Severe Weather Waring

[nerm]

FYI for those with cars outside...

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

for LARGE HAILSTONES, FLASH FLOODING and DAMAGING WIND

For people in the HUNTER, SOUTH COAST, CENTRAL TABLELANDS, SOUTHERN TABLELANDS, ACT, NORTH WEST SLOPES, NORTH WEST PLAINS, CENTRAL WEST SLOPES, CENTRAL WEST PLAINS, SOUTH WEST SLOPES, UPPER WESTERN, LOWER WESTERN and parts of the MID NORTH COAST, ILLAWARRA, NORTHERN TABLELANDS and RIVERINA Forecast Districts.

Issued at 1:40 pm Friday, 28 November 2008.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Tamworth, Batemans Bay, Armidale, Orange, Canberra, Goulburn, Moree, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Tibooburra, Cobar, Bourke and Broken Hill.

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 the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 4:40 pm.

[rossco_01]

thanks mate looks as tho we might be right here but still good to know i think we should start a thread about this kind of stuff if people are traveling interstate and stuff

[nerm]

thanks mate looks as tho we might be right here but still good to know i think we should start a thread about this kind of stuff if people are traveling interstate and stuff

well its absolutly p!ss!ng down here, youd be better of trying to swim down the street than walk.. literally

its hailing now

[TiTAN]

it is not that bad over here in mitchell.

[CeJay]

Walked in the wonderful rain in Qbn this arvo, and it's absolutely pissing down here atm...... fun lol.

[datto260Z]

thanks for posting, i'll make sure i patk under cover at work tonight

[ZCR]

only rained hard in fyshwick this arvo, now its stopped in higgins

[TiTAN]

radar is starting to clear up.