Melb. Thunder storms and hail on its way

[threedogs]

Seems that thunder and hail are not far away ATM its just west of Melton ,,,,,,,,,Brace your self LOL

[NissanGQ4.2]

We had it yesterday arvo and this arvo in the Blu eMountains, can hear sirens now heading down the mountain, guess someones had an acco.

Yesterday we had a massive clap of thunder come out of know where, I was sitting at the computer at the time and nearly shat myself, in a split second of the bang there sounded like a big pop come from the computer and I swear I saw sparks come from the tower before it went off. I thought here we go again as I'm still waiting on a laptop and modem 2 arrive from my previous storm insurance claim that fried my laptop. Lucky the circuit breaker tripped and the desktop computer, laptop and modem came back 2 life :) :) :)

[threedogs]

PML thats funny mental picture.... few spots of rain and some rummbles so not long now
by the radar looks like its slipping south so may miss it bummer

[NissanGQ4.2]

yeh we had a few rumbles yesterday in the distance and some heavy then light rain, but the clap of thunder that got me came out of know where!

[Clunk]

I had a few rumbles this morning, I thought the whole world was dropping out

[Cuppa]

Thunderstorms came over here a couple of hours ago. Passed fairly quickly, not much in it. Had one really loud thunderclap though. Mate in the CFA rang me a short time later to tell me there was a lightning started grass fire just around the corner from me & that a crew were on there way, but it had started raining by then, so no real concern.


EDIT 5.05pm - more thunder & it’s just started raining again - hope we get a reasonable dump.

[threedogs]

yeah I think its all slipped down south as in through Geelong
starting to warm up again now, but the lower temps were great whilst they lasted

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml

[threedogs]

Rain has finally arrived with rumbling in the back ground.
News says urgent weather warning for Melb,
might wash the parrot poop off the Patrol

[Cuppa]

Spoke too soon! Unbelievable rain, like a Top End monsoon deluge. 6” deep rivers running through the garden, gutters overflowing etc. Most rain I’ve seen in Ballarat. Soaked through out in the rain digging ‘diversion channels’ to stop the workshop flooding. Phew! Reckon Melbourne might still get some.

[lucus30]

Can see it coming on the raddar cuppa

[Rossco]

Pissing down here ATM, looks like more on the way.

[AB]

Pissing down here ATM, looks like more on the way.

Just got a call from Leah, I'm not home yet and apparently our bedroom is pouring in water!!!

Gonna be an awesome night tonight!

[Rossco]

Yeah it certainly pissed down. Our doormat floated away and hail ended up half way through the lounge after opening the door for a few seconds.

[Rossco]

Just got a call from Leah, I'm not home yet and apparently our bedroom is pouring in water!!!

Gonna be an awesome night tonight!

That sux dude. :(

[AB]

That sux dude. :(

Nah all good. Exaggeration phone call...lol

Wow we got smashed up here!!!!!

Trees down everywhere.

You may have a tree down on your front area...lol

[threedogs]

hope not too much damage AB
light to medium rain here and a rumble here and there

Edit;; PML that one shook the house lol

[Rossco]

Nah all good. Exaggeration phone call...lol

Wow we got smashed up here!!!!!

Trees down everywhere.

You may have a tree down on your front area...lol

Ahhh that's good to hear.

Yeah see that tree. Was meaning to take it down anyway (dead) - firewood! !!

A few jobs to do tomorrow. . .

[AB]

hope not too much damage AB
light to medium rain here and a rumble here and there

Crazy amount of hail by the looks of it. Blocked everything up.

[Winnie]

And I'm leaving to go camping... Lol

[threedogs]

that will test the camper Winnie.
No hail here so far

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml

[Rossco]

Crazy amount of hail by the looks of it. Blocked everything up.

Yeah heaps, coming in very sideways.


And I'm leaving to go camping... Lol

Your certainly making the most of that camper! ! . . .

Why not! !

[Bob]

Just starting here in Bendigo (Strathfieldsaye) . The BOM Radar looks as though we are about to get it.

[jay see]

I'm in Reservoir and it's backing down. Will see if there's any spots under cover left in the car park.

[lucus30]

So who is up for toolangi ha ha ?

[Bloodyaussie]

Just got back from Greenvale to meet up with a fire fighter and he said calls for grass fires now turns into calls for heaps of road accidents... cant believe the way people drive when its like this.. bloody slippery out there.

[AB]

Always look on the bright side of life...ba da, ba da du da di da!

Me tanks are full marrrm ;)

[jay see]

Always look on the bright side of life...ba da, ba da du da di da!

Me tanks are full marrrm ;)

Mine were getting low, so hopefully by the time I get home they will be full again :D

[jay see]

So who is up for toolangi ha ha ?

Careful someone might take you up on that.

[AB]

So who is up for toolangi ha ha ?

I'm ready to go...

Pick me up in 10, ill take your car Lucas and you can take Leah's vt.

[lucus30]

I'm ready to go...

Pick me up in 10, ill take your car Lucas and you can take Leah's vt.

I'd give it a crack in a vt why not....

[Hodge]

Absolutely love it !!!!
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=55012&stc=1

[Hodge]

Although I'm already getting phone calls from the boss. Come and put peoples power back on!
"nah sorry, had way too many stubbies, and my power is on, ring somebody else"

[Hodge]

TOo bad it's so farkin' humid.

