The ThunderStorm Brisbane 11-16-08

[cyclonic]

Last sunday brisbane,queensland, australia, had its worst storm in decades.
85 houses were destroyed or condemned and 7000+ houses damaged.
the following video was shot in the worst hit suburb called "the gap" what i find amazing in this video is the amount of rain pouring out of the sky!

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tv stations coverage of the event including flash flooding

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[Magenta]

Yeah, it was pretty bad from what I've seen on TV (I live on the other side of town in the south-eastern suburbs and we just had heavy rain and thunder). With the number of large trees that were blown down it's lucky there weren't more deaths or injuries.

There was another severe storm (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424869.htm) last night.

[cyclonic]

Yeah, it was pretty bad from what I've seen on TV (I live on the other side of town in the south-eastern suburbs and we just had heavy rain and thunder). With the number of large trees that were blown down it's lucky there weren't more deaths or injuries.

There was another severe storm (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424869.htm) last night.

That was a huge storm last night, some areas recieved more than 250mm/10 inches of rain in 3 hours.

[WildCat]

Worst storm I can remember here was last August 4. It was non-stop lightning for several hours, I think there was something like 90,000 lightning strikes within a 10 mile radius. I found a few videos of it on youtube:

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Here's a couple trying to drive through it, speaking Polish I think, rain starts at 1:53:
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There's actually a bunch more of that one if you search. There were tornados too in it.

[SimonD]

Yeah, it was pretty bad from what I've seen on TV (I live on the other side of town in the south-eastern suburbs and we just had heavy rain and thunder). With the number of large trees that were blown down it's lucky there weren't more deaths or injuries.

There was another severe storm (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424869.htm) last night.

I live east of The Gap (I used to live there about 15 years ago) and we got at lot of rain and a fantastic lightning show. No damage though.

There has been a few people away from work here because of the storm. The SES (State Emgency Services), the army and even prisoners have been helping to clean up. There was still people without power this morning from the storm on the weekend and there is another one rolling in now.

The ICB (Inner City Bypass) has been closed due to flooding and the Gateway bridge has had its toll lifted to help ease the traffic.

Worst storm/flood damage since 1974

E.T.A. That date should be 16-11-2008;)

[Skeptic Ginger]

Fascinating videos.

Traveling in Alabama during the remnants of a hurricane, there was so much water in a rain squall I had to open the car window to see the road beside the car. You just could not see in front of you, at all.

And I was in a house in FL when it was hit by lightning. That was weird.

[rjh01]

What to do in an electrical storm at night time.
1. Set up your camera on a tripod (or a table) with the camera pointing outside though an open doorway.
2. Take a 30 second photo with minimum aperture (F22 or higher)
3. Repeat several times.
4. Post any good results in a thread on this forum.


If you are lucky you will have taken a photo with a lightening strike. This will be as good as a flash on the camera that highlights everything.

[learner]

Meanwhile, here in the UK, it got a bit nippy. As far as i can tell it was compulsory to talk about it and how it was worse than ever, and it was probably due to immigration / government / etc

[Magenta]

There are pics of the storm and aftermath here (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/gallery/0,23816,5035825-17382,00.html#). I wouldn't like to see this coming my way:


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It's not only flood waters and fallen trees that emergency workers are having to contend with:

The initial rescue effort was hampered when crews discovered two deadly snakes in the SES boat.

The boat’s launch was delayed as SES volunteers and police tried to remove the snakes – a king brown and red-bellied black snake – but they were unsuccessful.

Both snakes were in the bow, blocked from rescuers by some canvas, when the boat was finally launched.

Link (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24679141-952,00.html)

[Ausmerican]

a king brown and red-bellied black snake – but they were unsuccessful.

A red belly, meh. But I'd be stuffed if I would share a boat with a king brown. It is usually ranked as the second deadliest snake in the world and is easily one of the most aggressive.