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Copying from Category:2000s in Melbourne to Category:2003 in Victoria (state) using Cat-a-lot

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{{Short description|2003 natural disaster}}
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[[Image:Storm over Melbourne 3 Dec 2003.jpg|thumb|200px|Image from [[NASA]]'s [[Aqua (satellite)|Aqua]] satellite of heavy stormclouds over Melbourne on 3 December 2003]]
The '''2003 Melbourne thunderstorm''' was a [[severe weather]] event that occurred over the city of [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], Australia, and surrounding areas of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], from 1 to 6 December 2003. The [[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Australian Bureau of Meteorology]] called the storm a "once in 100-year event".

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the storm formed at around midnight on the night of 2 December over [[Craigieburn, Victoria|Craigieburn]], then grew in size as it moved in a south-easterly direction (the Bureau issued a severe thunderstorm warning based on their observations at 11.38 pm).<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/04/1070351722381.html Downpour took forecasters by surprise], ''[[The Age]]'', 5 December 2003.</ref> The two hours from midnight to 2 am saw extremely heavy rainfall, with some areas recording more than 100 mm of rain in that time. The rapid rainfall caused [[flash flood]]ing, which resulted in extensive damage to property.<ref>[http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/vic/sevwx/flashfact.shtml Severe thunderstorms and flash floods in Victoria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115141953/http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/vic/sevwx/flashfact.shtml |date=15 January 2010 }}, [[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]].</ref>

A number of motorists were trapped on the roofs of their cars as chest-high floodwater accumulated under the Bulleen Road Bridge on the [[Eastern Freeway, Melbourne|Eastern Freeway]]. They were rescued by Melbourne's [[Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne)|Metropolitan Fire Brigade]] using two maritime response unit boats. Severe [[hail]]storms caused thousands of dollars of damage to cars in the suburb of [[Lilydale, Victoria|Lilydale]]. Rail company [[Connex Melbourne]] announced that flooding and power damage at [[Blackburn railway station, Melbourne|Blackburn]], [[Surrey Hills railway station|Surrey Hills]] and [[Boronia railway station|Boronia]] railway stations would cause transport delays the following day. [[Victoria Police]] arrested two people in connection with incidents of [[looting]] in [[Fairfield, Victoria|Fairfield]] which had occurred during the height of the storms.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/03/1070351609658.html Freak storm hits, more to come], ''[[The Age]]'', 3 December 2003.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Extreme weather events in Melbourne]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2003/12/03/1070351628230.html Photo Gallery], ''[[The Age]]''.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002235/http://www.stormplanet.com/chase021203.htm STORMPLANET – Severe Event Reports]
*[http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/about/melb_ts.shtml Radar loop of the storm over Melbourne]

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[[Category:2003 meteorology|Melbourne thunderstorm, 2003]]
[[Category:2003 natural disasters|Melbourne thunderstorm, 2003]]
[[Category:Natural disasters in Australia]]
[[Category:2000s in Melbourne]]
[[Category:2003 in Victoria (state)]]
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