Well that was quite an intense thunderstorm!
Was at the control centre tonight and we were watching the storms coming down around Sunbury area, caused a couple of issues just before 10pm, then I noticed the cells popping up around Moorabbin/Cheltenham area and said there will be problems down there. Low and behold, a couple of issues presented themselves. Fortunately I finished at 10pm.
Managed to watch that complex explode as I was heading south on the Nepean Highway from the city to home. Hit Highett and it just started pouring, some of the most intense rain I’ve witnessed in a long time. And the lightning, my goodness there were flashes every few seconds. Witnessed plenty of CGs, so that was awesome. One of the best lightning active storms in a long time.
The rain has cleared here in Cheltenham a short time ago. Bit of minor flash flooding around. Can still hear plenty of thunder and see the lightning flashing away.
Wouldn’t rule out further development overnight as it’s quite unstable, though I’d say most of the action is over. As HB mentioned, not really much sign in the models for this one, very unexpected development overall. That’s not a bad thing though, hopefully a sign of the next few days.