 06:39:22 PM
I hear a mates sister moved up there, so yea, I'd say lots of hard blowing would be going on
better watch it mate putting posts like that up, you're likely to get inundated with P.M's asking for her contact details...lol
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 29, 2015, 06:44:53 PM
better watch it mate putting posts like that up, you're likely to get inundated with P.M's asking for her contact details...lol
not once I posted a picture I wouldn't...
1 careful owner..
1200 that didn't give a Shit.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on November 29, 2015, 06:45:26 PM
You need FB but have a gander at the sky!!  :o

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153152362172407&set=o.139175562844906&type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153152362172407&set=o.139175562844906&type=3&theater)

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 29, 2015, 07:08:11 PM

i read elsewhere today higgins had a hissy fit and took his FB page down for today....
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Absolutely sick to death of whinging people, and HSC being attacked and criticised.

So go without for a day during a very big storm day in SEQLD.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on November 30, 2015, 04:22:02 AM
Greenest sky I've seen for a long time in the Higgins pic.

I seem to recall, back in the 70's or thereabouts, at Carina in Brisbane, we use to see a bit of the green from time to time.

I know at least once, the ol fibro roof  copped a heap of hail stones through it.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GUEY on November 30, 2015, 05:13:06 AM
hailed at our place, though thankfully we still have all our windows left this time around. My weather station did take a direct hail hit though, and part of it is broken off (the part that measures wind speed). Below is a pic i took on my phone just before the storm hit here
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/qld-bundy-drinker/Storms/tn_photo_zpsfuxnfdpj.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/qld-bundy-drinker/media/Storms/tn_photo_zpsfuxnfdpj.jpg.html)

Nice pic. Archerfield airport?
We are at Runcorn and looking to the west I thought we were going to get hammered.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 30, 2015, 05:48:52 AM
Nice pic. Archerfield airport?
We are at Runcorn and looking to the west I thought we were going to get hammered.
yeah mate that's at Archerfield Airport
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on November 30, 2015, 05:52:08 AM
i read elsewhere today higgins had a hissy fit and took his FB page down for today....

I didn't know that. You get whingers everywhere so I don't know why he would take any notice of cretins.

Foo

From 65t of anger and getting friggin angrier!

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 30, 2015, 12:07:21 PM
I didn't know that. You get whingers everywhere so I don't know why he would take any notice of cretins.

Foo

From 65t of anger and getting friggin angrier!
i have no idea if he actually did it or not in the end as I'm not on FB myself, just read his rant earlier in the day threatening that it was what he was going to do.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2015, 10:31:54 AM
GO THE NELL!!!!

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The warning said tornadoes, destructive winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding are likely.

The radar suggests a possible tornado near Kurnell, and moving to the north. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed a wind gust greater than 200km/h at Kurnell at 10.30am.

Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Sutherland, Sydney Airport and the waters off Bondi by 10.40am, and Sydney city, Olympic Park and the Harbour Bridge by 11.10am.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/severe-thunderstorms-forecast-to-hit-sydney-20151215-glohb3.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/severe-thunderstorms-forecast-to-hit-sydney-20151215-glohb3.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2015, 10:51:42 AM
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/o/l/2/m/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x0.png/1450221833079.png)

(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/o/o/5/k/image.gallery.galleryLandscape.620x414.glomot.png/1450226559087.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2015, 11:31:10 AM
that would **** up your car...

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2015, 12:23:13 PM
https://soundcloud.com/702abcsydney/caller-peter-describes-the (https://soundcloud.com/702abcsydney/caller-peter-describes-the)


Now another cell in the Blue Mountains
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Snapman007 on December 16, 2015, 01:22:31 PM
that would **** up your car...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWTlpFrWwAAyyLW.jpg)

The one on the left is designed by OH&S and the one on the right by Conan the barbarian.


Btw, nice bracelet luv. ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2015, 02:46:04 PM
The desalination plant got owned!

https://youtu.be/oopgLD8HLKs (https://youtu.be/oopgLD8HLKs)

just up the road from my old place outside the jays joint... up from post orifice
(http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/5b22d0a3d215042ae22807e59b7f439d?width=650)


"THE NSW Riot Squad was called to tornado-devastated Kurnell as distressed residents demanded access to their homes and Fire and SES crews searched house to house in the disaster-declared suburb."
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Dove on December 16, 2015, 04:02:54 PM
Between bush fires and the preceding photos that is exactly why I stay away from Mid/northern NSWs costal areas. Twenty or more years ago we used to go to those areas. My personal observations are the place either burns down or gets blasted with storms in summer.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on January 05, 2016, 05:25:49 PM
Mid north coast to Newcastle getting hammered today?
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on January 05, 2016, 08:11:52 PM
Chichester Dam sirens going and sounds like most of the Hunter Valley in flood
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on January 05, 2016, 08:45:04 PM
People being door knocked and advised to prepare to evacuate around Dungog. If any swaggers in the Hunter, stay safe
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scarpsD40 on January 06, 2016, 05:45:17 AM
Newcastle and Hunter Valley a big of a mess this morning.

LATEST ON FLOOD AFFECTED ROADS IN THE HUNTER: Motorists travelling in the Hunter and Newcastle region are advised to exercise extreme caution with inclement weather causing flooding on numerous roads in the region.
As at 5:20am the following roads are closed :
• The Pacific Highway is closed between Lake Street and Oakdale Road in Gateshead. Northbound motorists are diverting via the Newcastle Inner City Bypass while Southbound traffic is diverting via Warners Bay Road and then the Newcastle Inner City Bypass
• Oakdale Road is closed in Gateshead between the Pacific Highway and Bulls Garden Road, Bulls Garden Road is also closed in this area.
• Kalaroo Road is closed near Seasands Drive in Redhead
• Raymond Terrace Road in Thornton is closed in both directions between Government Road and Mcfarlanes Road with motorists diverting via Government Road and Mcfarlanes Road.
• Sandgate Road is closed at Astra Street in Sandgate in both directions.
• Wallsend Road is closed at Rural Drive in Sandgate in both directions.
• Industrial Drive is closed westbound at Gross Street in Tighes Hill.
• Anderson Drive is closed between Glenwood Drive and Byron Street in Beresfield.
• Melbourne Street is closed in both directions at Day Street in East Maitland.
• Mitchell Avenue is closed between Railway Parade and Government Road in Kurri Kurri.
• Allandale Road is closed near Lovedale Road in Allandale .
• Bucketts Way is closed in both directions at Twelve Mile Creek
As well motorists should use extreme caution on the following roads which are also affected by flooding but remain open:
• The Golden Highway at the New England Highway in Whittingham.
• New England Highway at Quarter Sessions Road in Tarro
• Industrial Drive near Tourle Street in Mayfield West
• Maitland Road between Hexham Bridgde and Old Maitland Road.
• Pacific Highway near Six Mile Road in Ferodale.
• Allandale Rod in Nulkaba
• Allandale Road in Rothbury between Macdonalds Road and Old North Road
• Tomago Road near the Pacific Highway in Tomago
• Turton Road in Broadmeadow
• The Pacific Highway near Bulahdelah
Additionally, buses are replacing trains between Hamilton and Scone/Dungog in both directions due to flooding at Sandgate on the Hunter Line.
And buses are also replacing trains between Hamilton and Fassifern on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line in both directions due to flooding at Cockle Creek.
Passengers are advised to delay their journey where possible or allow plenty of additional travel time as flooding of roads will also affect replacement buses.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 05, 2016, 11:03:00 AM
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Parts of central Queensland could be in for major flooding, with the weather bureau tipping some parts could receive their entire February rainfall in just 24 hours on Friday.

68-year-old man also drowned when his car washed away in flood waters at Saint Kilda, about 70 kilometres west of Bundaberg, in the early hours of Sunday.

Heavy rainfall returned on Thursday and another motorist was rescued from the roof of his car at Apple Tree Creek about 7.30pm, the same crossing where five people and a horse were rescued when a car towing a horse float became stranded in the early hours of Sunday.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Richard Wardle said Rockhampton had received 99.4 millimetres of rain since 9am Thursday.

The average monthly rainfall for February in the Capricornia Coast city is 146 millimetres, he said.

Rockhampton has had 99.4mm since 9am yesterday.

"We expect the rain to continue today and over the weekend, at the moment the highest we have recorded was at Ampt Hill in the Capricornia forecast district, which received 143 millimetres in 24 hours," he said.

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-weather-flood-warnings-as-bom-tips-heavy-rainfall-20160204-gmmbuk.html (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-weather-flood-warnings-as-bom-tips-heavy-rainfall-20160204-gmmbuk.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jakster1 on February 06, 2016, 04:46:26 AM
280mm at home just south of Mackay since 4pm yesterday arvo and still belting down.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on February 06, 2016, 05:37:23 AM
280mm at home just south of Mackay since 4pm yesterday arvo and still belting down.



     X2......Was going crabbing this morning....NOT now !!!!.....There's a bit of huff and puff also

                                          Cheers Tracker.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 06, 2016, 08:43:32 AM
280mm at home just south of Mackay since 4pm yesterday arvo and still belting down.
fark!!!!
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on February 06, 2016, 08:46:24 AM


     X2......Was going crabbing this morning....NOT now !!!!.....There's a bit of huff and puff also

                                          Cheers Tracker.
with weather like that, you should think about moving to Victoria
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on February 06, 2016, 03:22:36 PM
with weather like that, you should think about moving to Victoria.......

    Gezzzzzzzz Mate......I'll be down there for three day's next weekend.....Thats more than i bargained for...We live in god's country here ...lol.   I'll shout you a beer  then...Nooooo...VB....Yuckkkkkk
               Cheers Tracker.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on February 06, 2016, 03:34:00 PM
lf you don't want it l will have a crack at it  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on February 06, 2016, 03:40:37 PM
lf you don't want it l will have a crack at it  :cheers:


     What are the alternatives .......????
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on February 06, 2016, 05:35:12 PM

     What are the alternatives .......????
you can any and every beer here in Vic. International and national. You'll be fine.
I don't mind a Tooheys Old
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: D4D on March 10, 2016, 05:43:59 AM
Rained in with backpackers, life is hard...
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/tourists-stranded-by-outback-downpour-enjoy-flooded-william-creek/news-story/28c3a62408dd2f358f01bd3a8ac2d8dc (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/tourists-stranded-by-outback-downpour-enjoy-flooded-william-creek/news-story/28c3a62408dd2f358f01bd3a8ac2d8dc)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 17, 2016, 07:29:21 PM
Could be an interesting day tomorrow.. nothing on 64 or 128... gets interesting at 256...

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Black Diamond on March 17, 2016, 07:56:27 PM
Could be an interesting day tomorrow.. nothing on 64 or 128... gets interesting at 256...

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip)
Gunna turn to Shit alright, 20 the overnight high and turning to a Shite 15 Tomoz WTF ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 17, 2016, 08:05:09 PM
Gunna turn to Shit alright, 20 the overnight high and turning to a Shite 15 Tomoz WTF ???
your prepared for work to flood then
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Black Diamond on March 17, 2016, 08:06:43 PM
your prepared for work to flood then
Got my floaties ready  :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: raider on March 18, 2016, 07:43:41 AM
Could be an interesting day tomorrow.. nothing on 64 or 128... gets interesting at 256...

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip)

Yep you're right Bird. Got some heavy rain in Wodonga overnight and it absolutely persisting down at the moment. Bottom of the downpipes are squirting water out. :-*
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 18, 2016, 11:45:58 AM
Ayres Rock last night
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on May 20, 2016, 12:08:19 PM
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-weather-severe-storm-warning-to-deliver-125kmh-winds-huge-waves-20160520-gozkhy.html (http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-weather-severe-storm-warning-to-deliver-125kmh-winds-huge-waves-20160520-gozkhy.html)

Perth weather: severe storm warning to deliver 125km/h winds
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on May 20, 2016, 04:31:09 PM
Looks like winter is about to hit us next week.

14 to 24 during the week with clear skies, sunny days.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: UIZ733 on May 20, 2016, 04:46:47 PM
Looks like winter is about to hit us next week.

14 to 24 during the week with clear skies, sunny days.
I was just thinking the same. Then I thought of Sol and company in FNQ. Our temperatures would be UGG Boot weather for them.  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: muzza01 on May 20, 2016, 06:23:31 PM
We have rain which is a bit unusual this time of year.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: woolgoolgaoffroad on May 20, 2016, 08:31:43 PM
Send some down here MUZ. We haven't had rain for weeks, even the lantana is looking sick
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on June 04, 2016, 06:42:57 PM
People posting about Gold Coast and Northern NSW weather should be posting here - not on the Vic site.  We have 21 mm of rain so far today bit expecting it to get wilder tomorrow.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on June 05, 2016, 08:01:03 AM
Got my floaties ready  :D
BD can you patch a few tubes as some will need them
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on June 05, 2016, 08:19:28 AM
People posting about Gold Coast and Northern NSW weather should be posting here - not on the Vic site.  We have 21 mm of rain so far today bit expecting it to get wilder tomorrow.
We like to make our Southern friends feel special by posting in their thread...that and their thread is easier to find due to all the crap weather they regularly get down there, we'd have to look back through many pages looking for a Qld specific thread if there was one, as all we usually get is sunshine here  :cheers:
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on June 05, 2016, 09:30:16 AM
We like to make our Southern friends feel special by posting in their thread...that and their thread is easier to find due to all the crap weather they regularly get down there, we'd have to look back through many pages looking for a Qld specific thread if there was one, as all we usually get is sunshine here  :cheers:
Lol, you're right but I've started a new one just in case.

Is it sunny in Qld today, or not?

Is it sunny in Qld today, or not?

Setting this thread up for the Mexicans up north on holidays (oh and the locals) to share the weather events.

I hear it was a bit wet and windy yesterday?

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyswag%2Eorg%2Findex%2Ephp%3Ftopic%3D48505%2Emsg829585%23msg829585&share_tid=48505&share_fid=54922&share_type=t&share_pid=829585
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on June 05, 2016, 10:42:50 AM
Not as bad as down the coast but 21 mms of rain on Saturday and about 25 mm today already. Expect about 70 mms all up over this weekend. But then rain is predicted for the next 5 days. Should be very good for the farmers.

PS: Just checked the rain gauge at 4pm - we have had 61 mms today already.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on June 05, 2016, 11:14:50 AM
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-state-lashed-by-wild-storms-20160604-gpbtuh.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-state-lashed-by-wild-storms-20160604-gpbtuh.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: grc on June 05, 2016, 06:55:11 PM
90 mm here in Sydney's west hasn't stopped
Raining all day and night

Cheers GRC  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: EagleBoy on June 06, 2016, 01:53:19 PM
I live a bit out of Camden in SW Sydney, my gauge showed 318mm over the weekend. Made me glad to be up on a hill
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on June 18, 2016, 04:47:04 AM
Moistness on the way NSW'rs

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-17/wild-weather-red-centre-turns-white-as-hail-is-falls-on-alice/7521932

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160617/c34ff17e720a1ece64fc0ffc9d07e2fb.jpg)

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Terry W4 on June 18, 2016, 11:35:39 AM
Canberra: Have measured 130 mm so far in June with about another 60 mm predicted over the weekend and more rain for the whole of net week.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on June 18, 2016, 07:00:51 PM
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/a-wet-sunday-for-sydney-as-flood-watches-issued-for-nsw-20160618-gpmbyn.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/a-wet-sunday-for-sydney-as-flood-watches-issued-for-nsw-20160618-gpmbyn.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on June 18, 2016, 07:53:54 PM
Looking to head North to the Cape in 5 days time . Watching the weather in central NSW & QLD , watching the Flood Threats coming on .
Have a Go You Mug l say   ,    lm North Bound & Down . Watch out for my mud splatter .
     lf its going to be its up to   ME ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on June 18, 2016, 08:00:23 PM
Looking to head North to the Cape in 5 days time . Watching the weather in central NSW & QLD , watching the Flood Threats coming on .
Have a Go You Mug l say   ,    lm North Bound & Down . Watch out for my mud splatter .
     lf its going to be its up to   ME ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Storm a brewing(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160618/4ee21b42e8e47d495e00c54a24cbeb88.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160618/91ad7ba4b12317773b936d65795e45c8.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on June 19, 2016, 07:01:27 AM
For those heading North  , Hughenden had 48.8MM  Charters Towers 75MM  of rain might chuck in a bit more winch cable & floaties ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on June 19, 2016, 07:07:51 AM
For those heading North  , Hughenden had 48.8MM  Charters Towers 75MM  of rain might chuck in a bit more winch cable & floaties ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I think you're gunna need a bigger boat......
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on June 19, 2016, 07:20:17 AM
l will beat the drum & lash the galley slave to row harder from my camp chair on the bow .





                            well it might work .............
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on June 19, 2016, 07:58:48 AM
 :worthles:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on June 19, 2016, 08:02:24 AM
Just starting to bucket down now here in Mackay....!!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on June 19, 2016, 08:07:26 AM
Just starting to bucket down now here in Mackay....!!

So, winter is today then??.....again...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on June 19, 2016, 08:14:50 AM
So, winter is today then??.....again...


   Ummmmmmm..!!  What is Winter ??.... :angel: :angel:. ;D ;D

                                Cheers Tracker.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on June 19, 2016, 08:23:44 AM
 ;D ;D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on June 19, 2016, 08:51:28 AM
Might neeed to edumacate  this lot  , as they don't no nuffing   ????
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on June 19, 2016, 09:06:11 AM

   Ummmmmmm..!!  What is Winter ??.... :angel: :angel:. ;D ;D

                                Cheers Tracker.

He was a drag racer. Les Winter, he drove a very nice 55 chev
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on June 19, 2016, 03:56:50 PM
Interesting to see it start to suck in the system down in the GAB
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160619/33d14170cfa20b9684062e6278d531bd.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160619/669c8a39267e88bfeaf483c614991cb3.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160619/54c130baf1022f8a95f08b08202a1f0b.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on July 12, 2016, 10:45:15 PM
https://www.facebook.com/TransAccident/posts/1040884505949136:0(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160712/26e1d09842a9d4de27eaee6a68f90e7f.png)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2016, 10:55:59 PM
Interesting to see it start to suck in the system down in the GAB
check it out here
www.windyty.com (http://www.windyty.com)

Sure I just saw a car flying over the house....

speaking of flying, I'd hate to be coming into Melbourne tonight.. would be like being on a seagull
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on July 12, 2016, 11:05:43 PM
check it out here
www.windyty.com (http://www.windyty.com)

Sure I just saw a car flying over the house....

speaking of flying, I'd hate to be coming into Melbourne tonight.. would be like being on a seagull


Garrick will tell you all about that one, seagulls aren't user friendly.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Black Diamond on July 12, 2016, 11:13:53 PM
Fair dinkum we just had a mini tornado go through, similar to the one we copped at Ulupna Is  ???
Time to go outside and inspect.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2016, 11:17:48 PM
Fair dinkum we just had a mini tornado go through, similar to the one we copped at Ulupna Is  ???
Time to go outside and inspect.
yea I thought it was insane, then stopped dead, I mean really calm.. then minute later all hell broke loose...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GGV8Cruza on July 13, 2016, 08:17:14 AM


speaking of flying, I'd hate to be coming into Melbourne tonight.. would be like being on a seagull

It was just as much fun on Sunday night coming in. When the whole plane applauds when the wheels touch and stay on the ground you know you have a good pilot. I am sure a few people lost there dinner on the flight the other night

GG
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on July 19, 2016, 08:00:47 PM
Last Friday at Mossman in FNQ at 4PM it started to rain as l set camp . Rained all night , packed up very wet . DONT BELIVE THE QLD  BS  ABOUT PERFECT 1 DAY CARP....
Rained all Saturday &  Sunday & the temp wasn't above 12C , l can do better in Vic . Drove through flooded roads up to 600MM deep & flowing fast .
Crossed into NSW at or about Nebel & the sun came out  21C , almost good weather .
What an underwhelming end to a great trip .

                              & l now have a cold too boot              .
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: UIZ733 on July 19, 2016, 10:46:29 PM
Last Friday at Mossman in FNQ at 4PM it started to rain as l set camp . Rained all night , packed up very wet . DONT BELIVE THE QLD  BS  ABOUT PERFECT 1 DAY CARP....
Rained all Saturday &  Sunday & the temp wasn't above 12C , l can do better in Vic . Drove through flooded roads up to 600MM deep & flowing fast .
Crossed into NSW at or about Nebel & the sun came out  21C , almost good weather .
What an underwhelming end to a great trip .

                              & l now have a cold too boot              .
Bloody Mexicans, are they ever happy? 
We just tried to make you feel at home.  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on July 20, 2016, 07:14:50 AM
Bloody Mexicans, are they ever happy? 
We just tried to make you feel at home.  ;D
NSW did a better job  , 21C cloudless skies,, & sunshine ......................
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on July 20, 2016, 11:26:47 AM
Friday forecast in Brissy will be 28 degrees, nice Winter weather...you were a week early for the Sunshine State Speewa...lol
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on July 26, 2016, 10:16:43 AM
Oh no, that's not good. Hope it doesn't overflow(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160726/9fdadb7f628a0cca9172a84e49458b11.png)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 01, 2016, 02:11:41 PM
bit wet in birdsville at moment
(https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14183885_10154523569684577_574969235393954691_n.jpg?oh=fa47c2ca3c79b3012ada682b91f26615&oe=58476119)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/14225585_10154523570009577_5830846676066855995_n.jpg?oh=bb97a8914c815306cd5b2c9f5360d4dd&oe=583EAEDF&__gda__=1481416754_54d22710d2d5f8745d9f8e81214b764f)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on September 01, 2016, 06:27:59 PM
New event at Birdsville , Treading Water ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :-* :cup:     :cheers:
Just when are the races supposed to be cancelled  ???     :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tk421 on September 01, 2016, 06:43:47 PM
bit wet in birdsville at moment
(https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14183885_10154523569684577_574969235393954691_n.jpg?oh=fa47c2ca3c79b3012ada682b91f26615&oe=58476119)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/14225585_10154523570009577_5830846676066855995_n.jpg?oh=bb97a8914c815306cd5b2c9f5360d4dd&oe=583EAEDF&__gda__=1481416754_54d22710d2d5f8745d9f8e81214b764f)

The pub 2 hours ago (from Facebook )
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on September 02, 2016, 05:43:58 PM
I'm hoping we get around 40 to 50mm overnight out in the lockyer valley.

