Thread: Send her down, hughie!

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Dose not look good for Brisbane though . If the BOM says 50% that means 5%

Have to agree. Waiting for predicted " rain events " lately was a waste of time. Having said that , it's not an exact science, and better than nothing.

Our dog can tell us if a storm is coming well before he BOM dose, he is banging on the door wanting to come in side about 4hr's before it hits. He dose not like thunder.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Snow is all very well, but could you southerners send up some rain please? One of our tanks is empty and needs refilling.
I see SE Qld is almost down to the 60% storage level at which the Gold Coast desalination plant might need to be started up.

Southern friends and rellies don't seem to understand that we can have 245mm in one day a few months ago and still claim to be in drought conditions.

I have been away for 3 weeks and needed to do some mowing . It was so dusty I was embarrasssed about the amount of dust blowing into my neighbours house so I put the sprinkler on for about ten minutes all over the lawn to damp the dust down.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Southern friends and rellies don't seem to understand that we can have 245mm in one day a few months ago and still claim to be in drought conditions.

I have been away for 3 weeks and needed to do some mowing . It was so dusty I was embarrasssed about the amount of dust blowing into my neighbours house so I put the sprinkler on for about ten minutes all over the lawn to damp the dust down.

We needed more rain during the normally wet first half of the year, but didn't get enough. Now we're in the drier second half and heading into the bushfire season. Rain is needed.

The huge Murray Darling Basin is a reliable indicator of what's going on nationally. Rainfall in the basin is down 11% annually over the last two decades, which is consistent with climate change. This is an interesting story:

Murray-Darling mismanagement: floods, water theft, and Burke and Wills’s camels | Murray-Darling Basin | The Guardian

BOM declares La Nina alert. Heard it before, but the indicators are there.

BOM declares La Nina alert, with 70pc chance of forming in 2020 - ABC News


Understanding ENSO.

Understanding ENSO - YouTube

Dangerous storms forecast for most of NSW, hail & high winds. Stay safe.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the areas at greatest risk of severe thunderstorms included Bourke, Dubbo, Parkes, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Griffith and Canberra.

Severe thunderstorm warning for much of NSW as Sydney swelters

Thunderstorm has just about finished, but still raining. I will check the gauge in the morning, but Dubbo has had 8.4mm so far. Apart from the bunch of vehicles next door, on roads in the forest to my west there have been bogged in the last few days two fire trucks, an excavator, a bulldozer, two police vehicles, and a trailer that I know of. My normal road to town is impassable, and I am not sure we really need any more rain right now!

some bastards from the bush I know would be rolling around in the mud right now