THUNDERSTORM FORECAST
Issued at 11:10 am Thursday, 4 February 2010,
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 4 February 2010.
Exceptionally moist conditions, so heavy rainfall is expected with or without
thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are most likely over central parts of the state and
the Northern Country but also have a reasonably high probability in the east.
The far southwest, west of a surface trough is least likely to have
thunderstorms but will still receive locally heavy rainfall. The other
thunderstorm severe phenomena, large hail stones and damaging wind gusts are
most likely over northern parts where instability is greatest.