Victorian storm 2010 is a series of storms that pass through most of Victoria state in Australia on March 6 and March 7, 2010. One of the most severe storms flew straight in Greater Melbourne, bringing lightning, flash floods, hail very large and strong winds to the state capital.
The larger storm brought heavy rain and huge hail, which caused flash floods, disrupted transportation in central Melbourne and central Victoria over the weekend. Many damaged residential buildings, mostly due to hail and heavy rain. Some of the main buildings evacuated include Flinders Street and Southern Cross stations, several major shopping centers, civic buildings, and Docklands Stadium. The storm occurred during Victoria's Labor Day weekend and affected a number of sporting events and festivals, many of which were delayed or canceled. On average, hail is between 2 cm (0.79 inches) and 5 centimeters (2.0 inches), while in Ferntree Gully in east Melbourne, rains as high as 10 cm (3.9 inches) are reported.
Over the weekend of 6 and 7 March, Melbourne experienced a rainfall of 61 millimeters (2.4 inches), more than the March average of 50 millimeters (2.0 inches). Twenty people were treated by paramedics due to pest-related injuries at the Moomba Festival, and more people suffered minor injuries caused by cuts and bruises. At least 50 families, perhaps more, were transferred to temporary accommodation. Extensive storms and flash floods also affected Melbourne only a few weeks earlier on February 11, 2010 and on December 31, 2009, while fellow capital Perth suffered the same fate on March 22, 2010. As the city recovered, another flash flood affected Melbourne's metropolitan area. three weeks later on the morning of 29 March.
Video 2010 Victorian storms
Summary of storm
In the days before the storm, a large amount of warm, humid, air was passed down from Queensland, where it had caused floods in southern Queensland. This warm air mass collides with a cold low pressure system coming from the west. The resulting storm involves rotating winds around the low pressure center, which acts like a "mini-cyclone" according to the Bureau of Meteorologist Scott Williams. These storms swept Victoria from northwest to southeast from 6 to 7 March. Heavy rains and strong winds continue until March 8.
March 6
The storm developed from a low-pressure system to west Victoria, resulting in a lightning storm on the morning of March 6, which began a rough cross-country journey from northwest to southeast, passing directly through central Melbourne around 2:40 pm. There are many storm cells, one in West Victoria and one in Central Victoria and Melbourne, most of the rain-retention system through the country through the night. At the peak of the storm, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) of rain and hail stretches across the state moving toward the southeast. The storm cells produce thunder, lightning, heavy rain, huge hail and strong winds. Nineteen millimeters of rain falls in less than 18 minutes.
March 7
Medium to heavy rain continued throughout the night and entered 7 March. The storm further past Victoria on 7 March brought heavy rains to most areas and flash floods in some areas, though not at the same level as the March 6 th storm. Heavy rains fell all night from March 7 to March 8, especially in northern Victoria, where high winds uprooted many trees.
Maps 2010 Victorian storms
Timeline
March 6:
- 8: 00â € "am - Form of storm in northwestern Victoria
- 12: 00Ã, pm - Mature hurricane before hitting Bendigo and a severe lightning strike issued to Melbourne.
- 1:30 pm - Thunderstorms arrive at Bendigo
- 2.25a, ​​pm - The storm arrives at Melton, St. Albans, Sunbury, and Werribee
- 2:40 pm - Thunderstorms arrive in central Melbourne
- 3: 00Ã, pm - Storms arrive at Caulfield, Craigieburn, Footscray, Glen Waverley, Greensborough, and Preston.
- 3: 10 pm - The storm arrives at Scoresby by saying "cricket size"
An archived radar BOM radar image can be viewed on this external link.
Affected area
The storm affects most states, mostly western and central parts of Victoria, but also extends to the western and southern parts of New South Wales.
- Bendigo - On March 6, 50 millimeters (2.0 inches) of rain falls causing flash floods. At 1:30 pm, the Victorian State Emergency Department responded to 140 calls for help. A house was evacuated in Bendigo when it became submerged.
- Shepparton - On the night of March 7, heavy rain, strong winds and tornadoes caused flash floods, extensive damage to buildings and cut down many trees.
- Central Darling Shire - estimates that 150 km of roads are damaged by the floods inflicted.
