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Gale force winds

twinkles**stars — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:48:15 GMT

Batten down Melbourne, we are in for a rough night 😞

Re: Gale force winds

twinkles**stars — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:53:39 GMT

Warnings

Current warnings for Melbourne Last updated 16 Aug 2013 7:23pm AEST

Severe weather warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Severe Weather Warning
for damaging winds
for people in the Wimmera, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West
and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts.

Issued at 4:38 pm EST on Friday 16 August 2013.

Weather Situation
A strong cold front crossing South Australia is expected to reach the far west
of Victoria about 1900 this evening then push across to central districts
around midnight and into the east in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Damaging winds around 65 km/h with peak gusts of 100 km/h are forecast for
parts of the North Central, Wimmera, North East, South West, Central, West and
South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
for the remainder of Friday and these conditions will persist into the early
hours of Saturday over the east of the State. In areas above about 1000 metres
elevation winds may average up to 85 km/h with gusts reaching 130km/h.
Thunderstorms are still possible near the frontal change and could result in
gusts to 120 km/h.

Maximum gusts reported up to 1600 today 117 km/h at Mt William and at major
centres 91 km/h at both Ballarat aerodrome and Melbourne aerodrome.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
- Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
- Keep clear of fallen power lines.
For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EST Friday.

Re: Gale force winds

debra9275 — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:59:01 GMT

It's been bad here Twinks, but I bet it's worse up your way. Ballarat seems to have copped the worst of it so far.

Hope everyone keeps their roof on tonight

Re: Gale force winds

freakiness — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:00:28 GMT

We've got Redbull storm chasers on the way.

Re: Gale force winds

purplecarrot-top — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:04:05 GMT

I saw that in the paper Freaki. Be great to watch them.

Re: Gale force winds

freakiness — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:14:44 GMT

@purplecarrot-top wrote:
I saw that in the paper Freaki. Be great to watch them.

Yes, to top it off there is an anti greenie protest on the same day in the same area.

I'm supposed to be going away for the day. I want to cancel to watch the storm chasers but on the other hand want to avoid to protestors 🙂

Re: Gale force winds

freddie*rooster — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:16:50 GMT

I wonder if Clair's been blown away?

Re: Gale force winds

purplecarrot-top — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:18:21 GMT

I would love to see them but too far for us. Whatever you do hope you have a good day.

Re: Gale force winds

clair.de.lune — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:29:47 GMT

@freddie*rooster wrote:
I wonder if Clair's been blown away?

Only by your cuteness

Although I always wish you'd go back to your original monkey avatar

Re: Gale force winds

twinkles**stars — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:36:08 GMT

thinking I should tie the dogs up the bed leg in case we do a Wizard of Oz thing and end up elsewhere. Little sleep will be had tonght I think.....yet all the grandies are out cold! Cat is no where to be found, hiding inbthe linen cupboard most lkkely.

Re: Gale force winds

debra9275 — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 23:07:04 GMT

it's all quiet here this morning. Is that the end of it,?

Hope all is well at your place Twinks, I do remember you losing some roofing in simlar weather in the past

we've got an old slate roof, and bits keep coming off, so I'd better check it out later

Re: Gale force winds

clair.de.lune — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:20:28 GMT

We had a quiet night here

Re: Gale force winds

twinkles**stars — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:40:02 GMT

All good thanks Deb but some neighbours weren't as lucky with their garage door blowing out....lots of trees down as went drove through town this morning.

Must have done a good job on my roof second time around as it stayed on 🙂