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Our Feature Video is the 16-1-10 severe storm surge at Bridal Veil Falls, 104mm in 85 minutes. This sort of flow is a very rare event, perhaps a few times in a hundred years:
Storm over Blackheath 5-1-12 - Mammatus clouds in a storm anvil at sunset.
26-11-11 - Bridal Veil Falls - More than 130mm in a few days.
Video - Bridal Veil Falls - 26-11-11 - After more than 133mm of rain in recent days.
Video - Sydney Harbour - 11-8-11 - Always nice to visit the harbour after a chilly winter in the mountains.
5-7-11 - Blackheath wind damage photos - Courtesy of Andrew Newton.
Video 1 - 9-7-11 - Old dairy land on Prince George St. Gusts may have exceeded 150kph here.
Video 1b - 9-7-11 - Old dairy land on Prince George St. Gusts may have exceeded 150kph here.
Video 2 - 7-7-11 - Jubilee Avenue. Gusts may have exceeded 150kph here.
Video 3 - 7-7-11 - Two days after destructive winds on the 5-7-11. Still no power.
Video 4 - 6-7-11 - 139kph gusts - Day after the destructive winds on the 5-7-11.
Video 5 - 6-7-11 - 139kph gusts - Day after the destructive winds on the 5-7-11.
Video 6 - 6-7-11 - 139kph gusts - Day after the destructive winds on the 5-7-11.
Video - 18-6-11 - Winter Magic Festival - Dancers and drummers - temp around 6C, wind chill -2C.
Video - 18-6-11 - Winter Magic Festival - Huge Crowd - temperature was around 6C, wind chill -2C.
Video - 18-6-11 - Winter Magic Festival - Belly Dancers.
Video - 18-6-11 - Winter Magic Festival - Great band performance.
Video - 18-6-11 - Winter Magic Festival - King Parrot Bloco de Samba and Ghaziya.
4-5-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. Image 1
4-5-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. Image 2
4-5-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. Image 3
2-5-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. Image 1
2-5-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. Image 2
2-5-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. Image 3
22-4-11 - Ford Reserve, Megalong Valley - Causeway is looking good after autumn rains.
Video - 22-4-11 - Megalong Valley - Just down from Ford Reserve.
17-4-11 - Autumn Colours - Wentworth Street, Blackheath. New image, blurry image deleted.
8-4-11 - Autumn Colours - Clanwilliam Street late afternoon, Blackheath.
Video - 12-3-11 - Cloud to Ground Lightning in Blackheath - A nice ground shaking strike.
12-3-11 - 1pm - Video Capture of Lightning - Nice Cloud to Ground strike over Blackheath.
Video - 1-1-11 - Mammatus in Blackheath - read my storm description on the YouTube clip.
Video - 6-11-10 - Rhodo Festival in Blackheath - Lithgow Pipe Band, great dancing.
Video - 6-11-10 - Rhodo Festival in Blackheath - Blue Mountains Band.
Video - 17-10-10 - Steam Train in Blackheath - Who doesn't love a steam train!
Video - 4-10-10 - Blackheath Waterfall - After 70mm of rain in two days.
Video - 4-10-10 - Blackheath Waterfall - 70mm in two days - closer view.
30-6-10 - Coonabarabran at -6.1C - Very heavy frost that morning.
15-6-10 - Venus and the Moon at 6pm - 1 - Glowing nicely in the NW sky.
15-6-10 - Venus and the Moon at 6pm - 2 - A gorgeous site in the NW sky.
4-4-10 - Grose Valley - Easter Sunday at around 6am.
2-4-10 - Megalong Valley Causeway - Good flows down there at the moment.
16-1-10 - Video - Huge Bridal Veil Falls - Big storm at Blackheath - 104mm in 85 minutes.
16-1-10 - Bridal Veil Falls Photo - Taken at about 3:30pm, during heaviest surge.
16-1-10 - Bridal Veil Falls Photo - Grainy close-up. Shrubs/bushes being thrown over falls.
22-12-09 - Storm near Blackheath - Taken at 2pm, moving towards Bilpin.
11-11-09 - Video - Local Waterfall - Feeder creek to Bridal Veil Falls.
7-11-09 - Video - Local Fire Services - Blackheath Rhododendron Festival in the mist.
7-11-09 - Video - Lithgow Highland Pipe Band - Blackheath Rhododendron Festival in the mist.
