17 October, 2008 – 10:00 pm
Michael Bath has put together an amazingly detailed report of the history of flooding in Lismore going back to 1917. Included are synoptic maps, rainfall data, and for recent events, satellite imagery. Fantastic stuff.
17 October, 2008 – 9:26 pm
Storm from Homebush, NSW 29th March 2008 - Photo: Rhett Blanch
There were a number of late storm season events this year, with reports well into May:
- 28th May 2008 - Rhodes/Homebush, NSW - Matt Smith
- 28th May 2008 - SW Sydney, NSW - James Harris
- 26 - 28th May - SE Australia - Kane Hardie, Michael Bath, Nick Moir, TroyVR. Kane Hardie’s photos here deserve a special mention - spectacular.
- 17th May 2008 - Broadwater, NSW - Dave Ellem
- 17th May 2008 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 15 - 18th May - Rain, Storms and Snow across 4 states - Jane Gough, Michael Bath, Kane Hardie et al.
- 12 - 14 May 2008 - NSW Upper Cold Pool Storms - Rodney Wallbridge, Kane Hardie, Jimmy Degaura, Shaun Galman et al
- 22nd April 2008 - Harrisville, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 14th April 2008 - Brisbane QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 8th April 2008 - Sydney, NSW - James Harris
- 6 - 10 April 2008 - NSW Coast Rain and Storms - Michael Bath, Kane Hardie, Jason Patterson
- 29th March 2008 - Western Sydney, NSW - Dann Weatherhead with Ben, William and Con and congratulations to Matt Smith
- 29th March 2008 - Sydney and Illawarra, NSW - Jimmy Degaura, David Croan, Michael Bath, Michael Thompson et al.
- 26th - 28th March - NE NSW/SE QLD - Michael Bath, TroyVR, Kane Hardie
- 24 - 25th March 2008 - Western Sydney, NSW - Jimmy Degaura, Michael Bath et al
17 October, 2008 – 8:41 pm
Heavy Rain, Victoria Road Rozelle, NSW 26th February - Photo: Rhett Blanch
The season continued with a number of storms in February; reports below:
- 26 - 27th February 2008 - Storms in Sydney, NSW - Jimmy Degaura, Con Marathos et al.
- 26 - 27th February 2008 - Storms in Sydney, NSW - Rhett Blanch
- 26th February 2008 - Hail Storm at Bilpin, NSW - James Harris
- 25th February 2008 - Tornado at Bonnie Hills, NSW - Michael Bath et al.
- 25th February 2008 - Central, NSW - Dann Weatherhead with the Males Family
- 12 - 16 February 2008 - Eastern Coast Monsoon including Mackay Flood - Michael Bath et al.
- 9 - 12th February 2008 - NE NSW/SE QLD - Rodney Wallbridge, Jeff Brislane, et al.
- 7th February 2008 - Sydney, NSW - James Harris
- 6 - 7th February 2008 - Western Sydney and other NSW locations - Jeff Brislane, Jiimy Degaura, Con Marathos et al.
- 5th February 2008 - The NSW Monsoon - Dann Weatherhead
- 2 - 5th February - Rain Event NE NSW/SE QLD, Storms NW/Upper Western NSW - Jimmy Degaura, Michael Bath, Shaun Galman et el.
21 January, 2008 – 7:52 pm
Photo: Rhett Blanch
The drought has come to a sudden end in a number of places in Eastern Australia with heavy rain and major flooding. Storms were a little less frequent than in early December, but nonetheless there have been some amazing reports produced:
- New 31 January 2008 - SW Sydney, NSW - James Harris
- New 31 January 2008 - Sydney, NSW - Matt Smith
- New 31 January 2008 - Denistone, NSW - Rhett Blanch
- New 29th January - Blue Mountains, NSW - Dann Weatherhead
- New 26th - 28th January Northern NSW, SE QLD - Michael Bath et al.
- 21st January 2008 - Central QLD - Various articles on the flooding in Central QLD from the ABC:
- 20th January 2008 - Sydney, NSW - Rhett Blanch
- Mid January 2008 - North QLD - Various articles on the flooding in North QLD from the ABC:
- 16th January 2008 - Western Sydney - James Harris
- 16th January 2008 - Western Sydney - Matt Smith
- New 15 - 19th January - Northern NSW and Sydney - Michael Bath, Jimmy Degaura, Dann Weatherhead et al.
- New 13th January - Sydney and Illawarra - Jimmy Degaura, Michael Thompson et al.
- 13th January 2008 - Western Sydney - Matt Smith
- New 12th January 2008 - Southern Tablelands - Michael Thompson et al.
- 11th January 2008 - Nagambie, VIC - ABC Report on Tornado
- 6th January 2008 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- Early January 2008 - Northern NSW - Various articles on flooding in Northern NSW from the ABC:
- 29th December 2007 - 7th January 2008 - Extensive reports on floods in SE QLD, Northern and Western NSW - Michael Bath et al.
- 28th December 2007 - Mudgee to Merriwa, NSW - Matt Smith
- 19th - 22nd December - SE Australia - Michael Bath, Jane Gough, Shaun Galman et. al.
- December/January - VIC and NSW Summer Storm Photos - Clyve Herbert, Jane ONeill
- 20th December 2008 - Ballarat, VIC - Amazing Tornado Pictures from Clyve Herbert.
- 17th December 2007 - Esk, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
20 January, 2008 – 7:51 pm
Conditions in Eastern Australia in the period 5th - 12th December were more conducive to producing severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail due to the stronger stearing winds and increased shear.
