 Isolated
storm brings heavy hail, possible tornado to central NSW  30Sep02
NEWSBITS: Useful rain in NSW; Warm
night in southern Qld |
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A
thunderstorm generated in the Cootamundra area mid afternoon travelled
ENE over the next 6 hours. Hail up to 10cm deep blanketed a strip of farming
country about 2km wide between Cowra and Canowindra, causing
a hayshed to collapse and flattening crops. Hail several centimetres deep
caused accidents and slowed traffic to 20km/h on the Mitchell Highway
between Bathurst and Orange in the early evening, while
a house in each of Millthorpe and Blayney lost their roofs.
Buildings and equipment at the Wattle Flat Racecourse, 30km NNE
of Bathurst, were destroyed by high winds, possibly tornadic. A near new
steel shed was destroyed, and chairs, tables and barbeque equipment thrown
hundreds of meters.
NEWSBITS: A rainband moved eastwards
through central and northern NSW this morning, giving falls of between
5 and 20mm to the Northern Tablelands and the Central West. The best falls,
up to 30mm reported from some property owners, were on the Northern Tablelands.
Falls in the Central West were lighter, but came as an excellent follow-up
to light rain earlier in the week. Cropping areas in the northern wheat
belt again missed out. To the north of the rainband, southern Queensland
experienced an unusually warm night with minimum temperatures generally
8 to 10 above average.
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National
weather extremes for today
Data provided by
the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:49 EST on 07/09/02 |
| Quality
control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors.
Less obvious errors may remain. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information |
| Records
set this day (none known) |
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Todays highest
rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals received, and/or all reported falls of 50mm or more.
43.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
38.0 TOSARI Darling Downs E QLD
28.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
27.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
38.0 TOSARI
TASMANIA
W Coast
43.0 MOUNT READ
28.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
ISLANDS
Islands
27.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
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High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
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Todays highest &
lowest temperatures |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
36.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
36.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
36.5 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
36.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
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26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
23.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands
23.0 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
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3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
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-2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
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Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
+7.5
32.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.4
35.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.8
32.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.6
36.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.3
24.9 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
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+10.1
19.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+9.8
18.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.4
16.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+9.2
20.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
+9.0
18.1 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+9.0
19.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
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-5.0
19.9 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW
-4.8
27.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-4.7
29.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-4.3
28.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-4.3
18.7 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
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-10.7
-2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7
6.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-6.4
13.7 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.8
3.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.5
4.2 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
-5.5
11.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
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Highest wind
gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 89 (290/ 67 ) at 23:00
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 95 (320/ 76 ) at 23:05
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 85 (350/ 67 ) at 08:48
DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS: 91 (310/ 69 ) at 22:31
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 93 (300/ 54 ) at 21:00
EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 95 (260/ 65 ) at 01:47
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 111 (320/ 70 ) at 16:51
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 111 (300/ 91 ) at 00:00
TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 76 (310/ 63 ) at 22:54
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