What some media outlets are calling Melbourne's worst storm in 40 years hit the city yesterday afternoon. I was sitting at my computer when I heard what I thought was a bottle being smashed in the car park outside. Then another. I looked out and couldn't see anything, or anyone. Then there was another 'smash' but this time I saw what was causing it - hail. Huge hailstones falling sporadically on my neighbour's corrugated iron roof.
I went out to look at the sky: behind fast-moving purple and grey clouds the sky was an eerie green. It was quite spectacular.
Within minutes hail was falling constantly and heavily. Here in Fitzroy the hailstones were about the size of a 20-cent piece, but elsewhere, further north and east, they were the size of golfballs and even tennis balls. Then came the rain. An absolute deluge.
Here are some photos that give an indication of the severity and intensity of the storm.
The flooded corner of Elizabeth & Little Collins Street -what looks like foam is hail floating on the water.
2 comments:
Wow - ok, I saw the giant hailstones falling in Preston, but that photo of the CBD is INTENSE!
Yeah - it's a great shot, isn't it? There's a You Tube clip taken from the opposite corner which is also startling.
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