After a hot, humid weekend, another gorgeous-looking and sunny morning greeted us after an uncomfortably sultry night. Then I read the weather forecast: Severe storms with torrential rain and even hail expected for Brisbane “between 3 and 5pm”. Generally, the weather forecast here is awesome. So, when they issue a severe weather warning, with a time attached, it is very likely that this will happen, no matter how sunny the morning. Sure enough, and right on time, at around 3pm the sunshine became hazy before disappearing altogether.
![Storm approaching](http://www.fractalthoughts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/storm_approaching.jpg)
The clouds got darker and darker.
![Ominous Clouds](http://www.fractalthoughts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ominous_clouds.jpg)
Then, a howling gale with rain, thunder and lightning. The works. Sadly I did not manage to get a lightning strike on a photo.
![Howling Gale](http://www.fractalthoughts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/howling_gale.jpg)
The balcony is three meters in depth and fully-covered. And I had cleaned the deck earlier today. I needn’t have bothered. The rain got very nearly all the way to the door.
![Wet Balcony](http://www.fractalthoughts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wet_balcony.jpg)
At least I have not seen any of the hail that was forecast.