The underground tank is dead dry and 50mm will fill it.

Uncle Jeepers then, won't have to pay for Minden Water to come and fill it next week for the new tenants.  ;D

Its a wicked set up, 50mm filles a 30,000 litre tank due to the catchment of roof area.......

C'mon Mother Nature or God, 50mm and i'll be a good boy.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on September 02, 2016, 06:26:52 PM
I'm hoping we get around 40 to 50mm overnight out in the lockyer valley.

The underground tank is dead dry and 50mm will fill it.

Uncle Jeepers then, won't have to pay for Minden Water to come and fill it next week for the new tenants.  ;D

Its a wicked set up, 50mm filles a 30,000 litre tank due to the catchment of roof area.......

C'mon Mother Nature or God, 50mm and i'll be a good boy.
dunno if you'll get 50mm, but check out the 512km radar and you'll see the wet stuff is on it's way atleast.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on September 03, 2016, 10:27:14 PM
..(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160903/3c56461b1287fa1f955dc358aea873ba.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 20, 2016, 11:03:19 AM
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR301.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR301.loop.shtml#skip)

Should be nice and wet in Melb tomorrow

and ****in soaking in Murray Sunset this weekend :(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on September 20, 2016, 05:44:16 PM
We shell continue determined but moist     :cup:                  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 28, 2016, 12:10:02 PM
Speewa was right..
Adelaide getting poleaxed

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR643.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR643.loop.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bullant4x4 on September 28, 2016, 03:30:54 PM
We shell continue determined but moist     :cup:                  :cheers:

Love MOIST :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on September 28, 2016, 05:35:05 PM
SA currently without power. Stay safe guys.
https://www.facebook.com/julie.minge/posts/10211288202823461
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 29, 2016, 09:08:28 AM
Quote from: scrapsD40
SA currently without power. Stay safe guys.
https://www.facebook.com/julie.minge/posts/10211288202823461 (https://www.facebook.com/julie.minge/posts/10211288202823461)


It was a great move to demolish their power station earlier this year - to keep the greens happy and go with the wind farms eh....  :cup:


Looks impressive though
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/q/s/9/x/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.grqvod.png/1475103376270.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on September 29, 2016, 10:07:02 AM
It was a great move to demolish their power station earlier this year - to keep the greens happy and go with the wind farms eh....  :cup:

.....and they're pushing to close Hazelwood here. We'll end up in the same boat... ::) ::)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 29, 2016, 10:08:03 AM
Quote from: GeoffA
.....and they're pushing to close Hazelwood here. We'll end up in the same boat... ::) ::)
I'd say leave it idling.


But we MUST.. *MUST* get the Desal working...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 29, 2016, 12:57:19 PM
Tassie is getting bolloxed now
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR524.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR524.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: austastar on September 29, 2016, 03:09:29 PM
Tassie is getting bolloxed now
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR524.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR524.loop.shtml#skip)

Hi,
   All quiet but a bit grey in Hobart just now. Looks a bit rough up at Smithton though.

Cheers

Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 29, 2016, 04:13:56 PM
Hi,
   All quiet but a bit grey in Hobart just now. Looks a bit rough up at Smithton though.

Cheers

Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk
yea looks like its turning before it gets there... hate to be on Cradle Mtn now....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on September 30, 2016, 06:59:33 AM
I'd say leave it idling.


But we MUST.. *MUST* get the Desal working...
We can use Desal water to wash up after the floods have gone  :-[                      :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 06, 2016, 10:41:41 AM
with the rain they've had, humidity should be eleventywillion %


Quote
Sydney set for a warm weekend before mercury soars to 33 on Monday
If you have been itching for the hot weather to really set in, the time has come.

Following potential tops of 30 degrees on Friday, and a weekend of high 20s, Monday is set to bring a high of 33 degrees across most of the Sydney basin.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: DaveR on November 02, 2016, 06:41:28 PM
Sadly, I can now predict that there will be more than 1 cyclone crossing the QLD coast this year.
I can predict this with 100% certainty.
How???

My Mango Tree has no Mango's on it. When there are no Mango's on the teee, we get Cyclones.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on November 03, 2016, 08:21:17 AM
You too Dave?

We cut our's back pretty heavily early this year so put it down to that - flowered but looking out at it now we've probably only got 1/2 dozen thumb-nail size fruit visible.

1 thing though is that it might mean the the !@#$%^& flying foxes go somewhere else rather than crapping all over our yard & pool  >:(  >:D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: DaveR on November 03, 2016, 06:04:50 PM
The trees near by have no mangos as well.
Since this tree has been giving fruit, the cyclone prediction has been 100%.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on November 03, 2016, 06:56:25 PM
Sadly, I can now predict that there will be more than 1 cyclone crossing the QLD coast this year.
I can predict this with 100% certainty.
How???

My Mango Tree has no Mango's on it. When there are no Mango's on the teee, we get Cyclones.

Wooo whoooo bring them on!
 :cup: :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on November 03, 2016, 07:46:36 PM
Looks like your mango tree is correct, Dave.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/australia/ (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cyclones/australia/)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: DaveR on November 03, 2016, 07:48:27 PM
Not happy......
I want my Mango's.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Redcherokee on November 03, 2016, 09:42:20 PM
Not happy......
I want my Mango's.

Buy the ones from Katherine.  They grow vast fields of them out there.

Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on December 28, 2016, 02:10:31 PM
This beast came inland between Broome and Kimberley, swung down through the red centre and created waterfalls on Uluru before moving down through the Flinders and into the GAB. Be interesting to see where it heads next.(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161228/0ed478f6677b65b8f179a236fb1247c8.png)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161228/8d0bcd748a01ce890b6409c422288a06.png)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161228/0c6b84ca2aa22a54855d894491d7a7bc.png)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: scrapsD40 on December 28, 2016, 08:30:28 PM
It's still sitting patiently out in the GAB, scheming, where to head next. Just hope it's not building up steam and head back east for NYE.(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161228/c8f5e4e81a4b69e9074eb766d928f264.png)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 29, 2016, 10:12:55 AM
Adelaide got bolloxed yesterday

http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/south-australias-summer-storm-continues-damaging-crops-flooding-towns-cutting-power-to-homes/news-story/9f3abc98c3544d75d0826ec91aa2807f (http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/south-australias-summer-storm-continues-damaging-crops-flooding-towns-cutting-power-to-homes/news-story/9f3abc98c3544d75d0826ec91aa2807f)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 05, 2017, 08:37:53 AM
Apparently Oodnadatta is going to have 7 days above 40 from today...  ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 10, 2017, 10:30:42 AM
Mayday!

Quote
Sydney weather: Air pollution alert as temperatures to hit 47 degrees across NSW this week

NSW Health has issued an air pollution alert as Sydney prepares to swelter through another summer day, warning that an increased level of ozone in the atmosphere is likely to affect residents with respiratory problems.

Sydney's air quality is forecast to be poor on Tuesday, when the mercury is expected to hit a top of 31 degrees in the city and 37 degrees in the western suburbs.


Richmond and Penrith are both forecast to reach 40 degrees on Wednesday, dipping to 30 degrees on Thursday before rising to a sweltering 42 on Friday.
Spare a thought for the residents in Bourke, in north-western NSW, which is expecting a maximum of 45 degrees on both Wednesday and Thursday, rising to 47 degrees on Friday.


(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/o/4/f/e/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x0.png/1483926075934.png)

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-air-pollution-alert-as-temperatures-to-hit-47-across-nsw-this-week-20170109-gtojlj.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-air-pollution-alert-as-temperatures-to-hit-47-across-nsw-this-week-20170109-gtojlj.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 16, 2017, 07:49:12 AM
LOL!

Quote
Tennant Creek flooded after freak rain event

FLOODWATERS in Tennant Creek have subsided following a weekend deluge.

Meteorologists described the event as a “one-in-50-year flood.”

The main drag of Tennant Creek was flooded after the town, about 1000km south of Darwin, was hit with 70mm of rain in just 70 minutes on Friday night. Some locals waited for the rain to stop at the Tennant Creek Hotel on Paterson St. The Central Service Station, also on Paterson St, had its driveway flooded.

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/tennant-creek-flooded-after-freak-rain-event/news-story/74667fc86c0499a124cf7c0637f8b30c (http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/tennant-creek-flooded-after-freak-rain-event/news-story/74667fc86c0499a124cf7c0637f8b30c)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 07, 2017, 03:55:02 PM
Apparently Shitney is getting pissed on

"Sydney weather: Marrickville unit block threatening to collapse following storms"
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/f/0/7/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486442245439.png)

This one did
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/f/0/6/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x0.png)

cars in Shitville
(http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/5/0/2/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x0.png)

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-severe-thunderstorm-causes-havoc-on-roads-public-transport-20170207-gu7246.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-severe-thunderstorm-causes-havoc-on-roads-public-transport-20170207-gu7246.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 10, 2017, 01:32:48 PM
Perth falls a few drops short of wettest day on record

Perth has fallen a couple of cup fulls short of recording the wettest Perth day ever after more than 110 millimetres fell in the 24 hours until 9am.

Weather geeks were glued to the gauges on Friday morning after Perth needed only 10 millimetres of rain by 9am to beat the wettest day ever, which ironically was also in February, back in 1992 when 120.6 millimetres fell.

6-day forecast

 Saturday - 19, 28, possible shower
 Sunday - 19,30, shower or two, possible storm
 Monday - 20, 31, possible storm
 Tuesday - 20,28, possible shower
 Wednesday - 18,30, partly cloudy
 Thursday - 17, 30, sunny

(http://www.watoday.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/w/c/n/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gu9tx8.png/1486694905264.jpg)
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-on-track-for-wettest-day-ever-recorded-20170209-gu9tx8.html (http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-on-track-for-wettest-day-ever-recorded-20170209-gu9tx8.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tedota on February 10, 2017, 07:58:45 PM
17.4 degrees yesterday. Bit chilly as it's usually 30-40 for this time of the year. And the peanuts are all still in a hurry. The amount of cars just plowing thru water and then wonder why it stops. Gotta make ya wonder sometimes.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on February 11, 2017, 06:35:16 PM
Perth falls a few drops short of wettest day on record

Perth has fallen a couple of cup fulls short of recording the wettest Perth day ever after more than 110 millimetres fell in the 24 hours until 9am.

Weather geeks were glued to the gauges on Friday morning after Perth needed only 10 millimetres of rain by 9am to beat the wettest day ever, which ironically was also in February, back in 1992 when 120.6 millimetres fell.

6-day forecast

 Saturday - 19, 28, possible shower
 Sunday - 19,30, shower or two, possible storm
 Monday - 20, 31, possible storm
 Tuesday - 20,28, possible shower
 Wednesday - 18,30, partly cloudy
 Thursday - 17, 30, sunny

(http://www.watoday.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/w/c/n/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gu9tx8.png/1486694905264.jpg)
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-on-track-for-wettest-day-ever-recorded-20170209-gu9tx8.html (http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-on-track-for-wettest-day-ever-recorded-20170209-gu9tx8.html)

This could be why. Worth keeping and eye on these as they head across Aus over the next week.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170211/2ea8b5bc39be3251eb644460d24f0972.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 17, 2017, 03:40:54 PM
Sydney getting wee wee'd all over
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-weather-live-blog-severe-storm-hits-sydney-with-large-hail-and-damaging-winds-20170217-gufdmd.html (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-weather-live-blog-severe-storm-hits-sydney-with-large-hail-and-damaging-winds-20170217-gufdmd.html)

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR714.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR714.loop.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on March 05, 2017, 02:36:32 PM
Coming your way Hairs(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170305/32160eacd35a3ef665cfb5c659a93673.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 14, 2017, 11:22:00 AM
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml#skip)

Sydney getting flogged today..
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on March 15, 2017, 04:32:32 PM
I think Hairs could be getting his hair wet?

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-weather-state-on-flood-alert-as-storms-return-for-third-day/news-story/c973085605dcbc5b9eeb52278a9ec6cd?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=DailyTelegraph&utm_medium=Twitter
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on March 15, 2017, 05:59:47 PM
We got 230mm last night.

Lots of call outs for blocked drains and leaking roof's today
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on March 16, 2017, 10:11:50 PM
Fairly copping it right now...............lightening just bounced off something outside............you could feel it in the air and the thunder was deafening
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on March 17, 2017, 04:17:15 PM
I see a supposed tornado touched down at Brisbane airport this arvo, no damage reported though as it was more of a dust devil then full on tornado. Around the same time as that I had a nice 35mm of rain fall at my place (was bucketing down actually), brings this weeks rainfall at my place to 66mm and more to come over the weekend supposably. It's exactly what we all needed in these parts being it's so dry of late, hopefully many of the drought declared areas can get some of this rain also.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 18, 2017, 07:48:35 AM
I think Hairs could be getting his hair wet?

Still no Flood  :'(
When Lillydale gets to 20+ meters, we might get our feet wet  ;D
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60231/IDN60231.557005.plt.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60231/IDN60231.557005.plt.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on March 19, 2017, 06:02:35 AM
Still no Flood  :'(
When Lillydale gets to 20+ meters, we might get our feet wet  ;D
now?
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170318/9c4d3155398a2889f8ee494e8bcc6d0c.jpg)



Footnote:
It's astounding, time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely, not for very much longer
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 19, 2017, 07:03:42 AM
New Italy has reopened, they got 9" in a couple of hours, they showed footage on the news last night.
South Grafton at Musk Crk, you only have to spit in the crk and it floods.

It's only 6.5 Meters at Lillydale, Grafton needs to evacuate when it gets over 20 meters.
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60231/IDN60231.557005.plt.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60231/IDN60231.557005.plt.shtml)

Here is a link to the rivers that will run into the Clarence, most are not near their peaks, there is a break in the rain coming in from the coast.
Most of the reported flooding was local, Palmers Island had over 170mm in 12 hours, the Clarence has a huge flood plain, and it is a huge river system.

Will be interesting to see what happens next Full Moon.
The majority of our floods happen when there is a full moon.
That probably explains why people loose their minds and Flood Shop.
That's what happens when the media mentions the word FLOOD, people loose their minds and panic, empty the shelves of milk and bread.
Sheep  8)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on March 19, 2017, 10:55:02 AM
& a Deep Voice Thunders from above   " How Long Can You Tread Water  Noar  ? ? ? "
                                             :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on March 20, 2017, 08:14:15 PM
Oops (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170320/b88b8b122392c997ee85b23c4e0f7a8c.jpg)


Footnote:
It's astounding, time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely, not for very much longer
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 21, 2017, 05:14:06 AM
Yep,
Seen that late yesterday.
Couple of our 4wd club members attended, RFS.
Looks like another day at home, the Ferries are off due to river heights being high at high tide.
Or it's a 75km trip each way to do some work. 
It's an hour & a half bus trip for the school kids,  >:D
Normally a 15km and 1/2 hour trip to Maclean. ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Redcherokee on March 21, 2017, 09:02:22 PM
Hairs, 

I wondered I feel this might just mean more work for you.   Places that suddenly discover they have leaks that need work.  Which can't be done until there is a break in the weather.





Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on March 21, 2017, 09:33:00 PM
This looks, colourful?
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170321/97be2b859d267bb1b08c6871c1562912.jpg)


Footnote:
It's astounding, time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely, not for very much longer
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 21, 2017, 10:08:02 PM
Hairs, 

I wondered I feel this might just mean more work for you.   Places that suddenly discover they have leaks that need work.  Which can't be done until there is a break in the weather.
It was crazy today.
Long trip round, call after call, didn't get home till 6.30pm, left at 6 am this morning.
To be honest, I love the challenge, I do, solve problems, but hate fixing simple, time wasting stuff ups.
I little harsh, maybe,  :angel:
I'm thankful for the coin it brings.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 22, 2017, 03:42:32 PM
Lookin a bit wet round shire/st george area
(http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/pLj4pq4ybq6tTvnKybAXAX/e0af78a5-fa38-41fc-a2f6-7fc606ccf3cb.JPG/r0_312_3264_2452_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on March 25, 2017, 08:03:56 AM
Was talking to my parents last night, they're all prepared and ready for this big fella to make landfall in the coming days.
Despite the way it often seams, there are many of us that know there is actually life north of the tropic of Capricorn.
My thoughts are with all of you up there, stay safe everyone.

(http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65001.png?1490381534742)

(http://realtime.bsch.com.au/data/sat/www/coralsea_truevis_latest.jpg?cache=20170325075400)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on March 25, 2017, 08:15:47 AM
News reports now saying likely to be Cat 4 when it hits...not good for those in it's path.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 25, 2017, 09:22:54 AM
News reports now saying likely to be Cat 4 when it hits...not good for those in it's path.
not much yet... hope it blows itself out a bit before hittin land

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR411.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR411.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on March 25, 2017, 09:40:16 AM
The radar only tells a small part of the story at the moment, this gives a better idea of what's happening.
http://www.oceanviewweather.com.au/Satellite/HimawariSatellite-QLD.asp (http://www.oceanviewweather.com.au/Satellite/HimawariSatellite-QLD.asp)

Each run is moving it slightly south.
Yesterday afternoon my parents place was in the bulls-eye, and although they have it heading for Townsville at this stage, if it slows down a bit more I say by tomorrow afternoon those in the Burdekin will need to brace themselves.

My oldies sat out Yasi (category 5) bunkered down in their laundry when it hit land just 40km north of their place.
It pealed 2 roofs from houses diagonally across from their place, lucky there was enough trees to stop the debris from hitting their house.
I was only days later that they realized how close they came, 2 bolts holding a post to the bearer on the northern corner of the veranda had snapped, the bearer had been lifting up and smacking back down on the post. We've replaced that whole corner of the veranda, but you never know what else has been done to the structure that you can't see.

We where just saying last night there would be 100s of houses in the area with things loosened up by Yasi.
Anything bigger then a 3 crossing the coast in the Hinchinbrook region would surely find all of those weak spots and the damage could possibly be much, much worse this time.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 25, 2017, 09:52:14 AM
The radar only tells a small part of the story at the moment, this gives a better idea of what's happening.
http://www.oceanviewweather.com.au/Satellite/HimawariSatellite-QLD.asp (http://www.oceanviewweather.com.au/Satellite/HimawariSatellite-QLD.asp)
best one appears to be this one, comes with a good app too
https://www.windytv.com/?-18.188,150.491,6 (https://www.windytv.com/?-18.188,150.491,6)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 25, 2017, 10:41:58 AM
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html (http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html)
It's the moisture that it is drawing in that will be a worry.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on March 25, 2017, 12:37:12 PM

         Tropical Low.
         
       Watching this one...... Debbie they are going to call it.... Not a great deal  of wind here....nor rain...


                                          Cheers Tracker.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on March 25, 2017, 12:55:16 PM
         Tropical Low.
         
       Watching this one...... Debbie they are going to call it.... Not a great deal  of wind here....nor rain...


                                          Cheers Tracker.
bit early for much to be happening at the moment isn't it?, they reckon Monday night is likely to be crossing time.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on March 25, 2017, 01:10:59 PM
bit early for much to be happening at the moment isn't it?, they reckon Monday night is likely to be crossing time.

       Well i reckon it's a bit late to watch it as it crosses the coast........ Just my opinion  ;D ;D


                                  Cheers Tracker.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 25, 2017, 01:24:58 PM
It's the moisture that it is drawing in that will be a worry.

Yeah, on top of the drenching that everything's had over the last few weeks, it could get nasty :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on March 25, 2017, 01:44:10 PM
       Well i reckon it's a bit late to watch it as it crosses the coast........ Just my opinion  ;D ;D


                                  Cheers Tracker.
if I had a Cat 4 cyclone coming for my house, I'd be watching it from a long way from home myself...lol. The 126kph winds we had here a few years back in a Super cell storm were bad enough with our high set house shaking like it was, bugger being around when something like a Cat 3 or 4 cyclone hits. Our house isn't designed to withstand something like that, I'd come back to see what's left of the place afterwards rather then roll the dice on surviving it.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tracker on March 25, 2017, 02:15:16 PM
if I had a Cat 4 cyclone coming for my house, I'd be watching it from a long way from home myself...lol. The 126kph winds we had here a few years back in a Super cell storm were bad enough with our high set house shaking like it was, bugger being around when something like a Cat 3 or 4 cyclone hits. Our house isn't designed to withstand something like that, I'd come back to see what's left of the place afterwards rather then roll the dice on surviving it.

      I need somewhere to hide my caravan......Is there room at your place....... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on March 25, 2017, 02:31:10 PM
Like most who've lived for some time up north I've seen a few Cyclones. We had one cat3 that passed by really close off shore. That was pretty wild.
But I was in Currumbin when that supercell smashed the southern Gold Coast one Indy weekend in the early 2000's.
That thunderstorm on the Goldie shat all over anything I've experienced from cyclones up north for intensity. Cyclones are more sustained, but the thunderstorms in SEQ (and other areas) can pack a punch.

When I built my house here on the Sunny Coast I couldn't believe it was so hard to convince my engineer to design it so it would meet cyclone code. ;)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on March 25, 2017, 03:59:03 PM
I guess all the headlines will be along the line of Debbie Does Nth Queensland will the big blow hits.  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 25, 2017, 05:15:49 PM
Yeah, on top of the drenching that everything's had over the last few weeks, it could get nasty :'(
Yep, most creeks you'd only have to have a wee in them and they are flooded again  >:D
A new moon on Tuesday, Next Full moon April 11th.
Just saying  8)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: sol on March 25, 2017, 05:41:54 PM
I've been through 3 cyclones and the last one Yasi was something I never want to experience again.
Absolutely terrifying. Stay safe to all who are in the path of this one. Just hope it fizzles out but it doesn't look that way.

          :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: UIZ733 on March 25, 2017, 06:48:01 PM
I guess all the headlines will be along the line of Debbie Does Nth Queensland will the big blow hits.  ;D
:angel:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on March 26, 2017, 06:59:46 AM
(http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65001.png?1490467712701)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on March 26, 2017, 07:09:19 AM
It really started to take shape last night.

(http://realtime.bsch.com.au/data/sat/www/2017/03/25/qld-wv-201703251140.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 30, 2017, 03:37:54 PM
From Gympie to down Moruya way!
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR041.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR041.loop.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on March 30, 2017, 07:28:53 PM
Yep we just got pretty smashed here about 5pm.

