Saturday, March 14, 2015

THE STORM THAT DIDN'T ARRIVE AT OUR PLACE

There was a lot of damage in our northern areas....infrastructure damaged at Carnarvon as well as many of their crops damaged (bananas in particular) so Cyclone Olwyn did make herself felt and of course in other towns there were roofs damaged and some flooding too.

We had been warned it would continue down the coast and eventually arrive over Perth as a rain bearing depression (a low).  Cyclones are notorious for being difficult and all the wonderful rain we were anticipating just didn't arrive.   The skies looked quite threatening and promising but didn't produce what we had hoped for.  (I took these two photos from our back garden this afternoon.  1) looking towards the north-west and 2) to the south-west):

We did get about 4-5mm overnight and a few drops (only drops though) during the day so all our hopes were dashed.

I am hoping as the low moves towards Albany that people will be spared any damage to their homes etc., but that they will get some much wanted rain that missed us almost completely.
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  1. Yamini MacLeanMarch 14, 2015 at 7:53 PM

    Hari OM
    Those are meaningful clouds, for sure! Glad you escaped damage, but shame so few drops of the wet stuff... YAM xx

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    1. MimsieMarch 15, 2015 at 12:31 PM

      Yam, the clouds were very beautiful and I thought they held much promise but unfortunately not for us. xx

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  2. AnonymousMarch 14, 2015 at 9:41 PM

    Glad to hear you didn't get hit with a bad storm....but....sorry you didn't get any rain.

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    1. MimsieMarch 15, 2015 at 12:32 PM

      It rather fizzled out so once again out weatherman were fooled by Mother Nature.
      We are still awaiting the rain but probably now not till after Easter as is often the way in Perth.

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  3. Author R. Mac WheelerMarch 14, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    Wish you long, gentle rains and beautiful rainbows afterward. :)

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    1. MimsieMarch 15, 2015 at 12:32 PM

      Thank you so much for those lovely wishes. We can only hope.

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  4. Elephant's ChildMarch 15, 2015 at 1:53 AM

    R. Mac Wheeler said it for me.

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    1. MimsieMarch 15, 2015 at 12:33 PM

      Yes, he put it so eloquently didn't he and thank you too.

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  5. Susan Flett SwiderskiMarch 15, 2015 at 2:44 AM

    I'm glad you didn't get walloped with the storm's fury, but hope you get some soft soothing rain real soon. Isn't it amazing how arbitrary the weather can be? Years ago, a tornado caused horrific damage less than a mile away from our house, but all we got is a little rain.

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    1. MimsieMarch 15, 2015 at 12:34 PM

      That can happen here. Really heavy rain in the next suburb and nary a drop at our place.
      Fortunately we in the south of the state were all safe which can't be said for those further north who sustained damage.

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  6. jp@A Green RidgeMarch 15, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    Good thing you were unscathed. Mother Nature can reek havoc on occasion!...:)JP

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    1. MimsieMarch 15, 2015 at 12:36 PM

      We were fortunate if a little disappointed about the lack of rain.
      Mother Nature certainly can be violent at times as shown on Vanuatu on Friday leaving so much havoc with thousands left homeless and at least 6 dead. That was a really deadly category 5 cyclone.

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  7. Rose ~ from OzMarch 18, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    Gosh Mimsie that was rotten luck by Mother Nature. Good fortune that there was no damage of course, but very disappointing at the lack of rain, I understand how desperately you need it there.

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