Australia: Severe weather warning as storms march across Victoria
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Australia: Severe weather warning as storms march across Victoria
Robyn Grace
October 6, 2010 - 6:16PM
Forecasters warn more storms may arrive by late afternoon, after a first downpour on unsuspecting Melburnians.
New warnings for severe thunderstorms have been issued as the Bureau of Meteorology braces for damaging winds, flash flooding and large hailstones almost statewide.
Storms today grounded flights at Melbourne Airport and delayed trains on the Frankston line but failed to cause any major damage.
But the Bureau of Meteorology has warned heavier thunderstorms are on the way.
Senior meteorologist Phil King said severe storm activity was continuing in the state’s north around Wodonga and in the south around Colac.
An approaching cold front would exacerbate storm conditions as they contracted to the east later today.
"The storms on the radar in the west are looking larger," he said.
The bureau’s latest warnings at 5.35pm say severe thunderstorms have been detected on radar around Rokewood, near Ballarat, and Torquay on the Great Ocean Road.
People in the Geelong and Bellarine Peninula, on the Mornington Peninsula and around Port Phillip have been warned of damaging winds, flash flooding and large hailstones as the storms move towards the southeast.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning is current for the Northern Country, Northeast,
North Central, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, Alpine and parts of the Wimmera and Western districts.
Updated warnings are available from the bureau’s website at www.bom.gov.au.
The State Emergency Service had 200 members on call but received only 20 reports of minor damage after the early afternoon downpour.
Emu Creek at Maribyrnong recorded the city’s top rainfall of 23 millimetres. The state’s top of 26.2mm was recorded at Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road.
The weather bureau issued its first severe thunderstorm warning for the city and areas north-west of Melbourne just before lunchtime.
Damage from the storm caused major delays on Metro’s Frankston line when a suspected lightning strike knocked out signals in Mordialloc, south of Melbourne.
The problem was fixed at 5.10pm but commuters still face 10-minute waits as the network recovers.
The storm also shut down Melbourne Airport for 40 minutes after the Bureau of Meteorology detected lightning within eight kilometres of the Tullamarine site.
Outgoing flights were suspended at 12.48pm, resuming at 1.28pm. Four inbound flights still landed but were prevented from disembarking.
BOM senior forecaster Richard Carlyon said the storms would push into the state’s east, away from its central and northern regions, later tonight.
"There’s a cold front coming through Melbourne about 7pm, 8pm tonight," he said.
"It will push the thunderstorm threat eastwards. They’ll continue into the east until tomorrow morning.’’
Australia: Severe weather warning as storms march across Victoria
Robyn Grace
October 6, 2010 - 6:16PM
Forecasters warn more storms may arrive by late afternoon, after a first downpour on unsuspecting Melburnians.
New warnings for severe thunderstorms have been issued as the Bureau of Meteorology braces for damaging winds, flash flooding and large hailstones almost statewide.
Storms today grounded flights at Melbourne Airport and delayed trains on the Frankston line but failed to cause any major damage.
But the Bureau of Meteorology has warned heavier thunderstorms are on the way.
Senior meteorologist Phil King said severe storm activity was continuing in the state’s north around Wodonga and in the south around Colac.
An approaching cold front would exacerbate storm conditions as they contracted to the east later today.
"The storms on the radar in the west are looking larger," he said.
The bureau’s latest warnings at 5.35pm say severe thunderstorms have been detected on radar around Rokewood, near Ballarat, and Torquay on the Great Ocean Road.
People in the Geelong and Bellarine Peninula, on the Mornington Peninsula and around Port Phillip have been warned of damaging winds, flash flooding and large hailstones as the storms move towards the southeast.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning is current for the Northern Country, Northeast,
North Central, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, Alpine and parts of the Wimmera and Western districts.
Updated warnings are available from the bureau’s website at www.bom.gov.au.
The State Emergency Service had 200 members on call but received only 20 reports of minor damage after the early afternoon downpour.
Emu Creek at Maribyrnong recorded the city’s top rainfall of 23 millimetres. The state’s top of 26.2mm was recorded at Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road.
The weather bureau issued its first severe thunderstorm warning for the city and areas north-west of Melbourne just before lunchtime.
Damage from the storm caused major delays on Metro’s Frankston line when a suspected lightning strike knocked out signals in Mordialloc, south of Melbourne.
The problem was fixed at 5.10pm but commuters still face 10-minute waits as the network recovers.
The storm also shut down Melbourne Airport for 40 minutes after the Bureau of Meteorology detected lightning within eight kilometres of the Tullamarine site.
Outgoing flights were suspended at 12.48pm, resuming at 1.28pm. Four inbound flights still landed but were prevented from disembarking.
BOM senior forecaster Richard Carlyon said the storms would push into the state’s east, away from its central and northern regions, later tonight.
"There’s a cold front coming through Melbourne about 7pm, 8pm tonight," he said.
"It will push the thunderstorm threat eastwards. They’ll continue into the east until tomorrow morning.’’
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