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User:Daniel/Sandbox/1990 Sydney hailstorm
Meteorological history
Formed1:30pm, March 18, 1990
Southern Tablelands region
Dissipated5:10pm, March 18, 1990
West of Palm Beach, offshore
Duration3 hours, 40 minutes
Overall effects
Injuries25
DamageInsured: A$314 million
Total: A$450 million (est.)
Areas affectedWestern and northern Sydney

The 1990 Sydney hailstorm was, at the time of the event, the costliest storm in Australian history.[1][2] The hailstorm, which meteorologists suggest may have been a supercell, struck the New South Wales capital of Sydney during the afternoon of March 18, 1990, causing severe damage in a corridor through the greater western and northern beaches regions of the city.[3]

The storm spawned in the Southern Tablelands region of the state in the early afternoon, before reaching the Liverpool area—the location of the most severe damage—just over two hours later.[4] The cell, which moved at an average speed of 44 kilometres per hour (27 mph), produced hail up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in diameter as well as violent winds and heavy rainfall.[4]

Insured damages caused by the storm were over A$314 million, with the total damage bill (including uninsured damages) estimated to be around A$450 million, both in 1990 figures.[5][6][7] The cell affected 130 postcodes of Sydney, although 20% of insured damages occurred in just two.[8][9] In addition to 25 injuries caused by the event, over 14,000 homes and 9,000 cars incurred damage from the hailstones, wind and rain.[10]

Conditions and climatology

The severe thunderstorm season for Sydney is generally considered to be between the months of X and Y, with a peak in Z.[citation needed] During this time, conditions along the east coast of Australia are highly conducive for the formation of hailstones within these severe thunderstorms. The variation of air temperature in the atmosphere with warm and humid air close to the ground and colder air above it causes instability, and the cold upper atmosphere temperatures allow the precipitation to fall in solid form as hailstones.[11]

{conditions on the day}

Progression of the storm

Aftermath

Notes

  1. ^ National Roads and Motorists' Association (2004), 5.
  2. ^ New South Wales Government (2007).
  3. ^ Andrews, et al. (1997), 114.
  4. ^ a b Andrews, et al. (1997), 113.
  5. ^ Andrews, et al. (1997), 115.
  6. ^ Heidorn (n.d.)
  7. ^ Department of Emergency Services, Queensland (2005).
  8. ^ Andrews, et al. (1997), 118.
  9. ^ Hunter (1998), 150.
  10. ^ Emergency Management Australia (2006).
  11. ^ Whitaker (2005), 93.

References

  • Andrews, Kylie, Blong, Russell (August 29, 1997). "March 1990 Hailstorm Damage in Sydney, Australia". Natural Hazards. 16. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic: pp. 113—125. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Bureau of Meteorology (n.d.). "The Sydney Hailstorm - 18 March 1990". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  • Griffiths, David, Mitchell, Ewan (1993). Report on the Sydney hailstorm: March 1990. Melbourne, Australia: Bureau of Meteorology.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Whitaker, Richard (2005). Australia's Natural Disasters. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. pp. pp. 45, 93. ISBN 1 877069 04 3. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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