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Lightning sparks new blazes

Lightning, fires and wild storms continue to wreak havoc across Australia with homes gutted, properties under threat and enormous clean-ups underway. Continue reading

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SA blazes hard to reach, lightning worries persist

Country Fire Service (CFS) crews at battling dozens of blazes across South Australia, some of them hard for the crews to reach. Continue reading

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Lightning briefly and record temperatures

Michael,
Record temperatures are likely over eastern Australia which gives rise to the real possibility of early heat this year as has occurred in 1995 and other times in the past.
Rainfall wise though – we have only had 3.4mm in the storm last week with a little lightning thrown in!
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Stock Photography | Storm DVD Shop

Australian Severe Weather have a huge Stock Photography Collection of unique and spectacular storm images. Our 28,000 photo catalogue library consists of weather pictures ranging from awesome sunrise and sunset to lightning to extreme tornado damage and even tornadoes. We … Continue reading

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Is storm chasing dangerous and what safety precautions do storm chasers take to reduce risk?

Just like other ‘dangerous or risky activities or sports’, the danger is always part of that risk assessment. You know what to expect and so long as you have developed the skill and some strategies to assess and deal with … Continue reading

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Flooding and Tropical Cyclone maps

Since your past post, there has been more flooding. The events you refer to were extraordinary and follow flooding in February. Now another flood event! And in all this Victoria continues deep into drought. I guess such contrasts are not uncommon in Australia but this drought in Victoria has been long lived with few short [...] Continue reading

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Storms NSW Storms Floods – Record Bourke Rainfall from severe storm

Hi Jimmy, the floods continue in North Queensland though also managed to spread to NSW over the weekend as an upper low, surface trough and fairly strong high combined. The upper low over northwest NSW was the most extraordinary part of the event. It managed to produce hailstorms then near-stationary flash flood thunderstorms over night [...] Continue reading

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Happy New Year – hope storms are better this year

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Michael, Happy New Year! I hope your year turns out to be fruitful and pleasant. Sympathies for the bad news you and your family have had to endure. It is part of life’s pains. What is it this year with the storms! How explosive was [...] Continue reading

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