Hail Warning

[ranicx]

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

New South Wales

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

NSW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

for LARGE HAILSTONES, DAMAGING WIND and VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

For people in the

Central West Plains,

Central West Slopes,

Illawarra,

Hunter,

Central Tablelands,

Metropolitan and parts of the

Northwest Plains,

Northwest Slopes,

South Coast,

Northern Tablelands,

Upper Western,

Mid North Coast and

Southern Tablelands Forecast Districts.

Issued at 5:30 PM Saturday, 18 February 2006.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, damaging winds and very heavy rainfall in the warning area over the next several hours.

Major locations within the warning area include Newcastle, Gosford, Sydney, Wollongong, Nowra, Armidale, Orange, Goulburn, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Dubbo and Parkes.

3cm hail was reported near Mount Pleasant around 3:30pm

A 51 knot gust [94km/h] was recorded at Trangie at 5:00pm

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:

* Move your car under cover or away from trees.

* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.

* Keep clear of fallen power lines.

* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.

* Don't walk, ride your bike or drive through flood water.

* Unplug computers and appliances.

* Avoid using the phone during the storm.

* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.

* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 13 2500.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN65156.shtml

[SECURITY]

im in bankstown.. does that count me in?

[ranicx]

mm duno.. in sydney somewhere, then yeh i guess so..

im defently included.. some nasty looking clouds above me atm

[SECURITY]

we've got blue skys here

[ranicx]

ah, if ya go to the link at the bottom, theres a map further down the page whith the areas that have a warning put out for them

[SECURITY]

yeah it says im in the warning zone but it doesnt look that bad here

[ranicx]

on the news it said in the next few hours.. hopfuly it passes and doesnt do nuthing.

[SECURITY]

i just want to know if i should go cover my car up.. i cant move it.. its up on a ramp with half the engine pulled out

[ranicx]

well i just took this photo out the side of my place.

if its all blue skys ova there, i wouldnt be too worryed. if ya see somthing coming, then id be a lil worryed and cover it up