Just got off the roof of a mates place after strapping tarps down

Hope I can get the chainsaw fired up tomorrow...............bit of timber to get rid of.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 31, 2017, 05:50:34 AM
Many towns & cities have been told to evacuate last night.
Lismore, Wilson river has topped the bank and the city centre will be flooded.
Murwillumbah, flooded.
The list is long of smaller towns.
 Take care people  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 31, 2017, 10:54:13 AM
They reported one joint had 780mm rain in 12 hours...
That's noah's ark kinda Shit!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on March 31, 2017, 12:29:47 PM
Make list
Hammer
nails
Ummmm life jacket                &         :cheers:  This could be as long time between drinks :'(
                                      BE   SAFE
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Nomad on March 31, 2017, 04:52:19 PM
Started my clean up at 7am and finished at 3pm with a quick stop for a sanga.

2.5hours on the saw.......best run its ever had and 5 trips to the tip....thankfully it was free to dump "storm damage" or it would have cost me $75.

Best thing.........when I got the tree out of the way my views are now right along the Noosa Northshore from the river mouth.

Beer steak and bed early tonight though.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 31, 2017, 07:15:02 PM
Yep,
Scenic Rim had over 500mm.
Lismore was predicted to be the same height as in 1954.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 14, 2017, 02:10:59 PM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-14/flight-delays-due-to-high-winds-at-sydney-winds/8944628 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-14/flight-delays-due-to-high-winds-at-sydney-winds/8944628)

Must be bad!!!! 70 flights cancelled...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on September 14, 2017, 02:22:52 PM
It's blown it's tits off here atm.
Feel for anyone fighting fires.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 14, 2017, 02:34:32 PM
It's blown it's tits off here atm.
Feel for anyone fighting fires.
was  just lookin at the live fires.. one at Jervis Bay sounds nasty - emergency warning heading towards the village..

few burn offs happening too around the place one back in the shire, 16ha at moment,  by morning will be 1/2 of Natio.... I'd say they would be at warning level: brown pants about now...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on September 14, 2017, 03:04:45 PM
Just saw on the telly across the bottom of the screen that the Jervis Bay fire is out of control  :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 14, 2017, 03:24:14 PM
Just saw on the telly across the bottom of the screen that the Jervis Bay fire is out of control  :'(


Posted: 2017-09-14 15:17
A bush fire is burning in the area of Summercloud Bay Rd, south of Jervis Bay. The fire is out of control. The fire is moving north towards the Jervis Bay Village.

Current Situation
The fire is burning in the area of Wreck Bay Road. It is spreading in a northerly direction towards Jervis Bay Village.

If you are in the area of Jervis Bay Village, seek shelter as the fire arrives. Protect yourself from the heat of the fire.

Firefighters and aircraft are working to slow the spread of the fire. Crews are stationed in Jervis Bay Village.

Emergency Alert telephone warnings are being sent to people in the area.

The Large Air Tanker Thor has been deployed to the area. Retardant is being used to help slow the spread of the fire.

Jervis Bay Road and Wreck Bay Road are closed.

Advice
If you are in the area of Jervis Bay Village, seek shelter as the fire arrives. Protect yourself from the heat of the fire.

If you are in the area of Wreck Bay Village, you will experience smoke. Monitor conditions.

Check and follow your Bush Fire Survival Plan. If you do not have a plan, decide what you will do if the situation changes. Leaving early is your safest option.


https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me (https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 09, 2018, 02:55:32 PM
Gee Canberra etc are copping it..
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR402.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR402.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: DrewXT on January 09, 2018, 09:50:44 PM
I'm glad we're not in the camper for a change - we're in the middle of it, awesome light show(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180109/a872acc174c4d1d7e245f8352a995daf.jpg)

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on January 11, 2018, 07:55:06 PM
Just got paged that there could be heavy rain , high winds , hail  & potentially flash floods .    Ohhh Yesss another day in paradise  . Should be a cool weekend for the Day on the Green  at Mitchelstown Winery   .                         :cup:               :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on January 11, 2018, 08:07:13 PM
Ahh good old Victoria aye....
Thunderstorms and flash flooding, then 45 degrees, then it catches fire, then it’s back to max temps of 20 degrees.

And that’s just Friday’s forecast...  You should see what it’s going to be like over the weekend down there.... :P

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 11, 2018, 08:14:42 PM
Ahh good old Victoria aye....
Thunderstorms and flash flooding, then 45 degrees, then it catches fire, then it’s back to max temps of 20 degrees.
It was 35 today 33 tomorrow and 40 something on weekend.
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on January 11, 2018, 08:21:28 PM
And yet you Mexicans still love to whinge about Queensland summers...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on January 17, 2018, 01:39:29 PM
Adelaide today 36, tomorrow and Friday 41, sat 32, I'm over summer already.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on May 11, 2018, 08:42:41 AM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-11/hobart-weather-flash-flooding-record-rainfall/9750032 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-11/hobart-weather-flash-flooding-record-rainfall/9750032)
Hobarts going under ! LOL
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on May 11, 2018, 08:52:44 AM
Hope all our Tassie Swaggers are OK down there ???

Stay dry!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 28, 2018, 08:23:14 AM
listening to the weather on news this morning "STORMAGEDDON" in sydney... apparently its now next to atlantis...

its a "Crisis" .... "Im standingin over a ft of water".. camera pans down, not even 1/2 her shoes are wet.....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on November 28, 2018, 10:13:00 AM
listening to the weather on news this morning "STORMAGEDDON" in sydney... apparently its now next to atlantis...

its a "Crisis" .... "Im standingin over a ft of water".. camera pans down, not even 1/2 her shoes are wet.....

Sydney has gone into absolute meltdown over what would been considered "afternoon showers" in Cairns or Darwin?????????
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 28, 2018, 10:33:04 AM
Sydney has gone into absolute meltdown over what would been considered "afternoon showers" in Cairns or Darwin?????????
:cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: KeithB on November 28, 2018, 10:55:22 AM
Sydney copped 90 millimetres of rain in 90 minutes this morning and it happened when we were waiting on the installation of a new box gutter. I've spent the morning moving stuff around and vacuuming up water from our ground floor. With a full complement of guttering, we'd have been fine.

I heard on the news that two police officers were seriously injured when a tree came down while they were trying to help a motorist who was stuck in a flooded street.
Sydney's infrastructure is not designed to cope with once in  a hundred years tropical rain, which is what we got this morning.

Keith
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: chester ver2.0 on November 28, 2018, 02:38:39 PM
Sydney has gone into absolute meltdown over what would been considered "afternoon showers" in Cairns or Darwin?????????

Ooooiiii we dont like to get our suede shoes wet. Our 2 million dollar terrace houses can only handle 1mm or less of rain under the 70 year old footings or the whole frikin lot falls over and collapses on my Range Rover, that has not moved from out the front since i bought it home from the dealership in 2016 or else i would loose the parking spot.

So take your northern attitude and swing back up in the tree that you came from
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: doc evil on November 28, 2018, 02:57:44 PM
Sydney copped 90 millimetres of rain in 90 minutes this morning and it happened when we were waiting on the installation of a new box gutter. I've spent the morning moving stuff around and vacuuming up water from our ground floor. With a full complement of guttering, we'd have been fine.

I heard on the news that two police officers were seriously injured when a tree came down while they were trying to help a motorist who was stuck in a flooded street.
Sydney's infrastructure is not designed to cope with once in  a hundred years tropical rain, which is what we got this morning.

Keith

ummmm………..wasn't the once in a hundred years storm last year or was it the one a year before..………...well, that what the media said...…….apparently we get a once in a hundred year storm every year or second year ;D ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 28, 2018, 03:00:32 PM
ummmm………..wasn't the once in a hundred years storm last year or was it the one a year before..………...well, that what the media said...…….apparently we get a once in a hundred year storm every year or second year ;D ;D
:cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: macca on November 28, 2018, 04:17:20 PM
In Newcastle at the moment, hasnt been to bad today, but just found out the eye of the storm is going right over the top of us tonite, the thunder and lightning is picking up, was going to Sydney tomorrow to do a job, but stuff that, going to go to Brisbane  then back home tomorrow night, be glad to get back to some sensible weather

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 28, 2018, 04:24:23 PM
In Newcastle at the moment, hasnt been to bad today, but just found out the eye of the storm is going right over the top of us tonite, the thunder and lightning is picking up, was going to Sydney tomorrow to do a job, but stuff that, going to go to Brisbane  then back home tomorrow night, be glad to get back to some sensible weather

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its nice in Brissy :P Although ****in pissed down at lunchtime, so humidity is in the trillion % around here.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml)
Shitney

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml)
brissy :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: macca on November 28, 2018, 04:32:17 PM
its nice in Brissy Although ****in pissed down at lunchtime, so humidity is in the trillion % around here.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml)
Shitney

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml)
brissy :D
I'll only be there for a few hours, get the job done and get out of there as quick as I can

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 28, 2018, 04:41:29 PM
I'll only be there for a few hours, get the job done and get out of there as quick as I can
not if you fly Jetstar :( Never making that mistake again
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: macca on November 28, 2018, 04:55:50 PM
not if you fly Jetstar :( Never making that mistake again
Nah mate, they cancel too many flights for my liking, not good when you gotta get in and fix something and move on, customers pay for these

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 28, 2018, 06:24:32 PM
Quote from: macca
Nah mate, they cancel too many flights for my liking, not good when you gotta get in and fix something and move on, customers pay for these
yea my 2.30 flight on Sunday left at close to 6.... flyin home on qantarse tomorrow
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on November 28, 2018, 07:08:12 PM
In Newcastle at the moment, hasnt been to bad today, but just found out the eye of the storm is going right over the top of us tonite, the thunder and lightning is picking up, was going to Sydney tomorrow to do a job, but stuff that, going to go to Brisbane  then back home tomorrow night, be glad to get back to some sensible weather

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was in Sydney today and back on Central Coast tonight and it’s progressively cleared up and drained away by the hour. Current issue on the coastline is the high tide backing up street drains.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: ScarpsD40 on November 28, 2018, 07:13:25 PM
Sydney has gone into absolute meltdown over what would been considered "afternoon showers" in Cairns or Darwin?????????
yep, was in Sydney this morning thinking I’ve been in better storms in the Vic High Country, although up there it does drain away pretty efficiently🤔
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: KeithB on November 29, 2018, 07:30:56 PM
Ooooiiii we dont like to get our suede shoes wet. Our 2 million dollar terrace houses can only handle 1mm or less of rain under the 70 year old footings or the whole frikin lot falls over and collapses on my Range Rover, that has not moved from out the front since i bought it home from the dealership in 2016 or else i would loose the parking spot.
So take your northern attitude and swing back up in the tree that you came from

Love it!!! There was an Italian restaurant in Leichhardt (which is a very Italian neighbourhood in Sydney) with a sign over the barista station that said: "NO DECAF. NO SKIM MILK. THIS ISN'T PADDINGTON."

Back to my basket weaving. With a Chardonnay of course.

Keith
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on November 29, 2018, 09:02:36 PM
its nice in Brissy :P Although ****in pissed down at lunchtime, so humidity is in the trillion % around here.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml)
Shitney

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml)
brissy :D
only pissed down in town and on Northside mostly...where I was at on the Southside we got thunder and about 6 drops of it spitting to rain, could see it raining in the city though.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 11, 2018, 08:56:37 AM
Beach weather for the east coast
Extreme weather outlook
11/12/2018|3min
Eastern Australia is set to face its biggest weather event since at least March, with wild storms and flooding rain from Queensland to Tasmania.

Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe has the details.


https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_5977789364001?fbclid=IwAR2FL88KWWVeTpMbCg6igzqQk4Z1uEuu0V-KJCe9aeWKVi1XInUbfMD8Y_Q (https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_5977789364001?fbclid=IwAR2FL88KWWVeTpMbCg6igzqQk4Z1uEuu0V-KJCe9aeWKVi1XInUbfMD8Y_Q)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on December 11, 2018, 09:08:17 AM
Hairs  Don't get too close to the water l hear it has a bit of a Bit to it at present  >:D                                :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 11, 2018, 11:25:34 AM
Beach weather for the east coast
Extreme weather outlook
11/12/2018|3min
Eastern Australia is set to face its biggest weather event since at least March, with wild storms and flooding rain from Queensland to Tasmania.

Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe has the details.


https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_5977789364001?fbclid=IwAR2FL88KWWVeTpMbCg6igzqQk4Z1uEuu0V-KJCe9aeWKVi1XInUbfMD8Y_Q (https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_5977789364001?fbclid=IwAR2FL88KWWVeTpMbCg6igzqQk4Z1uEuu0V-KJCe9aeWKVi1XInUbfMD8Y_Q)
hoping we get bucket loads of rain...after the driest November on record ever for us and very little rain in the months before that, we need a good soaking here.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: macca on December 11, 2018, 11:38:52 AM
Beach weather for the east coast
Extreme weather outlook
11/12/2018|3min
Eastern Australia is set to face its biggest weather event since at least March, with wild storms and flooding rain from Queensland to Tasmania.

Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe has the details.


https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_5977789364001?fbclid=IwAR2FL88KWWVeTpMbCg6igzqQk4Z1uEuu0V-KJCe9aeWKVi1XInUbfMD8Y_Q (https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_5977789364001?fbclid=IwAR2FL88KWWVeTpMbCg6igzqQk4Z1uEuu0V-KJCe9aeWKVi1XInUbfMD8Y_Q)
So this will be bigger than last weeks biggest storm in the history of mankind, that never happened, ......again

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 11, 2018, 12:17:50 PM
Quote from: macca
So this will be bigger than last weeks biggest storm in the history of mankind, that never happened, ......again
probably beach weather.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: doc evil on December 11, 2018, 02:42:09 PM
So this will be bigger than last weeks biggest storm in the history of mankind, that never happened, ......again

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once in a hundred year storm...……………..for the 3rd time this year...………...and the QLD gubbamint will blame global warming...……….. ::) ::)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: macca on December 11, 2018, 03:33:01 PM

once in a hundred year storm...……………..for the 3rd time this year...………...and the QLD gubbamint will blame global warming...……….. ::) ::)
... and Victorians

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 11, 2018, 05:06:24 PM
It better fukkin turn up now too.

Because we're on tank water, I spent 3 hours cleaning every friggin gutter we have.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 12, 2018, 01:43:49 PM
Hmmm.....

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 12, 2018, 03:14:33 PM
flash flood warnings for everywhere here.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/flash-flood-warning-ahead-of-statewide-downpours-20181212-p50lq8.html (https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/flash-flood-warning-ahead-of-statewide-downpours-20181212-p50lq8.html)

still 32 outside...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 12, 2018, 05:07:33 PM
Bring it on...currently sitting in the shade a minute resting whilst halfway through mowing the yard, been nearly choking on the dust the mower is throwing up...grass is 3/4 dead and drier then a dead dingos donga
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 12, 2018, 05:15:31 PM
You think your yards dusty..... yours is friggin dusty.... Christ, you should see here now.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 12, 2018, 06:30:27 PM
You think your yards dusty..... yours is friggin dusty.... Christ, you should see here now.
yeah she’s bloody dry in so many areas...hopefully we get the rain they are forecasting, but i’ll believe it when I see it. The media see posts on weather social media sites about possible events occurring, then hype the crap out of them, and so often they are confined to a small area and everyone else is left disappointed
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rossm on December 12, 2018, 07:09:53 PM
Hopefully the rain falls where it is needed and does it in a way to not cause flooding and other issues.

Been an interesting start to summer in WA. Very very hot in the Kimberley and Pilbara but here in Perth I have not felt the need to run my house aircon at all.

Tip for Friday is 38C but then cooler on Saturday.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 13, 2018, 11:16:11 AM
been pissin down constantly since middle if the night here....

Shit loads of it sitting as the ground is pretty ****in dry and hard
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on December 13, 2018, 12:53:06 PM
The media see posts on weather social media sites about possible events occurring, then hype the crap out of them, and so often they are confined to a small area and everyone else is left disappointed

what do you expect when "investigative journalism" consists of nothing more than checking facebook these days  ???

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 13, 2018, 05:24:19 PM
its fairly special out tehre at moment
mate just moved to Goulburn and says the thunderstorm hittin them at moment is loudest he's been in for years!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on December 13, 2018, 07:35:38 PM
The Hume Hwy  was closed today due to floods  at Glenrowan water  over the road . Traffic was diverted via GV Hwy from Seymour  to Gods knows where .. l recorded 18MM of rain till 6PM  & its still coming down  .
 Sent it Down Hughie,,,,,,,,,  as it slows the fire risk in District 22 & that's a really good thing   .                            :cup:
               Be safe out there Swaggers                          :cup:       :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 14, 2018, 06:32:08 AM
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml#skip)

More coming for Melb....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bigfish on December 14, 2018, 07:05:47 AM
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml#skip)

More coming for Melb....



Might have to send a few southeners up here to Cairns to show them what rain and floods are.... :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on December 14, 2018, 07:17:15 AM

Might have to send a few southeners up here to Cairns to show them what rain and floods are.... :cheers:
lm in as soon as the flooded roads are clear & we can see through the rain  .  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 15, 2018, 06:53:52 AM
Seems wet everywhere else, but glad I didn’t bother packing the ark after the media forecast armageddon occurring here this week, a poultry 2.3mm falling here thus far, barely enough to settle the dust of our very brown yard. Good to read reports of places out West getting a drink, but a massive rain fail here. Chance we may get something in a few days time from Ex Owen, but will believe it when I see it.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 15, 2018, 08:40:46 AM
Yep, supposed to be 4 days running of 50-60mm each day :D

2 days down & we're at 3.7mm :'(

Looks like I'm going to have to top the pool up, because I don't think the rains going to do it :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 15, 2018, 10:40:18 AM
35mm up this way, good storm in the early hours this morning and just started more showers again now.

Anyone pegging their hopes on a Cyclone traveling over 2,000km in 48 hours and landing in their back yard should have a bit of a look at themselves.
Not mentioning the wildly erratic paths that most cyclones take, but just the fact that the thing was still sitting in the gulf on Friday and people were saying Brisbane was going to cop it on Monday.... Hmmm.....???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Craig Tomkinson on December 15, 2018, 11:18:04 AM
100mm near Imbil so far, The Cyclone will not affect us itself, but does create conditions right down the east coast to make it rain, Craig
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 15, 2018, 01:15:18 PM
lots of thunda and Shit outside ere right now

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 15, 2018, 03:20:43 PM
Just zigzagged our way between storms on a flight to Sydney.
Hopefully we get a good lightning show looking out from the revolving restaurant tonight. ;)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 15, 2018, 05:18:00 PM
Bit of circle work in the Maccas car park huh.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 16, 2018, 07:43:47 AM
Halifax near Ingham has recorded 653mm overnight and this morning.

Perhaps some of those Mexicans that choke the northern highways over the winter months should hang around and see what real rain looks like... ;)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on December 16, 2018, 08:26:40 AM
lf they stayed then they could choke the roads there too , stuck in the floods  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 16, 2018, 09:02:14 AM
Hoping today we some decent rain today, would be nice to crack double figures at least from this week that the media hyped was supposed to deliver triple figure rainfall (which it has elsewhere, but huge let down here).
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2018, 10:17:07 AM
Apparently we had a mega thunder and lightning show at 3am.....
I didnt hear Shit :(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GGV8Cruza on December 16, 2018, 03:31:37 PM
Apparently we had a mega thunder and lightning show at 3am.....
I didnt hear Shit :(
Rumbled around our place last night. No rain though

GG

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 16, 2018, 03:32:20 PM
Rumbled around our place last night. No rain though

GG

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rumblin 45mins ago here again a....now sun is out and humidity is 213982304239029%
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 16, 2018, 05:15:51 PM
We've had 30mm,which topped the tanks back to full.

Grass has a green edge to it already.....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 16, 2018, 05:40:22 PM
56mm so far today and 98mm over the last 3 days for me.

We ticked over 1.5m of rain for the year just after lunch today. ;D

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on December 16, 2018, 06:27:33 PM
Rain & sunny  , Rain  b& Sunny  , Sunny & Rain . A bit over 60MM of rain this weekend  & Thunder / Lightening ,.
We are determined  ,,,, but moist   .                        :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 17, 2018, 03:53:21 PM
That should keep Wayne, Fester and the boys busy LOL!


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Photos updated | Grays Point residents with extensive damage caused by small but intense storm cell

Trees and branches crashed on to houses, swimming pools and cars during the storm, with the extent of the damage revealed on Sunday morning.

One huge tree fell on a house metres from a bedroom where a girl was sleeping.

At 3pm on Sunday, SES Sutherland Shire reported 250 calls for assistance following the storm.

”We have eight storm damage teams and  three RFS teams active today, who are working hard to assist and complete as many requests for assistance as quickly and safely as possible, with an impact assessment currently being completed in Grays Point,” the SES said.

“In order to keep our hard working volunteers safe, any power lines that are down need to be isolated before we can commence working. We appreciate your patience.

“All community members are reminded to treat all fallen power lines as live and stay at least 8m away.

“If you have received storm damage and need help, call NSW SES on 132 500 for assistance.”

SES Sutherland Shire volunteers were shocked by the destruction.


https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5813599/photos-updated-grays-point-hit-by-mini-kurnell-tornado/?cs=1507 (https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5813599/photos-updated-grays-point-hit-by-mini-kurnell-tornado/?cs=1507)

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on December 17, 2018, 07:31:24 PM
After a weekend of thunder , Big Rain & lightening the sun came out  . WTF are we supposed to do with this lot    ??      Sunbake in the humidity   ?   . Or have  :cheers:   :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 19, 2018, 07:18:31 PM
Shitney going to cop it again

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/risk-of-large-hail-damaging-winds-as-severe-thunderstorms-hit-sydney-20181219-p50nb0.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/risk-of-large-hail-damaging-winds-as-severe-thunderstorms-hit-sydney-20181219-p50nb0.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: BaseCamp on December 19, 2018, 07:25:55 PM
Hopefully no rain in inner Brisbane anytime Friday...   We are meant to be pouring 120mtrs of slab...  Pumpers roll 6amish..

