# What the hell was that freaky storm last night in Melbourne? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574 "2003-12-02T21:28:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/21 "2003-12-04T03:56:48Z")
Oh! :smack: Sorry, **Astro**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/22 "2003-12-04T04:41:22Z")
Right that is it **NoClueBoy** I am going to put my foot down and INSIST that you come on down to Melbourne and clean up the mess personally! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/23 "2003-12-04T05:00:09Z")
Sydney’s being hit by mahor electrical strikes now. second time in less than 24 hours. Not as bad as Melbourne’s though, but it sure is freaksville. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/24 "2003-12-04T05:04:45Z")
Er… _major_. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/25 "2003-12-04T05:31:17Z")
Here you go **NoClueBoy** : [Reader’s pics](http://theage.com.au/ftimages/2003/12/04/1070351666673.html). That’s a link to a good one, you can go to the gallery at the bottom of the page. ---
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/26 "2003-12-04T05:38:20Z")
A friend of mine actually got some awesome shots of the storm - he drove out to the Dandenongs in the middle of it, which I’m sure was a pleasant experience. I don’t think I’ll link to em, as he wouldn’t appreciate the traffic…but they were impressive. Looks like broad daylight at 4 AM. Incidentally, how come no one ever summons a light beast? They bring warm sunshine and beach weather. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574/27 "2003-12-04T14:41:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hawthorne \* > \*\*Here you go **NoClueBoy** : [Reader’s pics](http://theage.com.au/ftimages/2003/12/04/1070351666673.html). That’s a link to a good one, you can go to the gallery at the bottom of the page. \*\* EEEEEEK! Scary as hell! Gorgeous, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-that-freaky-storm-last-night-in-melbourne/216574.md?page=1)