Re: Victoria: Thunderstorm Outbreak. October 28th-November 3rd 2009

SC Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:23 pm

Just had a quick flash of light.....and thunder...YAY.

mick Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:24 pm

Sat just missed the melb goods taken at 7.45pm melb time.

Victoria: Thunderstorm Outbreak. October 28th-November 3rd 2009 - Page 14 161z788

Power Storm Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:24 pm

I can confirm we had 13.4mm of rain from that thunderstorm. Not sure on the rainfall rate because I was too glued to the skies to watch the time... Wink

Still visible flashes of lightning to my NW, N, NE, E and SE. Expecting the new line of storms to approach from the W with lightning becoming visible there shortly. Get ready Karl, Andrew... there massive...

Power Storm Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:25 pm

I can confirm we had 13.4mm of rain from that thunderstorm. Not sure on the rainfall rate because I was too glued to the skies to watch the time... Still visible flashes of lightning to my NW, N, NE, E and SE. Expecting the new line of storms to approach from the W with lightning becoming visible there shortly. Get ready Karl, Andrew... there massive...

Flangfest Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:26 pm

Watching that cell over Springvale with Karl. Massive CG's AWESOME!!

Pengaz Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:27 pm

Small cell just developed over the top of us and moving over springvale, spitting out some very nice CG's. Wish I had a better view from here!

DC449 Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:27 pm

Got lightning to the west.. over Bass strait and from spring vale.. got thunder too!!! Smile

Lily Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:29 pm

Thunder audible here from the South/SW. What lightning trackers do you all use? WZ or something else?

SC Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:30 pm

Had a second crack!!!!!!!

**Karl Lijnders** Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:32 pm

Fantastic clear air CG arking out of the side of the cell. It is fairly pulsely and should resolve in the next thirty minutes to not much. Springvale copping it!!

Looking towards the west now also.

I cannot beleive you can hear that thunder too DJ!!!

DC449 Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:32 pm

I love it... lightning views everywhere...

mick Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:37 pm

Now that was a good call karl but not even you would have predicted that cell! Getting medium flashoff down here from it!

AmaroK Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:38 pm

haha just got an excited call from a mate under that cell, hehe, very supprising, weather it wil hold or not is goig to be the interesting thing.

SC Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:40 pm

Seeing multilpe flashes on that Springvale cell just south of me.

dagget Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:42 pm

Nothing happening here yet but it is on the way I can feel it. Still 20 degrees and very humid. No flashes to the West but we are at the bottom of a hill so not the best views..

droughtbreaker Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:45 pm

Intense flash to the west, lit up almost the entire western horizon.

**Karl Lijnders** Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:47 pm

Good to hear Andrew.

This line is continuing right on schedule and is peaking over the western suburbs. New fresh cells towards Ballarat with further convection developing behind the line also.

dagget Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:49 pm

Thanks mate, come inside to get a drink and miss it!... Embarassed

well at least it is on the way.....

James Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:50 pm

who wants to bet the bom dont issue a severe storm warning until its right over our heads?

**Karl Lijnders** Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:51 pm

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

For people in parts of the
Western and
Central Forecast Districts.

Issued at 8:47 pm Friday, 30 October 2009.

Thunderstorm activity continues over western Victoria, and is just begning to encroach on central parts this evening. A severe thunderstorm approaching Lorne may result in localised flash flooding and large hail within th next 30 minutes.

The weather radar will contine to be monitored if thunderstorms in other parts of the State are expected to become severe.

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gippsland, Alpine, Northeast and Wimmera has been cancelled.
Large hail to 3cm in diameter was reported from a thunderstorm cell near Hamilton earlier today from a Bureau storm spotter.

**Karl Lijnders** Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:54 pm

Cape Otway had 10mm in about 15mins with 4mm in 4 minutes with 40kt N winds. So the storms are reflective of radar intensity for once Smile

Power Storm Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:55 pm

Cool as, distant lightning to my N, NE and E, SE, and now a new thunderstorm just to my south developed then, and the line to my west which is now lightning active to move through yet.... A cool night to come!!!!! Wink

norfolk Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:56 pm

Power Storm wrote:I can confirm we had 13.4mm of rain from that thunderstorm. Not sure on the rainfall rate because I was too glued to the skies to watch the time... Still visible flashes of lightning to my NW, N, NE, E and SE. Expecting the new line of storms to approach from the W with lightning becoming visible there shortly. Get ready Karl, Andrew... there massive...

Congratulations Jake, knew you were going to get some excitement down there!

Petros Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:56 pm

We got 4mm acumulated from light thundery periods throughout the avo acc. to family. Nothing since 5pm.

Trying to drizzle atm, interesting to see us in SE breezes, yet Melb under Northerlies.

Hope the band approaching Melb makes it this way (despite the breeze directions posted above).

dagget Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:56 pm

Lighting all over the place now, SW, W and a bit to the NW of me radar just keeps getting more interesting as well...

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