VIC - Dec 23-31 2019 - Warming up with a strong front to end the Year

Adam38 · Post by **Adam38** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:05 pm

The whole of Bacchus Marsh and surrounds is without power... and will be for quite some time according to the powercor website

stevco123 · Post by **stevco123** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:25 pm

i just heard distant thunder to my southwest

Horts · Post by **Horts** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:36 pm

Yep hearing constant rumbles from the cell just N of Queenscliff, looks a monster hopefully it clips me in Safety Beach

Skywalker · Post by **Skywalker** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:44 pm

Watching that cell with interest, hopefully it makes it over the Peninsula.

Dane · Post by **Dane** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:51 pm

Had some storm activity here in the last half hour.
Quite a bit of Thunder and Lightning (mostly CC Lightning)
Not much rain though just on 1mm. First Rain since December 10 when we had 0.2mm's.
Temp has dropped to 25/18.

Horts · Post by **Horts** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:57 pm

Direct hit!!! Sheeting rain thunder. Was a fast mover so won't register alot, my old man is down the island Skywalker, power on and I've been hearing. Hopefully you get it!

It dumps just moved too quickly to really soak in. But I'll take it!

Edit: Looked like it lost some punch as it went over Red Hill, how'd it turn out Skywalker??

Skywalker · Post by **Skywalker** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:13 pm

Yep, power just came back on. Going to run to the shops before it goes off again.

Unfortunately that cell weaken by the time it crossed the water. We ended up with a 30 second shower with no lightning.
We may end up with an opportunity for further rain if the radar is anything to go by. Unfortunately I think that will be it for thunder activity though.

Horts · Post by **Horts** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:15 pm

Skywalker wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:13 pm Yep, power just came back on. Going to run to the shops before it goes off again.

Unfortunately that cell weaken by the time it crossed the water. We ended up with a 30 second shower with no lightning.
We may end up with an opportunity for further rain if the radar is anything to go by. Unfortunately I think that will be it for thunder activity though.

Yeah was watching it on radar, thought that may be the case, the way it's tracking it seems just from talking to my old man down there, whatever hits us here seems to hit Cowes. I'll keep ya informed haha. Fingers crossed!!

stevco123 · Post by **stevco123** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:26 pm

If that fire in Bundoora doesn't get rain or is put out soon, I'd be crapping myself if i live anywhere between there and Kinglake

Horts · Post by **Horts** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:29 pm

Radar looks thick for most of central, looks good!!

Pouring again here now

SC. · Post by **SC.** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:37 pm

Finally some rain!

Australis(Shell3155) · Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:42 pm

Still got power,
Massive branch down not far up road which now has a rubbish bin with sign saying live wires,
Glad they've not been to fix it for 3.5 hours so far as they would turn our Power off, like the last one that came down near by not long back.
Looks to be a storm here very soon.
Far too hot last few days..

chasersaddict76 · Post by **chasersaddict76** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:53 pm

Had quick HEAVY RAIN 1Mm with big mess of winds then dust is gone, but very confusing its trough as change in SW Victoria can see new line thunderstorms

Post by **hillybilly** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:59 pm

0.8mm in FC so far. Main rainband is that near Mt Gambier. Should be worth 2-5mm, perhaps over 10mm parts of east central. Only 80mm to our monthly average in the Nongs...

Horts · Post by **Horts** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:22 pm

Feel like radar is over estimating, we had a nice green and yellow patch over us and had F all. Hopefully not the same for the fire effected areas

Tassiedave · Post by **Tassiedave** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:23 pm

I’m at UTAS Stadium in Launceston for the BBL game - rain has stopped play. Earlier there was lightning close to the ground.

snowfall · Post by **snowfall** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:53 pm

0.6mm here. It looked greater on the radar, so I wonder if some of the rain is virga. Heard one rumble of thunder but it was fairly distant. 28c currently, so at least it’s a bit cooler until the proper change arrives. The next band of showers looks a couple of hours or so away.

Post by **hillybilly** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:02 pm

That band near the border is really firing. Lots of strikes.

Other cell which is active is over the big fire near Mallacoota and is a big PyroCb. They used to be very rare (only in the very worst fire seasons), this one’s the second in Vic in a week

Up to 1.3mm in FC, and about 0.4mm in Walkerville.

Macedonian · Post by **Macedonian** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:51 pm

We had about 30seconds of electrical storm, twenty drops of rain and it set off three bushfires within 2km of home.
Temp down to 24C now.
Max was 33.3C
1.1C cooler than yesterday.

windyrob · Post by **windyrob** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:27 pm

Watched the 2nd line of storms roll in at Frankston, managed to pull some structure out of the fug with some creative processing

storm 30th Dec 19-1 by Robert Mitchell, on Flickr

Then got a nice display on the tail end

storm 30th Dec 19-2 by Robert Mitchell, on Flickr

storm 30th Dec 19-4 by Robert Mitchell, on Flickr

storm 30th Dec 19-5 by Robert Mitchell, on Flickr

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