We needed some, rain we got some!

After a week of very high air temperatures often in the mid 20's Celsius our water supply at the hatchery began to dwindle. Pond temperatures soared to 20c by the end of the week and water supply was becoming an issue. On Saturday 10Th May 2008 temperatures again reached into the mid 20's c but the air felt muggy. Around 1630hrs thunder could be heard in the distance but seemed to be approaching rapidly then around 1640 hrs the storm was directly overhead. The following footage of that storm was captured on video.
Our biggest fear now is that a lot of damage will have occurred to river beds through extensive scouring. Fortunately the storm only lasted for about 30 mins before abating or extensive flooding could have occurred locally.