Meteorologist Ben Domensino stated the rain can be attributable to a damaging Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and a constructive Southern Annular Mode, whereas a broad low-pressure trough and chilly entrance combined with an unstable environment will trigger widespread thunderstorms.
The uncharacteristic Winter thunderstorm outbreak will seemingly hit this afternoon and early night after storms stretched 3000km throughout a lot of the nation early this morning.
Thunderstorms and heavy rains are seemingly in seven states later this afternoon and night, with flood watches issued in components of Victoria.
The flood watch consists of minor warnings throughout the Kiewa, Latrobe and Yarra Rivers.
Storms and rains will seemingly affect components of the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania with warnings of damaging winds, giant hail, and heavy rain.
Supercell thunderstorms may additionally set off damaging winds and large hail throughout western New South Wales later at the moment.
“Monday’s storms are being attributable to a broad low stress trough and chilly entrance interacting with moisture-laden air and an unstable environment,” Domensino stated.
“This instability is being enhanced by a big temperature distinction between an unseasonably heat air mass over the Australian continent encountering a a lot colder pool of air travelling up from the Southern Ocean.”
Probably the most intense thunderstorms are prone to hit Monday afternoon, with storms prone to proceed in components of the NT, Queensland, NSW, and Victoria tomorrow.
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