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Old 10-11-2020, 10:10 PM   #1
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Default Adelaide Lightning (Not Netball)

Wow, seen a lot of lightning storms in my life, and had lightning strike a tree 20m from me as a kid in Padthaway, but honestly don't recall a storm like this one in Adelaide right now where the lightning is literally non-stop.

My kid's netball gets cancelled if there are 2 lightning bolts within a minute - was abandoned pretty quick tonight.

Going to be some awesome pics doing the rounds tomorrow - last 2 hours it would be harder to have taken a pic without lightning than take a pic with lightning.
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Looks to be heading our way. Issued a Asthma storm alert for Victoria.
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Old 11-11-2020, 10:54 AM   #3
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Yeah I stood outside to watch for awhile but was not long before it felt like it was right on top of me so headed back inside.
Was pretty crazy



Dog coped well - he normally carries on so much it ruins the sound of the thunder
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Looks decent, scared the poor youngster as well?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-...ry-sa/12870132
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Looks to be heading our way. Issued a Asthma storm alert for Victoria.
i heard that too, i don,t understand how a storm affects asthma, if anything i would,ve thought it would clear the air.
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i heard that too, i don,t understand how a storm affects asthma, if anything i would,ve thought it would clear the air.
Proceeding high winds, dust, pollen and grass seed is a deadly combination for some Asthmatics. Just like 4 years ago, killing 10 people.
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Proceeding high winds, dust, pollen and grass seed is a deadly combination for some Asthmatics. Just like 4 years ago, killing 10 people.
Storms also have the ability to be able to 'compress' the air (read pollutants). Pilots are well and truly aware of the effects storms have with microbursts, downbursts etc.

These sorts of phenomena all play havoc with those who suffer asthma or even hayfever (n to the same degree, obviously).

The air would likely be cleaner after the storm has passed, but the passing of the storm is where the danger lies.
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This explains it better, pis-ton
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weather has just hit us in Central Vict
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When it started I had to run out and put the bins out. Only got the first one out then lost my nerve and went back inside.
The dog spent the rest of the night trying to sit on my neck, petrified of the noise.
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