Storm damage

[Swannie]

O'Briens glass rang me yesterday and booked us in to repair our smashed front windows of our house....Friday the 13th they can do it at the earliest...that's March 2015 by the way 

It will be done ASAP, sent you a PM
Swannie

[Rumpig]

It will be done ASAP, sent you a PM
Swannie

offer is very much appreciated mate 

[Axl]

My wife and I are away in the camper at Somerset dam north of Brisbane, 140km / hr plus winds me and the wife hanging on for dear life, most of the annex poles are stuffed, tropical roof was ripped of one side and I think the main bows are now bent to the left. I need to call the insurance company when we get home, thankfully we are alive it was the scariest 20 minutes of our lives, I will post some pics when we get home can't do it from the mobile, unbelievable to say the least

Here are some pics from around the park after the event as promised. The first pic is my camper, I am nothing short of amazed at the way the C/T held up in the 140km/hr winds, the wife held the annex for as long as she could till it finally collapsed under the weight of the hail. I spent the whole time inside on the side wall that was being hit by the winds trying to keep it on the ground which somehow I managed to do.

Second pic is a mates C/T he had to vacate the scene and mother nature did her thing luckily it wasn't as bad as it looks as the annex simply unzipped and fell to the ground, had it not have unzipped itself things may have been different and the rest are pretty self explanatory.

The young blokes in the Ford were very lucky they had run for the toilet blokes when their tent blew away instead of staying in the car.

[Axl]

A few more pics, the tent pegs are from the side of my camper that the wind was hitting. They are not the strongest pegs money can buy but there is no way you could bend them like that with your hands.

[oldmate]

Geez mate. Lucky for everyone

[Bird]

A few more pics, the tent pegs are from the side of my camper that the wind was hitting. They are not the strongest pegs money can buy but there is no way you could bend them like that with your hands.

Get yaself some Brett B pegs..if they bend, you'll wake up on the Moon....

As said... lucky for all....

[Andreweasty90]

I was pretty lucky at my place all we got was a little down pour for 20 or 30 minutes then it was gone a few blokes from work that were on a site at mango hill got some hail but nothing to really worry about I think 1 work car got a small dent that you can only see when the light is at the right angle


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[KingBilly]

Hey axl, from those pics, I bet the old freckle was puckering druring the storm 

Trees are great to camp under/beside but they can be soooo dangerous in storms/wind.  Property can be repaired, just glad nobody was injured.

KB

[Axl]

Get yaself some Brett B pegs..if they bend, you'll wake up on the Moon....

As said... lucky for all....

I'm sort of glad they bent, they did not pull out of the ground (although a few of the annex pegs did) and I believe had they have not bent it may have caused the hold downs on the tent to be torn.

[Axl]

Hey axl, from those pics, I bet the old freckle was puckering druring the storm 

Trees are great to camp under/beside but they can be soooo dangerous in storms/wind.  Property can be repaired, just glad nobody was injured.KB

So true KingBilly, if there had of been more campers in the park at the time the outcome could have been very tragic. The pics only show some of the damage there were a lot more trees on the ground then the ones I photographed at least a dozen or so I reckon, and yes mate the freckle was puckering overtime.....

[Robbo]

Just going home to batten down the hatches as we've got another one due in later this afternoon and it's predicted to be quite nasty.

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/monster-storm-predicted-for-gold-coast-we-aint-seen-nothing-yet/story-fnj94iqm-1227152441517

From the Radar

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/qld/brisbane

Still hoping for a fine Christmas though.

[scarpsD40]

Yep, I'm at Bris airport, just been bumped onto an earlier flight. They're trying to get as many people moved out earlier as possible. Could be messy this afternoon.

[edz]

A set of O- Rings on your ropes would have let your set up flex with the wind  a lot more than springs as they dont pull up solid like springs do and allow  damage [ to a point of course ] There is a limit where nothing will hold up .
Ive been through quite a few wild storm blows over the last 40 odd years and our O - ringed set ups have survived better than most ..
Can get them from  places that handle cement pipes etc irrigation or online .. O- Rings are approx 150mm round and 12mm thick and cost about $2 / $3 ea ,
May be an option for you to look at ..

[wilson79]

Just going home to batten down the hatches as we've got another one due in later this afternoon and it's predicted to be quite nasty.

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/monster-storm-predicted-for-gold-coast-we-aint-seen-nothing-yet/story-fnj94iqm-1227152441517

From the Radar

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/qld/brisbane

Still hoping for a fine Christmas though.

send some of the wet stuff up here please..

[Robbo]

send some of the wet stuff up hear please..

Can do as long as you send a jar of sunshine back in return..

[scarpsD40]

Airport shutdown, blue lights flashing

[Bird]

Airport shutdown, blue lights flashing

so no take off?

[scarpsD40]

so no take off?

nope, worse. Sitting end of runway

[Jeepers Creepers]

so no take off?

Not unless he flaps his arms.

[edz]

Bugger ... another few minutes and you'd have been airborne ... Hope their passing the drinks an nibblies around  for you ..

[oldmate]

looking at the radar, you guys on the north side are copping it

[Jeepers Creepers]

looking at the radar, you guys on the north side are copping it

Beerwah looks to be getting a hit.

[oldmate]

yep... looks like we have some more coming also. Look down around urbanville

[Clouty]

Look down around urbanville

Just had a look.. Perfect

[oldmate]

Yep. as long as it stops next week to allow for run off