Victoria: Trough - showers/rain/storms - 6th-10th November

[Anthony Violi]

Indeed ILS...that is one of the most severe storms you will see, the rainfall, hail softball size and wind must be apocalyptic..

[Dc449]

Well if that storm comes directly east as BOM have said it should come straight over me!!!

[HarleyB]

Oh dear. Now it's not even a mini-tornado anymore, it's a mini-CYCLONE that hit Bellbridge this afternoon.

Temp is 28/18 here now. Still looking positive here.

[I_Love_Storms]

I think the whole area from E SA to W, N and C Vic has transformed into tornado alley for the day/night

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR641.loop.shtml#skip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[blackmamba]

Stormageddon. :/
Bit scary.

Although, they said on Twitter today it's due to hit Melbourne about 5PM - BOM is showing nothing for an hour or two at least, yeah?
(In Dandenong)

[TheFishmanAU]

I think the whole area from E SA to W, N and C Vic has transformed into tornado alley for the day/night

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR641.loop.shtml#skip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It looks like a bowling alley

[Jake Smethurst]

Just got back from outside, have to head out again shortly.


AWF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE
Please use official warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology for professional services.

URGENT ADVICE: A thunderstorm currently over Mt Mercer is very severe, and will produce damaging winds to 100 km/h, flash flooding and also large hailstones. Areas to the east of Mt Mercer including MEREDITH, SHEOAKS, LAVERTON and WERRIBEE need to be prepared for this thunderstorm.

[wolfcat]

The storms may be late to Melb, but will make up for it when then arrive....

[crikey]

ABC reporting marble size hail in Linton.( on google thats n/west of melbourne in the S/west district l think)
The damage in Bellbridge is being described as a mini cyclone on ABC news now. So Apocalypse your observation of hook echo must of been correct.
Amazing that where sparra is in Nhill the sky is black. We are only 150km away and we have heaps of clear sky at the moment with just a tinge in the s/west of something developing but headed down south. Nothing on the horizon here yet. In fact looks more stable than a few hours ago.However things will change
still some strong northerlies at times here.

[MurrayRiver1712]

Man its hot,humid and getting windy here. Earlier in the morning had a ripping couple of thunder and lightning strikes just above work i seen the flash then a millisecond later BOOM BANG, the guys working outside sure got spooked. The Sun has been out all afternoon, it feels like im up in Cairns, my Windows Phone is predicting Thunderstorms which i have never seen it do before, and it sure looks dark out towards Deni. I just cant tell whats going to happen, weird crazy weather indeed.

[Lily]

Welcome to our new members and a big hi to all the lurkers, feel free to join us, we'd love to hear from you

From SA http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS65502.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

for DESTRUCTIVE WIND, LARGE HAILSTONES and FLASH FLOODING

For people in the Flinders, Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, North East Pastoral and parts of the Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and North West Pastoral districts.

Issued at 4:19 pm Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones, very heavy rainfall and flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Thunderstorms in the Riverland and Murraylands are likely to be particularly severe and may produce destructive winds as well as large hailstones and very heavy rainfall. Locations which may be affected include Whyalla, Renmark, Waikerie, Berri, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy and Leigh Creek.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Adelaide, Mount Lofty Ranges and Upper South East districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
Large hail, heavy rain and squally winds have been reported from the Mid North this afternoon.

[samueliza]

Ok suns gone now, Im in point cook and looks like we might cop a direct hit if keeps its trajectory. Usually goes either side but im hopeful.

[greensyboy]

Golf Ball sized hail reported SW of Ballarat in the Mt Mercer cell via twitter.
Pics starting to filter through also.

EDIT: Looked like a strong couplet (doppler) in the Mt Mercer cell from 6:13UTC.
Would be interesting to see some pics if anyone is near there.

[Jayman]

Wind change and thunder here.

[apocalypse]

The Albury/Bellbridge storm may have produced a tornado that become rain wrapped. Seems possible with the damage described and the hook echo on radar.

[Lily]

Also notice they have issued a Road Weather Alert earlier today too.

Edit: Sorry, noticed the alert was already posted

[Jake Smethurst]

Last warning for an hour, I have to head out.

AWF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE
Please use official warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology for professional services.

URGENT ADVICE: A very severe thunderstorm currently southeast of Meredith will continue to move east to southeast at a fairly fast pace. It willl produce damaging winds to 100 km/h, flash flooding and also large hailstones. Areas to the east of MEREDITH, including SHEOAKS, LAVERTON, LARA, AVALON, and WERRIBEE need to be prepared for this thunderstorm. Reports suggest golf ball size hail near Ballarat shortly ago.

[mick]

Doppler showing something sinister in the cell out west.

[stratospear]

Much of the humidity has gone in the past hour or so. DP dropped to 12 degC... and temp climbed to 31 degC.

[Lara_Hunter]

Looks like home is going to get smashed (Lara)...