thunder down under!

Severe thunderstorms unleashed on SA
November 6, 2012

Thunderstorms blazed from Tasmania to the WA Kimberley last night in a fiery display of nature's power.

Thunderstorms have dominated South Australia's weather for the past two days with over 100 000 lightning strikes.

On Monday afternoon and evening a line of storms developed along a low pressure trough which stretched over 3000km from Tasmania to northern parts of Western Australia.

However the focus of the severe storms was in South Australia where almost every location experienced lightning.

There were almost 30 000 lightning strikes within 200km of Adelaide

Many enjoyed the frequent flashes of lightning in the night sky, however these strikes left some people in the dark.

Lightning strikes and wind gusts of up to about 90km/h caused damage to powerlines, leaving tens of thousands without power.

Lightning also caused many grass fires across the state.

[link to www.weatherzone.com.au]

this an that it againts alien wares with solar flears

Well well well.

I'll have to bring in the tomato plants.

The skies over Adelaide became well and truly alive shortly after 4pm yesterday, absolutely magnificent! Over 4 hours of almost non stop lightning and thunder...

Thousands without power after SA storms
Tuesday November 6, 2012

It could be another day before power is restored to all affected properties across South Australia

Wind gusts of up to 96 kilometres per hour brought down trees and powerlines, cutting electricity to more than 80,000 properties.

storms affected Adelaide, Eyre and Yorke Peninsula, the mid-north and Kangaroo Island.

"It's been really violent storms. It's left damage across the network from the far west coast, Ceduna, right through the city and into the hills and beyond,"

[link to www.weatherzone.com.au]

ceduna = place of rest in native tongue

I remember childhoods days, on a station 80kms west of Bourke - the red dirt the roads that go forever, a dance at the townhall in Yantabulla such a big deal. Reading Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson, witnessing the slaughter of animals and the stench of blood under the blazing hot sun. And the storms the thunder roars across flat plains like no other sound. The first time shown how to shoot and kill a rabbit - which I could not do. Opps sorry Xen,so easy to conjure thoughts of long ago , today.

[link to www.bom.gov.au]

You Kind of sound like Banjo Patterson in Clancy of the Overflow.

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Halo spectacle shines in western Qld skies
by Chrissy Arthur

the halo could be visible for the rest of today

[link to www.abc.net.au]

nice pics at this link

[link to www.adelaidenow.com.au]

I live on ANZAC HWY. There was a massive crack in the sky around 8pm last night and knocked out several blocks without power for a few hours.

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:holymoses6nov12:

[link to www.adelaidenow.com.au]

the drums of thunder have been bangin all day in melbourne too

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real ozzees grow indoor ya stinkin efnik!

is there any water in the clouds coming , or is this just an electrical show ?

been raining off and on in melbourne today, getting heavier now

was looking at the hourly rainfall around adelaide last night

was strange, a few areas received over 40mm in 1hr yet the areas directly adjacent only had 0.5-3mm at the same time