storms
Nov 30th 2005, 3:48 pm
#16
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
I am not splitting hairs here but am sincerely curious as to why folk in Oz - and the UK, come to that - class 1st December (or June) as the beginning of summer. Does summer not start on the summer solstice, winter on the winter solstice and spring and autumn at the equinoxes?
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
But everyone else says Winter starts December or June, Spring starts March, or September, etc...
Apart from the Irish of course
Who I spent 5 years arguing with that spring DOES NOT start on February 1st. For some reason the Irish seasons are 1 month out 
The Irish divided their year into quarters. The four quarters were called Earrach [arragh], Spring ; Samhradh [sowra], Summer ; Foghmhar [fowar], Autumn ; Geimhridh [gevre], Winter : and they began on the first days of February, May, August, and November, respectively
Nov 30th 2005, 3:51 pm
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Re: storms
well, that's the way i would think it too. but when you really think about it june 22nd (northern hemisphere) and december 22nd (southern hemisphere) is midsummers day. so realistically wouldn't summer start around may/november 7th??
if you think about it, the coldest uk and warmest oz weather is usually around end of jan/beginning of feb
if you think about it, the coldest uk and warmest oz weather is usually around end of jan/beginning of feb
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
I am not splitting hairs here but am sincerely curious as to why folk in Oz - and the UK, come to that - class 1st December (or June) as the beginning of summer. Does summer not start on the summer solstice, winter on the winter solstice and spring and autumn at the equinoxes?
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
Nov 30th 2005, 7:08 pm
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Sue2
Me too :scared: our bedroom sort of sticks out from the rest of the house, I ended up leaving Chris and getting into bed with Morgan 
Never been bothered by Storm's before, but last night was one big storm!!
Sue x
Never been bothered by Storm's before, but last night was one big storm!!Sue x
............. not quite like the south Kent coast then Sue??!!
Hope you're all well?
Regards
Jim
Nov 30th 2005, 8:49 pm
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Jimclevs
............. not quite like the south Kent coast then Sue??!!
Hope you're all well?
Regards
Jim
Hope you're all well?
Regards
Jim
No, I was sooooo :scared: All good here
hope all is well with you 
Sue x
Nov 30th 2005, 9:35 pm
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Sue2
That was the MOTHER of all storms!!! I've not seen one like that before :scared: :scared: been some flooding down here, nothing really serious...thank god!
Our kids slept though some of it, when they wake up they got really scared as we'd lost our power.
Sue x
Our kids slept though some of it, when they wake up they got really scared as we'd lost our power.
Sue x
Cheers
Ginny
Nov 30th 2005, 9:43 pm
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
I am not splitting hairs here but am sincerely curious as to why folk in Oz - and the UK, come to that - class 1st December (or June) as the beginning of summer. Does summer not start on the summer solstice, winter on the winter solstice and spring and autumn at the equinoxes?
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
Nov 30th 2005, 9:45 pm
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by brisnick
if you think about it, the coldest uk and warmest oz weather is usually around end of jan/beginning of feb
Australia gets hot due to land mass in part.
Dec 1st 2005, 12:01 am
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Rich and Angie
Must admit we were scared too!!! shit :scared:
We thought the storm at about 8.30 - 9pm was ok and this then carried on into the night.
BUT I was awoke but really loud thunder at about 12.55 am this morning and there was the most terrfying storm happening over Cleveland where we live. My 10 year old Aimee was so frightened she came in with us abou 1.30 and cos we fetched little Georgia out of bed too we had 4 in our bed. Good job its a Queen size
The lightening lit up the sky but what we want to know is where does it strike cos the force of it has to go somewhere..
Where are you living Michelle?
Hope we dont get a storm like it tonight as Rich won't be in till about midnight :scared:
Ang
We thought the storm at about 8.30 - 9pm was ok and this then carried on into the night.
BUT I was awoke but really loud thunder at about 12.55 am this morning and there was the most terrfying storm happening over Cleveland where we live. My 10 year old Aimee was so frightened she came in with us abou 1.30 and cos we fetched little Georgia out of bed too we had 4 in our bed. Good job its a Queen size
The lightening lit up the sky but what we want to know is where does it strike cos the force of it has to go somewhere..
Where are you living Michelle?
Hope we dont get a storm like it tonight as Rich won't be in till about midnight :scared:
Ang
Apparently we were hit with 4 storms last night. 2 major ones clashed overhead and it was the 2 smaller ones that were feeding the bigger ones - hence alot of lightening and rumbling thunder rather than crashes and bangs. Wasnt as scary as the one on tuesday though :scared:
Dec 1st 2005, 12:04 am
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
I am not splitting hairs here but am sincerely curious as to why folk in Oz - and the UK, come to that - class 1st December (or June) as the beginning of summer. Does summer not start on the summer solstice, winter on the winter solstice and spring and autumn at the equinoxes?
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
Please sort this out for me? I'm genuinely confused....
