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Nov 20th 2008, 10:19 am

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wanderingwombat

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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Originally Posted by datamile

Round 2 .......

The BOM warning is not looking good. It certainly went from nearly nothing out west into something big over Brisbane very quickly.

WW

Nov 20th 2008, 10:23 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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Round 2 .......

This one's for you guys in the Redlands I think.

Nov 20th 2008, 10:26 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

And new storm cells are still forming over the dams and heading east. Glad I'm high ground.

Nov 20th 2008, 10:40 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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This one's for you guys in the Redlands I think.

how was your car BC?

Nov 20th 2008, 10:45 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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how was your car BC?

I think she's OK! Hard to tell in the dark but I couldn't see any dents. The hail was about the size of grapes so maybe not quite big enough....phew!

Nov 20th 2008, 10:47 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

Pretty awesome down here for half an hour or more. Dried up pretty quick though, except school oval but that's normal.

Nov 20th 2008, 10:48 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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I think she's OK! Hard to tell in the dark but I couldn't see any dents. The hail was about the size of grapes so maybe not quite big enough....phew!

thank goodness!

Nov 20th 2008, 10:55 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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The BOM warning is not looking good. It certainly went from nearly nothing out west into something big over Brisbane very quickly.

WW

Noticed the same, from nothing to someting in minutes!

Nov 20th 2008, 11:12 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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Noticed the same, from nothing to someting in minutes!

and now it's getting smaller again!!!

Nov 20th 2008, 11:15 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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Noticed the same, from nothing to someting in minutes!

well well well, is this the 'real' sparty we see before us?!

Nov 20th 2008, 11:31 am

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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well well well, is this the 'real' sparty we see before us?!

No.

Nov 20th 2008, 12:47 pm

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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and now it's getting smaller again!!!

Ok, who washed all their cars? There is a third smaller storm moving in.

WW

Nov 20th 2008, 4:50 pm

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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Ok, who washed all their cars? There is a third smaller storm moving in.

WW

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=668545

Nov 20th 2008, 8:40 pm

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

This is the best clip I've seen from Sunday's storm.....the action really kicks off about 1:30!

Nov 20th 2008, 8:56 pm

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Re: SE Queensland Storms

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This is the best clip I've seen from Sunday's storm.....the action really kicks off about 1:30!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=skrnDGl1LxQ

You know your in a cyclone when you hear the "freight train" coming. Often spoken about by survivors after American twister, the same is true in a cyclone.

WW

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