After a couple of days of spring like temperatures, Gungahlin
residents were treated to a fairly rare winter event - passing
thunderstorms and hail!
The storms, which developed due to some very cold air in the upper
atmosphere, crossed the local region around 2pm. Gungahlin
recorded some brief, but very heavy rain and hail. The storms
were concentrated between Gungahlin and Goulburn, with the rest of
Canberra recoding only rain showers.
The storm cleared with 30mins and left behind about 5mm of rain at
the Gungahlin Weather Centre. As can be seen in the photo
below (taken from my front door), the hills around Gungahlin resembled a 'winter wonderland',
looking as though they had received a good dusting of snow - alas,
it was just hail.
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Looking more like a dusting of snow - The
hills around Gungahlin shivered after a hail storm crossed the
region on 27 July 2007. |
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Darren Giles - Gungahlin
Weather Centre
