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as i keep saying, so close yet so far! had quite heavy showers earlier but the thunderstorms seem to be evading this area today even though conditions were supposed to be good for it. some clearance to the north but i hold little hope these days, why is it all firing on the other side of the bay, i ...

I think rather than a chance of a thunderstorm the forecast should be "no chance of a thunderstorm".

the amount of "chances" there has been for weeks, you think one would eventually deliver..well something.

hot..dry and humid...so its out to water the garden again!

So many days of warmth and humidity but all the storms to the east, last night one ventured closer and made for a nice view on sunset, only saw one bolt of lightning.

So close yet so far

Well i gave up and went out and watered the garden which was very dry despite the short downpour last night. Def seem to miss out on the storms here, so many to the north and central just how i remember it when i lived up that way long ago seem to be under all the anvil and muck here, friend is stil...

it looks like it really tried to send one towards melb but it look like its gone north, nothing here out in the east suburbs just very sunny and hot!

As i say, never take any notice of the forecasts - a forecast like that yet, for severe storms but was there any severe storm warnings with any of that lot this morning (which i heard had hail in it). A friend refused to visit today and cancelled plans because of the severe weather forecast this aft...

bom specifically says : A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon and evening. Possible heavy falls in the afternoon and evening. so if that was it, its a massive fail on their part, does seem like that was it unless there is something they know/see t...

Storms seem to have split in two and went either side of me so far today, did catch a very chunky CG launch itself into the clear air towards the other side of the mountains well ahead of the storm, whilst it was sunny and hot here....scary! I am assuming things are waiting more until peak heating a...

one thing i notice thats a repetitive pattern is that the Windy models almost always show storms in the eastern suburbs prior to and almost 24 hours before the day (and the bom forecast storms) but on the actual day, the latest model update ALWAYS moves them out more to the east, (which anyone could...

I've been very sick over the break with the dreaded virus but have been watching the clouds from bed each day, some really lovely anvils and side views of storms over the other side of the mountains but nothing coming over this side (Boronia). Close yet so far each day! The BOM has been continually ...

for some reason it all seems to be avoiding this area today, the west and north suburbs seem to be copping it the most

seems to me that once this passes it will be hot and sunny again in the clear air behind it, I wonder what conditions are like for more to form as quite a few hours of daylight and heating yet.

very impressive mammatus out there earlier, still some rumbling but yes it looks like its split around us, not a drop of rain with it either!

some pretty serious downdrafts and rain videos being posted on social media in cragieburn!

have to say i miss the days of lively reports as storms came in, thunder is booming in the distance here, keep refreshing page to see peoples updates and observations but nothing...

make that third torrential hail occuring now

we had torretial hail with hail drifts mounding up and two brilliant bolts of lightning right in front of us...what month is this? mid winter?

its very much all bark and no bite here

Welcome Back James. …. ! Happy not to have the storms as I was expecting today, Some of the reports from recent events seem extreme. Well yes, but as happens every year i put all the plants undercover, the models had severe storms from 4am this morning, but of course nothing happens. I actually wen...

I havent been on this board for a long time, but it seems like the same old things are happening, fizzers!, lost count of the times severe storms / storms of any kind forecast for here and so far nothing. Whats wrong with the forecasts these days? Are these "severe storms" (with tornados) ...

Well there is your answer why it is quiet in here, every time i post someone has to whinge that i am whinging, so in the end i may as well not be here!!! someone asked why it was so quiet in here, well maybe because - nothings happening where people are located, or when they do comment in frustratio...