- 3 - 9th December - Weatherzone Thread for this period - Michael Bath, Dann Weatherhead, Anthony Cornelius, Rhett Blanch, Matt Smith, Phillip Basil-Jones et al.
- 5th December 2007 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 5th December 2007 - Tenterden near Guyra NSW: Strong, possibly tornadic winds - The Guyra Argus. Includes an amazing picture of a large tree felled by the winds.
- 7th December 2007 - Upper Hunter, NSW - Andrew Mcdonald
- 7th December 2007 - Sydney, NSW - Sydney Morning Herald - Storm causes death of man in Sydney after awning collapses
- 8th December 2007 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 8th December 2007 - Coonabarabran, NSW - Andrew McDonald
- 9th December 2007 - Central and Northern Slopes and Plains - Michael Bath, Michael Thompson, Dave Sercombe et al.
- 9th December 2007 - Grafton and Warialda, NSW - Andrew McDonald
Tamworth, NSW: 7th December
A storm on the Northern fringes of Tamworth, NSW on the afternoon of 7th December produced damaging winds that caused major damage to a number of buildings in Oxley Vale and Moore Creek. The snapping of a concrete high voltage power pole at the base along with other damage to electricity infrastructure resulted in extensive power outages in the areas North of Tamworth, including the towns of Manilla and Barraba:
North-West/Northern Sydney, NSW: 9th December
A storm producing hail to 8cm moved across North-West and Northern Sydney on the afternoon of the 9th December causing extensive damage to homes and cars with an estimated repair bill in excess of $100 million.
More storms after the 9th of December:
16 December, 2007 – 7:49 pm
With the weather warming up severe weather reports are appearing from many places across the country, well OK the Northern Rivers and SE Queensland mostly, but we have had some storms in Sydney.
The following are some early spring reports.:
- New 27/10: 23rd October 2007 - Mt Lambie, NSW - James Harris
- 12th October 2007 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 11th October 2007 - Rooty Hill, NSW - Matt Smith
- 7th - 9th October 2007 - Northern Rivers NSW (including Lismore Hail Storm) - Dave Ellem
- New 27/10: 7th - 9th October 2007 - South East Queensland - Margaret Grub
- 5th - 10th October - NE NSW/SE QLD - Michael Bath et al.
- 9th October 2007 - SE QLD - Andrew McDonald
- 9th October 2007 - Brisbane, QLD (spectacular Lightning Photos) - Marty Pouwelse
- 8th October 2007 - Boonah/Beaudesert, QLD - Andrew McDonald
- 8th October 2007 - Boonah to Brisbane, QLD - David Findlay
- 8th October 2007 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 6th October 2007 - Fernvale and Beaudesert, QLD - Andrew McDonald
- 6th October 2007 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 26th - 20th September 2007 - NSW/QLD Showers and Storms - Shaun Galman, Michael Bath, Jimmy Degaura et al.
- 29th September 2007 - Wide Bay / Burnett , QLD - Andrew McDonald
- 27th September 2003 - Boonah, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 15th September 2005 - Brisbane - Marty Pouwelse
- 14th - 16th September - NE NSW/SE QLD - Michael Bath, Dave Nelson et al.
15 December, 2007 – 7:50 pm
Photo: Rhett Blanch
The past few weeks have produced an amazing number of storms. With a series of troughs well entrenched in NSW and the La Nina event providing the moisture that been missing in previous years its shaping to be one of the best storms season in Eastern NSW for quite some years. Oh and of course the Top End has fired up as well.
- 4th - 5th December 2007 - Eastern NSW - Michael Bath, Jimmy Degaura, Dann Weatherhead et al.
- 4th December 2007 - Western Sydney,NSW - Dann Weatherhead
- 4th December 2007 - Near Wyong, NSW - James Harris
- 4th December 2007 - Western Sydney, NSW - Rhett Blanch
- 4th December 2007 - Northern Rivers, NSW - Andrew McDonald
- 3rd December 2007 - Sydney, NSW - James Harris
- 3rd December 2007 - Melbourne, VIC - Brad Hannon et al.
- 3rd December 2007 - NSW - Dave Croan, Jimmy Degaura et al.
- 1 December 2007 - Upper Western, NSW - Shaun Galman
- 29th November 2007 - Riverland, SA - Tim Thorpe
- 25th - 29th November 2007 - Top End Storms, NT - Andrew McDonald: Part 1, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V
- 21st November 2007 - Blue Mountains, NSW - Dann Weatherhead
- 21st November 2007 - Western Sydney, NSW - Rhett Blanch
Is the Collector Supercell the most photographed storm in Australia ever? Apparently there where 17 people surrounding the beast, some reports with more to come I’m sure:
North East NSW and SE Queensland had their share late October - early November and there was that tornado thing as well (see below).
- 1st - 4th November 2007 - NE NSW/SE QLD - Michael Bath et al.
- 28th - 31 October 2007 - NSW and SE QLD - Michael Bath, Shaun Galman, Rodney Wallbridge, Ping Tang, Pato et al.
- 28th October 2007 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
- 28th - 29th October 2007 - Coraki, Lismore and Casino, NSW - Dave Ellem
- 28th October 2007 - Airplane Chasing Part II - Melbourne, VIC to Brisbane, QLD - Andrew McDonald
- 26th October 2007 - Airplane Chasing Part I - Brisbane, QLD to Melbourne, VIC - Andrew McDonald