This is just madness.
Our forecast for tomorrow....
Damaging winds, with gusts of around 110km/h are expected over the Wide Bay and Burnett, northern stretches of the Sunshine Coast and northern parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. Wind gusts in excess of 125km/h may occur and this could cause significant damage or destruction to homes and property in localised areas.
These conditions are expected to contract southwards into the Southeast Coast district and also extend west to the Great Dividing Range during Sunday. In this area, destructive wind gusts in excess of 125 km/h and tornadoes could cause significant damage or destruction to homes and property in localised areas.
Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is expected over the Wide Bay and Burnett district and Southeast Coast district, extending west to include the Great Dividing Range and the Granite Belt. Six hour rainfall accumulations in excess of 100mm are likely. This could lead to rapid river and stream rises. Widespread 24 hour rainfall accumulations in excess of 250mm are likely.
My son and I have worked out safety plan just in case the sirens do go off. The astro shed, which is already flooding has been secured as much as possible with the dob raised up off the ground and tarps are covering all gear.
I'm concerned about the neighbours though, who's yard is strewn with sheet metal and other misc junk.
To everyone here on the forum who is in the path of this storm, please take care. The police have advised NOT to take to the road unnecessarily and I read somewhere that all airports will be closed.
There is no relationship between this weather event and my recent scope purchase.
Robin, when I first moved into the new house, directly opposite Kilcoy Creek, the neighbours and I agreed that the first flood party would be on my front veranda as their house is low set. LOL
Many months of bone dry weather have broken the basal seals of my obsevatory - I went in earlier to tie the dome to the pier (done, tick) and found a power board floating in a small lake! Switched the mains off, lifted the circuits, closed the doors and fingers crossed!!!
I feel for you guys, and have seen it on the news, I don't wish for a Cyclone but a bit of water up here in Darwin would be good.
Seems that the two Tropical lows on either side of the country have sucked every bit of moisture from the top end.
It is hot, humid and very dry up here, no wet season to speak of.
Not looking good,we needed the rain,but it gone from one extreme to the other.Glad I came home from Brisbane yesterday,its been bucketing down all morning from 2 am,very heavy.
Went out to a 5000 acre property late yesterday afternoon to pick up three remote cameras,but the 4WD could not get through on the tracks,so slippy
,the chap has a 'quad bike' he was going to get them this morning,but I think that might be off the cards-going to be some interesting footage,one was overlooking a damn nearly empty-so hope to get some time line shots of it filling up.Here is a pic before the rains-might be ducks instead of eagle on next ones.
I hear you Leon , its been a different kind of wet this year , lots of clouds and no rain ? strange .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by leon
I feel for you guys, and have seen it on the news, I don't wish for a Cyclone but a bit of water up here in Darwin would be good.
Seems that the two Tropical lows on either side of the country have sucked every bit of moisture from the top end.
It is hot, humid and very dry up here, no wet season to speak of.
I have it fully worked out. The reason we are experiencing this storm is:
Some one from IIS has won lotto and has bought up big. Not just for themselves but for all their mates as well. So much astro toys is what its about.
jjj's purchase is insufficient to cause this much rain and wind. So jjj can be forgiven. Same with the scope that has not arrived. LewisM.
Whoever won the lotto will be found out soon enough. They will get their just deserts.
Seriously, I wish everyone an uneventful storm. Ride it out safely.
Hey, jjj, can you summon up the Clewwds disappear? It may help.
Qeenslanders!
Honestly.
Gripe, gripe,gripe.
250mm of rain?
That's just rubbing our noses in it!
We've had the 100kph + winds, but not a drop or rain since the middle of December.
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I hear you Leon , its been a different kind of wet this year , lots of clouds and no rain ? strange .
