Weather Watch

mike83au · Post by **mike83au** » October 24, 2005, 4:07 pm

NSW and ACT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for LARGE HAILSTONES, DESTRUCTIVE WIND and VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

Issued at 2:53 PM Monday, 24 October 2005.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, destructive winds and very heavy rainfall in the warning area over the next several hours. The area east of the ranges north of Newcastle is more likely to experience destructive winds

Major locations within the warning area include Port Macquarie, Taree, Newcastle, Armidale, Tamworth, Moree, Dubbo, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Grafton, Canberra and Yass.
At 2:40pm the weather radar showed a very dangerous thunderstorm passing east through Bulahdelah and approaching Seal Rocks. Golf ball size hail from this storm was reported at Stroud.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep clear of fallen power lines.
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
* Don't walk, ride your bike or drive through flood water.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 13 2500.
* In the ACT, ring the ACT Emergency Service on 6207 8455

Bureau of Meteorology

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » October 24, 2005, 4:11 pm

* Unplug computers and appliances.

Yep did that about an hour ago

wait a minute...

mike83au · Post by **mike83au** » October 24, 2005, 4:13 pm

quick!!!! unplug the microwave!!!

Greenblooded · Post by **Greenblooded** » October 24, 2005, 4:14 pm

Unplug the computer!! You poor bastards

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » October 24, 2005, 4:17 pm

*It didn't say anything about not using your barbeque

Catherine · Post by **Catherine** » October 24, 2005, 4:21 pm

Yep thats a good site

Post by **greeneyed** » October 24, 2005, 4:47 pm

Looks like it has missed Canberra... at least at this stage.

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » October 24, 2005, 4:51 pm

Some Nasty Clouds seem to be heading from the East

Catherine · Post by **Catherine** » October 24, 2005, 5:09 pm

Raining a bit, and a bit of thunder.

Post by **greeneyed** » October 24, 2005, 5:16 pm

It is hitting us right now. Lots of heavy rain and thunder, no hail.

Post by **greeneyed** » October 24, 2005, 6:07 pm

A second wave of the storm is hitting us again... lots of lightning and heavy rain. No winds though.

Post by **greeneyed** » October 25, 2005, 7:59 am

Had another big storm at about 4am, with hail this time... Lost count of the number of storms we have had in Canberra lately. Very unusual.

mike83au · Post by **mike83au** » October 25, 2005, 8:17 am

GE, you leave your computer on during a storm and thunder?

Post by **greeneyed** » October 25, 2005, 8:43 am

Why not?

mike83au · Post by **mike83au** » October 25, 2005, 8:47 am

Because your asking for a zapping if you do... according to the Bureau of Meteorology anyway....

Post by **greeneyed** » October 25, 2005, 8:51 am

OK, well I made it through yesterday OK anyway.

As I recall they also say not to use the phone...

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » October 30, 2005, 8:32 am

just looked at the weather forecast for the next seven days and it is predicted to rain every day ... the drought has truely boken

Post by **greeneyed** » November 3, 2005, 4:50 pm

Weather front coming through Canberra, looks good on the weather radar... but not much rain yet.

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR403.loop.shtml

Post by **greeneyed** » November 7, 2005, 7:45 pm

Some good rain and more heading our way with a mild storm.

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR403.loop.shtml

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » November 7, 2005, 8:39 pm

If it rains too hard we lose our Fox signal

valiant_raider · Post by **valiant_raider** » November 7, 2005, 9:08 pm

just looking at my radar, there appears to be a lot of bubbling and churning

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » November 8, 2005, 3:07 pm

Damn that was one HUGE storm Last Night

mike83au · Post by **mike83au** » November 10, 2005, 12:57 pm

For all my mates in Sydney and surrounding areas.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN65156.shtml

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

NSW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for LARGE HAILSTONES, DESTRUCTIVE WIND and VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
For people in the
Northwest Plains,
Northwest Slopes,
Illawarra,
Hunter,
Metropolitan and parts of the
Central West Slopes and
Central Tablelands Forecast Districts.

Issued at 1:36 PM Thursday, 10 November 2005.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, destructive winds and very heavy rainfall in the warning area over the next several hours.

Major locations within the warning area include Gosford, Sydney, Wollongong, Nowra, Tamworth and Moree.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep clear of fallen power lines.
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
* Don't walk, ride your bike or drive through flood water.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 13 2500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 4:30 PM.

This warning is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 218. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly.

Willie_Ratson · Post by **Willie_Ratson** » November 23, 2005, 12:54 pm

Looking out my window and things look very very cloudy. Looks like rain is almost certain any time soon, rain is good becuase it makes playing surfaces softer next day.

skeepe · Post by **skeepe** » November 23, 2005, 1:20 pm

I think sustained rain over 2 days or so is good for playing surfaces. I remember playing in a mud bath at Gowrie Oval a few years back... I came off the field looking like Al Jolson.

Catherine · Post by **Catherine** » November 26, 2005, 10:19 am

that was some storm last night.

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » November 26, 2005, 8:53 pm

That was some storm this afternoon

Catherine · Post by **Catherine** » November 26, 2005, 10:00 pm

sure was.

Post by **greeneyed** » November 27, 2005, 4:23 am

We had another big storm at about 4am as well.

Post by **greeneyed** » November 29, 2005, 7:56 am

It was freezing last night, had to put the heater on at one stage, and lots of rain in Canberra. Still freezing this morning and windy and threatening to rain....

Well off to sunny WA now. Might yet check back to see what's happening at the GH from over there.

Humphrey B Flaubert · November 29, 2005, 5:40 pm

Schifty wrote:That was some storm this afternoon

You should of driven through Mitchell at 4:30pm on saturday, you required snow chains there was that much hail on the ground!!

Then 1km up flemington road closer to gungahlin there was not a drop of hail...crazy storm!!

skeepe · Post by **skeepe** » December 2, 2005, 3:33 pm

Some of the strongest winds I have ever seen have just hit Civic. Stuff flying around everywhere - anything that wasn't nailed down.

Catherine · Post by **Catherine** » December 2, 2005, 3:48 pm

Yep strong winds out Flynn way. Already lost one pot plant.

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » December 2, 2005, 9:25 pm

Doesn't seem to be too much damage up here in the inner north, I heard Calvary Lost its power, I was at the sports club so I didn't really see the eye of the storm.

Post by **greeneyed** » December 2, 2005, 10:09 pm

It has been windy over here in WA.... but nothing like that... hope everything is OK at home... just sitting in the Perth airport waiting for the red eye. I will get home at 6am Canberra time...