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

It is getting intense... I have seen CG'siover the water, what amazes me is that their are so many boats still out on the water!

Just came back from my small walk, the lightning over the CDB is mainly CC, but as it's so far south, it's quite faint. But frequent. I did see one massive CG towards the NW of the CBD, and some more CC to my SW, but I think I'm too far north for the action I'm afraid! Was good to see lightning in Australia again though, as much as I enjoyed the storms in Nice & Rome, it was better in Aus as I have time to enjoy it.

Fingers crossed for any follow ups....lovely flashes to the North and distant rumbles....bit of a tease this I can tell you

intense rain over us now. Flashes becoming more frequent. No real loud thunder tho. About time we go something over this side!
Wow! just had huge crack!

Bring it on!

still have not heard any thunder...unless I have forgotten what it sounds like!

thought I heard thunder....but it was only just a plane

Laverton quickly up to 5mm with WNW winds to 30 knots.

Ohh, come on hold. It's slipping south for here..

rain is getting heavier, wind is blowing, lighting is getting closer! Cool!!!


And my first rumble!!!


Just saw an amazing bolt that looked like it may have reached the ground....somewhere to me SW

Gone much cooler, wind picking up and i can smell the sea!

I can see a bit of a low cloud feature on the front flank of this approaching cell, lightning is highlighting it nicely. Havent seen it so frequent like this for a while! Love watching it.

Dang. All slipping too far south for me. Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

Yeah Matt it certainly is developing the westerly outflow well. WSW winds on the bay between 30-40 knots as it comes through but not much cooling.

8-10mm so far over the western suburbs so far. Seems to be diving southeast but more should develop over the inner northern suburbs.

really pouring here! Flash about every 2 seconds. Non stop. As intense as ive seen for some time and as much as ive ever seen in the western burbs! After this line- any chance for more? Im getting greedy!

Wind is really picking up here, lightning more frequent.

Sam, storm seems to be right on top of you....i am just to the north and show is amazing, thunder not so loud here though. Only one or 2 rumbles

Well i think i made a fairly good call this morning and all going to plan well...wind change dropping away and they are still firing with the cooling from the weak upper trough...and may yet go into the morning..

Definitly a great show but looks like it will miss me too

ok here it comes - hopefull the baby won't be woken by the thunder - his first thunderstom - he's 7mths now just shows how long its been since we had a thunderstorm like this!

Still not really letting up. Rain is steady and heavy but not as intense. Lightning and thunder constant though. Huge clap just now- just as i thought it had passed on! Point cook hasnt seen this for some
time!!!

Lightning is just awesome as this cell slips close by to me here-probably just gonna cop the outer NE edge of the intense band. Wind has shifted to a cooler WNW out there now I reckon..

i have 3 kids under 4, the youngest is 6 weeks and they have slept thru the whole thing! Miraculous!

amazing how you are so close to here, and I feel let down! Mind you the lightning was awesome......saw some amazing bolts head stright down...and one that looked like it had 4 forks!!

Rain has stopped, sheet lighting still going on...wind has calmed....so i think i have seen the best of it from this vantage point.

Torrential rain here!!!

wind picking up, bet Damian seed will be pooing their pants.

Having fun watching events unfold down there, the live webcam at StKilda Marina was showing constant flangs there a few minutes ago: http://www.stkildaboatsales.com.au/webcam/
We've done OK up north in Kerang too, nice visuals and rain. Had about 7 mm today.