Vic - Potential showers/storms - 21st Dec to Boxing Day 2011

[nafets]

Poring........
EDIT: Big hail again!!!!!!!!

[tonycynic]

Is s it just me or is this all moving across us too fast to form tornados?
Just walked the dog in the break and saw some great flangs to our SW, plenty here now so pc is going off for a bit.

[droughtbreaker]

So is there some sort of tornado outbreak happening in Melbourne atm? It certainly looks like a supercell outbreak at the very least. I don't think we've seen anything like this for a long time, it would be a major event even if it were occurring in Brisbane.

[stevco123]

Swirling clouds and tornados?

No wonder the rain was coming from west, then north and then the east. I knew something was weird

[droughtbreaker]

Tropical deluge starting now.

[Flangfest]

WOW OH WOW!!! Caught flangs on tape! I'll make stills of my videos by end of tonight! Don't even have time to sort through before the next one hits! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

[Meso]

At Xmas dinner being A tad unsocial but I can't believe what I'm reading on here! Tornado outbreak in Melbourne! Wonder what it will be rated.

[mick]

ITS THE START OF 2012 WAAAHHHH I tipped this but for the campers at rosebud, lucky buggers.

Just on the edge down here but lightning 10k ahead of whats on radar, been like that for a few days now.

[stevco123]

At Xmas dinner being A tad unsocial but I can't believe what I'm reading on here! Tornado outbreak in Melbourne! Wonder what it will be rated.

Easy... the media is already calling it a mini tornado. Surely it's not too bad ("Sigh" and rolling eyes at media)

[Lily]

Meso: Only way to make sure you're not being an unsociable weather nut is to a) ensure all Christmas attendees have had at least one beverage, b) pick out most competitive in group, c) make bet with him/her as to where next black core will hit, and d) Enjoy watching the radar with all the other guests, completely guilt free!

Yarra Glen is completely copping it Distant lightning & rumbles now with just a few to our west, but mostly enjoying the show to the north, just a little rain.

[Geoff]

Just apocalyptic up here on the mountain at present, dread to think what Yarra Glen is experiencing under that black monster!!!

[droughtbreaker]

An absolute wall of water out there atm, Darwin style. Crazy yet awesome to watch.

[nafets]

Lowering to my SW...can you see it Johnno??

[Bellarine]

Uh oh here come the hail - thought those clouds were green !

[stratospear]

Extremely tight temperature gradient over the state atm. 34+ North of the divide and about 20 degC along the coast.

Good convection is slowly edging Northward to my West as trough progresses so hoping for some action this evening. Bright sunshine and gusty Northerly here since mid-afternoon.

[johnno]

I can stefan!! strange thing is everytime the storm moves off we go to easterly winds here and stays easterly until the next storm approaches then for 5 mins its swirls all over the place then goes back to easterly or ENE never seen this before!

[mick]

The radar is trying to do ying and yang, its insane!

[AUS_Twisted]

I would absolutely love to be on the north side of these storms today, sooooo frustrating I cant chase!!!

[melsy]

Well they just keep coming.
I'm sure everyone here got what they wished for for today. I know I did!
Rain has stopped but still rumbling away.

[stratospear]

Currently got 3 jets circling above in our clear air in a holding pattern. Macedon storm looks impressive from here.