Thread: Batten down the hatches Victoria!

Originally Posted by bob10

I sincerely mean it, Pickles. I've been thru cyclones, and major flooding, but I've never seen a weather system that will effect an entire State. And to top it all off , after 100 mm forecast for Friday and Saturday, a low in Bass strait is forecast to bring more rain, on saturated ground, on Sunday. And the high tide is at the critical hour Friday. The full Monty, so to speak. Prepare well.

Melbourne weather: Lives at risk as Victoria braces for worst floods in decades

No worries Bob, Thanks, I know you mean it.
We're in a low lying area, so not much we can do but just look after ourselves. I walked down our street last evening & spoke to a few neighbors, no-one seemed to be unduly worried,...except me!!
Regards, Pickles.

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Stay safe guys. I looked at the radar this morning, you are copping it now. Fine and sunny up here, though, it will change quickly I suspect.

Mrs hh

Absolutely copping it now. I just checked the rain gauge. We had a 2mm dumping overnight.
Took the Camry to the mechanic this morning. I had to use the wipers. One swipe.

Looking at the radar, nah, it's just light stuff at the moment. We'll see what happens later this arvo. I'm hoping to catch a train to Melbourne to meet up with friends at a pub.

At least it won't be as bad as this time of year back in 1934.
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The predicted weather event is not unexpected for Melbourne, at least, unless you have a short memory.

The period from November 29 to December 1, 1934 was one of the wettest Melbourne had ever seen, with 140mm of rain in the 48 hours to December 1.

The rain fell on soil that was already sodden from an unusually wet spring.

It was far worse in the hills and ranges east of Melbourne and in South Gippsland, where falls over the same period exceeded 350mm in some areas.

Oh, and here are three of the other 1 in 100 year storms we've had:

2003 Melbourne thunderstorm - Wikipedia

2005 Melbourne thunderstorm - Wikipedia

2010 Victorian storms - Wikipedia

I remember the floods we had here in December '74 and the ones in '84.

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror
The wide brown land for me!

Love it in all it's moods but stay safe throughout them all.

My young bloke is on the Nullarbor now - left here yesterday afternoon - heading over to Bendigo to a new job in a gold mine near there. He'll be entering Vic from Renmark - hope he doesn't encounter too much water. His Amarok ute and contents will be OK, but I don't know how well the tarp over his trailer will keep things dry if he hits any serious rain.

Good luck down there and don't do anything stupid. If you don't have what it takes to save it, let it go.

Got up on the roof last night to make sure the gutters are clear and dug a few trenches for the run off.