23-9-09 - Blackheath dust storm - Taken about 6am, as the rising sun hit the dust.
16-9-09 - Blackheath Garden - 1 - Some nice colour this year in town.
16-9-09 - Blackheath Garden - 2 - Waratah recovering finally, after drought damage.
12-8-09 - Blackheath waterfall - One of our beautiful local scenes.
Chicago Tornado - Not a local video but watch the train derail - 110mph Chicago tornado!
25-5-09 - Katoomba Falls - Head of the falls, after more than 200mm of rain for the week.
24-5-09 - Bridal Veil Falls - Grose Gorge near Blackheath, after 171mm of rain for the week.
11-5-09 - Autumn Colour - 1 - Blackheath, Wentworth Street. These three shots taken at 8am.
11-5-09 - Autumn Colour - 2 - Blackheath, Wentworth Street. Taken near the community centre.
11-5-09 - Autumn Colour - 3 - Blackheath, Wentworth Street. Best colours in years.
5-5-09 - Autumn Colour - 1 - Blackheath, near Golf Course.
5-5-09 - Autumn Colour - 2 - Eastern Blackheath - how red is this tree! It really was this red.
5-5-09 - Autumn Colour - 3 - Eastern Blackheath - more brilliant red and yellow.
8-4-09 - Horseshoe Falls - 1 - Rock pool after recent good rain.
8-4-09 - Horseshoe Falls - 2 - Rock pool after recent good rain.
8-4-09 - Horseshoe Falls - 3 - Rock pool after recent good rain.
8-4-09 - Pulpit Rock - Under a setting sun.
18-2-09 - Braeside Creek - After good rain from a coastal trough. Just made it across.
23-12-08 - Tornado near Nimmitabel - One of the biggest ever recorded in NSW.
17-11-08 - blackheathweather.com garden image 1 - I dig the holes, my wife is the brains behind it.
17-11-08 - blackheathweather.com garden image 2 - blackheathweather.com garden in the mist.
17-11-08 - blackheathweather.com garden image 3 - blackheathweather.com garden in the mist.
20-10-08 - Severe Storm - This impressive hail was observed at Mt Boyce around 6pm.
19-10-08 - Pulse Storm - This cell popped up near Penrith at around 4:30pm.
11-9-08 - Local Kookaburra - He has taken a liking to my screen and maybe the tadpoles.
25-7-08 - Grose Valley Sunset - About 5:30pm, just as the sun was about to set.
25-7-08 - Grose Valley Sunset - About 5:15pm, just as the sun brushed the top of Mt Hay.
27-5-08 - Storm in Blackheath - Not very productive but nice to look at.
7-5-08 - Autumn Colour in Blackheath - Great colours this year.
7-5-08 - Autumn Colour in Blackheath - Some of the best colours in years.
28-4-08 - Autumn Snow in Blackheath! - Photo by Trish
21-4-08 - Autumn colours - Image One
21-4-08 - Autumn colours - Image Two
21-4-08 - Autumn colours - Image Three
27-2-08 - Storm near Lake Lyle - 4pm, nice hail shafts
27-2-08 - Storm near Lake Lyle - 4pm, more hail shafts
27-2-08 - Storm near Lake Lyle - 3:40pm, base feature near back of storm.
Amazing Lightning Strike footage - 7-2-08 - courtesy of our friends at East Coast Storm Chasing
Storm north of town - 4pm, no precipitation in town.
Large hail - Brother in laws house, Seven Hills 9-12-07.
More large hail - as above.
Storm Near Blackheath - Grose Valley, 4pm.
Same storm as above - 4-12-07 - Grose Valley, 4pm.
Another storm over the Grose - 4-12-07 - Grose Valley, 4pm.
Same storm as above - 4-12-07 - Grose Valley, 4pm.
Wall cloud and overshooting top - 4-12-07 - Grose Valley, 4pm.
Storm near Blackheath - 4-12-07 - Grose Valley, 4pm.
Storm over Blackheath - 4-12-07 - Same storm as above at 3:30pm.
Katoomba Falls Image One - 23-11-07 - After good rainfall.
Katoomba Falls Image Two - 23-11-07 - After good rainfall.
Storm - 18-11-07 - Nice pulse storm over Blackheath.
Braeside falls - 7-11-07 - after good rainfall.
Frog near our pond - 5-11-07 - possibly an Eastern Froglet.
Blackheath Double Rainbow - 29-10-07 - In complete contrast to the tornado below.
