New Years Week: becoming hot and humid with possible storms

[samueliza]

any chance of action in the wesyern burbs. Me thinks not, as there is no clearance here. I will live in hope that a nice cell slips my way. still real muggy out here.

[droughtbreaker]

Well, we've got thunder now through the fog. Cell at it's current track looks to be missing me to the west by around 5km.

[dagget]

Thunder and rain now, one just went off right above me

[dagget]

Wow, continious thunder, low rumbles like a jet aircraft amazing...looks like this one will go right over, west is very dark indeed

[Skywalker]

any chance of action in the wesyern burbs. Me thinks not, as there is no clearance here. I will live in hope that a nice cell slips my way. still real muggy out here.

Where is here samueliza? I'm in Caroline Springs here & I tend to agree, no clearance here either. Although as I said last night during my initial doubts, anything can happen! :frogjump:

[I_Love_Storms]

How is the Macedon cell looking Andrew? The radar is showing some very dark reds

[samueliza]

sorry. pt cook . usually very sparce action out here.

[Anthony Violi]

Looking awesome at Macedon! Just gone red, plenty of action now firing and moving in..

[I_Love_Storms]

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for DAMAGING WIND, FLASH FLOODING and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in the Mallee, Northern Country, North Central and parts of the Wimmera, East Gippsland and Central Forecast Districts.

Issued at 5:58 pm Friday, 1 January 2010.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Mildura, Ballarat, Bendigo, Seymour, Maryborough and Kyneton.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Keep clear of fallen power lines.
* secure any loose objects in the vicinity of your home.
* keep away from creeks and drains.
* do not drive vehicles through flooded areas.
* stay indoors if possible.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* if you are outside, avoid sheltering under trees
* listen to the radio for storm updates
* switch off your computer and electrical appliances

The next warning is due to be issued by 9:00 pm.

Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 217. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

[Sebastian_00]

Happy New Year all

Wow, it feels like I am on some sort of strange, bizarro planet here in Ballan. It's been a pea-soup fog day today, and I now have massive rumbles occuring right on top of me! Can't see a tootin' thing (visibility level at about 50 metres), but the thunder is deafening!

The rain has now made it through the soup, it is hammering down

Sebastian

[droughtbreaker]

Threatening, threatening. rain getting heavier with some large drops. Radar shows a chance I could get hit by the core here with back building and also building east. A few of those 'jet' rumbles that Dagget reported but thunder has slacked off now. Light mist softened the intensity of the thunder heaps.

[VRSTORM]

26C here at them moment RH 82% and the dew point!! 22C. Storms brewing over us right now but little rain

[dagget]

Ahh bugger, looks like we just copped the edge of that one all the development is slightly to the west of me certainly looks like more on the way though

[Sebastian_00]

My word .... 8mm in just over 10 minutes!!

It just proves that, if one is fortunate enough to find his/herself directly under one of these powerful cores, they will receive a decent ol' drop!

[droughtbreaker]

2.5 Cm HAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[I_Love_Storms]

Beautiful!

[Sebastian_00]

That's insane Andrew !!!!!

2010 has started in cracking fashion

[droughtbreaker]

Right at the end of the storm it started hailing very briefly and the largest hailstone was 2.5cm. Rain was very heavy for a period but nothing exceptional. About to check the gauge now.

[Dc449]

im on the ps3 n the radar isint working,could someone plz tell me where the storms will hit thanks

[I_Love_Storms]

As we are getting excited, SA has absolutely gone crazy: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR642.loop.shtml#skip