Victoria - Warm then more rain - 13th-26th Jan 2020

[Didjman]

Did ya get any vid Macca?

No mate, apologies. All I can say is Benloch about 1km to my north got absolutely smashed. We just missed it.

I’ve never seen a storm develop and rotate like that before. It was sucking in the air from all directions. Crazy stuff.

Got away with hail the size of 20c pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if there is damage around the area though.

All good! At least you are safe!!
@ Gordon, seen and saved

Edit: Nearly fell off my chair - down to 17c outside!!

[Adam38]

Non stop thunder now!! Getting very dark.

[wolfcat]

29mm in the gauge at home, in about 30 min of rain and up to 50cent sized hail.
Closest BoM gauge is Moorabbin, and it got 2.8mm

Slow Mo Video of the Hail https://twitter.com/i/status/1218771055512129538

[Jake Smethurst]

That cell showing some interesting signatures, Adam. Probably going to pack a bit of a punch! Is the car parked under cover?

Can still hear rumbles here, not sure from which cells.

[Adam38]

Car is in the garage!!

[Horts]

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For anyone wanting the radar screenshot.

Geez really hope some of this makes it way down south.. not looking good though

[Didjman]

Only 1.4mm here but very happy for that right mover to go west of here while the other cells slid by to the east:D

[weathergasm]

Seeing the odd anvil crawler here in Box Hill. What a day!

[Australis(Shell3155)]

Mamatus to the north east of here.
Last night in tent.

[Didjman]

Seeing the odd anvil crawler here in Box Hill. What a day!

My sound recording captured thunder from similar. No CG's within 20klms of here.

[Jake Smethurst]

Good to hear, Adam! Better safe than sorry!

Thunder getting louder here in Cheltenham, must be from the non-severe stuff moving south now.

[Horts]

Ok second band heading into the bay, this gonna kill it again??

[James]

lightning got turned off like a switch

[Adam38]

Now that was a storm!!! Lots of largish hail but the lightning and thunder was incredible!! Easily the best storm I’ve seen since I moved here from W.A.

[James]

is that all for today, or is the conditions there for storms to form overnight?

[Macedonian]

Looks like i left the Midsumma Festival in the city just in time.
Returned to 16.5mm in the gauge at Mt Macedon.
32mm total for the week. So happy

[Dane]

Hearing a few rumbles from those cells to my West.
They are very slow moving and are not headed this way.

[Horts]

Just watered the gardens, seems we're just in the wrong spot for this one. Ah well!

[Hawker]

Someone must be getting very wet from those cells, not moving
just propagating to the north a bit.

[Sean]

Just petered out after moving over the range unfortunately.

Curious to see what tomorrow brings. BOM progging 15-35mm for the city, which is bullish for them.

Just not very warm tomorrow... I've noticed time and time again if it's not warm or if it's too cloudy (or both) the storms just don't pack a punch no matter how good the other variables are.

Any rain will be welcome through