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Ah Melbourne and your ability to have heavy rain during peak hours....

( Up to 33.5mm of rain since Monday at home )

0mm here today

Light rain just starting in the CBD now.

Was surprised to see we've already had 5.1mm at home considering almost nothing here at work.

Some sparkies showing up to the NW of Melbourne on the radar/lightning tracker

Someone was reading my comment, just started pouring down here. lol

FAR OUT that storm that just smashed Macedon was insane, loud thunder and rain falling at a rate i have not seen in a LONG time, I have never seen the garden at work go under so quickly, nothing but gushing torrents of muddy water. I got home a bout 5mins ago and we had missed the lot up here. It has just started to rain heavily here now. Cant check the radar caus my computer is having a moment

Gee not much is showing on the clickable map, not even for Gisborne. I would say we had about 20 or 25mm in about 10mins, i will check the gauge at work tomorrow. If you are in the firing line from what is drifting down from Macedon/Riddells Creek watch out

Really belting down in Bayswater atm.

Must be belting down at home as we've got a quick-fire 6.8mm in the last 20 mins or so.

Will find out when I get there, it's peak hour soon so something's bound to go wrong

Hail warning

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

for HEAVY RAINFALL and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in the Northern Country, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and parts of the Central and East Gippsland Forecast Districts.
Issued at 4:19 pm Wednesday, 27 February 2013.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Maryborough, Melbourne, Wodonga, Wangaratta and Traralgon.
The possibility of large hail is more likely in the sourthern parts of the warning area.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover.
* 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 7:20 pm.
If severe thunderstorms develop in the Melbourne Area, a more detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued to people in this area.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at http://www.bom.gov.au" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or call 1300 659 217. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Very heavy rain and flash flooding along Burwood Hwy and Mountain Hwy on the way home and very poor visibility - peak hour traffic is going to be a nightmare!

got some good shots from the train near Wallan of the building convergence light at 1420. Sent them into the BoM. It looked like a massive building wave!! Waiting for the rain to hit here - moving from the west.
24mm for this event so far.
Peter

Bendigo Airport just copped a 17mm+ deluge in less than 15 minutes, along with 70 km/h gusts! Now that's what I call tropical...

Looks like we wont see any heavy rain over here but the north of the state is getting smashed in places ! On the Yarrawonga radar theres a line of black cores training over the same places. 3mm today

Great news DJ. I just drove into the Docklands with no hassles. Hope the weather Is kind to me when I drive back to the hills at 7

just got home, soaking wet ..torrential rain!!

no thunder in it at all here though...just tropical rain

how come the lightning missed here..all gone north again?

One of the Gunshot flangs. 22mm fell in 25min with this.... And Bendigo Airport recieved 9mm in 5 min! Thats a rain rate of 108mm Per hour... not bad!

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rikjpool wrote:One of the Gunshot flangs. 22mm fell in 25min with this.... And Bendigo Airport recieved 9mm in 5 min!
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Hmm thats odd.. people are watching it fine...

Try on this link i supose?

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Link didnt work for me either Riki.

35mm total 27 yesterday and 7 today.

Nope. Still the same message. Have you got it set to public or only your friends?