Wild Weather

[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

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/c...t=3:20:56%20PM

Some pics

The hole that ate the family car

Ship on the shore

Newcastle

More in the gallery
http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/f...s/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...6/s1946934.htm

Six confirmed dead so far.

[Redundant]

The hole that ate the family car

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.