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Severe Weather Discussion => General Weather - all topics not current severe weather. => Topic started by: enak_12 on 27 January 2008, 07:23:36 AM

Title: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Supercell and Tornado: 26 Dec 2001
Post by: enak_12 on 27 January 2008, 07:23:36 AM
Found a snippet of the tornadic waterspout off the nsw south coast during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Wonder if the full video is available somewhere?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6fII5Yrl6c
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Supercell and Tornado: 26 Dec 2001
Post by: Michael Bath on 01 November 2008, 03:53:05 AM
Was looking through my archives this morning and found some video grabs and data for this event. More photos are available here (http://australiasevereweather.com/tornadoes_australia_pre2004.htm) and here (http://australiasevereweather.com/tornadoes_sydney_to_hobart.htm).


(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/1226tv01.jpg)

(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/1226tv02.jpg)

(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/1226tv03.jpg)

(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/1226tv04.jpg)

(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/1226tv05.jpg)

(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/1226tv06.jpg)


(http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/maps/2001122606.gif)

(http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/maps/2001122612.gif)


---> Sydney radar loop (http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/radar/20011226/sydney128.htm)


Speed shear is impressive on these morning soundings. No doubt the coastal location of the event saw some strong direction shear later in the day.

(http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/thumbs/2001122600wagga.png) (http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/soundings/2001122600wagga.png)  Wagga

(http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/thumbs/2001122600newcastle.png) (http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/soundings/2001122600newcastle.png)  Newcastle

Original forum discussion (http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000166;p=1)

Regards, Michael