Friday, December 02, 2005
Storm Approaching!
Some pretty ominous clouds preceded this afternoon's storm which brought strong winds, dust, rain, hail, thunder and lightning and more rain. Calidore - did you send it this way? The rain is always welcome but one can do without the hail and wind damage, although we seem to have escaped unscathed thus far. Fortunately, it is a rest-day in the Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament here. This week we've had storms, hail, freezing winds (14 degrees on Tuesday) and glorious sunshine (28 degrees yesterday). Our Queensland friends are one minute basking in homelike temperatures and frozen through the next. The six top women's hockey teams in the world - Netherlands, Germany, China, Korea, Argentina and Australia - were probably hoping for warm summer weather, but as field hockey is a winter sport I guess they are used to all kinds of weather.
I love stormy weather..though there is always that part of me that fears storms as well. This looks like a ripper coming through. I miss the awesome thunderstorms we had up in the Northern Territory...amazing energy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stormy's pictures!
ReplyDeleteThose clouds are ominous looking, espcially in the last picture where it's so dark!
ReplyDeleteYou've really caught the tense moments of this storm rolling in. These were great photos, capturing the oppressiveness in the air and the impending drenching you finally got. What weather to be gardening in -- freezing one minute, warm and humid the next, wind and hail the next!
ReplyDeleteNope, totally innocent Alice. We wanted all the rain we could get and keep - 19 mm in our rain guage. Lots of strong wind and some thunder, but no lightning or dust thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteBoiling hot weather one day, the next I am looking for a jumper and long pants. Darn I wish it would make up it's mind.
I love a good storm!
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