17-03-2018 08:25 PM - edited 17-03-2018 08:28 PM
on 17-03-2018 08:45 PM
yes and it`s B......y hot too!!
on 17-03-2018 09:15 PM
Cooling down here but the wind is horrible, hit 90m/h a short time ago, power keeps going on n off
on 17-03-2018 10:12 PM
Hot wind gusting at 65km/h and temp is still 29
17-03-2018 11:42 PM - edited 17-03-2018 11:45 PM
Dropped to 21 here, wind is gusting at around 85 - 90m/h , going to be a quite few trees down, hope none come down on the highway ..... had a cpl of sm blackouts, wont be surpised if they are more ....... Noticed the lights are on up at the firestation, am guessing they have a crew standing by , in case they are needed.
on 17-03-2018 11:49 PM
There's a string of fires across the south west of Victoria. I lost count at about 23 but there were several more after that. I'm 40 km from the nearest one but a friend emailed and said her son is only 10 kms from a couple of them and he's already left. The sky is pretty red down south!
17-03-2018 11:56 PM - edited 17-03-2018 11:58 PM
Oh that doesnt sound good, I am in SW Vic as well ....... havent heard the siren go off but there are lights on down at the fire station
on 18-03-2018 12:07 AM
Have a look at the website.
There are fires from Colac right across to the SA border, but it's worst just south of Camperdown. I don't think there's any grass left to burn in the rest of the state, hence the fires being only in the south.
on 18-03-2018 12:16 AM
I've keeping an eye on that site, not much grass left over my way, most of the paddocks are down to bare dirt .... Trees falling across the highway are a huge concern atm ..... We really need rain and heaps of it
on 18-03-2018 07:48 AM
How is going over your way? Doesnt look good atm .... Noticed Warrnambool has opened an evacuation centre ..... Worrying time for quite a few folk in the surrounding areas