Melbourne Xmas hail storm

2010zx6r · Post by **2010zx6r** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:18 am

Hi guys

Here's a video of a hail storm that hit us in the afternoon in Hillside (western suburbs of Melbourne).
Every car we saw had hail damage including friends and family that were over.
I was kinda lucky as rode there and just received damage to front screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDpEal1U ... ata_player

philbo · Post by **philbo** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:22 am

very lucky with only that with the size of hail in the backround!

MIKER · Post by **MIKER** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:44 am

Yep i was in deer park when it hit & the hails stones were big enough to damage cars etc

h.b.bear · Post by **h.b.bear** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:50 am

they would hurt if they hit you on the head i would image

i remember about 1987 or thereabouts when living in Windsor a big hail storm hit the area i was in a big shed at the time and had to put ear muffs on because of the noise it made,but the amount of damage done to the cars was unbelievable

laidback · Post by **laidback** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:37 am

Seen some hail in my time but never that big

Although didn't seem to be a lot looking at the ground...just as well...

seiko1 · Post by **seiko1** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:30 am

Cells that produce hail that big usually produce Tornado's...that would have been a little worse

dutchy · Post by **dutchy** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:55 am

seiko1 wrote:Cells that produce hail that big usually produce Tornado's...that would have been a little worse

Apparently they had one at Fiskville. Some one told me that yesterday, can remember who.

Hawksam · Post by **Hawksam** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:09 am

2010zx6r wrote:Hi guys

Here's a video of a hail storm that hit us in the afternoon in Hillside (western suburbs of Melbourne).
Every car we saw had hail damage including friends and family that were over.
I was kinda lucky as rode there and just received damage to front screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDpEal1U ... ata_player

shame not the sort of thing you want for Christmas. Luckily it's only your screen I suppose.

born green · Post by **born green** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:38 am

dutchy wrote:
seiko1 wrote:Cells that produce hail that big usually produce Tornado's...that would have been a little worse
Apparently they had one at Fiskville. Some one told me that yesterday, can remember who.

2, Small one in melton as well.

2010zx6r · Post by **2010zx6r** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:40 am

I only managed to catch the end of the storm. Unfortunately you really can't see the thousands and thousands falling when video was pointing to the sky.
I was undecided if I was to drive or ride as weather forecast was grim. Now I am glad I rode as if I drove it would of be hammered.

seiko1 · Post by **seiko1** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:05 pm

dutchy wrote:
seiko1 wrote:Cells that produce hail that big usually produce Tornado's...that would have been a little worse
Apparently they had one at Fiskville. Some one told me that yesterday, can remember who.

It may surprise you that Australia has 10% of the World's Tornado's

Scary Bastards they are! They can literally drop right on your head

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:59 pm

Wow, makes me glad that when I was deciding to move to Sydney or Melbourne, I chose Sydney. Moved here a couple of years after that big hail storm happened and have only copped one hailstorm with ice only 2/3 the size of that at most. Fortunately i was out driving in the car and was ale to take shelter in the lee of a building that was right next to a main road. I've seen some photos of what was done yesterday and I am not jealous at all.

z900/zx9 · Post by **z900/zx9** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:13 pm

Yep it was certenly hailing in greensborough,we got 93 mm rain as well as these rocks
I had to go out in it to clear the drains so put on my leather jacket and helmet

2010zx6r · Post by **2010zx6r** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:23 pm

Replace front screen today. A little disapointed as got it fairly cheap. Now have to pay almost twice as much. Could of been worse. Feel sorry for friends who were there. My sister inlaws sister only bought their car brand new four months ago. And her husbands work car at home not too far away had hail damage also.
Sucks

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