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 20, 2018, 04:29:47 AM
I know we're booked in for storm out our way.

From our place, we watch them head straight for the centre of Brisbane.
Just the fact we are getting a 41 degree day tomorrow and we are taking the Fleetwood out a for an evening classic car meet up, should near guarantee a kick arse storm.
The last two times I wanted to take the car out it stormed, so we may as well shoot for a hat trick.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on December 20, 2018, 07:05:26 AM
We did well too Kev, Tree change trip to a spot  just out of Armidale, saw us with two or three storms a day, for five days out of the last seven with four lots of hail .
Good thing it wasnt overly large hail [ well maybe ] Might have been able to write that useless Dog of a Rav off and get something better .
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 20, 2018, 04:12:35 PM
Sitting at Sydney airport looking out the window at the bright sunshine and not a drop of water falling from the sky, wondering why the airport has been shut down due to “weather” for the last 30 minutes.

I know Sydney people are soft, but to shut down the whole airport without a single drop of rain is taking things a bit too far...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 20, 2018, 04:16:03 PM
Sitting at Sydney airport looking out the window at the bright sunshine and not a drop of water falling from the sky, wondering why the airport has been shut down due to “weather” for the last 30 minutes.

I know Sydney people are soft, but to shut down the whole airport without a single drop of rain is taking things a bit too far...
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml)
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 20, 2018, 04:19:26 PM
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml)

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That’s as bad as it got here for the last hour or so.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 20, 2018, 04:53:30 PM
Oh no, 3 drops of rain just landed on the window, better shut down that airport again???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rossm on December 20, 2018, 05:13:34 PM
Oh no, 3 drops of rain just landed on the window, better shut down that airport again???
If there is lightning around they shut airports. Not sure of the distance but someone will know. Would you like to work out in the open on the tarmac with dozens of light towers around.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 20, 2018, 05:17:24 PM
Lawrence Clarence Valley
Just had a storm cell pass through, small hail, power lost.
Pretty intense all the same.
Had a heads up from Al, that there was hail in it, he is in Coffs.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 20, 2018, 05:19:30 PM
Lawrence Clarence Valley
Just had a storm cell pass through, small hail, power lost.
Pretty intense all the same.
Had a heads up from Al, that there was hail in it, he is in Coffs.

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Storm was still west of us, it went up the Orora, Coramba and Glenreagh copped it. 
 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 20, 2018, 05:36:22 PM
If there is lightning around they shut airports. Not sure of the distance but someone will know. Would you like to work out in the open on the tarmac with dozens of light towers around.
Yep, I get that.

I’ve been a platinum frequent flyer for about 7 or 8 years now, so been in an airport or 2 and had many delays due to weather.

Just usually airports are closed when there is rain pelting down and lightning and thunder all around.
Sydney is a special case (in more ways then one ;) ) if there is a little red dot on the radar anywhere in a 50km radius they shut it down.
The airport has been closed for over an hour now and we’ve had maybe 2 or 3 minutes of rain and no noticeable lightning that I could see from my view across the tarmac.

I get the safety thing, but some people just like to ride that wave a bit too far.
And I’m sure the queue of people lined up beside me trying to find a way to get home after the last 8 flights got canceled for no real reason might agree with that.

FYI, sun is still shining but just announced they’re shutting everything down again....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 20, 2018, 06:40:03 PM
Lawrence Clarence Valley
Just had a storm cell pass through, small hail, power lost.
Pretty intense all the same.
Had a heads up from Al, that there was hail in it, he is in Coffs.

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some extremely impressive hail stones on the newsfeeds
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on December 20, 2018, 07:48:26 PM
Storm was still west of us, it went up the Orora, Coramba and Glenreagh copped it.
Mates car at Ulong copped it. We had small hail at Safety Beach.
Really need to clean out the garage so I can get the Y62 in there.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 20, 2018, 08:21:23 PM
Mates car at Ulong copped it. We had small hail at Safety Beach.
Really need to clean out the garage so I can get the Y62 in there.

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Yeah just saw some photos from the Ulong RSL.  just a bit of hail
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rags on December 20, 2018, 08:50:37 PM
Yep, I get that.

I’ve been a platinum frequent flyer for about 7 or 8 years now, so been in an airport or 2 and had many delays due to weather.

Just usually airports are closed when there is rain pelting down and lightning and thunder all around.
Sydney is a special case (in more ways then one ;) ) if there is a little red dot on the radar anywhere in a 50km radius they shut it down.
The airport has been closed for over an hour now and we’ve had maybe 2 or 3 minutes of rain and no noticeable lightning that I could see from my view across the tarmac.

I get the safety thing, but some people just like to ride that wave a bit too far.
And I’m sure the queue of people lined up beside me trying to find a way to get home after the last 8 flights got canceled for no real reason might agree with that.

FYI, sun is still shining but just announced they’re shutting everything down again....

Maybe a bit of a  over action by yourself. You may not have had rain but I can assure you that parts of Sydney has been smashed. My daughters car has been trashed with smashed front and back screens. And yes she is under a flight path. I think when pilots have their passengers life in their hands they would prefer not to fly through a storm if it can be avoided.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 20, 2018, 09:00:21 PM
next storm front is about to hit us.  See what we get this time
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 21, 2018, 12:24:25 AM
Maybe a bit of a  over action by yourself. You may not have had rain but I can assure you that parts of Sydney has been smashed. My daughters car has been trashed with smashed front and back screens. And yes she is under a flight path. I think when pilots have their passengers life in their hands they would prefer not to fly through a storm if it can be avoided.
Finally got home after 6 hours of delays and after watching some of the footage from other parts of the city this afternoon I can see there was some severe hail around the area this evening.
But in my defense at the time I posted the airport had been shut for over an hour and there was absolutely nothing, like seriously nothing, anywhere around the terminal or tarmac. The sun had been out the whole time.

The second storm that shut the airport did dump a bit of rain and the 3rd storm that hit after we had boarded the plane was nothing major, but still had us locked in the plane for another hour and a half. I landed several times in much more serious weather then anything that hit the airport tonight.

The first shutdown was an overreaction from the airport and my rant was perhaps a little too harsh, but was just from frustration about not being able to get out of that grubby city and missing out on the family dinner my kids had prepared for me tonight. Walking in the house at midnight was not the happy early Christmas dinner that we had planned. But at least I got home. ;)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: macca on December 21, 2018, 05:04:45 AM
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 21, 2018, 08:48:05 AM
I think when pilots have their passengers life in their hands they would prefer not to fly through a storm if it can be avoided.

There's been a bunfight at the GC over the last couple of years as they're putting in an ILS system at GC Airport & the flight path will track over suburbia for most of the length of the Coast, so people are complaining about potential noise :-\

When this all started, I saw a letter in the paper from an airline pilot.

He said that GC already has a landing system (PAP or similar ???) but that only let's them get down to 500' without being able to see the ground ::), but ILS will get them down blind to 250' :o

250', you can't see the ground, & you're still trying to land ???

This isn't wartime, & you're not on the vital bombing mission that Will-End-the-War-by-Christmas! - you've got a plane-load of tourists going on holidays!

Hello, Captain - this is Fizzie in 6C. We've had a quick poll & we've decided it's a bloody stupid idea to try & land in conditions like this, so lets divert somewhere else where it's not raining!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 21, 2018, 09:53:16 AM
Quote from: Fizzie
This isn't wartime, & you're not on the vital bombing mission that Will-End-the-War-by-Christmas! - you've got a plane-load of tourists going on holidays!

Hello, Captain - this is Fizzie in 6C. We've had a quick poll & we've decided it's a bloody stupid idea to try & land in conditions like this, so lets divert somewhere else where it's not raining!
But they would train for this, and would do it all over teh world... probably like reversing a camper to us.

few years back when we bought new office in Brissy, we flew to into town and there was a MASSIVE storm, so we circled for 45 mins.. .landed safely... drove through town and it looked like Beirut.. wasn't one caryard that wasn't totalled.. but we didn't land, as it was dangerous...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on December 21, 2018, 03:35:59 PM
Heads Up for those around Maclean / Yamba  looks like you got a Woolly one headed your way
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 21, 2018, 03:41:25 PM
Heads Up for those around Maclean / Yamba  looks like you got a Woolly one headed your way
It's been as muggy as since that storm went through yesterday arvo.
If feels like it is brewing again.
Looks like Warrick might a pislin.
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 21, 2018, 04:07:08 PM
Amazing how quick these storm fronts travel.
From the last pic Posted to now.
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on December 21, 2018, 04:15:19 PM
It's been as muggy as since that storm went through yesterday arvo.
If feels like it is brewing again.
Looks like Warrick might a pislin.
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Was horrible at work this morning (Grafton area), has been all week actually, so muggy. Last night's storm was a ripper, looks like more on the way.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 21, 2018, 04:27:18 PM
I was at Brooms Head this morning until 11.30am,  working on a property behind the store, wasn't a breathe of wind, it was so still.
Just started to rain here in Lawrence.
Lets see what this brings.Stay safe Swaggers

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 21, 2018, 04:49:00 PM
we're about to get a hit I think...
We are sort of between Coominya and Gatton.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/qld/brisbane/128km (http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/qld/brisbane/128km)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 21, 2018, 05:09:01 PM
we're about to get a hit I think...
We are sort of between Coominya and Gatton.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/qld/brisbane/128km (http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/qld/brisbane/128km)
Hang in there mate

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 21, 2018, 05:23:11 PM
I'm not sure where it is, the radar has said it should be howling any second, for about 20 minutes.

Might've picked up a flat tyre on the way.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 21, 2018, 05:54:23 PM
Sheeeesh, on a Friday arvo.
You have all the luck


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 21, 2018, 06:03:35 PM
So far, it hasn't even wet the roof. we seem to be right on the edge of it all.

Looks like Boonah would've copped it.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 21, 2018, 07:16:27 PM
Not much come of it here,
Grafton got hail, as did Coutts Crossing.Woodford Island.


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 21, 2018, 07:20:08 PM
So far, it hasn't even wet the roof. we seem to be right on the edge of it all.

Looks like Boonah would've copped it.
of much rain in any of this...read someone out Warwick way saying very little rain fell there, and we’ve had 2 lines come through now and I doubt have registered anything in our rain gauge yet
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on December 22, 2018, 03:22:27 PM
Just had a woolly one rip through the Border Ranges Tweed area to our South that we just caught the edge of, Hail ranging from pea size to palm size  clumps, few trees / branches down in the area / power out in places . Cooled it down a bit though ..
Another small  line of storms following it headed for the TwinTowns Border just starting to drop some hefty drops  now .
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on December 22, 2018, 03:30:49 PM
Some of the footage shown on the tv in the past few days has been frightening, would hate to be caught out in one of those hail storms, the damage done to buildings and cars is just crazy, hate to think what it would do to a person.
Stay safe.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Wukkers on December 22, 2018, 03:39:54 PM
Two mls (perspiration) in the gauge here in Perth, just hit 40.6c
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 22, 2018, 07:35:28 PM
thank god its summer

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/second-wave-of-severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-south-east-queensland-20181222-p50nwi.html (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/second-wave-of-severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-south-east-queensland-20181222-p50nwi.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: glenm64 on December 22, 2018, 09:45:28 PM
thank god its summer

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/second-wave-of-severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-south-east-queensland-20181222-p50nwi.html (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/second-wave-of-severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-south-east-queensland-20181222-p50nwi.html)
Is this normal for the east?
I think we are lucky here in the west. Its (mainly) hot and dry in summer and mild and wet(ok maybe a bit damp) in winter.
Forget the spin, are things really changing or is it just a cycle for you poor mugs?

Cheers Glen

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on December 22, 2018, 10:52:52 PM
Completely normal weather for this time of year Glenn . Taking into account the verbal passing down of info from my grand parents / dad etc since the late 1800's for our area at least .
Though the Sky is falling, world is ending climate change, every storm is an evil anti humanity hunter killer Super cell,  once in a hundred year event mobs / media do their best to sensationalise it ..  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: grmas1 on December 23, 2018, 06:01:58 AM
Finally got home after 6 hours of delays and after watching some of the footage from other parts of the city this afternoon I can see there was some severe hail around the area this evening.
But in my defense at the time I posted the airport had been shut for over an hour and there was absolutely nothing, like seriously nothing, anywhere around the terminal or tarmac. The sun had been out the whole time.

The second storm that shut the airport did dump a bit of rain and the 3rd storm that hit after we had boarded the plane was nothing major, but still had us locked in the plane for another hour and a half. I landed several times in much more serious weather then anything that hit the airport tonight.

The first shutdown was an overreaction from the airport and my rant was perhaps a little too harsh, but was just from frustration about not being able to get out of that grubby city and missing out on the family dinner my kids had prepared for me tonight. Walking in the house at midnight was not the happy early Christmas dinner that we had planned. But at least I got home. ;)

Pete79,

I was an engineer at the red rat for 20+ years and the airport shutdowns for storms may seem to be an over reaction but the reasons for shutdowns are not for the flights safety in most cases it is actually the safety of those on the ground. Airports are large expanses of flat ground with lots and lots of lightning arrestors.

A good example in the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyP3GYkpxs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyP3GYkpxs)

I cant recall the exact limitations but if I recall it was a shutdown if a storm was within 5 Nm and this would stay in place until it was greater than 10 Nm away. The storms on Thursday afternoon in Sydney were in pockets and it would have easily been easily the case that the initial storm was gone but others were within the 10Nm limit.

I actually had times where the airport was shut down at the end of my shift and I could not go home, the airside of the airport is in full lock down, no one in no one out.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on December 23, 2018, 06:43:32 AM
Is this normal for the east?
I think we are lucky here in the west. Its (mainly) hot and dry in summer and mild and wet(ok maybe a bit damp) in winter.
Forget the spin, are things really changing or is it just a cycle for you poor mugs?

Cheers Glen
completely agree with what Edz said.....these storms are nothing new for here, i can recall as a kid over 30 years ago when a big hail storm took out all the caryards in Moorooka, which is right near where I grew up and now live near again these days. That storm tracked inland from the Gold Coast / South up to here, normally our storms come from the West and then split to hit South of North of where I live and we miss 99.9% of the bad stuff.....4 years ago we had a big storm track inland up from The Goldy again, the hail from it took out some of our front windows and did big damage to some of Moorooka and huge damage to the next suburb over from it...so very similar storm to what happened over 30 years beforehand. We've also had a tornado come through our suburb probably near 40 years ago, it cut a path through Toohey Forest and took the first floor off a unit complex across the road from the local pub...not something you here of happening in Brisbane or South East Queensland really, but it does happen occasionally....big hail storms and Summer storms though are nothing new.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Craig Tomkinson on December 23, 2018, 07:04:21 AM
I agree with Edz and RP, the storms of today are no worse than 40 years ago just there are more accurate measuring devises and more of them, oh we had another 50 to 70mm last night out of a storm I just got home from fishing,  Craig 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on December 23, 2018, 07:15:27 AM
Pete79,

I was an engineer at the red rat for 20+ years and the airport shutdowns for storms may seem to be an over reaction but the reasons for shutdowns are not for the flights safety in most cases it is actually the safety of those on the ground. Airports are large expanses of flat ground with lots and lots of lightning arrestors.

A good example in the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyP3GYkpxs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyP3GYkpxs)

I cant recall the exact limitations but if I recall it was a shutdown if a storm was within 5 Nm and this would stay in place until it was greater than 10 Nm away. The storms on Thursday afternoon in Sydney were in pockets and it would have easily been easily the case that the initial storm was gone but others were within the 10Nm limit.

I actually had times where the airport was shut down at the end of my shift and I could not go home, the airside of the airport is in full lock down, no one in no one out.
Cheers mate.
Good to know the facts about it all.

In truth I regret that moment of posting in frustration, there was some serious storms that afternoon and I have massive respect for that side of Mother Nature.
It had been a crappy day to end a crappy week, I was stuck in Sydney when I just wanted to be with my family preparing for our big trip over the break. I was just venting in the moment.

Sydney airport is one constant disruption to the Australian aviation network, the vast majority of delays in all of our major cities are caused by Sydney.
On that particular day I was just over it. I was watching the radar and saw the storm passing over the NW of the city and commented to my colleague I bet they shut down the airport and sure enough in about 30 seconds it was locked down.

The later rounds of storms that afternoon most definitely justified closing the airport, but the first hour and a half appeared to be just another frustrating Sydney delay.

Anyway, we’re thousands of km away from Sydney now and only another 900km left to drive today then I’ll be hooking into 10 days of solid fishing, can be assured Sydney airport will be the last thing on my mind... ;)


We were treated to an awesome lightning show while sitting on the balcony of our hotel room in Rockhampton last night.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: grmas1 on December 23, 2018, 07:17:53 AM
Certainly was a good one with some of the biggest hail stones I had seen in quite a while. Going up on the roof of the house today to check for cracked tiles and smashed solar panels.
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Post by: macca on December 23, 2018, 07:26:02 AM
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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 23, 2018, 11:31:32 AM
Yep, like the others have said, the last few years things have gone back to how they were in the 60s - 70s - about 3 days a week during Summer, you'd get a ripper of a storm at 3pm (just as the kids got out of school >:D), which would clear away to a beautiful cool evening, just right for a barbie 8) :cheers:

Now, it's OMG we're all doooooooomed! :o ::) ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 03, 2019, 09:53:43 AM
and 49 somewhere just west of Adelaide they were talkin about this morning on the nooz...  Thats some hot Shit right there... you'd stand no chance in a fire.

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Temperatures are set to soar across South Australia — but the uncomfortable conditions are not expected to last.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a top of 41C in Adelaide on Thursday.

Temperatures in the state’s north will push into the mid-to-high 40s with Oak Valley tipped to have a top of 49C and Oodnadatta 47C.

The bureau says a cooler change will move through on Friday morning.

Adelaide should have a top of 35C on Friday with the mercury dipping to the mid-20s for both Saturday and Sunday.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on January 03, 2019, 10:16:08 AM
Oak Valley has been hotter before, it's part of the Maralinga Aboriginal Lands.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on January 03, 2019, 04:27:46 PM
The next 3 or 4 days  down South  will nasty Hot 40+ windy  , dry with wind changes late in the day .
Strike teams are being mustered all over the state on ready to go . This could be Nasty  .
Anybody out there be careful , know where you are in relation to any threat  .
                       Be Safe  Swaggers                                         :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 04, 2019, 09:21:57 AM
The next 3 or 4 days  down South  will nasty Hot 40+ windy  , dry with wind changes late in the day .
Strike teams are being mustered all over the state on ready to go . This could be Nasty  .
Anybody out there be careful , know where you are in relation to any threat  .
                       Be Safe  Swaggers                                         :cheers:
I think the late arvo storms with lightning threat later will really fcuk things up too :(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bigfish on January 04, 2019, 09:26:22 AM
Having lived in the top end and fnq for many years, cyclones are a part of our routine weather.  People often comment about our build up heat and humidity.  Naturally most say they would be worried about a cyclone. One thing I know for sure...no way in hell would I move to SE Qld!  The unpredictable and violent weather is ridiculous.  Every month it seems to be that some sort of abnormal weather pattern is causing havoc in the region.  I,ll take the general stability with the occasional excitement of a cyclone any day.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Craig Tomkinson on January 04, 2019, 09:40:37 AM
Its the same in SEQ as anywhere up north cut down any big trees that will reach your house and sheds, build your house or sheds stronger than they say, The storms we have in SEQ only get to around 200ks max so build stronger than that it mite cost a few bucks more but pays off in the long run, Simples 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: austastar on January 04, 2019, 11:16:46 AM
Hi,
   Hobart has just got a cool southerly, down to 22 deg, but it is laden with heavy smoke from fires in the SW unfortunately.
Cheers

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Rumpig on January 04, 2019, 12:31:41 PM
Having lived in the top end and fnq for many years, cyclones are a part of our routine weather.  People often comment about our build up heat and humidity.  Naturally most say they would be worried about a cyclone. One thing I know for sure...no way in hell would I move to SE Qld!  The unpredictable and violent weather is ridiculous.  Every month it seems to be that some sort of abnormal weather pattern is causing havoc in the region.  I,ll take the general stability with the occasional excitement of a cyclone any day.
I've lived in Brisbane for 47 years, big storms are the norm here and far from abnormal....and it really depends where you live as to how many you get and how bad the storms are. I've lived in roughly the same area most of my life, I can recall 3 big destructive storm events in all that time that have hit here, most storms spilt as they come from our West and hit the area South of Brown's Plains (far Southside of town) or up on the Northern side of town/ Caboolture way to the Sunny Coast or West of Brisbane past Ipswich and out through the Lockyer Vally area to further North past Gympie region ....rarely does the inner Brisbane city suburbs get hit with big destructive storms. SEQ runs from the NSW border / Gold Coast to about Gympie and out to Toowoomba, that's a massive region  with plenty of population (over 3/4 of Queenslands population live in SEQ) so you always hear of every storm now that hits somewhere. I call the area South of Brown's Plains to Beaudesert and into the Gold Coast hinterland as storm ally, they get some cracking storms there, certain areas see a lot more storms aswell as destructive storms then others due to topography of the land, it's always been that way here since I was a kid.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on January 05, 2019, 07:37:53 AM
Having lived in the top end and fnq for many years, cyclones are a part of our routine weather.  People often comment about our build up heat and humidity.  Naturally most say they would be worried about a cyclone. One thing I know for sure...no way in hell would I move to SE Qld!  The unpredictable and violent weather is ridiculous.  Every month it seems to be that some sort of abnormal weather pattern is causing havoc in the region.  I,ll take the general stability with the occasional excitement of a cyclone any day.
Also a NQ boy born and bred and I completely agree with that.

Our family house is right on the beach up there, fully exposed to everything coming off the ocean.
In the 30 odd years I was up there I’d been through every cyclone that passed by (and over) our place.
Nothing from a cyclone came close the ferocity of the hail storm that hit us while staying at Currumbin in 2005. That thing was scary as hell.

When I built my house here on the Sunshine Coast I made the engineer design it to meet cyclone rating.
He reckons it was overkill, but I’m comfortable with my decision. For the little bit of extra construction cost, the peace of mind knowing we’re as safe as we can be is worth it.
Title: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on January 05, 2019, 10:08:09 AM
And I don’t know how anyone could possibly live up north with all of that predictable humidity and rain.
It would be much better living where the temperature could drop by 15 degrees in minutes and over 20 degrees in a couple of hours, that place sounds like heaven...


