Photos from the day after Melbourne's hail storm

Graham Miln — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:13:15 +0000

Twenty-four hours after the hail storm, Melbourne appears mostly unaffected by yesterday’s spectacular weather. The signs of yesterday’s flash flooding in the city centre are minimal.

Flood damage in a Melbourne shop.

Walking through the central business district this afternoon, I noticed the stairs near Elizabeth Street/Bourke Street still sheltered hail storm ice hidden from the sun.

Leaves caught in railings.

Stairs leading down below yesterdays flooded street.

Ice remains protected from the sun a day later.

Hail storm in Melbourne caught on film

Graham Miln — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:14:46 +0000

This afternoon an unexpected hail storm hit Melbourne. Megan and I were lucky enough to be inside at the time. I grabbed the camera and we joined others in the building’s lobby to watch the storm build.

Watch the High Definition (HD) edition of the film on YouTube.

The thunder storm that followed lasted for most of the afternoon.

Hail storm, Melbourne, Australia

Chunk of ice from the hail storm

Hail storm, Melbourne, Australia

Update

The day after I ventured out into the city and took photos showing the remaining piles of hail ice.

This short film has appeared in the Slovakian Pluska.sk, the Australian Herald Sun web sites, and has accumulated a handful of YouTube honours:

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Photos from the day after Melbourne's hail storm

Hail storm in Melbourne caught on film