Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide

[Foo]

You need FB but have a gander at the sky!! 

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

Foo

[Rumpig]

i read elsewhere today higgins had a hissy fit and took his FB page down for today....

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.

[Jeepers Creepers]

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.

[GUEY]

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

Nice pic. Archerfield airport?
We are at Runcorn and looking to the west I thought we were going to get hammered.

[Rumpig]

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

[Foo]

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!

[Rumpig]

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.

[Bird]

GO THE NELL!!!!

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

[Bird]

[Bird]

that would **** up your car...

[Bird]

https://soundcloud.com/702abcsydney/caller-peter-describes-the


Now another cell in the Blue Mountains

[Snapman007]

that would **** up your car...

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


Btw, nice bracelet luv.

[Bird]

The desalination plant got owned!

https://youtu.be/oopgLD8HLKs

just up the road from my old place outside the jays joint... up from post orifice



"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."

[Dove]

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.

[scarpsD40]

Mid north coast to Newcastle getting hammered today?

[scarpsD40]

Chichester Dam sirens going and sounds like most of the Hunter Valley in flood

[scarpsD40]

People being door knocked and advised to prepare to evacuate around Dungog. If any swaggers in the Hunter, stay safe

[scarpsD40]

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.

[Bird]

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

[Jakster1]

280mm at home just south of Mackay since 4pm yesterday arvo and still belting down.

[tracker]

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.

[Bird]

280mm at home just south of Mackay since 4pm yesterday arvo and still belting down.

fark!!!!

[scrapsD40]

     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

[tracker]

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.

[speewa158]

lf you don't want it l will have a crack at it