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Rumpig · « **Reply #25 on:** November 17, 2012, 06:22:30 PM »

i thought the radio stations were talking up the threat of tornados the other day, but reading weatherzone forum the current conditons pose a real prospect it could happen somewhere. apparently the conditions they are seeing are the same as what tornado chasers in the U.S look for when they go chasing

they aren't saying it will happen though, just saying it's the right conditions for it to possibly happen.
watched the news reports before and the City / Valley / Bowen Hills area certainly copped it earlier today, plenty of cars written off and heaps of trees being cut up. reports on weather forum have big hail falling out around Oakey area before aswell with heaps of vehicles being damaged, looks like being a costly weekend for the insurance companies this weekend.

danbo81 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 17, 2012, 06:37:03 PM »

Quote from: nbd73 on November 17, 2012, 01:47:04 PM

Danbo, anywhere near Rosedene Street?

Up of manly rd near the 7 11

MR MAC GU · « **Reply #27 on:** November 17, 2012, 06:51:06 PM »

Quote from: Kit_e_kat9 on November 17, 2012, 04:37:52 PM

Yeah I agree. They could just look out the window hey? But that's no excuse really ... they've been warned on the weather reports (news) for a few days now.

Kit_e

Edit: Golf ball sized hail west of Pittsworth. Look out Toowoomba ... here she comes!

BOM says 8-10 cm hail at Pittsworth. That's not golf ball size...that's base ball size!

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oldmate · « **Reply #28 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:10:48 PM »

Yeah we didn't get much on the GC. Missed us

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Bird · « **Reply #29 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:39:22 PM »

thought this was kewl from the brissy times

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/photogallery/queensland/severe-storm-strikes-southeast-queensland-20121117-29ili.html?selectedImage=3

oldmate · « **Reply #30 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:45:08 PM »

Just started raining here again. Lightning thunder, I reckon we will get ours now

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Black Diamond · « **Reply #31 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:21:25 PM »

Buckle up swaggers!

Rumpig · « **Reply #32 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:41:30 PM »

some good pics in the link Lost.
not much happening here at my place tonight, plenty of cloud lightning and some light rain, but we seem to be missing any bad stuff for now. have seen some great pics and video footage on weatherzone forum and higgins storm chaser link so far, reckon tomorrow they'll have some cracking pics on the sites by the sounds of their posts. already seen a couple of pics, but most people were out and about chasing the storms and couldn't post pics on the run.
got to feel for a couple of guys from work at the moment, they went camping with their girlfriends on Teewah Beach for the weekend. i've sent messages to them to try and warn them what's coming, but i know phone reception there is rubbish so they may be unaware they are about to get very wet....lol

Barry G · « **Reply #33 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:51:37 PM »

Some close lightening strikes around Mt Gravatt a bit earlier. Not so close now.
Hts and other electric key sputtered, but didn't go off.

Bird · « **Reply #34 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:53:24 PM »

Quote from: Rumpig on November 17, 2012, 08:41:30 PM

some good pics in the link Lost.

Love the plane.. imagine sittin on the runway in that!!!!! the sparks are awsome

Clouty · « **Reply #35 on:** November 17, 2012, 09:39:33 PM »

There's been plenty of lighting and thunder at down town Ormeau Hills, only been getting constant rain so far...
Looking on BOM looks like it might be further north...

Rumpig · « **Reply #36 on:** November 17, 2012, 09:57:35 PM »

Quote from: Cloutys on November 17, 2012, 09:39:33 PM

There's been plenty of lighting and thunder at down town Ormeau Hills, only been getting constant rain so far...
Looking on BOM looks like it might be further north...

started bucketing down here about 10 - 15 minutes ago, reckon swift water rescue will get some call outs tonight with the amount of rain falling around some parts unfortunately. has been fairly sedate here up until about 10 -15 minutes ago, but now the yard is covered in water and it's running off into the gutter quickly.
tomorrow mornings news will be an interesting watch i reckon, is pretty wide spread and damage occurred from Northern NSW to Brisbane and out West of here also. was reading earlier that Uni of Qld at Gatton got 70mm in an hour and a half, and Lake Manchester (which is out Ipswich way i think from memory?) got 62mm in an hour, i reckon that'll possibly cause some flash flooding in some areas.

oldmate · « **Reply #37 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:00:08 PM »

Starting to get a bit more light in the sky now.

