Nation prepares for chaotic weekend weather
Severe thunderstorm warning issued as storm cells move across ...
The Sydney warning area as of 1pm. People in Sydney and the Blue Mountains have been warned to expect a severe weather onslaught, with damaging winds and large hailstones likely.The Bureau of Meteorology upgraded their warning and issued a detailed severe thunderstorm warning just after 1pm AEDT, with severe thunderstorms detected on Radar near Riverstone, Oakdale, Brooklyn, Blacktown and Glenorie.The thunderstorms are forecast to affect Hornsby, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park and Mona Vale by..>> view originalRain records tumble as bushfires burn
Tasmanian wild weather rain and flooding. Amy Watkins took this picture of major flooding in St Marys Tasmania. Picture: FACEBOOK.RECORD rainfalls have battered much of the state overnight and this morning, with the East Coast still bearing the brunt of a low pressure system.Bureau of Meteorology spokesman Malcolm Riley said about 30 daily records were broken yesterday for rainfall in January, mostly in the north and along the east coast.He said the event was far from over.“Every year or two we ..>> view originalSevere thunderstorms hit Tasmania
Tasmania's State Emergency Service has received more than 100 calls for help after heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the state's north and east.The centres of St Marys, Scamander, Meander Valley and Launceston have been most affected by the overnight rain and an evacuation centre has been set up at St Marys Hall."Crews are well prepared with sandbags available to be collected by residents or to be delivered if residents are unable to collect them due to unsafe road conditions," the..>> view originalThommo just a man with something extraordinary about him
Full flight: Jeff Thomson bowling in the 1984 Sheffield Shield final. I was 19 when Jeff "Thommo" Thomson – inducted this week into Cricket Australia's Hall of Fame – burst on the scene as a fast bowler for Australia. I was still playing cricket, which helps in your appreciation of fast bowlers because you have burning memories of what it is to be hit by a hard ball flung in your direction at speed by people with questionable motives.Dennis Lillee had torn the..>> view originalRiverina brekkie wrap | Friday, January 29, 2016
LAUNCESTON: FLASH flooding forced the closure of a raft of roads, parts of highways and city streets in Northern Tasmania on Thursday evening, with severe ...>> view originalBorder breakfast wrap-up| Friday, January 29, 2016
Your news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. Our photo of the day comes from @4shaw_official who posted this great pic with the caption "White line fever! #bikeart • #storm • #albury"7.00AM: Good morning and welcome to the Border Breakfast Wrap-Up. Over the next few hours we will be bringing you as much information as possible from across the Border region and nationally.Weather, road conditions, breaking news, we will have it all - and we'd love to hear from you..>> view originalNSW man dies in Tas campervan, truck crash
A NSW man has died when his campervan was destroyed by a truck trailer that swung to the wrong side of a northern Tasmanian road in atrocious weather.The crash happened near Frankford, west of Launceston, about 1pm on Thursday, police said.The man, described by police as "elderly", was driving the campervan and died at the scene. His female passenger was taken to Launceston General Hospital with minor injuries, while the truck driver was unhurt.Heavy rain and hail was falling on the windy secti..>> view originalPolice may offer bushfire reward
POLICE are willing to offer a reward to anyone who comes forward with information that leads to a conviction for a series of deliberately lit bushfires earlier this month. POLICE are willing to offer a reward to anyone who comes forward with information that leads to a conviction for a series of deliberately lit bushfires earlier this month. Bushfires were lit along the Tasman Highway between Scottsdale and Waverley on January 16.The fires spread and interstate firefighters were ..>> view originalNSW man dies after Frankford Rd crash
A DEAD man's possessions laid scattered across Frankford Road on Thursday following the state's seventh road death this month. A DEAD man's possessions laid scattered across Frankford Road on Thursday following the state's seventh road death this month.The man and his female passenger were travelling east, about six kilometres west of Frankford, about 1pm when, according to a Tasmania Police crash investigator, "the truck lost control of its trailer in the poor conditions".Heavy r..>> view original
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