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This left hook is definately a first for melb, since radar was public anyway.

Will be some wet fireworks in fed square if this continues, glad we stayed here for this light show..

Huge crack again here. Nice rainfall 15mm so far!!

Strong wind change just through here-distant lightning to the W, but nothing to report here so far. Temps have dipped a little-will be lucky to score little if any rain with the stalling trough and rainband weakening as it travels east.

Had some awesome lightning, not all that frequent but persistent and some huge forks branching of in all directions at times and the odd loud thunder. It's got really solid again but will be through here in half an hour. NY fireworks won't be able to go ahead at midnight IMO, can't see why they couldn't just do it half an hour later though, pretty sure public transport runs late on NYE.

wow what a night, this rain is amazing the lighting even better! Disappointed with the thunder! Now this wind is really blowing again!

Well most public transport runs late NYE..except trains to Ballarat, Bendigo (last one 11.45)...well everywhere except Geelong finished before 12.

well it doesn't get much better than this!! Clyve & I hit the road on a local chase this afternoon around 6pm and didn't have to go any further than the area around Dean (fully 25 minutes towards Ballarat).....322 photos later, a couple of circuits of local roads, a dust squall and continuous lightning, 2 power cuts...I'm delighted to say that it's still going!!!! 14.4mm at my place, Clyve had a rain rate of 90mm/hr (I only had 30mm/hr ) and has got to 16.8mm so far...

No fat ladies singing in Trentham!!!

(photos coming - only 322 to go through)

Nice work there Jane! Can't wait to see some piccys!

ok ok, this has me cracking up

bang on midnight....looked out the window from near the beach to see if i could see fireworks...

then there was a almighty crawler from one end of the bay to the other followed by a loud deep rumble

there hadnt been anything here for a good hour......talk about timing!!

24mm today, what a good ending to 2009, :jumpingmany: lets see what we get tomorrow.

Walked outside just after midnight with a crawler and CC at the same time - the cracking sound was deafening! An awesome welcome to 2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!

:hangloose: :partymany:





*Edit: I meant CG - not CC

see my previous post....that crawler had me laughing my head of with its timing......

Yes Happy New Year.

20mm here in the Yarra Valley and still raining heavily. Excellent thundery rain event.

Yeah had a flash with a long rumble!

Awaiting the departing gift with this rain. Squally NE winds. Should be some ripping gusts coming through in the next hour. Up to 40 knots on the bays.

Still the risk of a thundery shower til dawn.

saw that same crawler here too, and I ran back inside cause I had an umbrella in my hand!

Best falls along the C ranges with 30-40mm widespread and still some rainfall there. Mt Macedon having nearly 30mm to which is great.

Viewbank tops the list with 27mm locally.

Happy New Year everyone! :partymany:

Very happy with 21.8mm tonight with hopefully more to come tomorrow. EC only has 13mm here for both today and tomorrow so it looks like GFS may be on the money. If so a big day tomorrow to kick off 2010.

Well what a light show to bring in the new year! Only about 5mm in Ouyen but heaps of lightining so all good. Hopefully more tomorrow