Brisbane Severe Storm 16/12/2010

For the 2nd day in a row, Brisbane has copped another Supercell Thunderstorm.

The hail was more minimal today and only isolated to some suburbs, but the lightning didn't hold back.

Over 50 000 homes blacked out and over 14 000 cloud to ground lightning strikes recorded.

One of the most intense lightning storms I have witnessed, almost like Spielberg's War of the Worlds.

- Completely filmed on Apple iPhone 4
- Hawthorne, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

I hope you enjoy my contemplation of my footage.
Anthony Keim.

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• 16/12/2010
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[tonzislandsandman]

Those Hurricanes would be something i bet everyone there monitors very closely hey, you guys have copped heaps there. It's amazing hey how many small tornados a hurricane can spawn...not many people realise it! In Australia here we get lots of hurricane's up to the north of my State of Queensland (their known as Cyclones here). We get one that comes down as far as Brisbane once every 50 years or so, so were over due for another here too :P. Cyclone season is just kicking off now up north!

[elekktrode]

@tonzislandsandman Just saw Cairns got hit by a minor cyclone. They are going to get a lot of rain and flooding. Hell of a Christmas present. We have a nasty squall line approaching my area (Houston). It's gonna be an interesting Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to ya!!

[tonzislandsandman]

@elekktrode It just missed it! Hit about 20mins south of it, as TC Tasha. Some locals didn't even realise it was a cyclone as the winds were really localised and minimum.. although it did manage to rip one roof on someones house. The rain it brought was phenomenal and is now drifting south, which looks like where I live (Brisbane) will end up with the fall out from this... our dams are all at absolute capacity, and all the grounds are saturated from recent rains.. i

[tonzislandsandman]

@elekktrode if we get a further 250mm+ rainfall event, we could cop a monster 1 in 50/100 year flood event! Offical wet season isn't even at it's peak yet.. its a scary thought. You have a good christmas too! Enjoy it :). Merry Christmas! Hope no more squall lines develop today to dampen your xmas!

[tonzislandsandman]

@tonzislandsandman There we go, North QLD, Cyclone Yasi!

[backalleymomma]

like the video more of nice footage

[backalleymomma]

@elekktrode so how'd you do...how was christmas...we here in saskatchewan get snow & cold...sometimes wonder which is the lesser of the two evils

[riteasrain]

and now Yasi is on its way in up north. Scary stuff - they're calling it a deadly event.

[MrGusten10]

oops sorry for the spelling:)

[MrGusten10]

Aussiethunderstorms is so green and scary..different to othresI ve seen elsewhere...loud booms there too..Good video:)

[elekktrode]

@tonzislandsandman I hope you guys don't flood. Our most severe flood event was TS Allison in 2001 (711.2mm in 24hrs), most of Houston was flooded. On 13 Sep. 2008 we got smashed by Hurricane Ike. Check out this video on you tube (Horrifying Sounds of Hurricane Ike) This what it sounded like at my house for about 9 hrs. Stay dry and happy holidays