Severe Weather tools, maps and databases
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)
The Bureau of Meteorology provides warnings when severe weather is expected but is not directly related to severe thunderstorms, tropical cyclones or bushfires. Examples include land gales, squalls and flash-flooding as well as dangerous surf or tides.
Australian Disaster Information Network
The Australian Disaster Information Network (AusDIN) portal is a multi-agency initiative to establish a national knowledge and information network of people and systems to serve the emergency management community in the Australian region. The AusDIN portal aims to facilitate access to data and other information about all phases of emergency management as well as access to acquired knowledge about emergency management.
Further Reading
Related Websites
- Emergency Management Australia - Severe Storms
- Bureau of Meteorology - Severe Thunderstorms
- Bureau of Meteorology - El Niņo/Southern Oscillation wrap up
- National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - Climate Predition Center
- Australian Severe Weather
- National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - Tornado Portal
- Emergency Management Australia Library
For more information contact: naturalhazards@ga.gov.au