Wild Weather

[simon275]

We are getting some pretty wild weather in Australia huge 40knot gusts of wind and lots of rain. Its affecting shipping of the coast as well with one ship coming up on the beach near where Bucko lives in Newcastle and a couple of others are desperately trying to get further off shore.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1946306.htm

Edit: There has also been flooding and cars getting swept of roads in country side.

[Elenril]

scary stuff. they probably get weather like this all the time over in the uk though. we're just a bunch of southern hemisphere wusses, who freeze whenever it gets below 15 degrees. on the other hand, they all faint from the heat when it gets over 20, so we're even.

It must be really inconvenient to replace ferries with buses. Instead of a short 20 minute ferry ride home, you get a 2 hour bus ride.

[GT40_GearHead]

damn, and we where talking about the lack of rain ....



be careful... i hope Bucko is ok....

[Bopher]

Got pretty weird here today too in WY. The temps been about 75-80 degrees nice weather right. All of a sudden today temp drops and we actually got snow. Nothing stuck around but weird. Even now at 3 in the morning its cold enough to wear a blanket. (Don't feel like getting up to turn the furnace back over to heat from AC.)

[simon275]

Small update 11 people are missing. A hole opened on a highway 30m across 10m deep and swallowed a car with a family in it. Also Bucko's town Newcastle is flooded.

Thankfully all other ships are safe. The one up the beach isn't leaking oil thankfully.

Parts of Sydney has lost power. I have power for the moment.

[Bopher]

Holy Moly, I hope they find those people. i wonder what is making all the weird weather... Hope everything clear up for you guys down under.

[simon275]

i wonder what is making all the weird weather...

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/nmoc/latest_MSLP.pl?IDCODE=IDY00050

[xRyokenx]

No wonder we haven't seen him around... prolly has no power or internet. He's probably going insane due to lack of access to the forums, lol. Hope all's not too bad down there. I'm betting with weather getting more extreme we're gonna have more hurricanes here in NC, not as bad as Florida, but we get 'em somewhat hard...

[Luke122]

i wonder what is making all the weird weather...

Al Gore knows...

Weather here has been crazy too... Calgary and Edmonton both got severe storms this week. Calgary is currently just over $10 million to cleanup, and I havent heard an estimate from Edmonton, though just outside of Edmonton (Stony Plain) was a tornado the other day also.

Mother earth is pissed off...

[xRyokenx]

ICE AGE!!!!! Run for your lives!
ROFL, just kidding. But there may be one coming... like my physics teacher said, we need a bigass volcano to throw some ash into the air, not like Mt. St. Helens, but like Krakatoa. Not exactly his words, but close enough.

[Drum Thumper]

ICE AGE!!!!! Run for your lives!
ROFL, just kidding. But there may be one coming... like my physics teacher said, we need a bigass volcano to throw some ash into the air, not like Mt. St. Helens, but like Krakatoa. Not exactly his words, but close enough.


They say Yellowstone could go at any time.

Only one problem though--when she goes, it's gonna be a doozy. And Bopher's got a front row ticket. Me, on the other hand, I had to settle for 3rd row.

[Bopher]

AHHHH!!! I forgot about that. I think its time for a vacation in NM. lol

[xRyokenx]

If it does go... what would the effects be on NC, and also on NE, I have friends there...

[Airbozo]

They say Yellowstone could go at any time.


Anyone see the TLC or Discovery program on the Yellowstone volcano? According to scientists and geologists, they have found rock and ashes from that volcano all over the world... One of, if not THE, biggest volcanoes in the world. They only discovered how big it was after seeing photos of the area from space...

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/images/2000-rbs-1.4ytspaceviewzoom_large2a.jpg

[Redundant]

Those giant volcanoes are actually called Super Volcanoes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_volcano).

And don't worry Thumper, it would take out Montana a few minutes after Wyoming. Poor Microsoft, being in Washington State, they would be gone too. Intel (in southern California) will still be around. Apple _might_ be taken out immediately. (do I really only care about the companies? lol)

I watched a 20/20 special about the end of the world and this was listed at, like, 3rd most likely. Biological warfare and Nuclear warfare were the only things listed more likely, I think.

Hopefully, I can take over, say, Mongolia (that's above China, right?) in 20 years or so and build an underground base for us. (like on Reach in Halo) That would be the safest from the ash but it would get there in a few months but not _as_ bad. Maybe we should colonize Mars a bit faster too.

Yeah, so if Yellowstone blows, we're screwed.

[xRyokenx]

Yeah, so if Yellowstone blows, we're screwed.


Fun.

[GT40_GearHead]

i do believe i read some where that what we are seeing now is in fact an over due Ice Age...

[AJ@PR]

i do believe i read some where that what we are seeing now is in fact an over due Ice Age...