Dunoon tornado, near Lismore - 26-10-07 - Captured by Jimmy Deguara from ASW (C) October 2007
Lunar Eclipse Image - 28-8-07 - from Dann Weatherhead at SSC. (C) August 2007
Lunar Eclipse Images - 28-8-07 - from Andrew Miskelly. (C) August 2007
Govetts Leap Falls - 20-8-07 - very windy, image slightly blurred.
Mushrooms in Blackheath - 1-5-07
Mushrooms in Blackheath - pic two
Mushrooms in Blackheath - pic three
Vibrant autumn colours in Blackheath - 17-4-07
Storm over Blackheath at around 6pm - 4-3-07
Kellick Creek (Near Merriwa) Flash flood 10-2-07 - Amazing YouTube footage.
Large Tree down in Blackheath - after heavy rain 13-2-07
Large Tree down in Blackheath - 13-2-07 - image two
Govetts Leap waterfall and burnt bushland - 13-2-07 - 3pm
Time-lapse of Lithgow severe storm - 7-2-07 by J Deguara of australiasevereweather.com - watch the rotation! A tornado nearly formed. More pics of this storm below.
Severe storm near Lithgow - 7-2-07, 3:30pm - wall cloud & 5cm hail observed
Severe storm near Lithgow - 7-2-07, 4pm - Anvil
Severe storm near Lithgow - 7-2-07, 4pm - Mammatus in anvil
Flash flooding at Meadow Flat Creek 17-1-07 - Photo by James Hundy.
Flash flooding at Diamond Swamp Creek 17-1-07 - Photo by James Hundy.
Lovely backlit storm over Blackheath - 12-1-07, 8pm
Huge Mushroom Pyrocumulus now featured on RFS site
Huge Pyrocumulus at Blackheath - 22-11-06, 2pm
Huge Pyrocumulus at Blackheath - 22-11-06, 2pm
Huge Pyrocumulus at Blackheath - 22-11-06, 2pm - contrast levels adjusted
Huge Pyrocumulus at Blackheath - 22-11-06, 2pm
Huge Pyrocumulus at Blackheath - 22-11-06, 2pm
Blackheath Fire, pyrocumulus cloud - 21-11-06, 3pm
Blackheath Fire, Grose Valley - 20-11-06, 3pm
Blackheath Fire, Grose Valley - 20-11-06, 3pm
Blackheath Fire - 19-11-06, 11am
Male Funnel Webs in Blackheath - 28-10-06 - drought brings them out early?
Male Funnel Web in Blackheath - 28-10-06
Lenticular Cloud - 27-10-06 - by Ted
Grose Valley - 27-10-06 - By Ted
Valley Fog Katoomba 23-6-06 - Black and White
Valley Fog Katoomba 23-6-06- Colour
Megalong Valley Causeway 12-6-06
Vale of Clywdd - 14th of May 2006
Porters Pass - 13th of May 2006
Katoomba church - early May 2006
Blackheath, waterfall - 10th of May 2006
Blackheath, autumn colours - 1st of May 2006
Blackheath, autumn colours - 29th of April 2006
Lightning at dusk, Grose Valley - 19th of April 2006
Blackheath, autumn colours - 13th of April 2006
Katoomba Falls fernery - 10th of April 2006
Grose Valley, Blackheath - 10th of April 2006
Porters Pass in Blackheath - 31st March 2006
Autumn Rose in Blackheath - 31st March 2006
Pulpit Rock in Blackheath - March 2006
Autumn colours in Blackheath - 22/3/06
Wentworth Falls Lake - 28/2/06
Wentworth Falls Lake - 21/2/06
Bridal Veil Falls larger version - 17/1/06
Grose Valley under storms - 17/1/06
Pulsing tower over Blackheath - 22-11-05
Lightning - 8/11/05 - lightning to the north east of Blackheath. NB: Fairly large download, better with broadband.
Govetts Leap - 1/7/05 - after quite heavy rain.
Richmond storm 4/3/05 - apparently there was some decent hail from this cell as it moved east, around 3cm or so in size.
Mammatus - Blackheath 20/1/05 - larger image, broadband recommended.
Megalong Valley Severe Storm - Sunday afternooon, 24/10/04. Large hail (possibly over 5cm) and strong winds, possibly over 120 kph - these figures are yet to be confirmed.
Megalong severe storm 24/10/04
Megalong severe storm 24/10/04
