Victoria - Tropical rain event - February 2nd-8th 2011

[AUSSKY]

Trentham had a rainrate of 300mm/hr about an hour ago and had recorded 21mm before the power went off....Jane

[CAPEcrusader]

Geelong about to get smashed-should have just stayed down there! Sun trying to come out here in shepp now -sit back and wait time. Looks like if you get caught under anything reddish on the wz radar then look out. the storms near renmark must be insane

[apocalypse]

Flash flood hits Harston house
Friday February 4, 2011 - 13:18 EDT
A house at Harston, west of Shepparton, was inundated by a flash flood last night.

A significant amount of rain also fell at various locations across the region during storms.

There have been reports of flooding in Cobram also.

Dawn Richards of Harston says 140 millimetres of rain fell at her place in 20 minutes, about 7:00pm (AEDT).

She says her front yard turned into a river and water was flowing through her windows.

"It came through the roof, no amount of guttering would have coped with it, so we've got carpet pulled back and everything," she said.

"The SES [State Emergency Service] came out and they were brilliant but they did give me a warning for Saturday, saying it's going to be extreme."

This would be some sort of record (if it were accurate). For Victoria, the BOM has a record for 44mm in 18 minutes and 54mm in 25 minutes.

[solcampbell]

Kicking off in Geelong big time

[Andy]

Yeah gettin smashed here now. Loudest, closest lightning I have seen for a while! Very constant.....

[Lily]

Dawn Richards of Harston says 140 millimetres of rain fell at her place in 20 minutes, about 7:00pm (AEDT).

This would be some sort of record (if it were accurate). For Victoria, the BOM has a record for 44mm in 18 minutes and 54mm in 25 minutes.

Radar from Harston last night http://radar.strikeone.net.au/?fuseacti ... 1296727200

Moo, ur not doin' it right, it's raining here, dance harder

[Andy]

My poor son is a big worried (on his 4th birthday mind you) - No pay TV signal now. This will be a very interesting arvo, lots more commin.............

[melsy]

WOW at the Adelaide radar.
It's must be the eastern burbs turn later

[Karl Lijnders]

As much as I would like to think 140mm fell in twenty minutes, I don't think so. Maybe 40mm in 20 minutes.

Nice to hear your getting stuff in Geelong. Looked atomic from here.

Melbourne shrouded in anvil cirrus is capping the atmosphere but otherwise it is primed.

[CAPEcrusader]

Cells forming west of echuca

[Instability]

Appears a bit hit and miss and disorganised through the central area atm, although we have been sitting under the leading edge of one of the biggest wind-stretched anvils I have ever seen for about the last hour or so.

I can't help but feel, like I have since this morning, that most of the action is going to stay north of us in central areas, with only the occasional rogue cell giving us a wack. It would be nice to be proven wrong (or for my wife to say "sure, why don't you drive up to Seymore or Benella to get some shots" ).

It is nice and Darwin-like out there though

Rog.

[Karl Lijnders]

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST


SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - MELBOURNE AREA
for DAMAGING WIND and FLASH FLOODING
For people in parts of the
Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula and
Port Phillip Local Warning Areas.


Issued at 2:45 pm Friday, 4 February 2011.


The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 2:45 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Bannockburn and the area west of Geelong City.


These thunderstorms are moving towards the east.


They are forecast to affect Geelong City, Ocean Grove and the area south of Geelong City by 3:15 pm and Queenscliff, Rosebud and Sorrento by 3:45 pm.


Damaging winds, very heavy rainfall and flash flooding are likely.

[Andy]

Look out for some flash flooding around here. It is still friggen pouring! Pretty constant rolls of thunder although not as loud now.

Edit : Holy crap! BANG Computer is going off for a while.

[daviescr]

(or for my wife to say "sure, why don't you drive up to Seymore or Benella to get some shots" ).

Rog.

I feel your pain Rog

[James]

getting a little bit sick of this waiting for storms out here!!

I think we may get something later, looking good out west and horsham way..

very humid out...27 degrees currently

no thunder here but lots of static on the radio

[Anthony Violi]

Lol@ 140mm....just a lazy 420mm an hour!! Flooding would have been slightly worse than the article says...for example you may have still been able up see the tops of the gum trees.

In any case we could be about to see 140mm next 24 hours or so. Northen and NE will be totally decimated by flooding..and Melbourne also looks in danger of flooding too

[daviescr]

Don't stress James, as Karl said earlier - conditions are primed for some good action later this evening and into the night...

[apocalypse]

As much as I would like to think 140mm fell in twenty minutes, I don't think so. Maybe 40mm in 20 minutes.

Nice to hear your getting stuff in Geelong. Looked atomic from here.

Melbourne shrouded in anvil cirrus is capping the atmosphere but otherwise it is primed.

Were on the same wavelength.

Had a brief, but rather intense little cell pass over dropping 5.4mm in 7 minutes, and the temperature around 10C.
There is some slight development to the north, but other than that, it seems to have settled a bit under the influence of an anvil covering the most of the sky.

[WaterBaby]

Something brewing here... constant rumbles. Could be an Interesting afternoon in the car with my crazies...

that's me west of echuca
lol

and now it's pouring!!

[rikjpool]

Hmm, to head north, or to head south?