200.0
Curtin AP Derby WA
159.0 Derby AP WA
139.0 Willare Bridge Derby WA
116.0 Borroloola NT |
ex-TC
Steve tracked across the northern Kimberley district of WA overnight
and today bringing heavy rain and squally winds across the region. Derby's
Curtin Airfield recorded 217mm between 9am yesterday and 3 this afternoon,
and other significant falls are shown at left. Steve moved offshore again
near Broome, and deepened once more to tropical cyclone strength mid afternoon
as it tracked westwards, parallel to the coast.
Severe thunderstorms developed over the
NSW Central Tablelands today in moist air converging into an inland
trough. 2cm diameter hail was reported from Lithgow around 2pm
from a storm complex that moved east, giving Katoomba a series
of downpours during the mid afternoon as successive storm cells passed
overhead. The Katoomba observer reported 91.4mm for the 48 hours to 9am
Monday, but most fell during these storms, producing the unusual event
of local flooding on the Blue Mountains ridge top. The storms diminished
in intensity as they moved east and northeast into Sydney and the lower
Hunter Valley, but still gave widespread falls of 20 to 30mm. This event
is explored in detail by Matt
Smith.
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