Post 1
Posted by OverDrive
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR633.loop.shtml#image
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000203;p=56
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDDP0005.html
Could be in for some action by days end folks - ahhhh, THIS is what the wet season is all about!
Post 2
Posted by Lataf
Please bring on some rain it's soooooo hot.
Post 3
Posted by Mungus
very dark and menacing over here (humpty doo).
hopefully a nice storm soonish.
Post 4
Posted by Jay
SWEEET. It's so stagnant and hot. Can't wait to load the camera up and head out.
Post 5
Posted by psyave
man melbourne had heaps of red patches last week, a few flash floods saturday that came with our rain
Post 6
Posted by OverDrive
But thats a freak occurance - this is the start of a regular thing :)
Post 7
Posted by Blashyrkh
Come-on... why is it taking so long?
Someone do a raindance. I'm sick of the waiting.
Post 8
Posted by OverDrive
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml
Just came out of nowhere :)
Post 9
Posted by Jay
Quote from psyave:
man melbourne had heaps of red patches last week, a few flash floods saturday that came with our rain
And a 4 hour delay at the airport for me ;)
Post 10
Posted by OverDrive
Check it out from the airport radar
[Image: http://www.darwinstorms.com/images/squall.jpg]
Post 11
Posted by Phoenix_inferno
Thats looking promising! bring on the tropical downpour ;)
Post 12
Posted by Jay
It's on now! Wind Warnings are up.
Post 13
Posted by MetalAttack
Post 14
Posted by Knight Of Nih
rain weee
i tryed to take photos but they suck
Post 15
Posted by Lataf
Still no rain in Woodleigh Gardens.
Still very hot.
Bugga.
Post 16
Posted by Knight Of Nih
yeha looks like we are going to miss the best part of the rain
Post 17
Posted by MetalAttack
storm warning called off :(
But they rekon more to come
Post 18
Posted by Lataf
Rain count is still zero.
Heat level is high.
Life in the NT during the build up.
Would not trade it for the cold.
Post 19
Posted by OverDrive
Looking at the long range radar theres more out there, and a bit more north this time - we can only hope...
Post 20
Posted by Mungus
rained fairly heavily and got a little windy. nice and cool (~27 degrees) now.
Post 21
Posted by Milenko
Havent had any yet....what a fizzer.
Post 22
Posted by Lataf
Post 23
Posted by paladin
no rain, no thunder, no lightning, but no power either. useless power water.
Post 24
Posted by Knight Of Nih
ROFL
you didnt pay your bill
i just had some rain :D
Post 25
Posted by OverDrive
Rain here - another better front on its way...
Post 26
Posted by OverDrive
Nice front building from kakadu and steaming towards us (rather than to the south of us like last night)... heres hoping
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR633.loop.shtml#image
Post 27
Posted by MetalAttack
it has been for the past hour or two..
Post 28
Posted by Lataf
This one may hit us in Woodleigh Gardens this time.
Birds are quiet.
Dog is scared.
Still hot as hell.
Post 29
Posted by Knight Of Nih
nice breeze and rain in karama
:D
Post 30
Posted by Unseen
Alright its started in palmerston .. expect about 12mins of just causal rain, I can see the main front approaching maybe 5 - 10 mins away
Then Unseen weather extrodinare takes the filming w00t.
power just dimed .. INCOMING
Post 31
Posted by Unseen
ok this storm blows ..
so boring
Post 32
Posted by OverDrive
Got sfa here.... lots of noise/light tho... lets hope front #2 provides us more...
Post 33
Posted by paladin
it just belted down in winnellie
Post 34
Posted by Lataf
Yep agree with Unseen.
Wind, lightning, thunder.
Soo much rain that my driveway is dry from the days heat already.
Might have to sack OD as the weather forcaster.
Post 35
Posted by OverDrive
Yeah, slid south and the top sheared off... my luck with storms continues...
Post 36
Posted by OverDrive
Quote from Lataf:
Yep agree with Unseen.
Wind, lightning, thunder.
Soo much rain that my driveway is dry from the days heat already.
Might have to sack OD as the weather forcaster.
It was only us that didnt get it mate - im cursed, haven't you heard?
Post 37
Posted by Lataf
Throws rocks at OD roof for being wrong again.
And it's still hot.
:)
Post 38
Posted by Unseen
looking from my front yard I can see a lighting storm, consistent around 5 hits a second. But alas not getting any closer.
Post 39
Posted by Lataf
Post 40
Posted by Lataf
And now the BOM teases us with this warning.
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDDP0005.html
Not related to Darwin yet, but will get the hopes up all the same for some cool rain.
Post 41
Posted by Kagetsu
I don't know... A few trees were knocked down in that one... Plus there looks to be a bigger one on the way for the suburbs. ^_^
Post 42
Posted by Unseen
piss weak ..
thunder and lighting and thats it.
Post 43
Posted by Seqo
Damnit OD, if you're cursed why do you live so close to me!? :p
Was driving back home and there was some awesome lightning strikes. Was getting very anxious for a big storm to hit... *sigh*
Lot of idiots surfaced during that brief period of rain.
Post 44
Posted by Unseen
just started to rain in palmerston ..
maybe it will rain longer then 10 seconds this time....