- Junee Shire - The main south railroad out of order at Harefield cuts rain services between Junee and Melbourne and Cootamundra and Melbourne.
- The city of Wagga Wagga - Part of the Local Government Area (LGA) experienced flash floods after 110.4 millimeters (4.35 inches) of rain fell at the airport, which was the wettest day ever recorded in the city. Twenty people from Ladysmith were evacuated after Kyeamba Creek burst its edges after 200 millimeters (7.9 inches) of rain. It is estimated 100 tons (98 tons long, 110 tons short) grain and 200 km (120 mi) of fence flooded by the city of Wagga Wagga LGA.
Greater Melbourne
Although Greater Melbourne was affected by storms through March 6 and 7, the most destructive storm cell passed through Melbourne between 2 and 5 pm on March 6, affecting all regions in varying degrees, bringing heavy rain and flash floods, high winds and hail. Storms affect transportation, sporting events, and festivals. Some buildings were damaged and evacuated. Many people receive minor injuries from hail.
The storm cell arrived in central Melbourne at about 2:40 pm, where the city experienced 19 millimeters (0.75 inches) rain in less than 18 minutes, 26 millimeters (1.0 inches) of rain in 60 minutes and 33 millimeters (1 , 3 Ã, in) within 90 minutes. Wind speeds greater than 100 km/h (62 mph) were recorded at Melbourne Airport, and 40 millimeters (1.6 ×) of rain was recorded at Rockbank, west of Melbourne. 44 millimeters (1.7Ã, o) rain falls at Monbulk in east Melbourne and 62 millimeters (2.4 inches) falls in Maribyrnong in the west of the city.
Hailstones in the city and the western suburbs are "golf ball sizes", while hail in the eastern interior is said to be "marble-sized". The area around Ferntree Gully to Lysterfield outside east Melbourne experienced hail to the size of a cricket ball, with an 11 cm diameter aggregate hailstone recorded at Ferntree Gully by an Australian Meteorological Bureau employee. It is the largest recorded hailstone in the state of Victoria.
In many areas, heaps of hail are causing disruption to traffic and sporting events, among other things. Hail also affects many deciduous trees in Melbourne, chopping leaves from trees that are later taken by flood waters.
Ambient light in Melbourne dropped significantly across storms, cloud colors depicted as "very dark gray to black".
During the March 6 and 7 hurricanes, Melbourne alone had rainfall of 61 millimeters (2.4 inches), more than the whole March average of 50 millimeters (2.0 inches).
Effects
At 1:30 pm, the State Emergency Service has responded to 140 calls for help, this increased to 200 calls by 3.45 pm. By late afternoon, more than 1,000 aid calls had been received, with just over 800 coming from the Melbourne metro area. At 7:00, approximately 2,500 calls have been received, most of the residents whose roofs are crumbling and houses are flooded. Throughout the weekend of 6 and 7 March, over 3,500 calls for help were received.
On March 8 and 9, more than 1,200 calls were received when residents returned from a long holiday weekend to a damaged property. At least 80 Emergency Services personnel from New South Wales and South Australia are put in place to help SES Victoria overcome unprecedented demands. The SES anticipates completing a full storm cleaning a week after the storm.
Injuries
Many people suffered injuries from rain stones. Although exact numbers are unknown, most receive cuts and bruises. Two people are treated in intensive care with serious injuries. Paramedics treated about 20 people who attended the Moomba Festival on the banks of the Yarra River due to stone-related injuries. There are reports of parents protecting children with their own bodies, trash cans and other items.
Some of the horses competing in Flemington Racecourse were also wounded. The Lort Smith Animal Hospital treats a number of wounded animals and triples of lost dogs, with the Missing Dog House in North Melbourne and RSPCA at Burwood having their busiest period since New Year's Eve.
Further injuries occur after a storm when people are trying to repair a house damaged by a storm, including falling from a ladder and a roof.
Property and property damage
Many dwellings are damaged, some estimates indicate about 2,000, mainly due to excessive waterways causing roof leaks and collapsing; others are damaged by floods, water damage, hailstorm damage and wind damage. The Australian Insurance Council states that the storm destroys "catastrophe". Until March 17, 2010, more than 40,000 insurance claims have been filed, worth at least $ 500 million.
