Wild Weekend Predicted for Brisbane ... surrounds ...

[Rumpig]

i thought the radio stations were talking up the threat of tornados the other day, but reading weatherzone forum the current conditons pose a real prospect it could happen somewhere. apparently the conditions they are seeing are the same as what tornado chasers in the U.S look for when they go chasing  they aren't saying it will happen though, just saying it's the right conditions for it to possibly happen.
watched the news reports before and the City / Valley / Bowen Hills  area certainly copped it earlier today, plenty of cars written off and heaps of trees being cut up. reports on weather forum have big hail falling out around Oakey area before aswell with heaps of vehicles being damaged, looks like being a costly weekend for the insurance companies this weekend.

[danbo81]

Danbo, anywhere near Rosedene Street?

Up of manly rd near the 7 11

[MR MAC GU]

Yeah I agree.  They could just look out the window hey?  But that's no excuse really ... they've been warned on the weather reports (news) for a few days now.

Kit_e

Edit:  Golf ball sized hail west of Pittsworth.  Look out Toowoomba ... here she comes!

BOM says 8-10 cm hail at Pittsworth. That's not golf ball size...that's base ball size!


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[oldmate]

Yeah we didn't get much on the GC. Missed us


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[Bird]

thought this was kewl from the brissy times

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/photogallery/queensland/severe-storm-strikes-southeast-queensland-20121117-29ili.html?selectedImage=3

[oldmate]

Just started raining here again. Lightning thunder, I reckon we will get ours now


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[Black Diamond]

Buckle up swaggers!

[Rumpig]

some good pics in the link Lost.
not much happening here at my place tonight, plenty of cloud lightning and some light rain, but we seem to be missing any bad stuff for now. have seen some great pics and video footage on weatherzone forum and higgins storm chaser link so far, reckon tomorrow they'll have some cracking pics on the sites by the sounds of their posts. already seen a couple of pics, but most people were out and about chasing the storms and couldn't post pics on the run.
got to feel for a couple of guys from work at the moment, they went camping with their girlfriends on Teewah Beach for the weekend. i've sent messages to them to try and warn them what's coming, but i know phone reception there is rubbish so they may be unaware they are about to get very wet....lol

[Barry G]

Some close lightening strikes around Mt Gravatt a bit earlier.  Not so close now.
Hts and other electric key sputtered, but didn't go off.

[Bird]

some good pics in the link Lost.

Love the plane.. imagine sittin on the runway in that!!!!! the sparks are awsome

[Clouty]

There's been plenty of lighting and thunder at down town Ormeau Hills, only been getting constant rain so far...
Looking on BOM looks like it might be further north...

[Rumpig]

There's been plenty of lighting and thunder at down town Ormeau Hills, only been getting constant rain so far...
Looking on BOM looks like it might be further north...

started bucketing down here about 10 - 15 minutes ago, reckon swift water rescue will get some call outs tonight with the amount of rain falling around some parts unfortunately. has been fairly sedate here up until about 10 -15 minutes ago, but now the yard is covered in water and it's running off into the gutter quickly.
tomorrow mornings news will be an interesting watch i reckon, is pretty wide spread and damage occurred from Northern NSW to Brisbane and out West of here also. was reading earlier that Uni of Qld at Gatton got 70mm in an hour and a half, and Lake Manchester (which is out Ipswich way i think from memory?) got 62mm in an hour, i reckon that'll possibly cause some flash flooding in some areas.

[oldmate]

Starting to get a bit more light in the sky now.


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[Clouty]

It is Mal.. Lake Manchester is north of Ipswich, just off the warrego highway.. When I was working on the Ipswich motorway we used to head out there in summer to cool off...

[fuji]

More rain

[Clouty]

That was a pretty spectacular lighting show last night... How did everyone fare?? The more in intense rain was falling further north of us, we only getting constant rain nothing to intense..

[Chippy76]

Weather man on the news last night stated 110cm hail reported at pittsworth !!!!!! HOLY CRAP that's huge! lol I think someone may entered the wrong unit of measurement .... lol

Cheers Chippy

[Rumpig]

Weather man on the news last night stated 110cm hail reported at pittsworth !!!!!! HOLY CRAP that's huge! lol I think someone may entered the wrong unit of measurement .... lol

Cheers Chippy

PMSL at the size...lol
even at 110mm that's huge hail, i heard softball sized mentioned in reports yesterday and thought B.S..... you wouldn't want to get hit by that, imagine the damage to vehicles and the like they would have copped also.
reading weather forum this morning and possibly more storms again this morning, i just hear a rumble of thunder right now as i type so will be interesting to see how the day pans out today.

[MarkVS]

We're just north of Brisbane....
saw a spectacular sheet lightening show last night....then heaps of wind and rain..thunder and rain this morning but little wind.

The rain is very welcome though......

MarkVS

[Jeepers Creepers]

we only got 1mm of rain last night.

Little bit of rain now, but i need a good 50mm worth to keep all these lawns growing, cause no grow, means no mow, which means no dough for me. 

[danbo81]

We are heading of to a day on the green concert at the mt cotton winery today im hoping its canceled other wise ill be drinking plenty to put up with the weather

[Rumpig]

if you haven't checked out Weatherzone forum then take a look at the pics they have started posting from yesterday on there. hopefully this link will take you to page 41 where some good pics start, but if not page 41 and then especially page 42 has some epic photos posted up on it.....simply amazing and looks a lot like you'd see in the movies or on a tornado chase i reckon    http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1139896/41

[oldmate]

That was a pretty spectacular lighting show last night... How did everyone fare?? The more in intense rain was falling further north of us, we only getting constant rain nothing to intense..

Was pretty good Rod

I got this pic from home last night


Nothing like those photos from Mal's link above though. They are great

[Clouty]

The photos in that link are just awesome mal...
It is a nice photo olly, did you just put the camera on slow shutter and push go... And hope for the best?

[oldmate]

yeah thats it mate. 20sec shutter on 2 sec timer. sat out there for about an hour, just pres and wait, pres and wait. That was the best i got in that time