Soo... if I understand this correctly, ... it'll be easier to overclock now... right?

[xRyokenx]

i do believe i read some where that what we are seeing now is in fact an over due Ice Age...

I believe I saw that somewhere too... scary thought, but it could be just what we need. If it does happen, you're gonna see me using the last bit of fuel from my generator to play one last game of CnC3 or something. I love me some cranberry casserole! Ahem, I mean, video games.

[GT40_GearHead]

its probably not as bad as it sounds, after all the human species went trough a few ice ages didn't it...

[Bopher]

I watched a 20/20 special about the end of the world and this was listed at, like, 3rd most likely. Biological warfare and Nuclear warfare were the only things listed more likely, I think.


Great. So its either the Super Volcano or the fact that one of our missile bases for the US Air Force is like 10minutes from my house in bad traffic thats going to take me out.. Wonderful.. I don't think your safe on that one either Drumthumper, we have silos up there too, lol.

[Drum Thumper]

Great. So its either the Super Volcano or the fact that one of our missile bases for the US Air Force is like 10minutes from my house in bad traffic thats going to take me out.. Wonderful.. I don't think your safe on that one either Drumthumper, we have silos up there too, lol.

Great Falls MT is pretty much home to Malmstrom AFB (http://www.malmstrom.af.mil/), which is a bit of a misnomer since the runway out at the base got decommissioned in 1996.

So yeah, if Dubya decides to blow the Judgment Trump, I've got a front row seat to that as well.

[GT40_GearHead]

hhmm whats Dubya, and if you meant Dubai... whats with them ?

[Spawn-Inc]

it was really really windy and rainy here in toronto. but i think its over now, it only lasted about 20 minutes.

[Drum Thumper]

hhmm whats Dubya, and if you meant Dubai... whats with them ?

Dubya is a slang term for President Bush.

[simon275]

Well that went off topic end of the world lol.

Small update we are now in the eye of the storm where I live currently has electricity. The garden is a complete mess with branches every where. Also ships have escaped except the one that is up the beach. Parts of the country side including Newcastle are flooded completely. Many roads and railway lines are cut. It is pretty crazy the bark has been stripped off some trees by the weather. People are still missing presumed dead.

[Computer-Geek]

What is going on where you are is crazy. Good luck and stay safe man.

[Elenril]

one of my friends in newcastle rang me last night, he had to evacuate his house because he was chest high in water.

and my road is like a warzone too, branches everywhere. the rain seems to have lessened a bit this morning, but as simon said, it's the eye of the storm, so it looks like the next few days will be mad.

it also sucks because it's the long weekend, so people were all hoping to go away on holiday. one family of 4 were on their way up the coast for their holiday, but they got swept away into a river. it's so sad.

[Eclecticos]

My God. . I hope Bucko is Okay! Anyone know how to get ahold of him?

[Elenril]

I'm sure he's okay, because everyone had time to get out of their homes. Of course, his house and belongings are a completely different matter. He's bound to be able to get hold of the internet some way or other, and if he sees this thread he'll let us know that he's okay.

[simon275]

Yeah a hole 10 m across and 30m deep opened in a road when a culvert collapsed and it swallowed a car with a family in it They found they car empty wedged under a bridge a couple of kilometers down river.

Edit: The bodies have been found :neutral:

Plus a 4Wd drive or two have been swept of the roads.

Yeah I went for a drive to our new house down near the beach. There are fallen trees everywhere. Also the sea is absolutely huge.

[Bopher]

I hope the other side of the storm rolls through quickly for you. And hopefully Bucko got out ok. hmm talk about a water cooled computer setup. jk. Seriously my prayers are with you guys down there.

[simon275]

At the moment it is raining alot. A number of roads are closed but at least it isn't windy last night.

Check out this surfcam of Dee Why beach about 10mins drive from where I live watch it on Hi windows and watch the huge waves.

http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=3475&state=NSW&t=3:20:56%20PM

Some pics

The hole that ate the family car
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r149925_532630.jpg

Ship on the shore
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r149552_530802.jpg

Newcastle
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r149893_532499.jpg

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r149923_532621.jpg

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r149885_532439.jpg

More in the gallery
http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s1946546.htm

[Elenril]

they found the bodies.. so the family were dead?

[simon275]

they found the bodies.. so the family were dead?

They where described as bodies so yes.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1946934.htm

Six confirmed dead so far.

[Redundant]

The hole that ate the family car
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r149925_532630.jpg

Damn! That's a really big hole!

So is Newcastle below sea level like New Orleans?