Sue
heheOooooh the thunder and lightening has just started AGAIN - wonder how long it will go on for tonight
Dec 1st 2005, 12:05 am
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Re: storms
Oh please noooo!!! 
Why do I see lightening out of the window? And is that thunder I hear? Not again tonight please!!!
Why do I see lightening out of the window? And is that thunder I hear? Not again tonight please!!!
Dec 1st 2005, 12:16 am
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by Unycorne
Before we moved to Brisbane no one mentioned these storms to us. We obviously new about these storms - lived and survived Thailand enough times....however it never occured to us that we would get storms here of this magnitude.
Are they just big freaky ones at the moment or are these pretty average for the time of year? How long does the storm season last and apart from the normal in getting torches, candles and battery operated radios - can any one suggest anything else?
On a major plus side, our dog is fascinated by the lightening, and he will sit outside or by the window watching in amazement. Last night he slept through the entire thing - strange dog
michelle
xxx
Are they just big freaky ones at the moment or are these pretty average for the time of year? How long does the storm season last and apart from the normal in getting torches, candles and battery operated radios - can any one suggest anything else?
On a major plus side, our dog is fascinated by the lightening, and he will sit outside or by the window watching in amazement. Last night he slept through the entire thing - strange dog
michelle
xxx
Michelle, they are quite normal now that its summer, they usually start in November & go through til February. Its quite common to get a line of storms come through, mostly in the late afternoon & evening as Polly mentioned, but also quite often in the middle of the night & even early in the morning, these cells the last couple of days just seem to be popping up all over the place, so they are a bit unpredictable, but in respect to size/intensity etc these are fairly normal. (I will exempt from that comment the storm at Noosa this afternoon - 2-4 inches of rain is average, 10 inches of rain is seriously abnormal :scared:
)As J&R mentioned, last year was particularly mild, we had much cooler than normal temps, almost no storms & very little rain. Although this year so far hasnt been particularly hot yet (apart from the few really hot days back in Sept), the rainfall side looks like its improving
. As for not knowing about the storms - I always post on here about storms for exactly that reason, to let people know what to expect. However the locals probably wouldnt think to mention it if they were talking to someone from the UK - after all, everyone gets storms like these for 4 months of the year, don't they?
Dec 1st 2005, 1:22 am
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Re: storms
Left work tonight with info still coming in about damaged properties in Noosa, and down in the Currumbin area of the Gold Coast (those from last night). The Duty Forecaster at the Met Bureau said at 10pm, as we left work, that he could not give us any gudance as to storm paths tonight - they were building, shrinking, changing direction - wholly unpredictable.
Hope everyone has a peaceful night - we have a busy day ahead sorting out damage bills and seeking State assistance for affected people.
Hope everyone has a peaceful night - we have a busy day ahead sorting out damage bills and seeking State assistance for affected people.
Dec 1st 2005, 2:59 am
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Re: storms
storms??........bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!
i LOVE storms!!!!!!!!!! every storm i've ever been in i've been outside dodging the lightening..... i LOVE THEM!!!!!
i LOVE storms!!!!!!!!!! every storm i've ever been in i've been outside dodging the lightening..... i LOVE THEM!!!!!
Dec 1st 2005, 6:41 pm
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Re: storms
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Michelle, they are quite normal now that its summer, they usually start in November & go through til February. Its quite common to get a line of storms come through, mostly in the late afternoon & evening as Polly mentioned, but also quite often in the middle of the night & even early in the morning, these cells the last couple of days just seem to be popping up all over the place, so they are a bit unpredictable, but in respect to size/intensity etc these are fairly normal. (I will exempt from that comment the storm at Noosa this afternoon - 2-4 inches of rain is average, 10 inches of rain is seriously abnormal :scared: )
As J&R mentioned, last year was particularly mild, we had much cooler than normal temps, almost no storms & very little rain. Although this year so far hasnt been particularly hot yet (apart from the few really hot days back in Sept), the rainfall side looks like its improving .
As for not knowing about the storms - I always post on here about storms for exactly that reason, to let people know what to expect. However the locals probably wouldnt think to mention it if they were talking to someone from the UK - after all, everyone gets storms like these for 4 months of the year, don't they?
)As J&R mentioned, last year was particularly mild, we had much cooler than normal temps, almost no storms & very little rain. Although this year so far hasnt been particularly hot yet (apart from the few really hot days back in Sept), the rainfall side looks like its improving
. As for not knowing about the storms - I always post on here about storms for exactly that reason, to let people know what to expect. However the locals probably wouldnt think to mention it if they were talking to someone from the UK - after all, everyone gets storms like these for 4 months of the year, don't they?
you have put my mind to rest.michelle
xxx
Dec 2nd 2005, 1:18 am
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Re: storms
Ahhh, I see there is another big wave of storms approaching tonight
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.loop.shtml
Oh well Sleep well everyone,
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.loop.shtml
Oh well
Sleep well everyone,