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In Melbourne on January 4th 2019 the temperature peaked at 42.6 degrees at 3.40pm, dropping to 26.8 degrees just after 4pm. It was 21.3 degrees by 5pm and by 6pm it had plateaued at 21 degrees.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rockrat on January 05, 2019, 12:15:00 PM
My insurance premiums tell a very different story. Insurance on my Townsville house is around double the insurance on my house here in Brisbane.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on May 30, 2019, 10:43:00 AM
(https://scontent.fmel8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/61611146_1212279222276387_335644534471917568_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent.fmel8-1.fna&oh=4f08abf39b2a9b6e6b0e8803282db8fc&oe=5D9E6B0C)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on June 04, 2019, 05:03:00 PM
Bit Chilly around Goulburn!

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/weather-bureau-issues-warning-for-sydney-drivers-amid-gusty-winds-rain-20190604-p51u6c.html
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rockrat on June 04, 2019, 06:25:55 PM
Some good old sensationalism in the news "In the past week, the world has experienced chaotic weather phenomena, from deathly Indian heatwaves to snow inundating parts of Queensland. Now, the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Change has issued a report predicting the end of human civilisation as we know it."

Granted, it has been a bit chilly in SEQ today and there was a bit of snow out Stanthorpe way, but an inundation it wasn't!

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: noel_w on July 15, 2019, 09:16:54 AM
So today must be the day for winter in Qld this year. Was -2 when I left for work this morning. Had to water the ice off the windscreen.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on July 15, 2019, 09:39:34 AM
So today must be the day for winter in Qld this year. Was -2 when I left for work this morning. Had to water the ice off the windscreen.
come on Noel, thats a daily event here :P
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: noel_w on July 15, 2019, 10:17:10 AM
come on Noel, thats a daily event here :P
Thats why I live in Qld  :laugh:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 17, 2019, 10:03:53 AM
Snowing in Goulburn and the mountains...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/cold-front-brings-spring-snow-to-blue-mountains-goulburn-20190917-p52rzx.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/cold-front-brings-spring-snow-to-blue-mountains-goulburn-20190917-p52rzx.html)

https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6389545/spring-snow-falls-on-blue-mountains (https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6389545/spring-snow-falls-on-blue-mountains)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 23, 2019, 10:15:48 PM
Stockton Beach disappearing?

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tipping-point-coastal-erosion-tearing-away-community-s-heart-20190923-p52u5n.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tipping-point-coastal-erosion-tearing-away-community-s-heart-20190923-p52u5n.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rockrat on September 24, 2019, 04:41:35 PM
Stockton Beach disappearing?

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tipping-point-coastal-erosion-tearing-away-community-s-heart-20190923-p52u5n.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tipping-point-coastal-erosion-tearing-away-community-s-heart-20190923-p52u5n.html)
Fact is, the earth has and will continue to go through major change regardless of what we humans think we can/can’t do to control it.
This millennium it is global warming but sometime in the future humanity will face the next ice age or meteor strike or Black Death.


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on October 08, 2019, 06:50:46 PM
This pretty much sums it up...

(https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/d2636badb9bf1f1023456443bbd14ec6?width=650)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on October 08, 2019, 07:28:11 PM
Fact is, the earth has and will continue to go through major change regardless of what we humans think we can/can’t do to control it.
This millennium it is global warming but sometime in the future humanity will face the next ice age or meteor strike or Black Death.


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...........or another Cold War, or another Aids epidemic, or another "Running out of oil" (That was a good one, wasn't it :cup:), or another Y2K style bug, or "Bird Flu".
Bloody Hell, we're lucky to have survived that lot, hey!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: noel_w on October 17, 2019, 02:47:49 PM
...........or another Cold War, or another Aids epidemic, or another "Running out of oil" (That was a good one, wasn't it :cup: ), or another Y2K style bug, or "Bird Flu".
Bloody Hell, we're lucky to have survived that lot, hey!
We rolled the clock forward on a major Telephone Exchange building during testing for Y2K. Nobody could get in or out for 2 days lol.


sit bonum tempora volvunt   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj-b3fWrY3w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj-b3fWrY3w)   Bloody great song
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 17, 2019, 03:17:15 PM
you might be getting wet shortly, pretty decent storm headed your way.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on October 17, 2019, 03:58:22 PM
Heads up SEQ looks like a bit of a Thump, just had Wind and Hail warnings go over ..
Click pic to enlarge ..
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 17, 2019, 05:10:04 PM
stuff all here, but its building as it goes by the look.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rockrat on October 17, 2019, 05:24:41 PM
We’ve had a bit of rain in the city but nothing to severe


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on October 24, 2019, 11:46:47 AM
Live from Adelaide.....  >:D

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rags on October 24, 2019, 08:11:42 PM
Live from Adelaide.....  >:D

(https://i.redd.it/ykd2rf67dsa11.jpg)

I think that is what channel 9,7 etc want us to think is what will happen
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on October 24, 2019, 08:18:19 PM
I think that is what channel 9,7 etc want us to think is what will happen
Yeah all the stations where talking it up today.

I did notice on the observations the outer suburbs of Melbourne went from 8.1 degrees to 32.7 degrees in just a few hours this morning....

Just another day in paradise I guess.... :P
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GGV8Cruza on October 25, 2019, 05:24:25 AM
Yeah all the stations where talking it up today.

I did notice on the observations the outer suburbs of Melbourne went from 8.1 degrees to 32.7 degrees in just a few hours this morning....

Just another day in paradise I guess.... :P

Its 27 degrees at this time in the morning in Melbourne as well. Crazy

GG
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 31, 2019, 09:35:56 AM
Great news for those out there... not much but its a start...  :cup:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/dampened-spirits-not-for-drought-ravaged-queensland-towns-20191030-p535ux.html (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/dampened-spirits-not-for-drought-ravaged-queensland-towns-20191030-p535ux.html)


This was at Leopardwood Park, 20km North of Adavale or 180km North West of Charleville. 38mm overnight and more rain possible over the next 2 days!
(https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75496076_2686170371478733_3636869085234462720_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=AQkBYnB28MaJRBvFDFekl3OCGDZwh__ux8gSjTR-4WMCNfRAWEXLJrTYj9HJoeHqPoU&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=cd3bb07218936522bad2bd0cbaf09daf&oe=5E4ED3CA)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: aussie9 on October 31, 2019, 08:24:36 PM
Great news for those out there... not much but its a start...  :cup:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/dampened-spirits-not-for-drought-ravaged-queensland-towns-20191030-p535ux.html (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/dampened-spirits-not-for-drought-ravaged-queensland-towns-20191030-p535ux.html)


This was at Leopardwood Park, 20km North of Adavale or 180km North West of Charleville. 38mm overnight and more rain possible over the next 2 days!
(https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75496076_2686170371478733_3636869085234462720_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=AQkBYnB28MaJRBvFDFekl3OCGDZwh__ux8gSjTR-4WMCNfRAWEXLJrTYj9HJoeHqPoU&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=cd3bb07218936522bad2bd0cbaf09daf&oe=5E4ED3CA)
I was at Adavale a week ago. They can definitely do with some rain

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 04, 2019, 06:30:15 PM
This is out near Broken Hill  :cup: :cup: :cup: They need it!
https://www.facebook.com/ABCBrokenHill/videos/669867313542133/ (https://www.facebook.com/ABCBrokenHill/videos/669867313542133/)

(https://scontent.fmel7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/73495258_3387994544574747_2321433280936673280_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeHqK-0NtOG18WzI8EpK3WgtcZ2ZMG-xPbKJADi8_Toa-NsUtWRf1zOlOBX5kv4ZKepK2ySviaa043tmndmXgypaBRX_C9Wg_BQbB2SwN7fpSw&_nc_oc=AQk9Qw3mPiEvp17b2I40CZumkoTZ7Yh0CgWkoxhHVHG15eHlEJQN4uSTLRqa-gsrMAs&_nc_ht=scontent.fmel7-1.fna&oh=1a4e696c425386a95f56c51e5b8fc06c&oe=5E646C75)

(https://scontent.fmel7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74582433_3387988891241979_7411239156153581568_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeFr0Oo7Zcxnl8STtw47I0yranzZh2UJg_osFApXDKytkNPwsum_yz0WH3_WWz5SSOAsnRxYVkLHaHtcTVBlaiDwAk6jKl9X6PKAbNT2I1FGnw&_nc_oc=AQnsBMikl1u_8b0tMm-xDhYrhiQtcxwTZLVHA09cui3mK3FIs5Yehl3hq4tfwQdCbwg&_nc_ht=scontent.fmel7-1.fna&oh=083be63e75a6764a78bb2e54637adab5&oe=5E526139)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: speewa158 on November 04, 2019, 06:41:17 PM
At  Come By Chance  Via Wallet  NSW they had 10MM yesterday . Only a dribble but a start .
l know people that haven't had real rain/s for 5 years  . With strength  they go on ,,,,
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 20, 2020, 09:28:41 AM
NSW!

(https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.3545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c53fffdb8bdb23e1b5582adcc0ccf74ebf9c2662)


https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/massive-dust-clouds-turn-day-into-night-in-central-nsw-20200120-p53sut.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/massive-dust-clouds-turn-day-into-night-in-central-nsw-20200120-p53sut.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: tedota on January 20, 2020, 10:06:41 AM
Jesus, what's next for you guys over there.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on January 20, 2020, 12:49:23 PM
Jesus, what's next for you guys over there.


All good mate, just rotating the top soil, far easier then crop rotation

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on January 21, 2020, 11:26:08 AM
Gee the Shire got SMASHED

https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6588658/updated-shire-smashed-by-storm/ (https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6588658/updated-shire-smashed-by-storm/)

(https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/m9vLL79wG9rkYqcLgNT6gJ/4cec229c-8b86-4267-a925-767a6922fe0a.jpg/r0_90_960_630_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)

(https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/dDX6EvrE5YwXKXWPbzKfsb/643c5499-a674-4dc6-a59a-209e57a5355b.jpg/r0_0_1440_810_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)

(https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/BVddEN2nVNCxFJ4aerD5vY/f7601004-c7df-4abf-95b9-a2db3954c9b7.jpg/r0_189_3696_2267_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)

(https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/dDX6EvrE5YwXKXWPbzKfsb/4f640757-7736-4e65-a5b1-e23441c89ef2.jpg/r0_181_960_721_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 08, 2020, 02:40:05 PM
Pilbara gettin hosed

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/live-cyclone-damien-closes-in-on-wa-coast-with-pilbara-on-red-alert-20200207-p53yw7.html (https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/live-cyclone-damien-closes-in-on-wa-coast-with-pilbara-on-red-alert-20200207-p53yw7.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on February 10, 2020, 03:59:44 PM
A big storm front is moving from the Tablelands across to the coast atm.

Warnings have lit up across all outlets, RFS, SES, BOM.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200210/2ce343382a32791e3169a2df50a1cd1e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200210/884803e997a5b7cdab56f2676622f747.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 10, 2020, 04:00:43 PM
Robertson has had 700mm since Friday :o
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on February 10, 2020, 04:07:55 PM
Robertson has had 700mm since Friday :o
Sheeeesh
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 10, 2020, 04:15:12 PM
FARKLES!!!!!!!!!

From devastating bush fires to heavy rain and flash flooding in under a month! This was filmed on the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains today.

https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/2913600082069093 (https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/2913600082069093)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on February 10, 2020, 04:23:46 PM
FARKLES!!!!!!!!!

From devastating bush fires to heavy rain and flash flooding in under a month! This was filmed on the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains today.

https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/2913600082069093 (https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/2913600082069093)
WOW
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on February 10, 2020, 05:01:02 PM
A big storm front is moving from the Tablelands across to the coast atm.

Warnings have lit up across all outlets, RFS, SES, BOM.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200210/2ce343382a32791e3169a2df50a1cd1e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200210/884803e997a5b7cdab56f2676622f747.jpg)

Breaking up as it gets to the coast. 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on February 10, 2020, 05:10:53 PM
Breaking up as it gets to the coast.
Yeah, crossed the range with little punch.
Sun peaking through the clouds now.
Just rain now, no wind at all.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on February 10, 2020, 05:36:23 PM
FARKLES!!!!!!!!!

From devastating bush fires to heavy rain and flash flooding in under a month! This was filmed on the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains today.

https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/2913600082069093 (https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/2913600082069093)

Thats not uncommon for Bells Line..... I can remember early 90's riding through exactly what was in the video on the way to Eastern Creek GP. Talk about drowned rats on that ride.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rockrat on February 10, 2020, 08:57:49 PM
Absolutely bucketing down here in Brisbane now. Just come back from taking Teddy to obedience class.... I felt sorry for all the poor Uber Eats riders I saw on the way home.


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rossm on February 10, 2020, 09:10:32 PM
Pilbara gettin hosed

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/live-cyclone-damien-closes-in-on-wa-coast-with-pilbara-on-red-alert-20200207-p53yw7.html (https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/live-cyclone-damien-closes-in-on-wa-coast-with-pilbara-on-red-alert-20200207-p53yw7.html)

Now Damian has blown out he is providing good rains through the Pilbara and down into the Gascoyne. Some people I know of were overjoyed to get a good drink from the previous cyclone, now they are getting a follow up. Nearly 50mm at Wiluna today.

Should be a good wildflower season for those of you into that short of thing.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on February 10, 2020, 09:22:51 PM
Looks like trying to predict this one is like trying to predict the extent of Climate Change.  (said with a touch of sarcasm)

https://www.cyclocane.com/uesi-storm-tracker/ (https://www.cyclocane.com/uesi-storm-tracker/)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on February 11, 2020, 05:03:35 AM
Looks like trying to predict this one is like trying to predict the extent of Climate Change.  (said with a touch of sarcasm)

https://www.cyclocane.com/uesi-storm-tracker/ (https://www.cyclocane.com/uesi-storm-tracker/)
It needs to do a harder right hand turn in the next 2 days.

Something like the light orange CP15 forecast is perfect for my surf trip this weekend..... ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on February 11, 2020, 07:18:36 AM
One of them - 15SH NP05 (whatever that means! ??? :D), looks like it basically comes over the roof of our house! :o

& in regard to "Drought to Flooding Rain" (neither of which extreme we've had, I'll [very happily] hasten to add!), I entered yesterday's 53mm into the spreadsheet, which pushed our rainfall for YTD 2020, 35mm past the 2019 total amount :o

We've also already had about 60% of our average annual total - looks like this may be a wet year to compensate for the last couple ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bigfish on February 11, 2020, 07:30:33 AM
One of them - 15SH NP05 (whatever that means! ??? :D), looks like it basically comes over the roof of our house! :o

& in regard to "Drought to Flooding Rain" (neither of which extreme we've had, I'll [very happily] hasten to add!), I entered yesterday's 53mm into the spreadsheet, which pushed our rainfall for YTD 2020, 35mm past the 2019 total amount :o

We've also already had about 60% of our average annual total - looks like this may be a wet year to compensate for the last couple ???

That 2020mm figure is around the yearly average for Cairns...and we are tropical. Record is 3200mm for a year.  You,ll either have a very wet year ahead or you have had your fill of water!! 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on February 11, 2020, 07:53:42 AM
Woops, sorry - worded that badly :-[

So far for Year to Date 2020, we have had 726mm, against 691 for all of 2019.

Our average is 1183mm.

Yeah, I know - nothing at all in comparison - even our wettest year (1949mm), you'd call a drought! :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bigfish on February 11, 2020, 09:17:26 AM
Woops, sorry - worded that badly :-[

So far for Year to Date 2020, we have had 726mm, against 691 for all of 2019.

Our average is 1183mm.

Yeah, I know - nothing at all in comparison - even our wettest year (1949mm), you'd call a drought! :D

Ya had me worried.   I was going to start a petition calling for a pipeline to be built from your area and pump the water North!!!!!    :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 13, 2020, 03:09:45 PM
3000 square metres of seaweed covers Cronulla beach
LOL that would smell A W E S O M E....

(https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/m9vLL79wG9rkYqcLgNT6gJ/cc90a546-54ed-4e06-bf55-44bc12f11630.jpg/r0_272_5315_3272_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)


https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6628151/storm-legacy-now-its-rotting-seaweed/?cs=2626#slide=2 (https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6628151/storm-legacy-now-its-rotting-seaweed/?cs=2626#slide=2)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 15, 2020, 02:03:11 PM
Whats the go with the Dam in Qld about to burst?? is it media bullShit or ... ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on February 15, 2020, 02:18:52 PM
Hey Bird, here ya go
 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-15/locals-evacuate-from-queensland-dam-failure-at-talgai/11968580 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-15/locals-evacuate-from-queensland-dam-failure-at-talgai/11968580)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bigfish on February 15, 2020, 02:26:42 PM
Lovely 40 degrees here in Cairns.  Bugger all humidity makes it easier to cope with...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 15, 2020, 02:30:50 PM
Hey Bird, here ya go
 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-15/locals-evacuate-from-queensland-dam-failure-at-talgai/11968580 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-15/locals-evacuate-from-queensland-dam-failure-at-talgai/11968580)
yea, most TV stations are reporting it as something like Warragamba Dam about to flood 1/2 the state

but ABC says
A leak in an irrigation dam which prompted evacuations and flood warnings in a southern Queensland town will probably have minimal impact to the area, engineers say
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on February 15, 2020, 02:55:32 PM
yea, most TV stations are reporting it as something like Warragamba Dam about to flood 1/2 the state

but ABC says
A leak in an irrigation dam which prompted evacuations and flood warnings in a southern Queensland town will probably have minimal impact to the area, engineers say

Are you suggesting main stream media are sensationalizing the facts  :o .... Surely you jest  >:D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 15, 2020, 02:57:59 PM
Are you suggesting main stream media are sensationalizing the facts  :o .... Surely you jest  >:D
Im sorry... Im new at this :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 17, 2020, 03:14:52 PM
AMAZING VID!


Quote
The mighty Mitchell Falls/Punamii-Uunpuu, North Kimberley. Simply spectacular.

Another 80mm in the rain gauge the last few days. That's 897mm on the Mitchell Plateau since Nov 1st.

Feeling incredibly lucky to be living and working in the area and able to shoot and share some footage with Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation and DBCA.

For Wet season updates and all things Kimberley be sure to Follow or Like Gary Annett Photography or hop on over to www.lifeontheplateau.com.au

---
The Gibb River Road and Kalumburu Road are closed for the Wet season. The National Park is also closed and the gates are locked but start planning your Dry season 2020 trip now.

https://www.facebook.com/GaryAnnettPhotography/videos/554119565186419/ (https://www.facebook.com/GaryAnnettPhotography/videos/554119565186419/)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on February 17, 2020, 03:23:51 PM
Yep, pretty spectacular, drones have made videos far more interesting and accessible.
Great colours.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pete79 on August 07, 2020, 04:22:29 PM
Almost a perfect sweep of the whole south east corner.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200807/7883bbeecf1444403bec064817a7625b.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on August 19, 2020, 10:51:57 AM
http://www.mygc.com.au/bom-on-la-nine-alert-as-conditions-firm-for-wet-end-to-2020/ (http://www.mygc.com.au/bom-on-la-nine-alert-as-conditions-firm-for-wet-end-to-2020/)

I seem to remember somebody once mentioned "droughts & flooding rains" ??? ::)

Or am I just thinking about Hanrahan ??? ;D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_Hanrahan#The_Poem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_Hanrahan#The_Poem)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on August 19, 2020, 02:06:33 PM
And so the weather  cycle of El Nina and La Nina cycles continue ..
No one in a hundred year weather events,  No unprecedented thises,  No Mother of all Super Cells or Mega storms thats .....
 Just plain old Natural Earth weather cycles,  that some years are earlier or later,  warmer / cooler,  more intense, less than others or not ariving at all for years, As they have done ever since people started recording them .
Cant hardly wait to be Bombarded with  how the weather, how ever it arrives this year is Sensationalised and Bleeted about by the Media Experts and Climate of Doom Alarmists ...  Not !
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on August 21, 2020, 11:11:21 AM
hows the windchill!
Feels like ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on August 22, 2020, 11:09:50 AM
One for Hairs
https://twitter.com/NSWRFS/status/1296927312185679873 (https://twitter.com/NSWRFS/status/1296927312185679873)


https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sydney-melbourne-weather-polar-blast-to-bring-freezing-weekend/news-story/28610cb732dc9372ba2c56d6c7a47f8c (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sydney-melbourne-weather-polar-blast-to-bring-freezing-weekend/news-story/28610cb732dc9372ba2c56d6c7a47f8c)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bigfish on August 22, 2020, 12:31:06 PM
hows the windchill!
Feels like ???

Bloody cold alright!!! I jumped in the pool yesterday (water was 22)...lasted 30 seconds..too bloody cold!  Outside temp was 31. 

So much for icy blasts.... :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on August 22, 2020, 01:29:32 PM
Bloody cold alright!!! I jumped in the pool yesterday (water was 22)...lasted 30 seconds..too bloody cold!  Outside temp was 31. 

So much for icy blasts.... :cheers:
-20 today at Thredbo with windchill....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 02, 2020, 06:36:52 PM
Dust Storm building in Broken Hill
https://www.facebook.com/ABCBrokenHill/videos/vb.127304080643826/315855899494999/?type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/ABCBrokenHill/videos/vb.127304080643826/315855899494999/?type=2&theater)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 19, 2020, 01:32:08 PM
https://www.facebook.com/127304080643826/posts/4635067966534059/ (https://www.facebook.com/127304080643826/posts/4635067966534059/)
Broken Hill!

Please take care driving around Broken Hill a number of roads are flooded.

If you need assistance call 000
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https://www.facebook.com/ABCBrokenHill/photos/pb.127304080643826.-2207520000../4634892323218290/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/ABCBrokenHill/photos/pb.127304080643826.-2207520000../4634892323218290/?type=3&theater)

lots closed up North too
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3232895980081300&id=225719294132332 (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3232895980081300&id=225719294132332)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: sparksy on September 19, 2020, 08:39:12 PM
https://www.facebook.com/127304080643826/posts/4635067966534059/ (https://www.facebook.com/127304080643826/posts/4635067966534059/)
Broken Hill!

