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Feb. 7th, 2009 03:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hnpccRang Dean's Mum - the fire is moving away from Dean's grandmother. It's now moving towards Dean's parents, however they are still about 40km away as well.
Part of the problem is lack of water - Mum mentioned that their tanks are nearly dry already, and a large number of dams are as well, which is making it harder to find water for tankers and aircraft.
Melbourne is currently listed at 45.4oC.
The winds are still very strong from the north.
We're seeing smoke from the fires near Kilmore, to the point that the smoke alarm started going off until I closed the doors to it.
It's kind of creepy hearing "We have an urgent message for residents of town X - implement your fire plans now."
Dimboola fire crew are safe after they were believed trapped.
The change has passed through Warrnambool. Looks like it's starting to hit Aireys Inlet.
Hopefully it will bring rain. Probably not though, looking at the map. Although there's been 0.2mm near my parents! Go West Gippsland!
My parents still have ash falling on them. No embers that I'm aware of, but I haven't phoned them.
The fire they can see down the Valley is now in pine plantations and effectively out of control. Pine plantations burn really well, as Canberrians know.
Pine plantations are also the worry for the Kilmore fire. "The worry" as in "in the direct path of."
It's kind of creepily amusing hearing "Today is a day of Total Fire Ban" when half the state appears to be under threat. Well that worked.
It's also kind of weird hearing people being asked not to travel on certain roads. Particularly when you know the roads. I wouldn't go near them in a blind fit today, they'd be a death trap if you got stuck there. We're talking windy, hillside roads with bush on either side. Then again, you get the "some roads are being closed because the fires are crossing literally in front of motorists..." hm.
Carn the cool change.
Part of the problem is lack of water - Mum mentioned that their tanks are nearly dry already, and a large number of dams are as well, which is making it harder to find water for tankers and aircraft.
Melbourne is currently listed at 45.4oC.
The winds are still very strong from the north.
We're seeing smoke from the fires near Kilmore, to the point that the smoke alarm started going off until I closed the doors to it.
It's kind of creepy hearing "We have an urgent message for residents of town X - implement your fire plans now."
Dimboola fire crew are safe after they were believed trapped.
The change has passed through Warrnambool. Looks like it's starting to hit Aireys Inlet.
Hopefully it will bring rain. Probably not though, looking at the map. Although there's been 0.2mm near my parents! Go West Gippsland!
My parents still have ash falling on them. No embers that I'm aware of, but I haven't phoned them.
The fire they can see down the Valley is now in pine plantations and effectively out of control. Pine plantations burn really well, as Canberrians know.
Pine plantations are also the worry for the Kilmore fire. "The worry" as in "in the direct path of."
It's kind of creepily amusing hearing "Today is a day of Total Fire Ban" when half the state appears to be under threat. Well that worked.
It's also kind of weird hearing people being asked not to travel on certain roads. Particularly when you know the roads. I wouldn't go near them in a blind fit today, they'd be a death trap if you got stuck there. We're talking windy, hillside roads with bush on either side. Then again, you get the "some roads are being closed because the fires are crossing literally in front of motorists..." hm.
Carn the cool change.
