Severe warning out now and angry angry clouds in the sky.
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Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Canberra, Cooma, Yass, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Narrandera.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep clear of fallen power lines.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500
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Light showers of chubby rain passing through Southside currently.
My ants and bees predicted this one too, so I have my ummbrella…
yeah it was pretty heavy for 10 minutes at Holder, but I think it’s probably gone, adn the sun will come out and the grass will be dry by 5.
Not too concerned!
Fizzer in Kambah too; although the cockatoos are thrilled to bits and the trouble spot in my guttering overflowed.
Perhaps there is more coming?
nothing citywise…
There was really heavy rain (and hail) in Chifley. It lasted about 15 minutes or so. It’s only raining very lightly now I hope we get more this afternoon.
okay, it’s back. Heavy but not hailing.
A few minutes of light rain at Barton, but there should be more coming throughtout the afternoon.
The BoM radar shows a line of storms heading south-east over the south of the city towards Captains Flat and the coast.
Nothing in my end of Gungahlin as yet, but we’ve got some black clouds coming over.
Aww. the weather bureau made it sound like we were gonna get real “Wrath of God” type stuff…
30 seconds of hail in the Parkes and then its all over…
Hail in Barton – just finished
pea sized hail still hurts. got caught between the car i had just locked and the closed office door.
Pretty serious rain falling in Fyshwick right now, with the odd hailstone thrown in for good measure.
Raining in Civic as I speak
Very heavy in Jerra. No hail to report yet.
and now the brilliant sun is back, making it muggy and uncomfortable.
Just starting to lightly rain in Gungahlin, although the sun is still out.
more storms tomorrow?
Stopped after about 1 min.
OT, has anyone heard about a huge hole near Mitchell on Gungahlin Drive. My wife said she heard on the radio that a hole had caused a car accident. I went by at 3pm and everything seemed fine.
Ill be riding home in this in 10 minutes….Hopefully it stays light
been getting heavy rain/hail in barton
Benmac,
There are roadworks going on at the corner of Sandford St and Gungahlin drive where they have dug up some of the road. Could that be it?
BenMac said :
It’s called Kaleen…
* ducks and runs for cover.
We’re getting good solid showers now, with a few good growly rumbles of thunder thrown in for good measure. Oh, and a bit of a crack!
Brace yourselves, looks like there is more on the way…
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR403.shtml
It’s coming. Batten down.
It whooped down in Fyshwick! Hail and rain, fire and brimstone, all the plagues of the old testiment stuff!
It’s just kind of still and muggy here now.
Put brand new Blue Pickerel Rush in the front pond 3 days ago….5 minutes of marble size hail and its shredded!
Ozhair said :
They have to do that so they cover their arses. Last time there was a big storm and they didn’t warn everybody people were threatening legal action. It’s not like BOM created the rain and hail.