by killiecrankie 17 Sep 2015

About 11.30 am ,a minute from home (6 streets with 2 roundabouts & a stop sign ),a nasty storm hit.The wipers on full,headlights on ,where has the roundabout gone,its underwater,got through it ok.The next one is not in a dip,so its visible ,thankfully no cars coming at the stop sign because vision is woeful,dodge the lake forming at the next T junction.Turn into our street ,where is our drive way ,nearly went into a neighbours.

Open the garage & drive in,open the car door to find that the rain water has followed the car in.
So much water is gushing out the down pipe ,it looks like a burst water main,& the grate can't handle it,
Husband is standing there sweeping it around the side of the house while I move anything up off the floor which isn't waterproof.
The dog is inside running around terrified of the noise.Gandalf turns up a few minutes later drowned & terrified. His eyes were dilated. & took a few hours to get back to normal.
We only got the beginning of the storm ,10inches of hail on the road & Bateau Bay shopping centre roof collapsed & was evacuated.
The car probably stinks because on the bag of cow manure we bought with the potting mix etc..
The rain has stopped so the car can be unloaded now

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by noah 18 Sep 2015

Thank the good Lord your both safe:):)hugs

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by cfidl 18 Sep 2015

Peat moss should not smell to bad. I can empathize with the water, as my basement flooded earlier this year. Storms are terrifying!

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by cfidl 18 Sep 2015

Peat moss should not smell to bad. I can empathize with the water, as my basement flooded earlier this year. Storms are terrifying!

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by lbrow 18 Sep 2015

So thankful you got home safely/Lillian

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by sdrise 18 Sep 2015

Wow amazing... Glad you area all OK!! Suzanne

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by castor 18 Sep 2015

I am glad you,r both ok and your pets too

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by Leaha 17 Sep 2015

Adventures are so wonderful, they make one appreciate the mundane. Hope the little pets are doing better and that your damage was minimal. Welcome Spring!

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

Our ex- prime minister didn't believe in climate change.

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by toogie 17 Sep 2015

It must be frightening while its happening, as you don't know how bad it will get, before its over. I am glad it's over for you and hope your floors aren't ruined. Thankfully you are all safe now.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

The garage floor is concrete ,so it had an unexpected wash.

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by pacmp 17 Sep 2015

Scary to say the least! Glad you were not insured. Pam

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toogie by toogie 17 Sep 2015

(I think she means injured, don't you.)

killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

we are insured & uninjured.The insurance company finalised Aprils claim last week with a life time guarantee on the roof repairs.

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by elemausi 17 Sep 2015

Glad you are safe now.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

Thank you

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by jrob Moderator 17 Sep 2015

Scary stuff! I'm glad you didn't suffer injury and hopefully the furbabies have recovered.....until the next storm.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

East coast low in April wasn't as intense as this was,no wind this time ,just rain

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by crafter2243 Moderator 17 Sep 2015

I am so glad you are OK. Nothing seems to be normal anymore.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

Thank you

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by airyfairy 17 Sep 2015

Thank goodness no one was injured. Hope you are drying out now. Hugs

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

We are on sand ,so everything dries out quickly

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by pennifold edited 17 Sep 2015

Hi Judy, we were very lucky. We didn't get any of it. I'm glad that you weren't injured and hope that everything has been cleaned up now.

Have a look at what Meg had to drive through. Love Chris

1. This was Meg's view from her car on her way home at 2.45pm this afternoon.
2. Cars at the bowling club at 11.30am. The Bowling club roof collapsed over both end lanes and the roof of the Coles Bay Village also collapsed and everyone was evacuated.

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pennifold by pennifold 17 Sep 2015

Oh! I forgot to say that this is HAILSTONES!!!!!

pacmp by pacmp 17 Sep 2015

Thank You for sharing these photos, Hail that large could really cause massive damage. Hopefully people's windshields were not damaged or their cars dented from the impact, yikes, glad Meg was safe and that the storm missed you.

Leaha by Leaha 17 Sep 2015

I've been in hail storms before, but never this much!!! Amazing. Glad everyone is alright, hope damages were minimal and that things soon get back to normal. This is springtime for you!

killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

TOO busy to find the camera for photos .Thankfully the hail was small ,lemon seed size .The rain was amazing.Although we were in the garage ,I managed to get a very small hailstone in my mouth..

Leaha by Leaha 18 Sep 2015

It wanted a nice warm home...lol

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by marianb 17 Sep 2015

So long as you all are safe and dry that's the main thing, you husband can check for damage later. It totally missed us here in Sydney.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

Lucky you .Aprils East Coast low damage repair on the roof held.The garage has dried out.

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by carolpountney 17 Sep 2015

Sounds awful. Glad you got home safe.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

Thank you

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by vickiannette 17 Sep 2015

well, that was just a bit of bad timing wasn't it, almost getting home before the storm. I hope you are okay now. Adelaide in South Australia had a fierce storm last night with lots of hail....very out or season for such a severe hailstorm.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Sep 2015

If we had left a little later we would have been caught out.
Hailstorms are usually are Christmas here.A few years ago I avoided one ,only to be caught in another one the next day at about the same time.It has taken years to live down the damage done to his 3mth old new car.It took over 3mths before it was repaired because of the number of damaged cars.

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