Booming thunder, looks like I am going to get wet, test out the new power poles. Got some inflow happening too. Look at paky carnny, perfect for drive home.
GEEZE there goes the arthurs seat view, must be insane.
There's a lot of filling in happening between Stawell and the SA border. That's where the widespread rain is going to come from overnight. If you miss the severe storms and especially if you are on and north of the ranges you will still get smashed by very heavy rain.
Everything so far has gone south of me, can't say I'm surprised though. Typical Caroline Springs. The views out there are really something though. Might sneak out and take a few pics.
Caroline Springs, Melbourne's meteorological boredom zone.
Hey guys, great reports. Round one here was pretty ordinary but looks better over the next few hours.
Amazing system hey. As always I'm learning all the time thanks to our experts. I reckon I'm as passionate as anyone about this, just ask my wife, who's sick of my waffle!!
just now a cell and heavy rain formed right overhead from clear sky in a matter of minutes - can't recall ever seeing that before. The current atmosphere seems like a powderkeg - very unpredictable and dangerous.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - MELBOURNE AREA
for DAMAGING WIND, FLASH FLOODING and LARGE HAILSTONES
For people in the South East, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip, Western Port and parts of the Eastern, Western and Outer East Local Warning Areas.
Issued at 6:31 pm Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:35 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Frankston and Werribee.
These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast.
They are forecast to affect Caulfield, Dandenong and Glen Waverley by 7:05 pm and Pakenham, Scoresby and Sunbury by 7:35 pm.
Damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones are likely.
Tree damage and flashflooding has been reported near Skipton, golf ball size hail south of Ballarat