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the storm just killed one of our trees.

damn, but it's awful. we're having a huge dust storm as well. goodbye, topsoil...

Topsoil can be replaced. Look after yourself and your lovely family. x

It sounds like a wild and woolly day back there. Take care and rug up I hear it will be getting cold as well.

Pinklepurr wrote:It sounds like a wild and woolly day back there. Take care and rug up I hear it will be getting cold as well.

it's 24 C now, tomorrow's forecast 15. Victoria weather, what can you say...

we're lucky it seems: in Tazzie they have hurricane force, we only have gale force, but so far i heard of one person killed already.

seems they might actually close both the West Gate and the Bolte bridges, which means no one will be getting out of the city in a bit. the gridlock will be immense.

Yeah, it's wooly here as well -- the trees were all intact when I left home. I hope I will find them all intact when I get home this evening. Even from Level #3 at the office I can hear the wind howling on the window - the temperature has dropped from 24C at 8am to 16.3C at midday.

Another fatality. This is scary.

Woman dies in Melbourne's wild winds

Canberra's starting to get pretty ordinary too.

Assorted weather warnings (Sheep Graziers, Small Boats, Severe Weather, Damaging Winds). Forecast is for possible snow, 6 degrees overnight and 16 tomorrow.

Expecting gale force winds tonight - it's already howling around the building and I'm walking home this afternoon. Ick. (Insert 'shivering frowny' here)

Another beautiful day in Sydney!

Stay safe, all.

Take care guys, at least it should er, blow over, this evening.

Closing both bridges? Can't remember a time when something like that happened last.

Full on sunshine and blue skies in sidders - not that I can enjoy it locked away in my office
Hope the wild winds dont make it up here.

Pinklepurr wrote:Take care guys, at least it should er, blow over, this evening.

Closing both bridges? Can't remember a time when something like that happened last.

well, it hasn't happened yet, but they are down to two lanes and 40k on the West Gate and are actually telling people to stop work, get out of the CBD and get home. already 200,000 homes without power and it's said to be getting worse.

better get the candles out.

JJ wrote:Full on sunshine and blue skies in sidders - not that I can enjoy it locked away in my office
Hope the wild winds dont make it up here.

they will: Thursday...

The leaves are already a' flutter....

Yes, I've heard it's been pretty awful! Any improvement, or is it in fact getting worse as they've said it may?
Batton down the hatches and stay safe!

still quite robust outside. thank goodness we had some rain, which is keeping the dust down. supposed to get hail and freezing cold tonight and tomorrow. snow expected in the 'Alpine' (sorry, i still can't say or write it without a silent snigger) region.

Time to bring out the red wine methinks

we had chicken, i'm on white right now.

Still pretty rough here in Adelaide as well - the two fuurins that I hang over the louvred loo window are furiously jingling away at the moment. My trees are still intact, thank goodness. The rain is very much welcome as I want as much greenery as I can get.

What season is it in Down Under? If it's spring elsewhere, is this fall for you?
Sounds pretty rough for fall.

Zephyr wrote:What season is it in Down Under? If it's spring elsewhere, is this fall for you?
Sounds pretty rough for fall.

yeah, it's fall and apparently a storm this strong and long lasting was highly unusual. it's now very cold: 8 degrees.

We don't have a season called "fall" in Australia.

baloo wrote:We don't have a season called "fall" in Australia.

We did yesterday Baloo....lots of trees falling all over the place.


It was wild and windy and very out of character for this time of year. My family's place lost a couple of big trees (well next door did really but they fell into our garden) but at least no one was hurt and no real damage done. Lots of damage elsewhere though. Glad to hear that you are safe and missed any damage too M.

(Hey, I always laugh at the use of alpine as well, and I come from there...)

We were in Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and it snowed!

Cue extremely excited BFG-lettes...