Storms in Melbourne

[Bobby]

The wind died down around here. The cold came back.

Was it as bad as this?


Some video of the storms:


1 minute 51 seconds long.

[UnSubRocky]

It was never that bad.

[Bobby]

It was never that bad.

It was shocking - I thought that the trees would all fall down.

[UnSubRocky]

It is a good thing that I did some tree trimming the other day, then. We are expecting some strong weather storms this school holidays.

[Jasin]

As usual, there's always one muppet on the news reports that says 'all the trees' should be cut down and removed because of falling branches etc.
Imagine. Removing a city's prime 'natural' character of trees in streets n' all - just because some people have branches fall on their cars or claim that 'everyone' will be hit on the head by a falling branch... because they 'all' will be outside in the rain and high winds to cop a binklebonk on the head.

Some people just can't cope with a 'natural' world.
Maybe they want Sydney built out of MineCraft and other Cyber constructions? Real world stuff eh.

[Bobby]

As usual, there's always one muppet on the news reports that says 'all the trees' should be cut down and removed because of falling branches etc.
Imagine. Removing a city's prime 'natural' character of trees in streets n' all - just because some people have branches fall on their cars or claim that 'everyone' will be hit on the head by a falling branch... because they 'all' will be outside in the rain and high winds to cop a binklebonk on the head.

Some people just can't cope with a 'natural' world.
Maybe they want Sydney built out of MineCraft and other Cyber constructions? Real world stuff eh.

the Storm -
back on 13th Feb 2024 over half a million people lost power
in Melbourne from trees falling on power lines.
Mine was out for 5 hours but some lost power for 3 days and more.

They grow tall forest type trees under power lines.

They should have grown only bushes.

[Jasin]

Maybe some 'Shrubberies' even.
Just ask the Knights who say "Ni!"

Obviously Eucalypts always drop their own branches - its a natural trait of theirs. But there are other (from other parts of the world) Tree species that are less prone of having shallow root systems and loosing branches easily.
Councils need to ask the 'experts' and have the right Trees (including maintenance demands, etc) in Streets as I think Trees are the most wonderful sight in streets and really do make streets look less like people being in a cement 'prison' of just brick and mortar, etc. Annandale became a very pricey suburb purely because of its visual splendour of Trees in its Streets.

[Aquarius]

Those were terrible storms in Melbourne. We don't seem to have many problems over here on the Northern Beaches regardless of the numbers of trees. However, the odd tree will fall. Mostly we get flash flooding further down my street because it is closer to the lagoon. If Manly dam spills, plus king tides at the lagoon, with torrential rain, we will get that flash flooding in the street but I can avoid it by driving out the opposite way. Fortunately it doesn't happen very often. Once every couple of years - and then only lasts 24 hours.

I agree about the need for councils to plant the right sort of trees on the footpath. It's unbelievable some of the trees that were planted underneath telegraph lines. So what they are doing is lopping the top and side branches which makes the tree become unstable. This is when you are likely to get a branch fall or worse, the tree uprooted. Some of those trees have been lopped in such a way that they look absolutely hideous. Some are leaning so far to the side you wonder how they are still standing erect.

In the streets near me we have huge Morton Bay figs. These trees are massive with huge root systems. But these trees were planted long before people had electricity. Other streets have Norfolk Island pines. It's a wonder we don't have problems. But we never experience power outages. I can't even remember the last one - if it ever happens once in a blue moon, it only lasts a few minutes at that.

[Aquarius]

Those were terrible storms in Melbourne. We don't seem to have many problems over here on the Northern Beaches regardless of the numbers of trees. However, the odd tree will fall. Mostly we get flash flooding further down my street because it is closer to the lagoon. If Manly dam spills, plus king tides at the lagoon, with torrential rain, we will get that flash flooding in the street but I can avoid it by driving out the opposite way. Fortunately it doesn't happen very often. Once every couple of years - and then only lasts 48 hours.

I agree about the need for councils to plant the right sort of trees on the footpath. It's unbelievable some of the trees that were planted underneath telegraph lines. So what they are doing is lopping the top and side branches which makes the tree become unstable. This is when you are likely to get a branch fall or worse, the tree uprooted. Some of those trees have been lopped in such a way that they look absolutely hideous. Some are leaning so far to the side you wonder how they are still standing erect.

In the streets near me we have huge Morton Bay figs. These trees are massive with huge root systems. But these trees were planted long before people had electricity. Other streets have Norfolk Island pines. It's a wonder we don't have problems. But we never experience power outages. I can't even remember the last one - if it ever happens once in a blue moon, it only lasts a few minutes at that.

[Jasin]

Hi Aquarius.
Yes. Sydney is far more 'stormier' than the so-called NRL Melbourne Storm. I've experienced mini-cyclonic almost weather in some suburbs and then when I drive out of them, its like calm sunshine in the next door suburbs. Very rare does it really 'mass flood' in Sydney as a whole for days and days on end of hard rain. It's mostly short 24hr bursts and downpours of torrential with winds, etc.
Down here on the Southern Coast, the winds can be powerful and long-lasting. When I lived in JB, it was 6 days of hard winds that the noise pollution of the sound of the wind in the trees was sending me a bit batty and I found myself talking loudly all the time when conversing with people. But the Eastern 'windy coast' of the south has its benefits like in summer where there is always the 12 noon 'cool' breeze respite.

I agree with those powerlines V trees and how they hideously deform them to give way to powerlines. Really, just get rid of 'that' tree entirely and plant a more suitable Tree or Shrub, etc. Cities look awful without Trees, but clearly some 'expertise' of Botany, etc is need by Councils in regards to when they plant trees. I forget the name of the trees that drop enormous amounts of leaves come Autumn? Surely picking trees with no real 'side-effects' can be done?

Eucalyptus Trees are 'forest' Trees, hence their shallow root systems. They don't have the strength against hard winds if they are 'isolated' or no longer part of a larger collective.

The trouble with Councils in cities planting nice plants, shrubs, bushes, etc is that the awful Chinese (caught on film, etc) go around pulling them up (stealing) to sell at Markets, Black Markets, etc - if not ship them overseas. Busted some Chingers doing it a number of years back down here. They were stealing the very bright orange and vibrant (South African) Proteas that the council planted along nature strips. Called the cops on them. It was 1am when I saw them do it, as I drove past and pulled back around. The Law should allow us to throw in some punches and kicks as a form of 'communication' when they just play dumb to speaking English, etc.