An active weather system impacted much of northern and eastern Australia during the period Monday 6 March to Wednesday 15 March 2023. The system initially brought flooding rains across remote and outback north west areas of Queensland and even isolating the remote town of Burketown (Queensland). Weekly rainfall figures for the period Monday 6 March […] The post Significant rain / floods and storm events – 6 to 15 March 2023 – New South Wales and Queensland appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

Much of South West United States has endured years to decades long drought which has resulted in critical water shortages for cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and others. Evidence of such a long drought was seen in 2007 being the last time I visited the region. Water reservoirs were low even at […] The post Winter storms and snowfall eases years of drought for California – February and March 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

Using Zoom Earth which is a combination of NASA / GFSC / EOSDIS on the Aqua / MODIS satellite and adding in the overlays, a remarkable picture can be ascertained of what occurred across Vanuatu between Wednesday March 1 and Saturday March 4  2023. Two strong tropical cyclones struck the island chain and using the […] The post Two tropical Cyclones strike Vanuatu – March 1 to March 4 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

For the first time in at least 2 years, much of Sydney during Monday endured a 38C day. When compared to the rainfall that was occurring exactly months ago, this was a significant event as: North west winds prevailed across much of the city which prevented the coastal sea breeze taking hold across the coastal […] The post A 38C day across Sydney – Monday 6 March 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

A remarkable storm named “Tropical Cyclone Freddy” has survived at least 15 days as it crossed from one side of the Indian Ocean to the other side (From east to west). The record belongs to Tropical Cyclone Leon Eline in 2000 which lasted 29 days as it crossed the same ocean 23 years earlier. After […] The post Tropical Cyclone Freddy – A remarkable storm that crosses the Indian Ocean – February 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

It is now exactly 12 months to the day that major flooding impacted much of the Hawkesbury River basin including Richmond and Windsor and local environs. Return to Windsor Bridge - 12 months later As shown one year later in the attached photos taken Saturday 4 March 2023, the Windsor Bridge is functioning normally with […] The post The summer of 2022 / 2023 and Windsor Bridge – One year after the devastating March floods appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

An interesting and quite significant weather event unfolded across much of Sydney during Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Most of the event occurred overnight and thus by daybreak Wednesday morning, the worst of the weather had passed well to the north. Tuesday evening following a south east wind change, heavy downpours and even a […] The post Sydney’s overnight rain and storm event – Wednesday 22 February 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

A new movie titled “Supercell” is expected to be released in cinemas on the 17 March 2023 and is directed by Herbert James Winterstern. Not much is known about the storeyline other than to advise, that it is another American weather disaster movie. Based on known facts, the movie appears to tell the storey of […] The post Upcoming weather Movies “Supercell” and “Twister 2” appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

The period between February 11 to February 18 is best described as being another variable period with significant hot weather impacting some regions while strong thunderstorms and heavy rain impacted other regions. Maximum daytime temperatures have soared to levels not seen in 1 to 2 years for several regions with maximum temperatures reaching 40C in […] The post Week of heat, storms and heavy rain – February 11 to 18 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

For the past 7 days, there has been some dynamic weather within Australian waters as well as some intense thunderstorm and rain activity across parts of the country. From tropical cyclones within Australian waters to intense thunderstorms and rainfall that has brought local flooding, the past week has been active weather wise. Tropical cyclones It […] The post Tropical cyclones, coastal storms and flooding – Australia – 5 – 11 February 2023 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more