Friday 6 November 2015

STORM ON OAKS DAY

A freak afternoon storm caused flash flooding in Melbourne’s CBD and soaked Flemington Racecourse on Oaks Day. The worst of the storm hit about 2 pm, and emergency services received about 200 calls in two hours. Flash floodwaters breached kerbs across the CBD, including in Swanston Street and Chapel Street, Prahran.

 We were fortunate in Fairfield, for although we had the storm pass through with lots of spectacular clouds and rain, we did not suffer from any flash flooding or damage to infrastructure and property...

 This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,
and also part of the Friday Greens meme.





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6 comments:

  1. Lea6 November 2015 at 18:58

    Very dramatic sky!

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  2. eileeninmd6 November 2015 at 19:37

    Hello, I love the cool dramatic skies. The white house in the first photo is gorgeous. Great series of images. Happy Skywatching, enjoy your weekend!

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  3. Gemma Wiseman7 November 2015 at 03:11

    Those clouds look so dark and heavy - especially in contrast with the white home. The thunder seemed to rattle through our walls at school. Quite bad.

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  4. Spare Parts and Pics7 November 2015 at 03:31

    Glad you were spared! Love the sky in that first photo.

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  5. Andrea7 November 2015 at 07:30

    Storm can be very beautiful too, just like your photos. That first one is so awesome, the white building got a background to be more alive, resulting not in a surreal but awesome landscape. Your list choices here are all beautiful

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  6. Jim7 November 2015 at 12:14

    Amazing storm clouds
    Sydney – City and Suburbs

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