Some scary stuff in the BOM forecasts in the next few days

About 9PM a storm monster gobbled up all the sky and started flashing and banging ominously very violent thunder and lightning which blew out the power. A downpour of 18mm in about ten minutes then a fantastic light and noise displaywhich went on for more than two hours musta been thousands of lighting strikes. So hot and sweaty I couldn’t sleep so stood under a cold shower and then I could get to sleep, Jolted back awake at about 3AM with lights on and TV blaring. Made this report, the rain has gone but now the wind is gusting everywhere. 23 degrees still after all that.

roughbarked said:

About 9PM a storm monster gobbled up all the sky and started flashing and banging ominously very violent thunder and lightning which blew out the power. A downpour of 18mm in about ten minutes then a fantastic light and noise displaywhich went on for more than two hours musta been thousands of lighting strikes. So hot and sweaty I couldn’t sleep so stood under a cold shower and then I could get to sleep, Jolted back awake at about 3AM with lights on and TV blaring. Made this report, the rain has gone but now the wind is gusting everywhere. 23 degrees still after all that.

We’ll all be rooned.

Peak Warming Man said:

We’ll all be rooned.

Well, those that aren’t already.

Peak Warming Man said:

We’ll all be rooned.

Pretty much. That’s if that Hanrahan bloke actually means what he says.

buffy said:

Peak Warming Man said:

We’ll all be rooned.

Well, those that aren’t already.

This.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

Peak Warming Man said:

We’ll all be rooned.

Well, those that aren’t already.

This.

The latest on Jasper:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

Well, those that aren’t already.

This.

The latest on Jasper:

Looks like you’d better hunker down, mate.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

This.

The latest on Jasper:

Looks like you’d better hunker down, mate.

If it remains on that track I’ll be in the quietest quadrant so should only get rain a a bit of wind.
In Yasi I had exactly that. Rain and two strong gusts of wind.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

The latest on Jasper:

Looks like you’d better hunker down, mate.

If it remains on that track I’ll be in the quietest quadrant so should only get rain a a bit of wind.
In Yasi I had exactly that. Rain and two strong gusts of wind.

it’s not looking as angry this morning.

sarahs mum said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Looks like you’d better hunker down, mate.

If it remains on that track I’ll be in the quietest quadrant so should only get rain a a bit of wind.
In Yasi I had exactly that. Rain and two strong gusts of wind.

it’s not looking as angry this morning.

It went down to Cat 1.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

The latest on Jasper:

Looks like you’d better hunker down, mate.

If it remains on that track I’ll be in the quietest quadrant so should only get rain a a bit of wind.
In Yasi I had exactly that. Rain and two strong gusts of wind.

I survived Yasi too.

OCDC said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Looks like you’d better hunker down, mate.

If it remains on that track I’ll be in the quietest quadrant so should only get rain a a bit of wind.
In Yasi I had exactly that. Rain and two strong gusts of wind.

I survived Yasi too.

I got some rain off Yasi.

You can see the scattered leaves here, in Brisbane. Usually the leaves were all raked up.

OCDC said:

You can see the scattered leaves here, in Brisbane. Usually the leaves were all raked up.

And looks like there’s some out door furniture over as well.

Peak Warming Man said:

OCDC said:

You can see the scattered leaves here, in Brisbane. Usually the leaves were all raked up.

And looks like there’s some out door furniture over as well.

It was a thoroughly frightening experience.

OCDC said:

Peak Warming Man said:

OCDC said:

You can see the scattered leaves here, in Brisbane. Usually the leaves were all raked up.

And looks like there’s some out door furniture over as well.

It was a thoroughly frightening experience.

Gosh. Whole branches fell down around here.
I’ve also been informed that the Energy people will be out here doing vital emergency repairs. So power will be out for another half a day.

Latest Jasper:

OCDC said:

Peak Warming Man said:

OCDC said:

You can see the scattered leaves here, in Brisbane. Usually the leaves were all raked up.

And looks like there’s some out door furniture over as well.

It was a thoroughly frightening experience.

Not Yasi, Melbourne. But we had a LOT of rain at the same time. Cold front went through, I think.

mollwollfumble said:

OCDC said:

Peak Warming Man said:

And looks like there’s some out door furniture over as well.

It was a thoroughly frightening experience.

Not Yasi, Melbourne. But we had a LOT of rain at the same time. Cold front went through, I think.

This is a photo I took myself in Brisbane. I can assure you it was not Melbourne.

OCDC said:

Reintensifying.

OCDC said:

Wasn’t that Larry?

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

Wasn’t that Larry?

A distant one, yes.

OCDC said:

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

Wasn’t that Larry?

A distant one, yes.

Power out here, genny running. Ergon are fault finding.

OCDC said:

The price of bananas after that disaster! Like $5 for one banana?

kii said:

OCDC said:

The price of bananas after that disaster! Like $5 for one banana?

My brother was particularly spoilt as a result. Boonanas* were the only fruit he ate at the time so he cost a pretty penny to feed even at one per day.

*Great-Granny crocheted him a bananas in pyjamas doll. When he was five he wrote his first essay in Word: Boonana is my favrit toy. His jacket comes off.

OCDC said:

That’s some strong wind.

OCDC said:

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recorded a wind gust of 169kph at Archerfield Airport in southern Brisbane at 4:31pm — more severe than the strongest winds recorded during Cyclone Jasper.