HeavenForbid Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Its really sunny out but windy! It has actually been really nice the past few days where I live. This afternoon it was hot and handly any wind. I think that it will be like this up until I finish school next month. It will rain then until I have to go back and do exams and it will be sunny and when Im actually finished, it will be raining! That is what happened last year with my friends. Hot during exams and horrible weather afterwards. Quote
SAB Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 oh man Melbourne has been put under Severe weather warnings for storm-force winds. Winds are predicted to reach 110km/h this afternoon. Gusts of 120km/h have already been recorded in western Victoria. Reports of dust storms in the Ballarat area and there's been a crash involving 3 cars and a truck on the main Melbourne-Ballarat expressway. Quote
SAB Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) windsgust of 104km/h recorded in Melbourne! Reports of a massive dust storm covering the western half of Victoria now flooding in - people in the western suburbs of Melbourne have now reported seeing dust haze. I tihnk some of the trees around my place have broken in half, they look pretty stuffed. Gettting violent out there now. Reports of 150km.h winds only 100m above Melbourne Airport. They closed the airport down due to the severe wind conditions now. My god, that is Category 2 hurricane force Goddamn, this is going to be an exciting afternoon! Temperatures however are very pleasant, overnight low here was 18ºC and high temps are in the 22-25ºC range across Melbourne. Edited April 2, 2008 by SAB Quote
John Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 Wind is really rising here in the Latrobe valley.. Would blow your dog off the chain!!! Quote
SAB Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) here's a pic of the dust approaching Melbourne. Taken from the western suburbs Both of Melbourne's Airports and 2 of our Hi-rise freeway bridges are now closed! VISIBILITY DOWN TO 3 METRE IN BALLARAT!!! Reports of blown out windows now from places in Melbourne Edited April 2, 2008 by SAB Quote
Luc Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 It is incredibly windy in The Outer-South-East of Melbourne, our neighbour had a tree fall, away from the property but destroyed the fence. Quote
SAB Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) reports of wheelie bins being blown away and windows of houses being blown in now. Winds now 107km/h at the airport and 117km/h at coastal suburbs!! Here's a pic of a dust storm in Western Victoria currently Edited April 2, 2008 by SAB Quote
SAB Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) Victoria's killer weather causes chaos Latest related coverage Weather Bureau warns wind gusts could hit 130km/h in parts of southern Victoria. Marika Dobbin April 2, 2008 - 3:21PM Woman killed by falling wall 200,000 homes, businesses lose power Hurricane warning from weather bureau Wild winds are wreaking havoc across Melbourne this afternoon, whipping up huge clouds of dust, causing road closures, major power blackouts, train delays and blowing people off their feet. A woman in her sixties was killed by a falling wall in a laneway next to a post office in Mentone, in Melbourne's south-east. An ambulance spokesman said paramedics were called to the scene but the woman was dead when they arrived The ceiling of an operating room ceiling at Caulfield Hospital has collapsed, the Melbourne Fire Brigade said. Part of the hospital's roof had blown off, but nobody was injured and there was no immediate danger to patients, the hospital's executive director said. A spokesman for two large providers, United Energy and Allinta, said 140,00 customers were without power due to falling power lines. Powercor's Damien Batey more than 30,000 Powercor customers had lost supply by 2pm, while up to 20,000 CitiPower customers were also hit, Mr Batey said. Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokesman Paul Bentley said ambulance crews treated a woman hit by a fallen tree in Carlton, in inner-northern Melbourne, this afternoon. The 55-year-old woman was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with minor injuries. A woman was also injured by what was suspected to be building rubble near Crown Casino in the city, Mr Bentley said. And a 33-year-old woman and her 72-year-old female passenger escaped injury when a tree fell across their car in Wantirna South. Mr Bentley said ambulance officers had also attended calls where people had been blown over by the strong winds. Police have urged anyone who does not need to be in Melbourne to avoid the city. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said: "We are asking people who are in the city, who don't need to be here, think about moving out.'' "And for those who are here for some time, they need to think about planning alternate routes.'' Edited April 2, 2008 by SAB Quote
SAB Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) Reports of MUD raining from the sky, caused by rain falling through the layer of dust. ALso 2 trains have been struck by lightning. this is just 1 example of the damage done here today: Edited April 2, 2008 by SAB Quote
Miranda Posted April 6, 2008 Report Posted April 6, 2008 Well, I'd like to report our amazing weather conditions in the south of England. At about 8am this morning, April 6th, it began to snow heavily. It settled and is now about 2 inches deep! Its beautiful, there are lots of trees around here and they look so lovely. I felt like singing Christmas carols this morning- its meant to be spring! It was hot and sunny 2 days ago Quote
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