Hi all, just a couple of points....
Macca, I appreciate the fact you've posted some in depth analysis and experienced opinion on this event, as you did with the previous thread because it/they certainly deserved it - regardless of whether you're convinced or not about the tornadoes occuring. For mine, I would also love to see definitive video or at least heaps more pics of the reported tornado but we will have to wait I guess. Keep in mind that Clive did not post definitive evidence of his previous Vic tornado, by his own choice and it lead to a similar outcome for those of us that weren't there - questions. In the end though, his obs and reports were backed up by the video for those that have seen it and I see no reason to think this is any different.
You suggest you may make enemies and be perceived as biased against southern storms (a reference to previous issues and a recent thread) but I can assure you there's no enemies from my perspective. However, the problem as I see it is that the perception of bias that has reared its head in the past (so I am told) was simply strengthened in the last few weeks by a significant number of posters that made broad statements and offered outright opinions but simply failed over and over to provide any answers or discussion in the thread to respond to reasonable questions (some very technical and some more simple questions based on basic principals and definitions). As reasonable as it is to expect good evidence to support claims as important as a tornado, it is equally important to respond to questions about the basis of outright claims that there was no tornado. Unfortunately there was very little of this which surprised me and despite the great events down here last week and the structure pics you mentioned in your post, there has been such little discussion on here and it's disappointing.
Anyway, like you I am bloody jealous of those that chased down here last Saturday.