[xRyokenx]

Holy crap, it ate the road away and everything... insane. Not surprising that they didn't notice that. But yeah, the best thing to do in a flood is to get to high ground as quick as possible, and to not drive on the roads, try to swim through it, etc. Water is a strong force to reckon with. Think of it as a "thicker" wind, you think 20mph winds are a little strong? Try 20mph water, then decide.

[simon275]

Damn! That's a really big hole!

So is Newcastle below sea level like New Orleans?

It's not below sea level it is just lots rain and not enough drains.

[xRyokenx]

So... is this crazy ass storm pretty much finished? Or do you have more of this crap still coming?

[simon275]

So... is this crazy ass storm pretty much finished? Or do you have more of this crap still coming?


Yeah the clouds have moved off the sun is out and there are just a few little white wispy clouds left. No word from Bucko yet.

[xRyokenx]

That's good... I wonder what Bucko's up to though...

[Elenril]

nice sunny day today. newcastle is still probably pretty soggy right now, and i'd be willing to bet bucko's computer has been drowned if the place was flooded... he's probably got a lot of things to worry about at the moment.

[AJ@PR]

Damn people...
Thinking about Bucko.. I think we should...

Send a big pump.
Modded, of course.
Digital controls.
microATX mobo.
High-speed sensors.
32"+2x21" LCD "readout".
ProCharger centrifugal for the engine.
Web cams.
Satellite uplink.
Roomba platoon.

[Crimson Sky]

I've heard from Bucko, he will be away on a personal matter for a few days. Please lets just leave it at that and respect his privacy. I'm sure when he returns he will appreciate your concern :)

[xRyokenx]

Alright, just so long as he hasn't been injured or anything by the flood, and also so long as he still has a PC, lol.

[GT40_GearHead]

i hope his bikes are ok ....

[Drum Thumper]

Great Falls MT is pretty much home to Malmstrom AFB (http://www.malmstrom.af.mil/), which is a bit of a misnomer since the runway out at the base got decommissioned in 1996.

So yeah, if Dubya decides to blow the Judgment Trump, I've got a front row seat to that as well.

An interestng fact that I heard recently that just came to mind regarding nuclear equipped ICBM's in Montana--If Montana were to secede from the USA, it would instantly become the third largest (in terms of warheads) nuclear-capable superpower in the world.

/end hijack for the second time.

[Airbozo]

An interestng fact that I heard recently that just came to mind regarding nuclear equipped ICBM's in Montana--If Montana were to secede from the USA, it would instantly become the third largest (in terms of warheads) nuclear-capable superpower in the world.

/end hijack for the second time.


...that would give them like 3 icbm's per person and no one to fire them...

[AJ@PR]

...that would give them like 3 icbm's per person and no one to fire them...

ssh?



:p

[Bucko]

It was an interesting time here that's for sure. Being stuck in Hospital and watching it all happen wasn't fun. I didn't know if I'd have a house to go back to. The water came up to my back step (I can see the water mark), but didn't come into the house luckily.
My best mate lost his car, which along with the flood waters meant he couldn't come and visit me or check my place for me.
I really thought the windows were going to blow in on the room I was staying in at one point, the wind was unbelievable.
There are still cars littered around the place that had to be abandoned and haven't been collected by tow trucks.

I haven't been to see the ship that washed up on the beach yet. I did see it from my Hospital window though.
It will still be there for a while, so I'll have to head down and check it out before I go back to work.

[xRyokenx]

Well, glad to see you're back and in relatively good condition. It hasn't been the same without you here... Take some pictures of the ship and all that, it would be interesting to see...

For some reason I'm jealous, I guess I just like insane weather so long as there aren't any tornadoes or any other massive hazards to my life, like storm surges. It just looks cool to me...

[Bucko]

Another shot of the ship on the beach:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1905/image0023391fefsf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[xRyokenx]

Wow, that's gotta suck... at least it hasn't capsized or anything. Any idea on how they're gonna move it?

[simon275]

Wow, that's gotta suck... at least it hasn't capsized or anything. Any idea on how they're gonna move it?


Its a coal ship so it has gaint coal compartments. At the moment they have filled the middle compartment with water to way the ship down so it doesn't roll. They are also moving the fuel oil off the ship and to higher compartments. Then they will empty the water and drag it off with two huge tugs.

[Drum Thumper]

We just had 1/4" hail here in Great Falls. Nothing to wierd about that, but I thought I would share a couple pictures taken literally right outside my door:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/Picture001-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/Picture002-1.jpg

[Drum Thumper]

Another shot of the ship on the beach:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1905/image0023391fefsf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Wow--hope you don't mind, but I had to save that pic. That's just insane.

[OvRiDe]

Another shot of the ship on the beach:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1905/image0023391fefsf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Bah.. thats no big deal.. I see them pull Seadoo's up on the beach like that all the time..

:D

Great picture!!!

