Buckle Up!!!

[dinglinga]

get ready for a storm that we havent expeirenced for ages!!!!!

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ADELAIDE REGION SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
For Damaging Winds and Very Heavy Rainfall

For people in Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges District
Issued at 7:55 pm on Thursday 21 December 2006

Thunderstorms are currently located near Ardrossan to Port Wakefield and are
expected to affect the northern and western suburbs between 8:30pm and 9:00pm.
Damaging winds and very heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding are possible
with these storms.

A more general Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains current for Adelaide and the
Mount Lofty Ranges and other parts of the state.


The State Emergency Service advises that people should take sensible precautions
such as:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure loose outside items;
* Keep clear of fallen power lines;
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains;
* Don't walk, ride or drive through flood water;
* Stay indoors away from windows while storms are nearby.

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The Weather Bureau warns that thunderstorms are expected to affect the northern
and western suburbs between 8:30pm and 9:00pm. Damaging wind gusts and very
heavy rainfall are possible with these storms.


The next warning is due to be issued by 9:00 pm Thursday 21 December 2006

This warning is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts; the Bureau's
website at http://www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 215. The Bureau and State Emergency
Service would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly.


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[Dutchy]

guess I should turn off the sprinklers....

[TroyGFC]

guess I should turn off the sprinklers....

Oddly enuff just after the storms had settled, the school next door to me their sprinklers turned on for about 3 hours!!!

[Punk Rooster]

guess I should turn off the sprinklers....

Oddly enuff just after the storms had settled, the school next door to me their sprinklers turned on for about 3 hours!!!

& West Torrens council was watering their nature strip on James Congdon Rd during the height of the downpour...
Can't be too hard on these bodies though, as they are trying to do the right thing (with timers etc)- depending on how hi-tech they are, they could look at whether they can over-ride the program (say via the net) from home during storms.

[dinglinga]

councils = commonsense ????