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Clouty · « **Reply #38 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:12:44 PM »

It is Mal.. Lake Manchester is north of Ipswich, just off the warrego highway.. When I was working on the Ipswich motorway we used to head out there in summer to cool off...

fuji · « **Reply #39 on:** November 18, 2012, 06:47:31 AM »

More rain

Clouty · « **Reply #40 on:** November 18, 2012, 06:59:10 AM »

That was a pretty spectacular lighting show last night... How did everyone fare?? The more in intense rain was falling further north of us, we only getting constant rain nothing to intense..

Chippy76 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 18, 2012, 07:23:28 AM »

Weather man on the news last night stated 110cm hail reported at pittsworth !!!!!! HOLY CRAP that's huge! lol I think someone may entered the wrong unit of measurement .... lol

Cheers Chippy

Rumpig · « **Reply #42 on:** November 18, 2012, 07:56:59 AM »

Quote from: Chippy76 on November 18, 2012, 07:23:28 AM

Weather man on the news last night stated 110cm hail reported at pittsworth !!!!!! HOLY CRAP that's huge! lol I think someone may entered the wrong unit of measurement .... lol

Cheers Chippy

PMSL at the size...lol
even at 110mm that's huge hail, i heard softball sized mentioned in reports yesterday and thought B.S..... you wouldn't want to get hit by that, imagine the damage to vehicles and the like they would have copped also.
reading weather forum this morning and possibly more storms again this morning, i just hear a rumble of thunder right now as i type so will be interesting to see how the day pans out today.

MarkVS · « **Reply #43 on:** November 18, 2012, 08:22:11 AM »

We're just north of Brisbane....
saw a spectacular sheet lightening show last night....then heaps of wind and rain..thunder and rain this morning but little wind.

The rain is very welcome though......

MarkVS

Jeepers Creepers · « **Reply #44 on:** November 18, 2012, 08:37:37 AM »

we only got 1mm of rain last night.

Little bit of rain now, but i need a good 50mm worth to keep all these lawns growing, cause no grow, means no mow, which means no dough for me.

danbo81 · « **Reply #45 on:** November 18, 2012, 08:52:18 AM »

We are heading of to a day on the green concert at the mt cotton winery today im hoping its canceled other wise ill be drinking plenty to put up with the weather

Rumpig · « **Reply #46 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:12:17 AM »

if you haven't checked out Weatherzone forum then take a look at the pics they have started posting from yesterday on there. hopefully this link will take you to page 41 where some good pics start, but if not page 41 and then especially page 42 has some epic photos posted up on it.....simply amazing and looks a lot like you'd see in the movies or on a tornado chase i reckon

http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1139896/41

oldmate · « **Reply #47 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:16:52 AM »

Quote from: Cloutys on November 18, 2012, 06:59:10 AM

That was a pretty spectacular lighting show last night... How did everyone fare?? The more in intense rain was falling further north of us, we only getting constant rain nothing to intense..

Was pretty good Rod

I got this pic from home last night

Nothing like those photos from Mal's link above though. They are great

Clouty · « **Reply #48 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:38:16 AM »

The photos in that link are just awesome mal...
It is a nice photo olly, did you just put the camera on slow shutter and push go... And hope for the best?

oldmate · « **Reply #49 on:** November 18, 2012, 12:31:06 PM »

yeah thats it mate. 20sec shutter on 2 sec timer. sat out there for about an hour, just pres and wait, pres and wait. That was the best i got in that time

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