Wednesday, 11 September 2024

Floods and Storm

Very recently we have had massive storms here in Tasmania, roofs blown off houses, fences falling over, trees as well, power poles fallen, power cut off to so many homes for days along with heavy rain at times. 
Thankfully where we live on top of a flat hill we didn't lose power or have any damage done.  
So off for a drive to view some areas where the roads were not closed due to floods and power lines down to take some photos.
These photos are from different areas here in northern Tasmania which received the storms strongest winds than the southern area of the State.
The last photo of the bridge, usually you can drive further up under it.








57 comments:

  1. The weather appears to be crazy now throughout the whole world, but glad you were safe and suffered no structural damage.

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    1. Thank you Rosemary, and I heard there was a lot of rain in some areas of England too.

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  2. Muy bellas imagenes. Y muy bella la imagen de la cabecera.

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  3. Glad you didn't suffer any damag and you were safe. The weather is showing its power all around the world.

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    1. Weather is doing odd things this year, though we often have rain in September and October along with wind but of course not as much wind as we've had recently.

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  4. I am glad that the storm didn't cause more serious damages.

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    1. Thanks Angie. Many people lost all their meat and food with no power for days.

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  5. Espero que no haya ocasionado, grandes destrozos.
    Son preciosos los paisajes, de tu reportaje fotográfico.
    un abrazo.

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    1. Thank you. Many people in the more open areas had buildings collapse, houses lost part of their roofs and so on.

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  6. I'm sorry to hear about the storm in your area, it happened to our country Philippines and some other Asian countries too. Let's all pray that we'll always safe.

    http://www.itsjulieann.com

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    1. I heard about the floods and storms in your area, dreadful.

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  7. Thanks for showing us some of the damage. Glad your house was safe. Nature is a powerful force.

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    1. You are welcome EC, could have been worse. Thank you, and you never know what the weather is going to do and we have no say in it.

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  8. Storms usually do a lot of damage some, we spend the summer in a mountain area and there they hit hard doing more harm than good.
    Best regards

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    1. You are right, can cause and often does do much harm. Well it's good you all are ok from your storms in the mountains.

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  9. I had the impression the flooding was worse in the south but yours is certainly impressive flood waters. Given the Tamar is tidal, the must be a quite an effect when so much flood water meets an incoming tide.

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    1. Well they had flooding in the south but in certain areas which often flood anyway when we have a lot of rain, similar to us here in the north.
      If it rains too much and tidal river, the Tamar River floods and used to flood Invermay area but we have a barrier now to stop that, thank goodness, especially for those that live out that way.

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  10. So pleased that you didn't suffer any damage and are safe.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan, we are not used to such storms on the Island.

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  11. You sure have been copping it down in Tassie.
    So far here we have had none of those storms BUT
    seems we are to get them !!!
    Lovely warm sunny day here and NO bloody snakes
    still peep out onto the porch in case JOE BLAKE and his
    missus is not lurking !!
    Cheers
    Colin

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    1. Yes we were copping it, it came all at once for several days.
      Glad that snake is gone, hopefully, Colin.

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  12. Uy cuidate mucho de las lluvias. Te mando un beso.

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  13. I was relieved to hear that you were OK.
    Thank you for worrying about the typhoon we had.

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    1. You are welcome, it's normal for me and others to wonder if others are alright in typhoons and so on. It's always good to hear everyone is alright.

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  14. Hope everything is gonna be okay. It looks so windy and cold....the weather is rather extreme here....

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    1. Yes, thank you, all if ok now...and yes it's been a bit chilly at times.

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  15. Glad you are okay. I love storms, but really hate the damage they cause.

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    1. We are not used to such large storms as we had R, but I do know what you mean.

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  16. Crazy weather--- but of course, climate change is a hoax. Rupert Murdoch told me so.

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  17. Sadly, more of this weather will come, and come again. Yet still we pay no heed to climate scientists.

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  18. Fortunately you did not suffer any damage and are safe.
    The weather is becoming more extreme here in the Netherlands.
    Greetings Irma

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    1. We were very lucky Irma, so many were not. It is extreme the weather at times.

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  19. The tasmanian
    landscapes ,
    looks like
    New Zealand .

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  20. Me algro que no sufrieras daños. En España q en algunas zonas también hubo inundaciones. Lo malo es que se repiten con frecuencia.
    Buena semana Margaret.
    Un abrazo.

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  21. Glad you weren't affected Margaret, heart goes out to those who were. You took some great photos, thanks for sharing them.

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    1. You are welcome Denise. Our State Government is giving those people who lost power for several days money to restock their food supplies.

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  22. I do not like such storms that cause so much damage and stress but they happen and we just have to cope the best we can, I am glad you weren't affected by the storm

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    1. Thanks Jo-Anne. Yes, we do have to cope with the damage and destruction no matter who we are.

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  23. Oh dear. Glad you were ok.
    Nice photos though, even with the broken branches.

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    1. Thank you. Those broken branches to them was a surprise, the wind just snapped them off.

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  24. Hello Margaret
    Storms and tempests are terrible things, I had two of them this summer with strong winds and hail. Luckily, my town is in a valley surrounded by hills and we are generally somewhat protected from this element. But your photos show large fallen trees, which is evidence of the force of the wind.

    Greetings, it's almost autumn, the nights are getting colder here...

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    1. They are dreadful as we can do nothing to stop them, if they happen, they happen, and we have to accept this. Hail can do much damage too.
      Keep warm, and out weather will soon become warmer for spring.

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    1. Yes a lot of space for the floods and not cause any damage in those photos.

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  26. Every area needs a decent amount of rain each year, enough to keep the rivers flowing, the crops growing etc. Droughts and bushfires every summer are horrendous. But storms so severe that houses lose their roofs, fences are destroyed, power poles fall down and power cut off.. are even more dangerous. Wouldn't it be possible for clever scientists to spread the rainfall evenly around the year?

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  27. Nature can be merciless and we can do nothing against its fury, just wait for the weather to calm down. Fortunately you are fine.
    The photos clearly show the damage caused by storms in these areas.

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    1. Nature sure can, Maria. Some people were without power for 11 days, but those people mostly live in the country.

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  28. Me alegra saber que estáis bien. Tus fotografías son preciosas. Gracias por estar siempre Margaret. Besos.

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