 DISCUSSION: As of earlier today in far northern sections of the Northern Territory located in north-central Australia, there was a cluster of deeper convection which fired up as daytime heating ensued. Thus, several cities across far north-central Australia were in the path of fairly dangerous thunderstorms which quickly developed a history of intense cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy rainfall, and strong winds. As daytime heating intensified through the course of the afternoon hours, the intensity of the associated convection was applied accordingly since the stronger instability led to stronger in-storm updrafts and therefore a more prolific atmospheric response. Attached below is a direct excerpt from the Bureau of Meteorology (as re-shared by the Palmerston Weather Facebook team): "For people in the Litchfield, Palmerston, Darwin and parts of the Bynoe and Cox Peninsula areas.
Issued at 9:28 pm Saturday, 28 January 2017. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 9:20 pm, potential severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Middle Point, Lambells Lagoon, the Adelaide River to the east of Darwin and the Adelaide River to the southeast of Darwin. They are forecast to affect Palmerston, Humpty Doo, Howard Springs and Berry Springs by 9:50 pm and Darwin City, the Northern Suburbs, Channel Island and Mandorah by 10:20 pm. Damaging winds are likely. The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should: * secure loose outside objects * ensure pets and animals are safe * avoid remaining in the open when storms threaten * pull over if it is raining heavily and you cannot see, park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears * avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current * for emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones, contact the NTES on 132.500 To learn more about other high-impact weather events occurring across Australia and the South Pacific, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz
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DISCUSSION: As a strong low pressure system gradually pulls away from the island nation of New Zealand, the storm did not begin its exit before making quite an impression on many across the South Pacific Ocean region. As described in the story attached in the post above, this unusual South Pacific mid-January storm took many by surprise in terms of wind and rainfall impacts. To learn more about this story, be sure to click the link above and read the full story which was courtesy of NIWA Meteorologist Ben Noll.
To learn more about other high-impact weather events occurring across the Australia and the South Pacific Ocean region, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz Strong Storm Pushing Across Eastern Australia! (credit: Weatherzone and Higgins Storm Chasing)1/14/2017  DISCUSSION: As of earlier this afternoon (Australian Eastern Standard Time), there was a rather large convective complex moving through parts of eastern as well as southeastern Australia (as reflected by the image above courtesy of Weatherzone). This large amalgamation of deep convection was associated with a weak low pressure system which is slowly moving to the east along the southern coast of Australia (i.e., ironically running virtually parallel to the length of the Great Barrier Reef as a point of reference). As shown in the two lower images, you can clearly denote the 12-hour progression of this low pressure system which was tracking along the southern coast of Australia. These two respective lower images both show the 1000 mb analysis at 00 Z and 12 Z on 14 January 2014 (i.e., the pressure surface which meteorologists typically use to study low pressure systems at or near the surface of the Earth). Attached below is a brief quote from the Higgins Storm Chasing team which discusses some specifics regarding the recent/future status of these strong storms.
"4:20 am: some intense slow moving storms producing heavy rain, frequent lightning and areas of flash flooding are impacting the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Sunshine Coast Hinterland." To learn more about other high-impact weather events occurring across Australia and the South Pacific, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz Heavy Rainfall Floods Eastern Australia! (credit: Higgins Storm Chasing via Bureau of Meteorology)1/11/2017  DISCUSSION: Over the past 24 hours and counting, there has been impressively heavy rainfall impacting many parts of eastern Australia. As shown in the graphic attached above (courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology), there have been many locations with well overall 2.00 inches (50.8 mm) of rainfall during the 24-hour period extending from 01/11/2017 at 9:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) to 01/12/2017 at 9:00 AM AEST. Thus, within some of the valleys scattered across various parts of eastern Australia there will certainly continue to be a threat for flooding or even flash flooding. If you or someone you know is travelling or planning to travel through this region, be sure to make them aware of the inherent threat associated with this recent heavy rainfall. Attached below are some specific courtesy of the Higgins Storm Chasing team via the graphic from the Bureau of Meteorology.
"Amazing how it just keeps raining up North. More widespread falls of 50-100mm over the past 24hrs and even falls of up to 150mm were observed.Davidson Creek topped all on 157mm, Jarra Creek 151mm but just as impressive... Menavale continued its unreal run. 108mm helped Menavale record its 6th 100mm day in the past 8 days and its 5th 100mm day in a row!!" To learn more about other high-impact weather events occurring across Australia and the South Pacific, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz |
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