Please take care driving around Broken Hill a number of roads are flooded.

If you need assistance call 000




Dont call 000 , call OldPaj  . he will get his missus to tow you out.

(http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=57543.0;attach=153137;image)

(http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=57543.0;attach=153136;image)

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 20, 2020, 10:20:06 AM
Broken Hill cops a drenching with half of all last year's rainfall falling in just 20 minutes

wow!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-19/broken-hill-drenched-with-half-of-all-its-2019-rainfall/12681844 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-19/broken-hill-drenched-with-half-of-all-its-2019-rainfall/12681844)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 26, 2020, 10:15:28 AM
Apparently Shitney got smashed


Several roads in northern Sydney are closed and some public transport services impacted on Monday morning due to ongoing rain, which has seen more than 100 millimetres fall in some suburbs over the weekend.

At 6.30am, the Wakehurst Parkway was closed in both directions from Oxford Falls to North Narrabeen, due to flooding, with motorists advised to instead use Pittwater Road and Warringah Road.

Also on the northern beaches, Oxford Falls Road remained closed in both directions between the Wakehurst Parkway and Aroona Road due to flooding.

In the north-west, Galston Road was closed in both directions due to a rockfall west of the bridge but the incident was cleared before 7.30am.

Manly Fast Ferry and F1 services were cancelled on Monday morning due to the weather conditions, with replacement bus services running betwen Manly at the city. Ferry services between Parramatta and Rydalmere were also cancelled and replaced with buses due to the weir overflowing.

Central Coast Line train services were delayed by up to 15 minutes after the heavy rain activated track safety monitors at Wondabyne

Meanwhile, Ausgrid crews restored power to people in South Turramurra, Turramurra and West Pymble on the upper north shore on Monday morning, while crews are continuing to work at Avalon Beach, Bilgola and Bilgola Plateau on the northern beaches.

The disruption comes as some areas of the city's upper north shore and northern beaches recorded more than 100 millimetres in rain over the past three days, as a low pressure system brought a wet end to a previously dry October.

At Wahroonga, about 115 millimetres of rain fell has fallen since showers began on Friday evening. Most of the rain came on Sunday, with 76 millimetres of rain falling between 9am on Sunday and 6.30am on Monday.

Nearby in Hornsby there were similar totals: the suburb saw 75 millimetres since 9am Sunday for a total of 112 millimetres over the course of the downpour.

On the northern beaches, there was 73 millimetres of rain at Terrey Hills since 9am Sunday and 112 millimetres recorded across the weekend.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 28, 2020, 03:29:19 PM
Beautiful one day....

https://7news.com.au/news/severe-weather/queensland-braces-for-more-wild-weather-after-been-lashed-by-severe-storms-c-1470046 (https://7news.com.au/news/severe-weather/queensland-braces-for-more-wild-weather-after-been-lashed-by-severe-storms-c-1470046)

(https://images.s.7news.com.au/publication/C-1470046/ccf1b79cf6c9c334cf66458817e458a4a06c32dd.png?imwidth=828&impolicy=sevennews_v2)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 28, 2020, 03:45:57 PM
Yep, it's really scary ;D

"We have a chance to see between 15 and 35 millimetres of rainfall on the forecast, but if we do have a storm go over the top, we could potentially see as much as 70 millimetres if it was a big storm,” said meteorologist Rosa Hoff.

Or then again, you could see 2/3 of 3/5 of 5/8 of SFA ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on October 28, 2020, 04:26:10 PM
Yep, it's really scary ;D

"We have a chance to see between 15 and 35 millimetres of rainfall on the forecast, but if we do have a storm go over the top, we could potentially see as much as 70 millimetres if it was a big storm,” said meteorologist Rosa Hoff.

Or then again, you could see 2/3 of 3/5 of 5/8 of SFA ???

Yea, how unusual! Storms in Queensland in October. Who would have thunk?
Oh, bucketed down here half an hour ago, from a naughty storm, to the tune of 15.6 mm. That makes a life threatening total of about 37 mm for the month, so far.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 28, 2020, 04:38:58 PM
We got 46.5 yesterday and 82 in the last 7 days.

A few places yesterday got up to 70.

Everything went around us today, but to the south, Laidley has purple going over it..... so hail for sure.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: DarWen on October 28, 2020, 04:44:04 PM
Jeepers, at least your tanks should be full.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 28, 2020, 04:53:15 PM
yep...

Both dams @ 50% capacity too.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on October 28, 2020, 05:08:41 PM
Dark threatening clouds, a nice shade of bottle green tinge, no wind, a few big flashes and rumbles then hardly enough of the wet stuff to dampen the footpath . " Storm Gooonneeeeeee " .
People running around crazy,  driving up over the footpath to get through the traffic and red traffic lights in their flash 4wd, so they dont get hailed on, others yelling to hurry up .. All thinking theyre going to get  caught in the Supercell of Doom .....
People round here have gone Bat Shit crazy ..
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 28, 2020, 05:11:46 PM
Dark threatening clouds, a nice shade of bottle green tinge, no wind, a few big flashes and rumbles then hardly enough of the wet stuff to dampen the footpath . " Storm Gooonneeeeeee " .
People running around crazy,  driving up over the footpath to get through the traffic and red traffic lights in their flash 4wd, so they dont get hailed on, others yelling to hurry up .. All thinking theyre going to get  caught in the Supercell of Doom .....
People round here have gone Bat Shit crazy ..

You live there.  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on October 28, 2020, 10:34:08 PM
Yeah ! Wish I could afford not too .. I might identify a little with the BatShit crazy to  ::)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 29, 2020, 03:45:20 AM
we took a direct hit with a storm at 7pm..... should've been a good 20mm in it.

Can't wait to see the dams now.

All our tank overflows go straight to them, rather than just piss out all over the ground.   :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 29, 2020, 06:17:46 AM
17.5mm..... still need a metre in each dam.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 29, 2020, 06:25:29 AM
82 in the last 7 days...17.5mm..... still need a metre in each dam.

May as well call that 100mm!

Awesome :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on October 29, 2020, 06:36:03 AM
Yea, how unusual! Storms in Queensland in October. Who would have thunk?
Oh, bucketed down here half an hour ago, from a naughty storm, to the tune of 15.6 mm. That makes a life threatening total of about 37 mm for the month, so far.

After good, soaking rain overnight, our monthly total now at 70.8 mm. As Jeepers has said, we still need another 100 mm or so, as our dam is still below half.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 29, 2020, 07:36:43 AM
My g'father used to say that if it rains in October, it rains in December.

Looking back at our rain records, the years that we had above avergae rain In October, the same happened in December, so who knows, there may be something in it ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 29, 2020, 08:38:28 AM
The onion man out here said it would rain in October.... he was talking 2018, he was only a little bit out.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 31, 2020, 01:49:22 PM
we have wicked little purple storm cell about to hammer us.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 31, 2020, 02:21:44 PM
Tiny bit of rain, small hail.... but, a second wave is behind it and just got a warning on the bat phone for large hail.

Its eerily quiet here all of a sudden.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on October 31, 2020, 02:33:59 PM
We're about 50k S.E. from you Kev and we just got slammed with this
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 31, 2020, 02:51:18 PM
Yeah.... we're not getting the storms at full tilt, they are still building up as they pass us.

Friggin good sized hail.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 31, 2020, 06:06:56 PM
Impressive north Shitney
(https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.175%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/9cb9a2b22ba972b4cfe61e472781a7f67abf07ed)
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-sydney-central-coast-20201031-p56aal.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-sydney-central-coast-20201031-p56aal.html)

In a severe thunderstorm warning at 3.04pm, the Bureau said thunderstorms are likely to produce "giant hailstones", heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding in the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands, in locations including Lismore, Grafton, Yamba and Maclean.

The storms may lead to flash flooding and "large hailstones" in other parts of the state, including Newcastle, Gosford, Sydney, Wollongong, Orange, Tamworth and Dubbo.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 11, 2020, 06:16:18 AM
Lightly showering this morning ;D

If we actually get what they're guessing at for the rest of the week, it'll certainly make the grass green! :o

http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/surfers-paradise.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/surfers-paradise.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 11, 2020, 10:47:54 AM
The reports are looking good for some wet stuff.  :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rossm on December 11, 2020, 11:03:45 AM
A nearly cyclone is dumping on the Pilbara after another one wet the Kimberley early in the  week.
100mm in Nullagine probably the most exciting thing to happen there in a while.  :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 12, 2020, 08:23:57 AM
~35 mm so far since yesterday morning, & still gently raining now ;D

You getting any of it yet, Jeeps ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 12, 2020, 09:02:10 AM
230mls at Coffs from about 4pm till 9am
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rossm on December 12, 2020, 11:00:52 AM
A nearly cyclone is dumping on the Pilbara after another one wet the Kimberley early in the  week.
100mm in Nullagine probably the most exciting thing to happen there in a while.  :D

And Nullagine had another 100 plus. Marble Bar has had 200 over two days. Roads in and out of town all closed. Town Christmas Party on tonight, hopefully people can get there! 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 12, 2020, 11:35:59 AM
230mls at Coffs from about 4pm till 9am

Wow! :o
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 12, 2020, 11:54:06 AM
230mls at Coffs from about 4pm till 9am
Flood related evacuation warnings at Sawtell I think it was
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 12, 2020, 12:18:29 PM
Flood related evacuation warnings at Sawtell I think it was

One section of one street that backs onto a creek.   It usually goes under pretty quick.   In all it has been good steady rain, 230mls in 17 hrs.   I checked my drive and it's really not that washed as it could have been.   Even the creek wasn't up that much. 

The BOM from their weather station at the Coffs airport only had 150mls.   Like a lot of places we need about a week of 100-150mls each day, or rather over a 24hr period.   Now if we had even 100mls, 150mls in half an hour like we have previously had, then we are in trouble with some flooding.     
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 12, 2020, 12:25:18 PM
One section of one street that backs onto a creek.   It usually goes under pretty quick.   In all it has been good steady rain, 230mls in 17 hrs.   I checked my drive and it's really not that washed as it could have been.   Even the creek wasn't up that much. 

The BOM from their weather station at the Coffs airport only had 150mls.   Like a lot of places we need about a week of 100-150mls each day, or rather over a 24hr period.   Now if we had even 100mls, 150mls in half an hour like we have previously had, then we are in trouble with some flooding.   
Used to go camping in the olds Kombi at Sawtell back in the late 70s I reckon it might have been... memories were of a real nice relaxing place near an outlet to ocean... maybe my mind is playin games..
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 12, 2020, 12:38:36 PM
Used to go camping in the olds Kombi at Sawtell back in the late 70s I reckon it might have been... memories were of a real nice relaxing place near an outlet to ocean... maybe my mind is playin games..

Sounds like Sawty
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on December 12, 2020, 12:56:11 PM
One section of one street that backs onto a creek.   It usually goes under pretty quick.   In all it has been good steady rain, 230mls in 17 hrs.   I checked my drive and it's really not that washed as it could have been.   Even the creek wasn't up that much. 

The BOM from their weather station at the Coffs airport only had 150mls.   Like a lot of places we need about a week of 100-150mls each day, or rather over a 24hr period.   Now if we had even 100mls, 150mls in half an hour like we have previously had, then we are in trouble with some flooding.   

Sounds like the ground needs to saturate before it starts to flood.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 12, 2020, 02:13:52 PM
Sounds like the ground needs to saturate before it starts to flood.


Pretty much, like most areas affected by drought, the ground water needs replacing
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: MarkGU on December 12, 2020, 02:31:32 PM
Just tipped out the rain gauge here in Gulmarrad of 130mm since this morning..........and no sign of letting up yet  :cheers:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on December 13, 2020, 04:49:37 PM
of Facebook  Natural Bridge at Springbrook where they had about 475mls

https://www.facebook.com/139175562844906/videos/129744765479413 (https://www.facebook.com/139175562844906/videos/129744765479413)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 13, 2020, 05:17:26 PM
Natural Bridge

& what it looks like normally! :o

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on December 14, 2020, 07:12:46 AM
I cored the lawn and spread 8 bags of fertiliser late yesterday arvo, so that should stop the rain now >:(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: plusnq on December 14, 2020, 07:38:50 AM
I cored the lawn and spread 8 bags of fertiliser late yesterday arvo, so that should stop the rain now >:(

Might need to do it again 😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 17, 2020, 11:05:22 AM
& it's raining again!

Decent downpour overnight with 83 mm, which pushed us way past our PB of 1949 mm, to make this the wettest year in the 7 years I've been keeping records :o

& another 43 mm between 9.00 & 11.00 means that we've now broken 2 m of rain for the year!!! :o
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 19, 2020, 05:53:08 AM
We scored 9.5mm last night, which was enough to top all the tanks.

If we could get one decent 30mm downpour in an hour, we would have some inflows for the dams.

When its steady rain, mother earth just gobbles it up.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 19, 2020, 02:03:13 PM

Flood Watch for western inland Northern Territory
Issued on: Saturday 19 December 2020, 10:58:00 am (AEST)

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory

Flood Watch For Western Inland Northern Territory
Issued at 10:58 AM CST on Saturday 19 December 2020
Flood Watch Number: 2
WIDESPREAD FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR MANY PARTS OF WESTERN INLAND NORTHERN TERRITORY EARLY NEXT WEEK

A tropical low moving slowly southwest into the Kimberley. The low is expected to cross the north Kimberley coast during Saturday and then track over the inland Kimberley over the remaining weekend before continuing to slowly move south on Monday. Heavy falls will extend into western districts as the tropical low slowly moves south during the weekend and early next week.
Many parts of inland Northern Territory are very dry from a long period of low rainfall.
Widespread falls of 50-100 mm, with isolated heavier falls to 120 mm, are expected in the Tanami, Lasseter and Simpson Districts until Monday evening.
Significant rises in streams and creeks throughout the flood watch area are expected from Sunday and this could make many roads impassable including major highways. Many communities throughout the western inland Northern Territory may becomes isolated.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Tanami Desert
Central Desert
Western Desert
MacDonnell Ranges
Finke River and Stephenson Creek
Sturt Creek District

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/alicesprings/weather/warnings/ (https://www.abc.net.au/radio/alicesprings/weather/warnings/)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 19, 2020, 04:44:03 PM
Does that include "Dot Painting Central".  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 19, 2020, 06:05:33 PM
Does that include "Dot Painting Central".  ;D
I forgot about him....lolol
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 20, 2020, 02:20:38 PM
Got a cracker of a storm atm moving from the south west to north east through the Clarence Valley.
Thete are many lightning strikes.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201220/7781296a11470a401e10db3d0f26a082.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on December 20, 2020, 03:05:07 PM
Wow :o

Keep you head down, mate!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 20, 2020, 03:12:35 PM
Wow :o

Keep you head down, mate!
Cheers mate,
It's passed now,
Just got an alert through my RFS app that there are power lines down near the Summerland H/way & Clarence Way.
Essential Energy is showing a big area out.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on December 20, 2020, 05:31:08 PM
Swaggers near Dalby, Ipswich, Warwick.
SE QLD, Northern cnr of NSW.
Hope it isn't a rough ride.
Take care.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201220/ba63d32891b3c7304db066e73a4dadd3.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 18, 2021, 08:04:51 AM
Hey Jeeps, did you get any of the rain around your area ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on March 18, 2021, 12:23:37 PM
Hey Jeeps, did you get any of the rain around your area ???

Yes thank you.... about 80mm so far...... the main dam is still a metre down but the place is as green as....

I'm about to go and mow some of it before it goes right off.
More rain this week end too.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 19, 2021, 07:06:38 AM
Awesome! :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on March 19, 2021, 12:15:05 PM
according to the news sites, are we getting rain in biblical proportions?

The news.com site reckons Sydney is going to be washed out into the Pacific ocean.

Beautiful day here.... just did 2 hours mowing. sun is shining, nice balmy 28 degrees.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: edz on March 19, 2021, 12:39:17 PM
Yep the weather has turned bad ......................................   Apparentlty .  Only a few patches of light moisture showing in our SE Region, different story down Coffs Harbour way though .
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 19, 2021, 10:25:49 PM
Mate got back from his dads funeral at Laurieton yesterday, think just in time lookin at the washed out roads, evacuations and Shit...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/public-transport-delays-as-sydney-lashed-by-wild-weather-20210319-p57c4w.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/public-transport-delays-as-sydney-lashed-by-wild-weather-20210319-p57c4w.html)

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR401.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR401.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 20, 2021, 07:35:52 AM
Hope all the Swaggers down there are OK ???

Stay safe!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 20, 2021, 03:59:43 PM
once in a hunge year event again ... for the year

(https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.053%2C$multiply_1.0582%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/f163fb3bca08860393b15514b7554eb1874d57dd)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on March 20, 2021, 05:43:48 PM
once in a hunge year event again ... for the year

(https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.053%2C$multiply_1.0582%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/f163fb3bca08860393b15514b7554eb1874d57dd)

Something Tim will never see again
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 20, 2021, 05:48:07 PM
Something Tim will never see again
couple of days ago mate caught train to Shitney from kendall - they had 400+ ml of rain so far... hes lucky he got out when he did
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: D4D on March 20, 2021, 05:49:32 PM
Pics on FB of the Drifta Gloucester store being under water, dunno about the factory itself.

(https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/162108685_1159008571206752_1846872948870919904_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=lOW1WKbvy0IAX_ra7Vl&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=7253803de1a96bfa5406eaa8093c20c3&oe=607CBBAB)
(https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/162613068_10225320038088369_2904780594977337706_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=eJPtSUq-pu4AX-jOR4i&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=37fa788276d7baee145b81323267a369&oe=607C7898)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on March 20, 2021, 06:15:35 PM
Pics on FB of the Drifta Gloucester store being under water, dunno about the factory itself.

(https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/162108685_1159008571206752_1846872948870919904_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=lOW1WKbvy0IAX_ra7Vl&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=7253803de1a96bfa5406eaa8093c20c3&oe=607CBBAB)
(https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/162613068_10225320038088369_2904780594977337706_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=eJPtSUq-pu4AX-jOR4i&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=37fa788276d7baee145b81323267a369&oe=607C7898)

From memory if the factory was to go under most of Gloucester would no longer exist
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 20, 2021, 06:36:27 PM
Wonder how much will hit Melb..

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR402.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR402.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 22, 2021, 02:05:05 PM
14 mtrs??!!!

Quote
Colo River passes 14m hours earlier than predicted
By Sarah McPhee

Major flooding is occurring on the Colo River at Upper Colo and Putty Road Bridge, the NSW SES says.

The Bureau of Meteorology had earlier warned the river, which flows into the Hawkesbury River, “may reach around 14 metres” by tonight.

The latest bureau reading at 12.45pm indicated a height of 14.8 metres on the Colo River at Upper Colo with major flooding

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExDFCQLVkAEIpm9?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 23, 2021, 06:48:36 PM
:)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210323/043e3b690645b5577fb676346ada10bc.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 24, 2021, 06:29:35 AM
How are you round there, Hairs ???

We are actually supposed to be heading out to Bigriggen today for a week ::), but Mt Lindesay Hwy is reported cut at Laravale so looks like we're not going anywhere right ATM :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 24, 2021, 06:54:50 AM
How are you round there, Hairs ???

We are actually supposed to be heading out to Bigriggen today for a week ::), but Mt Lindesay Hwy is reported cut at Laravale so looks like we're not going anywhere right ATM :'(

Hi Fizzie,
I hope all Swaggers are safe, take care.

Sorry for the long reply below.
We are home safe, if need be we can get to Grafton from Lawrence(lawrence Rd cut in a few places) out through Pringles Way/SummerLand H/way, an extra 50 odd kms.
We've been throught a few floods now hete in Lawrence, we have plenty of time to organise stuff before the Ferry goes off and the roads get cut.
A great indicator is a local farmer, he has cattle next to the Lawrence Genral Store, Monday after noon as I had to drive through Grafton to get back from Maclean, the cattle where there that morning, but he had moved them later that day. Yesterday morning the water had covered that paddock.
The ferry will be out for 5-7 days, if no more rain falls.
Both Daughters live in Yamba, and the road to Maclean is cut atm, high tides ate effecting this atm, so they are unable to get to work.
Looks like we as a club wont be camping at Easter, Heffer Station is cut off atm.
The below pics are not mine. This is only a small flood atm, anymore rain in the catchment and things will change.
They are of the Lawrence side at the ferry looking towards Woodford Island. I have hear the river bank & part of the river bank has been washed away about 2km towards Maclean.
Btw, thanks for asking mate.
Take care Swaggers.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210323/3aff506bd3b0d3a6ad4ae4f885d46e14.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210323/28194fe327b2cc8fc2c3d35ff4ef2822.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 25, 2021, 07:00:31 AM
& apparently Mt Lindesay Hwy is still cut this morning ??? :'( >:(

BoM says water level is down to 6m under the Bridge, but Main Roads still have it listed as closed, so buggered if I know what's going on ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: 2Strokeit on March 25, 2021, 10:22:57 AM
& apparently Mt Lindesay Hwy is still cut this morning ??? :'( >:(

BoM says water level is down to 6m under the Bridge, but Main Roads still have it listed as closed, so buggered if I know what's going on ???
What about going through Maroon?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 25, 2021, 12:39:20 PM
Strange weather in Toowoomba (https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/weather-pattern-shaped-like-penis-over-toowoomba/news-story/e2191133727f61e673cad06b5d9220a2)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on April 01, 2021, 08:28:03 AM
What about going through Maroon?

Thanks (a week later! ;D) but the road was also cut between Beauie & Boonah, so wouldn't have been able to go that way either.

As it was, just after posting that last message, we found out that the bridge had actually been open, with normal traffic going over it, since 3pm the previous arvo, despite the latest Main Roads update at 5.30 that morning saying it was still closed ??? ::)

There mapping & advisories must be done by the same people who were doing all the fire maps last year! ::)

So we got out there, a day late, but then enjoyed a very pleasant 6 day stay ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on April 02, 2021, 02:55:10 PM
Looks like the North east coast of nsw & south east qld are in for a pizzling, come Monday, Just what we need. :((https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210402/9a36a51e9b582a29660eb59d702f6f06.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210402/fb1e9f75dff7707cea52a0b01953439d.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on April 02, 2021, 03:10:45 PM
yep, will wait and see what we actually get
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on April 03, 2021, 07:49:46 AM
Yeah, could be interesting ???