[jay see]

What a load of crap.
This is summer, only good thing is I'm working all weekend and the garden get a watering and the pool and tanks get topped up.

[Alitis007]

Drifting weather!!!! All you diesels can go sideways now coz you only need 5kw in tje wet to spin tyres !!!!

[AB]

Drifting weather!!!! All you diesels can go sideways now coz you only need 5kw in tje wet to spin tyres !!!!

I actually got serious accidental sideways action coming up from Yarra glen in the 94 petrol navara...lol

Felt good

[Alitis007]

I actually got serious accidental sideways action coming up from Yarra glen in the 94 petrol navara...lol

Felt good

Lol!! You love it!!!

On my way home there's a couple of slippery corners lol just need to watch out for the jacks haha

[mudski]

Well that storm was piss weak here. Was hoping for the tanks to get a top up. I could have pee'd more. But I could hear the fully sick bro's in the fully sick sh!t heaps having fun on the wet roads around MillParkistan.

[Alitis007]

[QUOTE=mudski;580035]Well that storm was piss weak here. Was hoping for the tanks to get a top up. I could have pee'd more. But I could hear the fully sick bro's in the fully sick sh!t heaps having fun on the wet roads around MillParkistan.[/QUO
I was almost going to go for a lap thru thommo but got the cbf's lol it would've been going off tap haha

[boots]

Good drenching at my place Mark , How you progressing with the sub tank BTW ?

[mudski]

You idiot George!


Good drenching at my place Mark , How you progressing with the sub tank BTW ?

Sub tank is had welded up corner bracings, its all been painted in POR15, but ran out of fund atm. I want to get the inside professionally cleaned. I managaged to get my hand in and behind the baffle and it was pretty flaky in there....

[Alitis007]

It would've been just like that movie tokyo drift hahaha

[boots]

Been told citric acid is a great thing for tank cleaning but cannot confirm this personally .

[mudski]

Squeeze a few oranges in the tank hey?

[threedogs]

Drifting weather!!!! All you diesels can go sideways now coz you only need 5kw in tje wet to spin tyres !!!!

All we got was rain now its humid as, Qld about to be hit with 500mm of rain thats insane,
And Adelaide 41c and fire still in WA

[Sir Roofy]

Good dreching right now tanks are overflowing fresh water in stale out

[Hodge]

Good dreching right now tanks are overflowing fresh water in stale out

Yeah it's super humid here. 100% humidity since last evening.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=55029&stc=1

[Bloodyaussie]

81 % humidity now.... going to check my tank but sure it is full.

[mudski]

Now we had some rain... Tanks are full. Filled an empty 2500l tank from a single down pipe over night.
Love it.

[jay see]

I got about 20 mm last night, gave me about 4000l.:)

[AB]

I have just spent all day excavating my bottom driveway because my driveway is the cause of flooding my neighbours house :(

Pretty much had to do a 45 degree cut across it to drain on the lower side which means no standard cars up my bottom driveway anymore.

[mudski]

I have just spent all day excavating my bottom driveway because my driveway is the cause of flooding my neighbours house :(

Pretty much had to do a 45 degree cut across it to drain on the lower side which means no standard cars up my bottom driveway anymore.

Meh! Neighbors. They are so over rated. And so is the show.

[Rossco]

Bloody drainage, hopefully that keeps Spirro happy! ! Yeah spent half a day fixing paths and driveway & choping trees. Very short but a bloody big down pour. . . Good to get sum rain but. . .

[AB]

Bloody drainage, hopefully that keeps Spirro happy! ! Yeah spent half a day fixing paths and driveway & choping trees. Very short but a bloody big down pour. . . Good to get sum rain but. . .

Yep pretty much had to ruin my driveway!!!

[growler2058]

How long has the driveway been there? Did you put it in? I'd have said a big FO if it's gunna stuff my driveway up. Or do it properly and bury a concrete pipe so you can still traverse

[Bloodyaussie]

Build a bridge .....

[Sir Roofy]

Yep pretty much had to ruin my driveway!!!

you pay your rates get your access and drainage done by your council

[lucus30]

Looking bad again. Any news from over melton way? Looks like there is a fair bit of hail in it

[Bob]

Had a few claps of thunder and a little rain in Bendigo.
The Radar look ominous and Melbourne seems to be copping at the moment

[Hodge]

Got a bit of hail earlier on. And now thomo is in the eye. More coming looks like it.

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[Hodge]

OK now were smack in the center ...

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[Hodge]

No hail as such.... yet. But the rain is the heaviest I have ever seen here at home. Other than the monsoon I once witnessed up on the Gold coast.

[threedogs]

Must be one the edge of it just a bit of rain and some thunder,
You can keep the hail ,,,,its too big these days

[mudski]

Well our gutters overflowed at the front of the house and now we have wet carpet in the main bedroom :( Insurance excess is probably more than what its would cost to replace the carpet. Just waiting on a call back from the insurance company. Apparently the assessment team is tied up at the moment from QLD's storm...

[Maxhead]

Apparently a Tornado hit near Shepp somwhere

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/victorian-weather-tornado-reportedly-hits-near-shepparton-as-severe-thunderstorm-lashes-state/246890