Re: Batten down the hatches Vic

[D4D]

There was some nice lightning driving into the office this morning. I had just about made it in when the heavens opened. Hopefully it rains all day and the garden gets a good watering.

[Bird]

Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-weather-storms-and-flash-flooding-set-to-hit-city-australian-open-20160122-gmbpvh.html

[scrapsD40]

Pleasant drizzle in Corryong atm. Who knows from here

[Bird]

Pleasant drizzle in Corryong atm

no such thing...

[raider]

Got the daughter's 18th Brthday tonight so I'm real dirty. Has been hot all week up here but it had to piss down today didn't it. Rain has stopped for the moment but guess what ? Humidity.  Grrrrr.....    Time for several beers and a chill out.

[speewa158]

Got the daughter's 18th Brthday tonight so I'm real dirty. Has been hot all week up here but it had to piss down today didn't it. Rain has stopped for the moment but guess what ? Humidity.  Grrrrr.....    Time for several beers and a chill out.

l have a huge tarp , poles  , & ropes . l can have a tarp over the back yard in no time .

                Please advise how much  you have at hand   ,   we can haggle       
Have a great night              Enjoy                                   

[raider]

too late .... rain stopped and I'm typing this one eyed so I've nearly had too much. thanks Speewa 

[scrapsD40]

Hear Geelong's been smashed. Lookout Frankston, you're about to be dumped on apparently

[Bird]

Hear Geelong's been smashed. Lookout Frankston, you're about to be dumped on apparently

wasn't too bad here... got pissed all over on Blackburn Rd/Westall Rd... franga freeway was stopped, so shooftyed over to Eastlink and got pissed on again but the lightning was amazing!

[GGV8Cruza]

30mls for us so far, tanks are getting a good fill

GG

[Bird]

30mls for us so far, tanks are getting a good fill

GG

is that after you bought the water?



edit: More Coming http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml#skip

[speewa158]

We got 19MM of P!55ANTANCE TODAY EARLY . Then the sun came out & we all went out to play 

[GeoffA]

We got plenty here.....a little too much, in fact.

Now drying out some carpet......

[speewa158]

We got plenty here.....a little too much, in fact.

Now drying out some carpet......

Not the " Shag Pile in the Shed "                             

[GeoffA]

Not the " Shag Pile in the Shed "                             

Shed's nice and dry....

[speewa158]

Shed's nice and dry....

Did you forget to wind up the windows in the Tug                               

[GGV8Cruza]

is that after you bought the water?



edit: More Coming http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml#skip

We didn't buy any in the end, we were getting low but held out. If the forecast holds we may be full by weeks end.

GG

[D4D]

You guys must have hogged it all, we didn't get enough to trouble the rain gauge...

[Bird]

More coming
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml

[Black Diamond]

Anyone got any floaties I can lend?? Workshop just got flooded again 

[D4D]

Anyone got any floaties I can lend?? Workshop just got flooded again 

Blow up some tyre tubes

That workshop is jinxed, flooding, walls being pushed in...

[Bird]

not a drop here at Colouredburn...

but dude's house near Moorabbin Airport, his garage looks like niagra falls.

[stabicraft]

Heading north to Coffs Harbour tomorrow.
Have no choice and its rain forecast.

Guess Ill be seeing how the camper handles rain.

[Bird]

Gee, HC and Gippsland are copping a fair share..

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR022.loop.shtml#skip

[D4D]

The rain gauge had a good inch of rain this morning from the last 24 hours. Good for the garden, the spring rain that never came.