Several major buildings in the city were damaged and evacuated, including the Southern Cross Station, evacuated mainly due to the collapse of the roof; and Flinders Street Station, was evacuated primarily due to flooding. Highpoint Shopping Center, Chadstone Shopping Center and Clock Factory were also evacuated. The Docklands Stadium was evacuated when the roof at Gate 3 collapsed. Media House and ABC Headquarters in Southbank were also damaged as the roof collapsed. The Melbourne Theater Theater's new building is flooded with water, resulting in the cancellation of several performances for the following days. The neighboring Melbourne Recital Center was also damaged by flooding internal spaces and hail damage to windows and billboards. The Arts Center's roof was devastated, with Prime Minister John Brumby declaring that to fix "the damage bill would obviously run into hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars". Crown Casino was severely affected by the Village Cinema which was closed due to flooding as well as a gambling table bank and a closed machine due to a leak.
Fifty families were relocated by the Government authorities for temporary accommodation. The City Council of Knox set up a disaster relief center to provide relief and accommodation to residents whose homes were damaged.
Transportation
Transportation in downtown Melbourne is heavily influenced by storms, particularly due to flash floods and hailstacks, causing traffic disruptions, tram and train service cancellation and evacuation of Cross Southern Station, one of Victoria's largest passenger train stations..
Elizabeth Street in town, located on a natural waterway, completely flooded when water traveled south down the hill to the Yarra River. The flood water on Elizabeth Street flooded the vehicle and several trams. The streets are flooded throughout Melbourne, Southbank, Docklands, South Melbourne, and other areas. The streets stay closed in the city center until the evening. Both the Domain and Burnley tunnels were closed due to flooding, causing traffic on the West Gate Toll to stop.
The train initially stopped running between and to Flinders Street and South Cross Station. The entire Hurstbridge line was stopped due to storm damage. There are cancellations in Belgrave, Epping, Frankston, Sandringham, and the Werribee line and the Upfield line are also postponed due to storm damage.
Several tram stops service in town for the afternoon due to the flood, slowly opening back to early evening.
One plane was forced to spin for nearly an hour when the storm hit, and three more were transferred to another airport.
At the peak of the storm, 100 traffic lights are disabled.
Utilities
100,000 houses without electricity in Melbourne and 20,000 across the state during the peak of the storm.
Event cancellation
Two AFL Cup pre-season NAB games are affected by the storm. A match between St. Kilda and Fremantle were initially canceled but later revised to a longer start time due to damage at Docklands Stadium. Another match between Brisbane Lions and Geelong Cats at Visy Park, Carlton was canceled due to heavy rain and torrential rains.
Heaps of hail and floods affected the races at Flemington Racecourse, the Australian Guineas and Australian Cup were postponed until the following weekend after the track was declared unsafe for racing. Jockey Damien Oliver said that "there is 25mm of ice on the track and 50mm of other water".
Moomba Festival celebrations, music events and fireworks were canceled after participants were injured, paramedics took care of 20 people in attendance.
Effects on business
Insurance industry
A week after the storm, the IAG lowered their earnings forecasts as payments due to storm increases, raising its budget for natural disaster costs by about $ 105 million. At that stage, the price for storms is $ 256 million and IAG and other insurance companies, including Suncorp, are likely to reach their maximum event retention rate in relation to the storm. International insurance company Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd estimates a $ 85 million loss from disasters including Chile's earthquake, winter storms in Europe and the United States, and rainstorms in Melbourne.
Car dealer
As a result of the storm, hundreds of cars damaged by hail are expected to be sold for huge savings in showrooms and auction houses around Melbourne. One dealer stated that his car had to be sold for 20% of their list price due to hail damage to boots, hats and roofs. Others say that such sales are "unprecedented in 35 years in the industry".
Art
Ballet Australia experienced an unprecedented leak, with 48 years of broken costumes and most of the production affected in some way.
The Melbourne Theater Company must return $ 100,000 in ticket sales for six lost production, Malthouse Theater also lost production. The Melbourne University Art School on St Kilda Road was forced to shut down all week due to flood damage.
See also
- Flooding in Australia
- severe storms in Australia
- Extreme Weather Events in Melbourne
- Similar events:
- West Australia 2010 hurricane
- 2003 storm in Melbourne
- 2005 Melbourne lightning storm
References
External links
Media related to Victorian storm of 2010 on Wikimedia Commons
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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