Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through southern Australia. But what makes a thunderstorm ‘severe’?
- Written by Andrew Brown, Research Fellow in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
Jamestorm/ShutterstockClusters of severe thunderstorms are expected to strike Australia’s southern regions over Thursday and Friday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings and forecasts related to these unusually widespread stormy conditions as they move through South Australia today and into Victoria.
As of October 17th,...




