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Well 5mm in the first band and 2.5mm in a second heavy shower. All unwelcome up here and in desperate need of a fine and hot few weeks. Still cannot even start harvest due to moisture in the grain and wet ground conditions. Today's rain could downgrade grain even more and so the financial drought continues

Severe Weather Warning
for damaging winds
for people in the East Gippsland forecast district
Issued at 3:14 pm EDT on Sunday 19 December 2010.

Weather Situation
A strong cold front will move across eastern districts tonight. An associated low will move across Tasmania to be over eastern Bass Strait by tonight. The low will intensify early Monday before moving away to the southeast on Monday night.
Damaging west to southwesterly winds averaging 60 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are forecast for parts of the East Gippsland forecast district on Monday.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
Keep clear of fallen power lines.

The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Sunday.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for DAMAGING WIND, FLASH FLOODING and LARGE HAILSTONES
For people in parts of the
North East .
Issued at 2:57 pm Sunday, 19 December 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 Wodonga, Wangaratta, Corryong, Bright and Falls Creek.

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A cold front moving across the west and south will extend through the east during the day. Instability should produce storms in the east and squally winds and hail will be a possibility, particularly the northeast. Behind the change a cold pool will produce winter time convection with scattered showers with small hail and thunder likely.

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 6:00 pm.

Absolutely belting down here in Sunshine, surprised as the radar hardly has anything at all on it.

Rain and hail here, gone pretty cold as well, not December weather at all.

loud thunder, it's getting really dark

Hardly anything here today. We did get a few brief heavy showers around lunchtime but it wouldn't have added up to much.

One thing it has been though is dark, cold and miserable. Much more like winter than the week before Christmas. At least Christmas itself is looking like perfect weather.

On these sort of days, you either want it to Pour down or at least have some sunny breaks. It hasn't done either here today.

5 minutes more of weeding, got to love this rain for pulling weeds.
another 1.5mm out of last bit.

Growing increasingly dark to the W. I expect 5 mm+ out of this line of heavy showers/thunderstorms.

Can see a wall cloud approaching. Should be interesting.

There must be something around for the digital TV signal to keep cutting out. The sky does look unstable.

and it's belting down.

Edit: it died right over me actually, there were some great bolts and thunder though.

Temp down from 17c to 11.8c in no time, plus around 7mm.

Awesome storm right on top of us in Sale. Heavy rain, lots of flashes and rumbles. I got a few nice pics of cloud rolling in.

I've just looked at the satellite image on the WZ site, VIC and noticed a nice round cloud forming of Mt Gambier. Does it look like to anyone else that is slight rotating
Try the Mt Gambia one too. You can see it a little better although pixelated.

no storms here, or hail. Dissapointing

heatherjoan wrote:Awesome storm right on top of us in Sale. Heavy rain, lots of flashes and rumbles. I got a few nice pics of cloud rolling in.

Great to hear!
I'm sure Petros will give up a blow by blow summary.
Plenty more to come!!

Here is a link to the Facebook album where I have the pics. Can someone tell me what this waterfall looking cloud is called? http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4 ... f1a615edb3

Hi guys, very heavy shower in Elwood compliments of that orange cell passing over. 5mm easy from it.

heatherjoan wrote:Here is a link to the Facebook album where I have the pics. Can someone tell me what this waterfall looking cloud is called? http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4 ... f1a615edb3

Looks like a shelf cloud associated with a gust front, Heather. It's downdrafts/outflow causing it.

I got caught in that heavy shower at about 4pm out near Chadstone, gutters were flowing quite fast in some places and driving on the Monash was enjoyable as always.

Here in Hawthorn we've just had a brief very heavy shower, expecting this to continue for much of the evening in the form of stream showers off the bay.

Good to hear of another storm hitting back home in Sale. I'm missing all of them at the moment!