[Bucko]

They are forecasting another big storm tonight with winds up to 120km/h. So here's hoping they are wrong and it's not as bad as last time and we don't get flooding again.

[simon275]

Yeah 10m high waves. They are saying the ship might break up scary stuff. Thank god I am on university holidays as traffic is gonna be hell tomorrow apparently. Don't think I am gonna get out of bed tomorrow.

[xRyokenx]

Oh man, that's gonna suck big time if another does hit. I hope to high heaven you don't get hit again. On the bright side, I believe that if you get over the nasty stuff now, the universe owes it to you for there to be good weather, just like me and going through a lot of crap recently, it now owes me some really happy times. My beliefs are more or less hoping and not so much religious based.

[Bucko]

Well it's been rainly steadily and heavily for the past hour or so and the wind has been going up and down.

The news predicts it's going to be very bad, so much so that they are going commercial free for their first hour in the morning to cover what they expect to happen. Mostly it is going to hit Sydney and South of there. It's not supposed to be as bad at where I am North of Sydney, but we'll see what the night brings. It's just after 2am here and they reckon it will hit around 3am, which looking at the weather radar looks likely.

[xRyokenx]

Wow... we're prolly gonna be getting our share of hurricanes here in NC too, not as bad as when they're in Florida, but I'm actually hoping for them. I love rough weather so long as it doesn't get life threatening with things such as tornadoes and storm surges. I loves me some rain, and winds too, but like I said, not life threatening and so long as the power doesn't go out so I can surf here and play PC games. ^_^

Note: Yes, I know I'm a bit odd.

[Bucko]

Yes, I know I'm a bit odd.


Really? We hadn't noticed... :p

[xRyokenx]

Really? We hadn't noticed... :p


ROFL. Yeah... at least I'm not even. Har dee har har.

[simon275]

It didn't turn out as bad as expected its 11:30am now the storm was heavy in the early hours and from my window I can see the see is pretty big. There aren't any trees down though or anything like that. The media was full like account for everyone in your family stay away from the windows blah blah...

[Bucko]

It ended up only being some heavy rain here. It's all calm and quiet now.

[xRyokenx]

That's good to know, glad you didn't get steamrolled again, that would have been even more disastrous than the last storm. I still want some rain here though. Me loves rain.

[Bucko]

Well they finally found someone to sort out the ship.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8907/hoffds3py7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Eclecticos]

We had Horrible Lightning here so Bad last night. Was the worst I've ever seen!
It was a combination of both Lightning strikes, and The type that spreads out all over the sky.
Was so loud I though for sure it striking the house. My dog was glued to my leg. It was really freaking him out.
Was like that a few week ago to . .not near as bad, but it did split a tree off to the side of the house.

Lasted like 3 Hours non-stop.

[Redundant]

Well they finally found someone to sort out the ship.

Ah! My eyes! :lick:

We had Horrible Lightning here so Bad last night. Was the worst I've ever seen! I had zero storms in my area...weird

[GT40_GearHead]

i had a bad storm last night...!

came out of no where and after a day with 40 deg Celsius :|, with this terrible shredding noise, like when brake a big piece of wood, the whole street light up, and then all broke lose, the rain drops where huge, my whole garden was full of water in a few seconds!

thank good we had no hail, a few days ago it hailed a few kilometers from here the ice was the size of golf balls

[Redundant]

i had a bad storm last night...!

came out of no where and after a day with 40 deg Celsius :|, with this terrible shredding noise, like when brake a big piece of wood, the whole street light up, and then all broke lose, the rain drops where huge, my whole garden was full of water in a few seconds!

That could've been a tornado. :think:

[The Black Pumpkin]

I'm pretty sure there was a mini-tornado at work when I was there earlier today. :D

It started raining, got heavier, then it got super-heavy. All of a sudden, the wind started whipping around the raindrops in all sorts of directions, and a trashcan from around the building came flying down the other side of the building, where I was, and almost hit a Camaro.

P.S. Also, a cigarette bin tipped over and cigarettes spewed forth all over a freshly swept section of the shop. (I work at a car dealership.) I swept them all into the sewer drain. :D

[Eclecticos]

a Dammned tornado tore through here yesterday evening. .and took a bunch of trees out, a Few in my yard. . So now I gotta go buy a chainsaw and cut it all up, and Rent a horse to pull it all out of the yard. lol

I figure I'll just tie the limbs to the back of the car and pull them outta here.
Sucks though. . really ruined my weekend.

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3924/p2840579yd5.jpg

[Computer-Geek]

Wow thats crazy those trees are huge ! Ny hardly gets any huge storms and if its a tornado its far away from me.

[GT40_GearHead]

Eclecticos, you should be happy, you get to play with a chainsaw !!! :D:D:D:D:D