Huge Electrical Storm
 

Theres a huge electrical storm, firing in from Ipswich Esk and Toowoomba way towards Brizzy.

BOM are saying hailstones, very high winds are likely.

The light show is AWESOME.

Get that CAR under cover NOW !

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Just done it! heres a page about last night
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ead-story.html

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Just sat on my balcony watching it roll in at the moment! This is gonna be a goodun! :eek:

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Im scared!

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Its gonna be big, and there will be more to come - BoM reckon Wednesday will be quiet but the other nights could be pretty nasty.

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Maaan! This is wicked! Never seen lightning like this in my life!! :thumbsup:
You certainly start to appreciate the power of Mother Nature, living out here! :ohmy:

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MAN HOW COOL IS THIS !!!! jeeze aint seen one like this for a couple of years !! Last time, was when Q1 opened.

For those in UK< who have never been to Australia..

The typical scenario ( during summer months , and its only SPRING ! )

Hot day, then gets very hot and very humid..
Wnid picks up, about 4pm ish.. then very high winds, and you can see lightening from all directions.
It swirls around you, and the cracks of thunder shake your fillings, the storm intensifies, ...
The humidity increases, the lightening strikes get more ferocious..
Then if your very unlucks, HAIL hits you !

And i mean HAIL the size of Cane Toads wrapped in KINDER EGG BOXES !! wearing shiny helmets and drinking LUCOZADE !!

Its a marvel !!

I LOVE IT !

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BOM RADAR

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR66...ange=true#skip

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Oh wow! Get me all excited! I grew up in Johannesburg, with brilliant, scary storms. I miss them! Can't wait to get to Oz now. I love the feeling of the electricity in the air, making your hair all static!:thumbsup:

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more pics if you can please!

These are fantastic:thumbsup:

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Well unless it comes back it was total crap down here :mad: Expecting something special, bit of rain, few loud claps, couple of flashes and now it's all gone :(

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Apparently you have it coming your way, from out west in next hour..

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.shtml

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About 10 minutes ago just saw the Emirates flight from Auckland coming in over the Southside with lightning bolts nearly hitting it every few seconds.....bet that was a fun ride! Quite surprised they came in at the height of the storm.