On the GC, both Little Nerang & Hinze Dams are currently over their spillways, & they're guessing 100 - 185mm of rain over Monday - Wednesday :o

Would be nice if it could all be moved a couple of 00 k West where they really need it :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on April 09, 2021, 06:23:18 PM
Looks like WA is going to cop a pizzling.
Take care Swaggers.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210409/1894cb3cb8d499f1862e8b74aa37dde5.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: rossm on April 09, 2021, 09:17:18 PM
Never thought I’d see the day when “cyclone” would figure in the forecast for Eneabba.

Old colleague and I had a standing joke. If you stopped there in summer it would be 40 plus, in winter it would be 10 with a biting south easterly.

Hopefully this system just delivers  some good rain for the grain growers.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 11, 2021, 08:55:00 PM
sounding pretty rugged in WA... hope everyones got away to safety

https://www.theage.com.au/national/red-alert-issued-as-tropical-cyclone-seroja-threat-looms-off-western-australia-20210411-p57i9e.html (https://www.theage.com.au/national/red-alert-issued-as-tropical-cyclone-seroja-threat-looms-off-western-australia-20210411-p57i9e.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on April 12, 2021, 12:38:27 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-12/cyclone-seroja-wreaks-havoc-wa-one-mile-jetty-destroyed/100062020 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-12/cyclone-seroja-wreaks-havoc-wa-one-mile-jetty-destroyed/100062020)

Hope anybody up that way is OK ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on June 09, 2021, 07:52:12 PM
I hate winter...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/polar-blast-brings-icy-temperatures-and-snow-to-regional-nsw-20210609-p57zf7.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/polar-blast-brings-icy-temperatures-and-snow-to-regional-nsw-20210609-p57zf7.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on July 27, 2021, 10:30:46 AM
Gee WA is getting smashed,... they just reporting 8mtr waves off the coast
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: sharkcaver on July 27, 2021, 10:54:08 AM
Gee WA is getting smashed,... they just reporting 8mtr waves off the coast

How many "twice a year storms" do we have to have. We've been smashed with rain and wind for a few weeks now. We made the wettest July in 20 years a week ago. 245Ml's so far this month and climbing as the front now passes through.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on July 27, 2021, 04:37:09 PM
How many times have they said "unprecedented"?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on July 28, 2021, 07:10:51 AM
Are the TV weather people out in raincoats yet ??? >:D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bad Scott on July 28, 2021, 07:48:42 AM
How many times have they said "unprecedented"?
It’s unprecedented ain’t it  ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on September 24, 2021, 03:18:40 PM
Bit of a HEADS UP.... Some storms and Shit forecast for next week if Higgins is anything to go on.

Not sure about Vic, but NSW and Qld are in the firing line.....so they say.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on September 26, 2021, 01:25:30 PM
if Higgins is anything to go on.

I'm not a fan of that site, to me they appear to beat it up the story & sensationalize things. I assume to garner more views/likes (= more advert $$$  >:D)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on September 29, 2021, 05:57:38 AM
Every weather site seems to think we'll get a blow job for today, Thursday and Friday.

Its a friggin big front.

Like a good boy, i gave the gutters and Shit a once over yesterday.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on September 30, 2021, 06:09:31 AM
Like a good boy, i gave the gutters and Shit a once over yesterday.

and I spread 150kg of fertilizer, so between us we should have just scared any rain away
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on September 30, 2021, 06:48:12 AM
 :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: NZMarkb on September 30, 2021, 07:16:28 AM
Putting on my wet weather gear always works for me😉
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on September 30, 2021, 07:59:30 AM
Yeah, the 40 - 60mm we were supposed to be getting over these 2 days has now been dropped to 15 - 30, & we had 12mm of that overnight.

Nice drink for the garden though ;D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on September 30, 2021, 08:37:55 AM
Adelaide Hills copped anywhere between 50 and 70mm yesterday, some places had 50mm in an hour, lots of localised flooding. South eastern freeway, normally 110kmh zone pulled down to 40kmh due to the hail which covered the highway.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 30, 2021, 02:10:24 PM
Look out, another once in a 100yr storm coming... a Supercell. Prep the reporters Dry-as-a-bones and Akubras..

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/supercell-storm-set-to-lash-east-coast-bringing-rain-wind-and-hail/news-story/3a798ec77c8edba1036aa88010bad1a9 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/supercell-storm-set-to-lash-east-coast-bringing-rain-wind-and-hail/news-story/3a798ec77c8edba1036aa88010bad1a9)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: plusnq on September 30, 2021, 03:09:54 PM
Look out, another once in a 100yr storm coming... a Supercell. Prep the reporters Dry-as-a-bones and Akubras..

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/supercell-storm-set-to-lash-east-coast-bringing-rain-wind-and-hail/news-story/3a798ec77c8edba1036aa88010bad1a9 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/supercell-storm-set-to-lash-east-coast-bringing-rain-wind-and-hail/news-story/3a798ec77c8edba1036aa88010bad1a9)

Unprecedented
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GeoffA on September 30, 2021, 03:31:26 PM
Unprecedented

Catastrophic...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 30, 2021, 07:19:16 PM
Catastrophic...
not far wrong
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/supercell-storm-set-to-lash-east-coast-bringing-rain-wind-and-hail/news-story/3a798ec77c8edba1036aa88010bad1a9 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/supercell-storm-set-to-lash-east-coast-bringing-rain-wind-and-hail/news-story/3a798ec77c8edba1036aa88010bad1a9)

Eastern Australia is facing wild storms after a one-in-100-year weather event hit parts of the country yesterday. Freak storms flooded homes and large…


Middle left - is that a cow that large black spot???
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAg7p1FXoAENmYO?format=jpg&name=medium)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on October 01, 2021, 02:07:17 PM
post removed on reflection :-[
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Spada on October 01, 2021, 02:12:58 PM
post removed on reflection :-[
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 01, 2021, 02:22:21 PM
WHAT.... did you say?  :D

I see we're in for the best of the storms today.

Yesterday, we had a wicked cell start to form right above us. (its happened a couple of times now)
Must be the lay of the land or the wind or something.

It was building above us for maybe 3 minutes, then shot off towards Ipswich.
The further it went, the worse it was getting too..... i was glad to see the arse of it.

I do have a funny feeling however, we may cop  a good one today.
So much so, with out bathroom windows having little protection from hail.

I've braced and popped an old screen door over the window for the night.
I might get the ol girl to make some shutters for that window.... or shudders, as the young folk pronounce it.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 01, 2021, 02:47:57 PM
Yeah, we had a ripper of an electrical storm overnight, that took out our power for ~3 hours, & we also got 18mm out of it.

You get any rain, Jeeps ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on October 01, 2021, 03:04:26 PM
Third day in a row for storms to fire up across the Clarence Valley.
Fingers crossed, no damage.
Stay safe.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211001/fb8f7ba67d5fb3406e3fc176688e8150.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 01, 2021, 03:10:25 PM
I do have a funny feeling however, we may cop  a good one today.

You could be right? :'(

Have a look out to the west on radar - looks like Dalby just got creamed! :'( :o

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 01, 2021, 03:34:05 PM
You could be right? :'(

Have a look out to the west on radar - looks like Dalby just got creamed! :'( :o

We've been lucky, storms have gone either side so far.
Only 14mm over the whole week.

HOWEVER..... i'm not feeling we are going to be missed today.
                     I think the Dalby cell will get us unless a big wind blows it the other way.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 01, 2021, 03:41:32 PM
Good luck!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on October 01, 2021, 03:58:29 PM
post removed on reflection :-[

Too late, mate! Murphy got to read it. :laugh:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on October 01, 2021, 04:14:21 PM
We've been lucky, storms have gone either side so far.
Only 14mm over the whole week.

HOWEVER..... i'm not feeling we are going to be missed today.
                     I think the Dalby cell will get us unless a big wind blows it the other way.


This one you mean?
Edit: One of these do you mean? They look to be heading north of you at this stage.
 http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 01, 2021, 04:22:49 PM
the Dalby cell has split and we should just get rain with any luck.

Mind you, its hard to tell sometimes.
Weatherzone is showing a third cell.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on October 01, 2021, 04:29:11 PM
We got 50mm yesterday and some wind damage around town. If the current two cells continue easterly, I’d imagine that we could get the same again today.
We actually found, yesterday, that the perimeter of the windows on the western side of the house, that aren’t under the attached carport, aren’t waterproof. Dribbles running down the inside wall. Still, this part of the house is 100 or so years old, so it’s not too surprising.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on October 01, 2021, 04:50:22 PM
We got 50mm yesterday and some wind damage around town. If the current two cells continue easterly, I’d imagine that we could get the same again today.
Power’s just gone, so it may be a bit worse than yesterday ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on October 01, 2021, 05:17:40 PM
the Dalby cell has split and we should just get rain with any luck.

Mind you, its hard to tell sometimes.
Weatherzone is showing a third cell.
Looking at the BOM now, the nasty cell is heading straight through the Lockyer. Hope you guys are OK.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 01, 2021, 05:20:52 PM
Shitney copping a pasting.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.loop.shtml#skip)

mate said hail and pissin down in Goulburn today at his new joint.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 01, 2021, 09:01:39 PM
kewl photos....

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmMW4MVQAAEozD?format=jpg&name=large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmMW4QVIAIIYTz?format=jpg&name=large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmI-KpVEAUkfmv?format=jpg&name=large)

https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/australias-east-coast-braces-for-more-wild-weather-after-tornado-rips-through-nsw-homes/news-story/15d1e80842e0bbd0e87f62e37f042a30 (https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/australias-east-coast-braces-for-more-wild-weather-after-tornado-rips-through-nsw-homes/news-story/15d1e80842e0bbd0e87f62e37f042a30)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 02, 2021, 04:29:38 AM
Looking at the BOM now, the nasty cell is heading straight through the Lockyer. Hope you guys are OK.

This was, without doubt, the weirdest storm ever.

From early on, we were going to get body slammed.
Then the "cell" split in two.
Then it was trying to reform into one cell again.
Then the wind came, as windy as i've seen here and then some.
It was a massive storm front
I had the icon on screen marking our place. (Yes, i know where i live)
By all accounts and the radar, it should've been pissing rain.
Then the sun came out behind the storm just as the entire storm split up the middle.  ???
I was on the computer, Astrid cane in from the lounge with her phone saying the storm just split..... so it wasn't just me.

We did get some rain..... i'll check later, i reckon 3 to 5mm tops.

Weird friggin storm. ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on October 02, 2021, 04:51:14 AM
kewl photos....

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmMW4MVQAAEozD?format=jpg&name=large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmMW4QVIAIIYTz?format=jpg&name=large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmI-KpVEAUkfmv?format=jpg&name=large)

https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/australias-east-coast-braces-for-more-wild-weather-after-tornado-rips-through-nsw-homes/news-story/15d1e80842e0bbd0e87f62e37f042a30 (https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/australias-east-coast-braces-for-more-wild-weather-after-tornado-rips-through-nsw-homes/news-story/15d1e80842e0bbd0e87f62e37f042a30)

I love Mother Nature and the show that she puts on  8) but it's not fun when she's punishing you.  :o

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on October 02, 2021, 04:55:23 AM
This was, without doubt, the weirdest storm ever.

From early on, we were going to get body slammed.
Then the "cell" split in two.
Then it was trying to reform into one cell again.
Then the wind came, as windy as i've seen here and then some.
It was a massive storm front
I had the icon on screen marking our place. (Yes, i know where i live)
By all accounts and the radar, it should've been pissing rain.
Then the sun came out behind the storm just as the entire storm split up the middle.  ???
I was on the computer, Astrid cane in from the lounge with her phone saying the storm just split..... so it wasn't just me.

We did get some rain..... i'll check later, i reckon 3 to 5mm tops.

Weird friggin storm. ???

It's the same here where we live. :) Tracking some of the storms when I've been home and waiting for the hit and suddenly it parts like Mosses and the Dead Sea and we miss the brunt of it. Yet 2klms as the crow flies, my parents can be hammered.  :o We only got about 3mm from both days. ;D

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 02, 2021, 05:17:08 AM
It's the same here where we live. :) Tracking some of the storms when I've been home and waiting for the hit and suddenly it parts like Mosses and the Dead Sea and we miss the brunt of it. Yet 2klms as the crow flies, my parents can be hammered.  :o We only got about 3mm from both days. ;D

Foo

Just checked now..... 2mm was all she wrote.

It was just crazy the way it split up the middle.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 02, 2021, 07:35:32 AM
kewl photos....

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAmMW4MVQAAEozD?format=jpg&name=large)

& I love the way people are still going for a surf & swim with that in the background! ::)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 02, 2021, 07:36:36 AM
Glad everyone's OK :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on October 02, 2021, 08:58:35 AM
Then the wind came, as windy as i've seen here and then some. (JC quote)

Reporters please note: not unprecedented! Not 1 in 100years, not catastrophic and not a hi Viz in sight!  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 02, 2021, 11:24:24 AM
& I love the way people are still going for a surf & swim with that in the background! ::)
whats the problem, their wet anyway  ;D ;D

hows this shot from TheLeader
(https://www.theleader.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/3U96Ckn8G8R9iyYbnQvJY3/4a42b7eb-97ba-4a69-b2cf-967dee7a84c2.jpg/r0_2_960_542_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 12, 2021, 09:59:06 AM
Struth
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/tornado-risk-as-supercell-storms-lash-australias-east-coast/news-story/1ce5ed04ff4cb6884ded06b6500405e4 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/tornado-risk-as-supercell-storms-lash-australias-east-coast/news-story/1ce5ed04ff4cb6884ded06b6500405e4)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 13, 2021, 02:45:49 PM
It seems, every man and his dog is forecasting super cells and massive hail SEQ Thursday afternoon. ???

What was going to be a massive run to Brisbane (drop cables), the sunny coast (drop intake with Shane), Brisbane (pick up cables),  Ipswich (for paint, and panel beating tools) then grab the wife and then home, I've shortened.
On the strength of the warnings, it'll be drop Astrid at work, sunny coast, pick up the cheese and kisses and home again.

They reckon, 2 inch hail..... buggered if i know.

hmmm, $45,000 worth of classic 60's Cadillac or the Logan Bogan Limo.....

Yep, statesman day tomorrow.

I'm going to very angry if they're wrong, very angry indeed.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 14, 2021, 03:57:33 AM
some nice solid rain here at the moment (4am)

Little bit of rumble and flash..... but good rain.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: GGV8Cruza on October 14, 2021, 05:19:22 AM
some nice solid rain here at the moment (4am)

Little bit of rumble and flash..... but good rain.

Pool will be full in no time

GG
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 14, 2021, 08:34:48 AM
A very noisy night at Crows Nest, with ~34mm just north of here.

Rain is OK but not thrilled about the idea of hail :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on October 14, 2021, 08:40:30 AM
Looks like a nasty little squall coming into CN in the next 10-15 mins. Keep your head down.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 14, 2021, 08:45:47 AM
Watching it, thanks!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 14, 2021, 09:25:55 AM
‘Absolute monster’: Severe storm warning
‘Double whammy’ supercell storm alert for Queensland and Northern NSW

Forecasters are bracing for flash flooding as a monster storm batters parts of one state, with rain drenching much of the east coast.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/brisbane-gold-coast-bracing-for-flash-flooding-after-monster-storm-delivers-50mm-in-one-hour/news-story/238de74e78cf89b145d1237496c2bf0a (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/brisbane-gold-coast-bracing-for-flash-flooding-after-monster-storm-delivers-50mm-in-one-hour/news-story/238de74e78cf89b145d1237496c2bf0a)



Then you look at BOM
http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ (http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/)

 Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts. ,
Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland for Brisbane City and Moreton Bay Council Areas. .
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on October 14, 2021, 09:43:55 AM
Then you look at BOM
http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ (http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/)

 Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts. ,
Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland for Brisbane City and Moreton Bay Council Areas. .


That’s hardly sensational though is it >:D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 14, 2021, 10:20:17 AM
Looks like a nasty little squall coming into CN

& that dumped another ~12mm fairly quickly.

Doing some looking online & found a private weather station only a few 00m away from the Park.

It's showing 53.1mm since midnight!!! :o
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 14, 2021, 10:29:06 AM
Are you guys in low lying areas? or up high?


Akubras and Drizabones on standby
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 14, 2021, 02:01:15 PM
Lower part of the Park, where a Creek runs through it, but 650m up!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 14, 2021, 03:50:00 PM
we got 37mm all up this morning and a little cell is about to get here any second.

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 14, 2021, 03:58:37 PM
Impressive in sydney
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBorIpEVgAkxO1Z?format=jpg&name=medium)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1448512051890900992 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1448512051890900992)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: austastar on October 14, 2021, 04:42:41 PM
Hi,
   Bit dull in Hobart, light rain since 2pm,
Cheers

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Champin on October 14, 2021, 05:42:25 PM
Just had 32mm dumped on us in the last 1 1/2 hrs. 3 dams overflowing. Heap of flooding in Traralgon, poor buggers. Don't think they've recovered from the last flood. 

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 14, 2021, 06:59:39 PM
Westfields Mt Druitt roof caved in with the weight of hail according to news...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 15, 2021, 09:04:40 AM
Gee Armidale got flogged, not sure if we got anyone here from that area.


Shaken Armidale residents are in clean-up mode after a tornado ripped through town late on Thursday night, flipping a car, knocking down power poles, and tearing roofs of homes.

People were trapped in their homes as the tornado hit the northern NSW community around 11pm, with extensive damage believed to have occurred throughout the region, causing widespread power outages.

imagine the insurance paperwork on the sagging shade cloth

how did your car suffer 15,000 of damage...
Shade cloth hit it


(https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a5beaa915219721819b1e898acbbf1c4?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2663&cropW=3994&xPos=38&yPos=38&width=862&height=575)


https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/tornado-rips-through-armidale-as-supercell-storms-linger-over-qld-and-northern-nsw/news-story/3229141e5c8cd4827bc6d5d515b8f12f (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/tornado-rips-through-armidale-as-supercell-storms-linger-over-qld-and-northern-nsw/news-story/3229141e5c8cd4827bc6d5d515b8f12f)


Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 15, 2021, 10:48:39 AM
thats huge!

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBsbBq6WEAAlLiI?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on October 15, 2021, 04:34:21 PM
It is, but while the warning area was that big, the only actual storm was the red patch & arrow, so nowhere near as bad as threatened.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on October 20, 2021, 03:56:18 PM
Strange weather for Sawtell(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211020/fb028f4b902ab16664b4d28aee1912ef.jpg)

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on October 20, 2021, 06:03:21 PM
Strange weather for Sawtell(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211020/fb028f4b902ab16664b4d28aee1912ef.jpg)

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Just saw that on the news & that Mackay got 160mm hail, WTF.

just think I heard a tink of hail on the chimney.
 
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on October 20, 2021, 06:28:49 PM
Just saw that on the news & that Mackay got 160mm hail, WTF.

just think I heard a tink of hail on the chimney.
Yeah got smashed down on the southern end of coffs today. Wifey got peppered coming home to woopi from work in grafton in the y62, luckily no damage.

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on October 20, 2021, 06:43:21 PM
Yeah got smashed down on the southern end of coffs today. Wifey got peppered coming home to woopi from work in grafton in the y62, luckily no damage.

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It's been savage :(
Pics I've seen on FB,  Insta, WOW.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on October 20, 2021, 06:48:44 PM
It's been savage :(
Pics I've seen on FB,  Insta, WOW.
Yeah, had to drive around in the aftermath to go recover a couple of our work vehicles, lots of carnage

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on October 20, 2021, 07:45:11 PM
Hope the Landy's OK! :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on October 20, 2021, 08:20:01 PM
Hope the Landy's OK! :D
4  late model 4x4 dmax's, and we take one of the workers old landies to do the recoveries . Only capable vehicle

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 23, 2021, 07:09:10 PM
Tassie divisions turn to get flogged
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR522.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR522.loop.shtml#skip)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on October 23, 2021, 07:26:33 PM
We've been dodging bullets for a fortnight now.
Missed one this arvo, another one rolls in now.
We are just north of Grafton.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211023/f5ee0b4f7f6d567f60f31dd212e11d77.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Marcus73 on October 23, 2021, 07:58:52 PM
Tassie divisions turn to get flogged
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR522.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR522.loop.shtml#skip)

Ah yes, certainly slightly damp outside currently.


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on October 23, 2021, 08:40:30 PM
We've been dodging bullets for a fortnight now.
Missed one this arvo, another one rolls in now.
We are just north of Grafton.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211023/f5ee0b4f7f6d567f60f31dd212e11d77.jpg)
They got a bit more hail in coffs this arvo apparently

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: alnjan on October 23, 2021, 09:52:50 PM
They got a bit more hail in coffs this arvo apparently

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We got hail in both storms
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 28, 2021, 09:13:26 AM
Sounds harsh
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Marcus73 on October 28, 2021, 09:44:52 AM
Sounds harsh
Unprecedented


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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 28, 2021, 10:34:52 AM
Quote from: Marcus73
Unprecedented

Iron the drizabones - dig out the akubras... once in a 100yr
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on October 28, 2021, 10:48:38 AM
Unprecedented


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...
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AromaticSkeletalIcelandichorse-mobile.mp4 (https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AromaticSkeletalIcelandichorse-mobile.mp4)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 28, 2021, 10:54:46 AM
...
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AromaticSkeletalIcelandichorse-mobile.mp4 (https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AromaticSkeletalIcelandichorse-mobile.mp4)
love the file name LMAO!! clip = :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on October 28, 2021, 01:34:23 PM
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/multi-state-extreme-weather-event-bearing-down-on-australias-south-and-east/news-story/2dc97079c7cc484e81b0ee48f4f53f51 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/multi-state-extreme-weather-event-bearing-down-on-australias-south-and-east/news-story/2dc97079c7cc484e81b0ee48f4f53f51)


(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/48ecb5e2677485cd1cd4cc6805074e59)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on November 07, 2021, 05:49:51 PM
Temp just dropped about 10d.
Hope it's easy on us.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211107/e85680da66b5ca422e1d400665aefe5c.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on November 07, 2021, 06:20:33 PM
Temp just dropped about 10d.
Hope it's easy on us.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211107/e85680da66b5ca422e1d400665aefe5c.jpg)

You can see my place there.  Stay safe!
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on November 07, 2021, 06:40:59 PM
The sound of thunder, rain on the tin roof is very relaxing, :)
I do hope all is well for others.
It's broken up a little atm.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211107/30f55f9fbe2a5d0dc127d3c410ea5304.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on November 08, 2021, 06:22:33 AM
Not much Boom Crash Opera last night.
Woke up this morning to a nice drop of rain and it's still raining. :)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on November 08, 2021, 07:13:24 AM
41mm in the gauge so far :cup: :cup:. Excellent rainfall for Nananago. Most of these events bypass us, splitting north and south about 5km west of town.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 10, 2021, 08:32:56 AM
Lookin good!
https://twitter.com/BOM_NSW/status/1457954045499527168 (https://twitter.com/BOM_NSW/status/1457954045499527168)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDuxekQWYAAiZB1?format=png)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 13, 2021, 09:03:31 AM
This wouldnt be one of ours?

