Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Nov 27th 2005, 1:30 pm
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by A dogs life
Moral of the story, if you are going to live on a slope... live at the TOP of the slope.
We were very lucky (Aspley, northern suburbs) power cut for about a minute, thats all - bit different from the horrors of last year in Clayfield, fingers crossed it continues like this. Fair amount of rain, about 37mm in half an hour, even The Bloke said thats not bad. Fantastic view too, we sat on the verandah and watched the storm over the city and the Bayside, then watched the other ones at sunset over the sea. Stunning purple sunset tonight, as the setting sun reflected off the storm clouds
Nov 27th 2005, 1:31 pm
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by Rooksie
Oh pooooop!!!!! i can feel a change of plan coming on!!!!! 
Hope all's safe.
Cheers
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Nov 27th 2005, 7:35 pm
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Sons apprentice electrician in bris, he got called back to work in it :scared: One way to learn I suppose 
Nov 27th 2005, 8:07 pm
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Fair amount of rain, about 37mm in half an hour, even The Bloke said thats not bad.
We got over 80!!! :scared:
Nov 27th 2005, 11:30 pm
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
wow..these storms sound pretty intense.Hope everyone in Brisbane are alright. I think I'm gonna be cacking my pants when I experience these aussie storms. :scared:
Nov 27th 2005, 11:34 pm
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Luckily there weren't too many hailstones but what there were, were like golf balls...had just got car in garage as had been out.
Really good lightening as long as it didn't hit you to watch, best since we got here.
Then the usual torrential rain for hours and then they will say and the dams still aren't full....can't they figure the dams are in the wrong place.
Really good lightening as long as it didn't hit you to watch, best since we got here.
Then the usual torrential rain for hours and then they will say and the dams still aren't full....can't they figure the dams are in the wrong place.
Nov 28th 2005, 1:11 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by annqldau
Luckily there weren't too many hailstones but what there were, were like golf balls...had just got car in garage as had been out.
Really good lightening as long as it didn't hit you to watch, best since we got here.
Then the usual torrential rain for hours and then they will say and the dams still aren't full....can't they figure the dams are in the wrong place.
Really good lightening as long as it didn't hit you to watch, best since we got here.
Then the usual torrential rain for hours and then they will say and the dams still aren't full....can't they figure the dams are in the wrong place.
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Nov 28th 2005, 3:27 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Yeah - obviously we should dam Deception Bay .
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Nov 28th 2005, 8:22 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by A dogs life
Moral of the story, if you are going to live on a slope... live at the TOP of the slope.
*mental note* live at top of hill.......
hope brissie has survived the storms......we had a tiny taste of the noise whilst watching 'im a celebrity' last night as 2 of em were doing a bushtucker trial and the thunder could be heard rattling around in the background!
Nov 28th 2005, 11:35 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by wanderingwombat
I thought it was already damned??!!
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Nov 28th 2005, 11:39 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
37mm seemed to be about average - most places got 25-40mm according to the weather bureau. Wish it was out at the dams though! The site that I have says Cleveland got about 50mm (cos the BoM doesnt seem to have a weather station out there).
We got over 80!!! :scared:
We got over 80!!! :scared:
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Nov 28th 2005, 11:46 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by wanderingwombat
Weather station is at QLD crop farm on Finucane Rd.
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Well BoM dont put their rainfall figures from there on their website (not that I could see anyway), most places mentioned were in the Brisbane area, but couldnt find any figures for Redlands (not even under different areas).
Nov 30th 2005, 9:52 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
And now for tonights installment... :scared:
Thunder & Lightening coming down from Manly. I love walking the dog in this surrounded by noise and lightening. Funnily enough the dog isn't so keen
Thunder & Lightening coming down from Manly. I love walking the dog in this surrounded by noise and lightening. Funnily enough the dog isn't so keen
Nov 30th 2005, 10:01 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by A dogs life
And now for tonights installment... :scared:
Thunder & Lightening coming down from Manly. I love walking the dog in this surrounded by noise and lightening. Funnily enough the dog isn't so keen
Thunder & Lightening coming down from Manly. I love walking the dog in this surrounded by noise and lightening. Funnily enough the dog isn't so keen
Nov 30th 2005, 10:26 am
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Re: Hope everyone in Brisbane is OK
Originally Posted by Centurion
Just got hit by a momentary loss in Wello Point. lightning is hitting badly. Just going round unplugging all the electrical stuff and getting the candles ready....whoohoo...another storm party tonight then!
Candle powered computer then?
We've had a couple of mini power cuts, you know the ones just long enough to reset all the digital clocks in the house
This is the first storm of the year to pass directly over us, very noisy, but spectacular to watch