Byron Bay

2022 - 7 - 13

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Snow in Byron? (Echonetdaily)

Last night saw some brief but extreme weather moments across Byron Shire with it looking like snow in Byron. The streets and footpaths of Byron turned white ...

Mullumbimby had been hit by a lightning strike earlier in the afternoon around 4pm which had taken out some businesses’ modems and infrastructure. After that hail storm, there was still ice on the ground the next morning. This tiem it was really small hail stones,’ said local Geoff Bensley.

Byron Bay hailstorm leaves town looking white, but not for long (ABC News)

People in the subtropical seaside town of Byron Bay could be forgiven for thinking they were in the snow fields last night after an intense hailstorm turned ...

Duty forecaster Jonathan How said it was a "quite impressive" thunderstorm that produced the hail, which was a result of two air masses meeting over Mullumbimby, to the north of Byron Bay. The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm was an uncommon event. - The storm was a result of a warm trough from QLD colliding with a cold air mass travelling north

Storm leaves Byron Bay covered in 'snow' (NEWS.com.au)

A wild storm has left Byron Bay unrecognisable after a thick layer of hailstones turned the streets white.

The chance of frost over the coming mornings, most widespread Friday. Check your local forecast for more: https://t.co/SPHgGeisGZ Now the sun shows the landscape we can see how widespread the fog is through #SEQ. During early hours of the morning, fog drifted down the #Brisbane Valley and blanketed the city. Ms Reid said the combination of cold air and strong winds is a recipe for weather “that feels colder than it is”. #LockyerValley #Logan still waiting for the sunny skies to break through. — Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW)— Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) #Fogabout #NSWthis morning, take care on the roads and drive to conditions as thick fog can impact on visibility. Ms Reid said there is still a chance of thunderstorms along the coastline on Wednesday and Thursday in the area.

NSW Weather: Byron Bay covered in hailstones (The West Australian)

A wild storm has left Byron Bay unrecognisable after a thick layer of hailstones turned the streets white. The intense hailstorm pummelled the costal town ...

Ms Reid said the combination of cold air and strong winds is a recipe for weather “that feels colder than it is”. Ms Reid said there is still a chance of thunderstorms along the coastline on Wednesday and Thursday in the area. BOM Meterologist Helen Reid said the hail event was sparked when a cold air mass from the south and a tropical air mass from the north met over Mullumbimby – located north of Byron Bay.

Huge hailstorm in Byron Bay, northern NSW, leaves streets covered ... (Daily Mail)

The popular beachside town in northern NSW had been lashed by a huge hail storm, leaving the roads covered in a blanket of thick white snow-like powder.

never seen hail like this!' she wrote on Facebook. We had no idea it was a massive hail storm, until we walked back home… Those wandering the streets of Byron Bay on Tuesday night were shocked to find what appeared to be a huge dumping of snow.

Byron Bay becomes winter wonderland after freak hail storm (The Guardian)

Seaside town left covered in 'snow' after warm trough collides with frigid air mass.

There was certainly a lot of debris in the area but there did not seem to be too much damage. How said that sort of storm was not “unheard of”, adding that locals would be used to similar ones in spring and summer. “So to get this kind of hail and also some moderate rainfall totals is a little bit strange.”

Freak hail storm covers NSW coastal town in snow-like ice (9News)

An unusual weather event saw the New South Wales seaside town of Byron Bay resemble a winter wonderland on ...