Young family trapped in outback by floodwaters face long wait for rescue

https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-update-australia-young-family-trapped-in-sa-outback-by-rising-floodwaters-could-wait-weeks-for-rescue/f83a298f-8fab-4cbd-893e-a5ec73230db1 (https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-update-australia-young-family-trapped-in-sa-outback-by-rising-floodwaters-could-wait-weeks-for-rescue/f83a298f-8fab-4cbd-893e-a5ec73230db1)

(https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/QISh-vK5OwQJ4AfWWDLmgtX-b7I=/800x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F8f204efd-503f-4b11-ac18-db7a8e64c45b)

(https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/86tOmhqh1NMzhbiQ8jCSSsUdrek=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2021%2F11%2F392948%2Fpickerimage.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 13, 2021, 09:35:25 AM
High tide in Singleton... hope everyone is safe out there.......... if ya cant walk through dont try driving through

(https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/vJSk1npWX8Uu-_Zmr_Rz0jESoD4=/800x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fad23de15-708b-40cd-899b-d5d1ff91051c)

https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-forecast-australia-eastern-states-brace-for-second-day-of-heavy-rain-with-potential-of-more-flooding-and-hail/e61b0587-f468-4334-b820-710b8645dec1 (https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-forecast-australia-eastern-states-brace-for-second-day-of-heavy-rain-with-potential-of-more-flooding-and-hail/e61b0587-f468-4334-b820-710b8645dec1)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on November 22, 2021, 04:17:31 AM
Weather zone says we might get rain, but not a huge amount.
Weather girl on Ch. 10 says the same, but the chart behind says different.
Higgins says, we're in for a drenching, 100 in a couple of hours, flash flooding.... but not everywhere.
The frogs have been crocking since yesterday.
A termite hill down the back, has just had another floor  added to it.
Ants seem to be on the move.
I've just mowed and the place looks lovely.

I dunno, but i think my money is on the critters.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on November 22, 2021, 06:41:25 AM
Just had a ripper dump.... and about to go again i think  :cup:
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Champin on November 22, 2021, 06:43:20 AM
Just had a ripper dump.... and about to go again i think  :cup:
Something you ate?

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on November 22, 2021, 07:04:25 AM
ha ha ha... could be.

Second dump is due to finish shortly, but a 3rd is on the radar.
At a guess, we've had better than 20mm so far this morning.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on November 22, 2021, 07:26:42 AM
The rain is pushing past some flashing on the northern side of the house.

Bit of water coming in over the kitchen sink and Shit. BUGGER.

Lots and lots of rain.....  46mm since 5:30am
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on November 24, 2021, 05:28:11 PM
& I just commented "Japan is getting ready to take us out!" ;D



Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 08, 2022, 01:02:15 PM
M5 in Shitney!
(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/821217cd8faaa2bb5991b7e8c3fc7461)

Currently a large stretch of the 29km motorway has been closed due to flooding. Both directions on the M5 East Motorway between King Georges Rd and General Holmes Dr from Beverly Hills to Mascot has been unavailable to drivers since Monday afternoon.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on March 08, 2022, 04:32:47 PM
M5 in Shitney!
(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/821217cd8faaa2bb5991b7e8c3fc7461)

Currently a large stretch of the 29km motorway has been closed due to flooding. Both directions on the M5 East Motorway between King Georges Rd and General Holmes Dr from Beverly Hills to Mascot has been unavailable to drivers since Monday afternoon.

As we like to say in the driest state in the driest continent “Farkles”
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 09, 2022, 07:58:16 AM
Son 1 was saying that the tunnels in BrisVegas apparently all stayed dry & open last week, so either these weren't designed properly, or something went wrong ???
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 09, 2022, 08:35:33 AM
heartbreaking for some poor bastard.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/nsw-weather-50000-evacuated-as-new-threat-hits-sydney/news-story/a2b124a73c46f7c6cba301e7a1cf1538 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/nsw-weather-50000-evacuated-as-new-threat-hits-sydney/news-story/a2b124a73c46f7c6cba301e7a1cf1538)

(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/50976027d5628066edbad380e410ea00)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 30, 2022, 03:33:01 PM
Hope everyone is safe... pretty ****ed situation to be in - once let alone just recovering and copping it again....


From Evans Head up to Byron Bay, rainfall was recorded at 200 to 300mm an hour, causing dangerous flash flooding in the towns of Ballina and Byron Bay.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/northern-rivers-towns-brace-for-more-evacuations-as-rivers-flood/news-story/7e90a77488b654c18943cee36b7e74c2 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/northern-rivers-towns-brace-for-more-evacuations-as-rivers-flood/news-story/7e90a77488b654c18943cee36b7e74c2)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: vern on March 30, 2022, 04:18:30 PM
Hasn't stopped raining here on the coffs coast for a couple of days now, so over it

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 30, 2022, 06:51:56 PM
PREPARE TO EVACUATE - FLOODING
- #MACLEAN, #YAMBA, #ILUKA, #ULMARRA, #LAWRENCE

- 5:51PM, Wednesday 30th March

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting possible flooding for the Clarence River:

Clarence River at Lawrence and surrounding areas

Clarence River at Ulmarra and surrounding areas

Clarence River at Brushgrove and Cowper areas

Clarence River at Maclean, Yamba and Iluka areas

As a result, residents and visitors to these areas should take action now to prepare for possible flood impacts.

Low lying properties may experience impacts due to flash flooding and/or riverine flooding.

People in these areas need to closely monitor weather and road closures and make informed decisions early based on individual circumstances.

Residents should monitor the situation and be prepared to evacuate when instructed to.
:(
Just received another Text from the SES.
An Evacuation centre is open at the South Grafton High School, Tyson St South Grafton.
www.ses.nsw.gov.au Tel 132 500

We are fine up on a hill, but there are many farms, properties in the flood plain.
Poor buggars.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on March 31, 2022, 07:27:49 AM
Hope everybody is OK down there ??? :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 31, 2022, 07:41:05 AM
Hope everybody is OK down there ??? :'(
Hey Fizzie,
Cheers mate.
The link below is of the river systems of the Northern Rivers.
For the moment the rain has stopped, but there is a lot of water to make it's way down the Clarence River, Yamba Road is cut again at Pamlers Island. A lot of Yamba businesses have shut their doors, staff shortage due to closed roads.
Note, some river height stations below Grafton show a fall or steady, this is due to the tide.
Fingers crossed we don't get anymore rain.
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60140.html
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on March 31, 2022, 08:55:13 AM
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60140.html (http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60140.html)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 31, 2022, 09:54:39 AM
(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/055fb1c6b1f84b08561ab133f1a28c8b)
Acting NSW Premier Paul Toole shared fears the weather event could happen again in April. Picture: Media Mode.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 31, 2022, 09:59:23 AM
(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/055fb1c6b1f84b08561ab133f1a28c8b)
Acting NSW Premier Paul Toole shared fears the weather event could happen again in April. Picture: Media Mode.
The word is another system is building off the QLD coast.
:(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 31, 2022, 10:07:41 AM
Struth.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on March 31, 2022, 10:49:24 AM
Why would you?

https://twitter.com/Telstra/status/1504642847793852416 (https://twitter.com/Telstra/status/1504642847793852416)
Last night our mobile tower in Mullumbimby was set on fire. Because of that, there’s no mobile coverage into Greater Mullumbimby. 

It’s shocking to see someone purposely damage a tower, especially when the community is still recovering from floods.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: bmwfreak on March 31, 2022, 11:09:46 AM
Why would you?

Looters?

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on March 31, 2022, 11:36:03 AM
Friends in Mullumbimby are so P122ed off about this.
They have gone through enough, now this.
:(

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 06, 2022, 01:09:42 PM
Time to prepare again



Sydney weather: Up to 500mm of heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit across NSW
After a brief reprieve of sunshine, large parts of NSW and Sydney are set for another battering of “significant” heavy rains.
After a short reprieve from wet weather, the rains are set to lash Sydney and large swathes of NSW once again.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued severe weather warnings for people in Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast and parts of Hunter, Central Tablelands and Southern Tablelands areas, with heavy rainfall to lash the southern and central NSW regions.

While Sydney residents have woken up to inclement drizzles, the heavy rainfall is forecast to begin from Wednesday afternoon, along with a danger of flash flooding.
BOM senior hydrologist Ailsa Schofield said the wet weather system could result in collective rainfalls across NSW of up to 500mm by the end of the week.

“On Wednesday we might see rainfall total in excess of 100mm,” she told 9 News.
“On Thursday we might see rainfall totals in excess of 200-250mm.
“On Friday we will see higher rainfall totals in excess of 150mm.”

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sydney-weather-up-to-500mm-of-heavy-rain-thunderstorms-to-hit-nsw/news-story/fdbfd2f3f5186f3ced166538cf6001a6 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sydney-weather-up-to-500mm-of-heavy-rain-thunderstorms-to-hit-nsw/news-story/fdbfd2f3f5186f3ced166538cf6001a6)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on April 09, 2022, 04:36:33 PM
It just won't let up.
:(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on April 27, 2022, 03:23:12 PM
Travel plans will be changed again
Travellers stranded on Oodnadatta Track with supplies running low, and more rain coming


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-26/travellers-stranded-on-oodnadatta-track-supplies-run-low/101015646 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-26/travellers-stranded-on-oodnadatta-track-supplies-run-low/101015646?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web)

(https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d4c33d1304199110050b58afae309bf4)
 Floodwaters rushing over Scrammy Gorge like a waterfall.(Supplied: Trish Sloan Photogaphy)





https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-27/qld-weather-record-rain-western-queensland-flood/101018128 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-27/qld-weather-record-rain-western-queensland-flood/101018128)

(https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b1cbbec56b7c2b4e6a28ba420e0abe76)


https://www.9news.com.au/national/floods-cut-off-queensland-outback-dinosaur-museum/6ccb38bb-2b24-4cba-8270-baee7db17d92 (https://www.9news.com.au/national/floods-cut-off-queensland-outback-dinosaur-museum/6ccb38bb-2b24-4cba-8270-baee7db17d92)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on April 27, 2022, 04:27:29 PM
Cameron's Cnr has copped it as well,
Advise was not to travel out there.
That came from a FB page, I joined since visiting 17 months ago.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Pottsy on April 27, 2022, 05:49:23 PM
Also heard today, yet to confirm, no diesel at Mundrabilla, Eucla and Caiguna on the Nullarbor until Friday. The joys of outback travel.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on May 30, 2022, 06:43:41 PM
Sounds cold and wet.. hope its not on the weekend :(

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/auatralia-winter-weather-freezing-temperatures-damaging-winds-rain-hail-and-snow-forecasted/news-story/f3d45650cad795b3336446839e4d6ae9 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/auatralia-winter-weather-freezing-temperatures-damaging-winds-rain-hail-and-snow-forecasted/news-story/f3d45650cad795b3336446839e4d6ae9)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on May 31, 2022, 05:30:53 AM
The Brisbane Weather site is suggesting we might be in for another 300mm dump around the 14th June.   :o

Sure hope that isn't correct.

Just cold for this week, with 50kph winds with 90kph gusts.
Good way to see which trees can hang on with wet ground  all around.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Steffo1 on May 31, 2022, 08:20:20 AM
The Brisbane Weather site is suggesting we might be in for another 300mm dump around the 14th June.   :o

Sure hope that isn't correct.

It very well could be correct.

 I'm off to Gnoorganbin (Moreton Island, a.k.a. Mulgumpin) on the 12th!  :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on May 31, 2022, 08:31:27 AM
Yep, that should confirm it will piss down. :D
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on June 01, 2022, 04:44:57 PM
it comes in quick

A Triple Zero emergency call fortunately was able to get out, despite the very limited phone reception in the area.

Emergency supplies of beef jerky kept at the hut sustained the bushwalkers until the dedicated police alpine rescue team, led by Detective Sergeant Brad Hughes, was able to get to them later on Tuesday morning and bring them out.

Such was the rapid deterioration in the weather and the accumulation of snow, conventional four-wheel drive vehicles were unable to gain access, with the Jindabyne-based police rescue team using their caterpillar-tracked Land Rover Defender to reach the hut as visibility in the area dropped below 10 metres.


https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7763046/police-alpine-team-rescues-two-men-trapped-by-icy-weather-blast/?cs=2627 (https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7763046/police-alpine-team-rescues-two-men-trapped-by-icy-weather-blast/?cs=2627)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on July 04, 2022, 09:56:45 AM
You have to feel for those poor pricks goign through this again after barely drying out from earlier this year

But what is it with people STILL trying to drive through floods.... ??? ???? ????

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/dire-weather-warning-leave-now-or-you-may-be-trapped/news-story/a62ee49c2fc080cb353395b8bca16450 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/dire-weather-warning-leave-now-or-you-may-be-trapped/news-story/a62ee49c2fc080cb353395b8bca16450)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on July 22, 2022, 02:10:01 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/qld-weather-rain-wind-storms-surf-waves-bom/101258500 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/qld-weather-rain-wind-storms-surf-waves-bom/101258500)

Hope everyone in the Burnett & Sunnie (!) Coast are OK ??? :-\
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on August 24, 2022, 10:35:05 AM
Brrrrrrr... black ice in teh blue mountains again... down to snow in Omeo!

(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/6d4daac382e513bf9b17d3361ee50fb2)

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/colder-winter-temperatures-settle-in-over-south-and-east/news-story/c50b83cd5be4cd98185aa4e2c7ddf112 (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/colder-winter-temperatures-settle-in-over-south-and-east/news-story/c50b83cd5be4cd98185aa4e2c7ddf112)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 08, 2022, 09:58:51 AM
The Silver City Highway from Broken Hill to Tibooburra and the Silverton Road are both closed.

This is Stephens creek on the Tibooburra road at 2am this morning. Touch wet...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on September 08, 2022, 12:15:56 PM
 :o :o

I'm currently at Goondiwindi waiting to load and the wind is screaming through here, I just hope thye rain stays away for another couple of hours.  ;)

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 08, 2022, 12:56:16 PM
:o :o

I'm currently at Goondiwindi waiting to load and the wind is screaming through here, I just hope thye rain stays away for another couple of hours.  ;)

Gee you get around dontcha...
https://www.windy.com/YGDI?-28.521,149.221,8 (https://www.windy.com/YGDI?-28.521,149.221,8)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on September 08, 2022, 01:08:10 PM
Gee you get around dontcha...
https://www.windy.com/YGDI?-28.521,149.221,8 (https://www.windy.com/YGDI?-28.521,149.221,8)

Yeah sometimes, I was in Murgon this morning and loading back to Brisbane with H2 Wheat for flour. Only 15mths left and the trucks can get forked, I've had enough of the hours and dealing with F-tards on the roads, as well as the authorities and the hoops you jump through.  >:D

I will miss the sunsets and rises but that's the only part.  ;)

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bad Scott on September 08, 2022, 02:12:14 PM
The Silver City Highway from Broken Hill to Tibooburra and the Silverton Road are both closed.

This is Stephens creek on the Tibooburra road at 2am this morning. Touch wet...
Easy to avoid. Time to do the dog fence come out a Waka Rd turn left for Cameron Corner. No signs saying road closed

Sent from the roads less travelled

Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on September 08, 2022, 03:29:44 PM
few more closed...
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on November 14, 2022, 04:10:55 PM
:o

https://www.facebook.com/SouthWestSlopesZone/videos/1244173406153282/ (https://www.facebook.com/SouthWestSlopesZone/videos/1244173406153282/)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 02, 2022, 01:03:27 PM
Unseasonal flooding caused by dual weather phenomena and already water-logged ground has stunned Kimberley locals and closed roads, with one driver rescued after his car was washed away.
 
A minor flood warning is currently in place for the Fitzroy River at Noonkanbah, with Willare likely to reach minor flood levels overnight.

Minor flood warnings began to filter through for parts of the Kimberley late last week, but by Sunday moderate flood warnings were in place for Fitzroy Crossing.

On Monday water levels on the Fitzroy River peaked at 11.3 metres, a nine-metre rise over five days, after rainfall blanketed the region.

The floodwaters forced authorities to close a section of the Great Northern Highway just outside Fitzroy Crossing, headed towards Halls Creek

Photos released by Main Roads WA showed vehicles attempting to cross the inundated section of road near Bluebush Creek, over the weekend and early this week.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-01/heavy-rains-lead-to-early-flood-warnings-for-kimberley-residents/101715594 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-01/heavy-rains-lead-to-early-flood-warnings-for-kimberley-residents/101715594)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on December 02, 2022, 05:31:11 PM
And yet, there are fools that will drive into fast flowing water, without the slightest regards for others in the car or those that have to rescue them!  >:(

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 02, 2022, 06:24:08 PM
And yet, there are fools that will drive into fast flowing water, without the slightest regards for others in the car or those that have to rescue them!  >:(

Foo
there was even a Semi the other week, he was in a world of hurt with the water up to the bonnet ... him and his missus being air lifted off the roof of it....
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on December 02, 2022, 07:19:40 PM
there was even a Semi the other week, he was in a world of hurt with the water up to the bonnet ... him and his missus being air lifted off the roof of it....

Yep, they walk and work amongst us.  ::)

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 09, 2022, 10:28:09 AM
Tad Warm ???

http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/wyndham.shtml (http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/wyndham.shtml)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on December 10, 2022, 07:18:02 AM
Mother was angry on Wednesday night north of The Gums.  :o :o


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Foo

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on December 10, 2022, 07:20:31 AM
The rest of the pics. There is a concrete footing and post up on the shed roof.  :o :o

Don't know why pics are pixelated.  ???

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: austastar on December 10, 2022, 08:01:09 AM
Hi,
    It must have been the onions!
Cheers

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Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on December 10, 2022, 09:51:39 AM
Mother was angry on Wednesday night north of The Gums.  :o :o


(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221209/b621f7262bfa57894ef0fd089ac6f0ef.jpg)
You upgrading? Is that an old Leader?

What did the damage to the old Kenny?
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Foo on December 10, 2022, 12:27:25 PM
 :D :laugh: :laugh: Not likely but yeah that is an old Leader. They don't know what hit the Kenworth. It could have been the silo behind it but the tyre walls that were on the silage bunkers did a lot of damage to the silo's and you can see the imprints from them on some of the silo's.  :o

Foo
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on May 09, 2023, 11:36:00 AM
Bit blustery on the coast...  Surfs up at Bondi!...

(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/08/04/70714485-12058233-image-a-21_1683518178042.jpg)

(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/08/06/70716171-12058233-image-a-46_1683523850866.jpg)

and cronulla... Looks like the beach has been washed away - again.. :(
(https://www.theleader.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/m9vLL79wG9rkYqcLgNT6gJ/8cd33c9d-a182-41c0-8cd5-68482819b2c7.jpg/r0_272_5315_3272_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on May 19, 2023, 04:28:42 PM
Might be interesting up North


Australia’s Lord Howe Island issued tsunami warning after undersea earthquake

‘A popular Australian holiday destination is on high alert after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a tsunami warning following a significant earthquake.

Australia on #Tsunami Watch after magnitude 7.6 #earthquake near Southeast of Loyalty Islands. Potential threat for #LordHoweIsland. Latest info here: http://bom.gov.au/tsunami.


https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/australias-lord-howe-island-issued-tsunami-warning-after-undersea-earthquake/news-story/062c97bc68a427358e19c53cbd205efe (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/australias-lord-howe-island-issued-tsunami-warning-after-undersea-earthquake/news-story/062c97bc68a427358e19c53cbd205efe)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on November 30, 2023, 03:42:39 PM
Hoping all the Swaggers in Vic & NSW are OK ??? :'(
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on January 10, 2024, 03:14:39 PM
Potentially two separate cyclones forming over the Gulf & NT this weekend! :o

http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/ (http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/)
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Hairs on February 14, 2024, 09:17:52 AM
WOW, Victoria has copped ot in the last 24 hours.
Storms which have left 200000+ without power, with no idea when that will be fixed.
Fires, which have injured Fire Fighters, destroyed homes & properties.
Take care.

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Brij on February 14, 2024, 09:29:29 PM
WOW, Victoria has copped ot in the last 24 hours.
Storms which have left 200000+ without power, with no idea when that will be fixed.
Fires, which have injured Fire Fighters, destroyed homes & properties.
Take care.

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Yes. News report spoke about a truck burn over with minor burns. Town of Pomonal lost half its dwellings (only 30 houses, small town, but still hits hard, possibly harder than big town).

Meanwhile in Gippsland, late arvo, choas from storm. I turned on CFA radio when I got home from work. 300 incidents on Emergency App in West, south and Central Gippsland at one stage. Farmer died at Mirboo Nth. Hit by roofing iron whilst herding cowes. Incident reports from members describing scenes like from a tornado. Powerlines down everywhere. Trees down everwhere. Trucks can't get to crashes due to blocked roads. Brigades turning themselves out due to pagers and phones down.

I assume probably no where near as bad as Qld has often and frequently copped, but still hard work dealing with it all.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Bird on February 15, 2024, 08:43:38 AM
Anyone heading to Birdsville..... The track is now the Birdsville Canal


The amount of rain has turned the Birdsville track into a Chanel while waters in the Diamintina race towards Birdsville.
Title: Re: Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide
Post by: Fizzie on February 16, 2024, 07:20:31 AM
& there's still a beast in the middle of it, just waiting to block the traffic! ;D