western australia

Firstly, worry about a fire then a storm hits

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

January 17, 2024 1:17am CST

There have been bad bushfires in Western Australia and my sister evacuated to our place for two nights just to be on the safe side. However, the day after we took her home, a big storm came through her area and brought down a lot of trees on the properties there and along the roads. In the middle of the storm, they had an inch of rain in half an hour. Within an hour the temperature was back to 40C so it is very steamy there now. The lightning started more fires in country areas. The photo was taken by my nephew.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

17 Jan 24

@judyev And here I am skidding about under snow. Really underlines the instability and unpredictability of life and how vulnerable we all are, so let’s not waste it by drinking cheap, insipid coffee.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

17 Jan 24

@JudyEv Nor mass produced pesto. I’ve just made a jar of my own pesto to slaver on a couple of darnes of salmon which I will roast later. I’m so good to myself.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

Good point. And no eating cheap chocolate either.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

@xFiacre Haha - good for you.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

17 Jan 24

The most important thing is no one got hurt. [u][/u]

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

17 Jan 24

@JudyEv You are so right. I am sure everything will be fine there soon.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

Yes, that's very true. Everything else can be replaced or repaired.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

17 Jan 24

I hope your sister is ok! Is this photo of her place? The weather is absolute nuts all over the world it seems

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

21 Jan 24

@JudyEv I hope there wasn't too much damage there. Oh yah, trees falling on houses is not good . . . we see that often on the news out here - big trees toppling!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

Yes, this was taken up near the goat sheds. Luckily, she doesn't have really big trees around her house.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

17 Jan 24

Oh no Judy.

Glad she is okay though?

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

The only damage is from the falling trees. Some trees near the sheds have almost fallen over so will have to be taken out.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

17 Jan 24

Oh my goodness, I am so sorry for your sister. Look at the big mess the storm did. I know the feeling of "steam" when the temperatures goes up immediately after a lot of rain.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

It will take some time for the damage to be repaired. Luckily no animals were injured.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

17 Jan 24

@JudyEv I am glad that at least no animals were injured.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

17 Jan 24

The weather has gone nuts. I hope no one was injured.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

You're right about the weather going nuts. Everything is just so much more intense as far as the weather goes.

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

17 Jan 24

Ouch! I can imagine the double pain of the storm damage AND the stifling heat after the rain. I hope there’s no significant damage to their home or property!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

There will be a lot of trees to cut up and make safe. Some are leaning over with the roots being pulled from the ground. One tree in the garden split in two from the wind.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Jan 24

So sorry about the storm. That's real bad about starting more fires

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

There is enough worry with people lighting fires, without lightning starting up more.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

17 Jan 24

Glad at least your sister is all right. That certainly is not good and I hope those fires get put out soon,

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

Hopefully the rain would have helped extinguish the fires.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

17 Jan 24

That's not good. We're a lot of the bush fires started because of the high temps? I've heard that can happen sometimes. Is your sister still heading home after the two days? I hope nothing major in her property was damaged.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

22 Jan 24

@JudyEv that's better than her property catching in fire.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

There was some damage to fences but there are a lot of trees and branches to clean up.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jan 24

@MarshaMusselman Definitely much better than being burnt out.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

17 Jan 24

Is that your sister's property? It looks bad and will take a while to clean up. That's a lot of rain in a short time. I hope they can get the fires under control.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

18 Jan 24

@JudyEv Yes, it will.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

Yes, that's my sister near the goat sheds. The fallen trees and branches will take a long time to clean up.

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@Shiva49 (28366)

• Singapore

17 Jan 24

Nature seems to blowing hot and cold! The sun is back with a vengeance. Hope the damage is covered by insurance.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

I think insurance will cover the major damage at least. Nature seems to be in a bit of a temper for sure.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

18 Jan 24

With those temperatures and then rain, the ground must have been rock hard and hardly absorbed any water

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jan 24

Where my sister lives, it's very sandy and the water soaks in really quickly.

Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

17 Jan 24

Hope you all are safe and the storm didn't hurt you. It's really depressing to see so much of devastation.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

We had some strong winds but that was all. Others were not so lucky.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jan 24

@aninditasen Thanks

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

18 Jan 24

@JudyEv Glad you are safe. Hope things get normal for those affected soon.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

17 Jan 24

Oh, my! It looks as if a tornado went through. And I thought the wind here was bad. Who is that in the picture?

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 24

That's my sister. It could probably be called a mini tornado but luckily the houses weren't damaged.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

17 Jan 24

That was a lot of rain in half an hour.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

It must have been bucketing down.

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@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

17 Jan 24

I am so sorry for what she is going through right now. Nature's cruel path of destruction rearing its ugly head on her property. I hope that in time, when it is safe to return her family can begin the clean up process. It is too bad that so much of our world is burning up from wildfires, we had alot of them last summer here.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

Thanks. Over the last few years, the cold periods are colder, the hot periods hotter and storms more intense. It's quite worrying really.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

17 Jan 24

Hope there was no serious damage and the people were safe.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 24

Thanks. There was a lot of damage but no-one was injured which is the main thing.

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