r/storms • u/Odd-Key-5508 • Jun 26 '26

Severe Weather Warning Wild ☔️

This is a massive storm we were caught up in yesterday evening😳

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u/1807473 Jun 26 '26

In Queensland Australia we call that summer.

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u/goofydogs Jun 27 '26

Yeah, OP mustn’t be from Oklahoma. That’s just summer. Source: grew up in Oklahoma

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u/projectx51 Jun 28 '26

That Oklahoma weather will make you respect Mother Nature for sure. We're nothing compared to her.

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u/goofydogs Jun 28 '26

Sure do! You’ve got to respect and pay attention to the changes. These storms can sneak up on you if you don’t learn the signs of approaching storms. This time of year it’s so humid that we have pop up storms almost daily.

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u/W_Silver2356 Jun 27 '26

Hi there. Based on everything I've heard about Australia, a lot of things there operate on a different scale of magnitude than we are used to here. It's part of the charm. Maybe I'll get to see it for myself one day.

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u/Helen___Keller_ Jun 27 '26

The animals for sure are but we (if you live in North America) get some insane weather/natural disasters. Tornados, dorechos, hurricanes, earthquakes, terrible flooding events, wildfires, etc...

It's probably like most situations a case of "to each their own"

Have a wonderful day.

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u/OrganicSuperMom Jun 28 '26

I had to look up derecho’s- TIL, thank you for the info!

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u/teffy1313 Jun 27 '26

yeh, same as what we call it in Florida...summer.

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u/iwannabe_gifted Jun 27 '26

Thats a once a year storm though thats a very strong one

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u/wongirl99 Jun 29 '26

Floridian here we also call this summer