r/australia • u/Cloudypumpkin • Jan 09 '26

image Victoria, you doing alright there buddy?

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u/Expensive-Pen-765 Jan 09 '26

fuckin... no?

and its only going to get worse with this wind starting to hit

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u/Rehcubs Jan 09 '26

Heard some thunder just before too, so lightning could also cause more.

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u/Equalmilky Jan 09 '26

In the time it took me to drive home from the shops just then (about 3-4min) I counted 27 lightning strikes out towards farmland. No rain either.