While our winter just KEEPS ON GIVING despite it being March, spare a thought for the Aussies (and most of our exports) who had the warm and fuzzy rug of summer pulled spectacularly from under their bare feet yesterday on the official first day of Autumn.
To quote Buzzfeed, "the seasons changed in realtime", with a helluva storm rolling in over Sydney, which closed beaches (yes, even Coogee), unsettled planes. unnerved folk on ferries, made hands shake while taking Vines, and generally brought a tear to many an eye.
Here it is, via the wonder that is twitter.
Sunday afternoon storms hit Sydney - https://t.co/2ZSbot2JI2 via @smh#Sydney@photosSMH#SydneyStormspic.twitter.com/kWRTjtv10T
— Dallas Kilponen (@thinkshootprod) March 1, 2015
Low tide traffic at The Pass #byronbay#iPhone6#photography#surfing#Byron#Australia#travelpic.twitter.com/YdxqPvuuMZ
— Dallas Kilponen (@thinkshootprod) February 28, 2015
3.30pm. Shelf cloud over Maroubra as the storm front hits Sydney. #sydneystorm#Sydney#Australia#iPhone6@smhpic.twitter.com/6JqXdhFbJX
— Dallas Kilponen (@thinkshootprod) March 1, 2015
On a ferry and barely outrunning what looks like will be a massive storm. #sydneypic.twitter.com/nAhSxP8yUa
— Wenlei Ma (@WenleiMa) March 1, 2015
Ruuuunnn! Storms coming. #Sydneystormpic.twitter.com/ZWzBcedQXD
— Jo Brigden-Jones (@JoBrigdenJones) March 1, 2015
Sydney Had A Monster Storm And We Miss You Summer (pic via @JoBrigdenJones) https://t.co/ADp0oO65S0pic.twitter.com/gNWMWDNXih
— Simon Crerar (@simoncrerar) March 1, 2015
#storm front attempt to land #Sydney#airport ..captain diverted at 100@ft - safely on ground pheww pic.twitter.com/6BM5G0ClsW
— jd_sullivan (@jd_sullivan) March 1, 2015
Coogee beach is closed as storm hits #sydneystorm#sydney#coogee@PeterRaeSMH@smhpic.twitter.com/e5veKXQrUj
— SMH Photography (@photosSMH) March 1, 2015
Storm closes Coogee beach @PeterRaeSMH#sydney#weatherpic.twitter.com/wn4MmPETbu
— SMH Photography (@photosSMH) March 1, 2015
Horizontal rain. Hard rain and strong winds. Tiny hail now. South side is coping this storm. Glad I'm safe inside.
— ChampagneButterflies (@Champsbutterfly) March 1, 2015
Panorama of the storm. Epic storm clouds rolling in from the south to Sydney. #Sydneystorm#nofilter#ilovesydneypic.twitter.com/BvrGTXoh2r
— ChampagneButterflies (@Champsbutterfly) March 1, 2015
Wild weather hitting Sydney now #Tamaramapic.twitter.com/MvFSHCtHSK
— Joe O'Brien (@joeobrien24) March 1, 2015
Or, to put it another way...