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Guys right now I'm in the middle of one of the most amazing electrical storms i've ever seen! Anyone else live out near Port Wakefield??? This is incredible!! There's like huge bolts of lightning ripping across the sky. Just waiting for the power to go out now.
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06-12-2005, 01:06 AM
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Lightning and rain just started here near Glenelg. I'm grabbing a coffee and going out for a look. The winds starting to pick up as well, could be fun night.
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06-12-2005, 07:53 AM
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There was something similar in Melbourne CBD but it only lasted a couple of minutes. :(
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06-12-2005, 07:59 AM
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This thread is no good without pics ....
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06-12-2005, 08:13 AM
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it sounds like it's comming my way so ill get pics/videos if it comes here, i can hear it comming!
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06-12-2005, 08:27 AM
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06-12-2005, 09:59 AM
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Down south (Aldinga, Maslins' area) There was a hell of a lot of rain and lightning at 4 this morning.
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06-12-2005, 10:07 AM
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And like any diehard forumite what does he do? He doesnt turn the PC off to avoid damage - he gets on here and tells us!
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06-12-2005, 10:11 AM
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Yeah the storms last night were amazing. Started in my area (east of city) at about midnight. Grabbed a beer and sat outside for about 30 minutes and saw no less than 100 strikes. Ambient temp was about 25 degrees. It really was something else, dont often get storms like that doen here.
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06-12-2005, 11:33 AM
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Geez it took it's time we had that storm ere a week ago, we had a BBQ in it, bit like an outdoor cinema my freind got some great pics, I'll see if I can post em.
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06-12-2005, 12:29 PM
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06-12-2005, 12:31 PM
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who cares forum > safety :P
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06-12-2005, 01:49 PM
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That was a pretty violet storm!
I stood outside for about 30mins just watching lighthing going nuts. There were literally about 3 flashes every 5 seconds. Bloody incredible. And it was warm aswell. Reminded me of the darwin tropical storms. |
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06-12-2005, 06:39 PM
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Yeah it is all great unless you are in CFS and you get caled out in the middle of the night for a fire in a crop that doesnt exist but was reported because someone saw a big bolt of lightning!! WOO HOO... nah i LOVE storms...
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06-12-2005, 07:37 PM
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rain at thunder here in melb werribee... forecast was suppose to be hot...damn liars.
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06-12-2005, 07:42 PM
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yea here in werribee it sounded liek a exhuast backfiring and it shook my window, too clowdy to see anything tho
sounds good!
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06-12-2005, 07:49 PM
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Hmm rain coming out our roof light sockets...
My windows shake when one of the lightnings went off, and i could feel it on the floor |
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07-12-2005, 09:47 AM
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Well last night in Melbourne there was a massive electrical storm.
It was fantastic to watch, when its dark with no lights on, it lights up the whole house. And the rain was like monsoon rain, it just suddenly started raining. I didn't think of taking photos. Besides, my camera is slow. Powershot my ****!
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07-12-2005, 04:18 PM
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One time in a storm I was able to set my (digital) camera on the window sill and set it to continuous shot mode. Eventually a few of them coincided with the lightning strikes - a nice effect apart from the power lines.
Since discovering the weather bureau radar site I've gained a new appreciation for how difficult it is to predict the weather. So the predicted storm did not hit Melbourne? Check the radar and see how much rain passed by just on the outskirts of the city. Different temperature to the prediction? See how the north side of Melbourne got something completely different to the south. ABC 774 in Melbourne also get the 'horses mouth' weather report, talking directly to the forecaster, a few times throughout the day (eg: before the 7:00 AM news), which is often a lot more informative. For example 'hot with a late change' becomes 'we expect the change to reach Melbourne between 8:30 and 9:00 PM', and sure enough, you go down to the beach after work on the strength of that and the change does indeed come through at that time. If they say the change will hit around 6:00 PM then you know there's no point going down for a dip after work. |
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Yeah I was watching out thru the window at Pancake Parlour last night, it looked great. Didn't seem to last all that long but still great to watch. |
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07-12-2005, 04:56 PM
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Hate to sound like i am conceited but you southern types don't get real storms[/I] i mean the storms here in darwin are more exciting i mean i lived in brisbane for nine months and only saw one that was remotely near a [B][I]Proper storm
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07-12-2005, 05:18 PM
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you want to see the aftermark of a Real storm that hit my area over the weekend
http://www.bordermail.com.au/newsflo...age_id=1095876 we're still cleaning up luckly our house didn't get severly hit
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07-12-2005, 05:51 PM
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haha thats cool, im the weather man for us NSW'erz
and by the sounds of that lightning, i hope its nothing like WAR OF THE WORLDS...
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