Australian Weather Mailing List Archives: Tuesday, 30 November 1999

From Subject -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 001 "Michael Powell" [mjpowell at mailcity.com] re:Melbourne gets its first 30 002 "Patrick Tobin" [patricktobin at ozemail.com.au] Re: New radar at Captains Flat 003 "John Graham" [gorzzz at optusnet.com.au] Fw: undernet-weather: [WX-TALK] Frustrated observer 004 Michael Scollay [michael.scollay at telstra.com. Automatic Radar Image Analysis 005 Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU] Thursday: an interesting day for Victoria 006 Patrick_Tobin at ama.com.au Sth NSW ranges firing... 007 Patrick_Tobin at ama.com.au Build up on the Brindabellas (sw of Canberra) 008 astroman [astroman at chariot.net.au] STA - Adelaide Weather 009 astroman [astroman at chariot.net.au] STA revised for Adelaide 010 Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au] Adelaide - 2nd storm chase of the season...aarrggh! 011 Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au] STA revised for Adelaide - check the radar! 012 "David Croan" [wxbustchase at hotmail.com] Re: Severe Storm Outlook + NSW STA 013 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Storms Visible SW of Wollongong 014 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Re: Severe Storm Outlook + NSW STA 015 astroman [astroman at chariot.net.au] Storms in Adelaide...update 016 "David Croan" [wxbustchase at hotmail.com] Re: Southern Highlands cell + updates NSW STA 017 Paul Graham [tornado at hobbiton.org] Re: Severe Storm Outlook + NSW STA 018 Paul Mossman [paulmoss at tpgi.com.au] Weekly Tropical Note 019 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Storms Visible SW of Wollongong 020 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Chase Update -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: aussie-weather at world.std.com 001 Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:14:57 +1000 From: "Michael Powell" [mjpowell at mailcity.com] X-Sent-Mail: on X-Mailer: MailCity Service Subject: aus-wx: re:Melbourne gets its first 30 X-Sender-Ip: 202.139.227.211 Organization: MailCity (http://www.mailcity.lycos.com:80) Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Here in Brisbane we are still aiming for that magic figure, even 29 will be welcomed. Any spare heat please send up north before we all freeze. Michael ------------------------------------------------ Melbourne reached 30 for the first time this spring, topping out at 30.4. This is the latest date only since 1992, although it seems more abnormal than that because each of the last five years has had a 30 in October. There should now be at least two more days over 30, and possibly three, depending on the timing of Thursday's change. Also looks to be a bit of moisture with the change - lots of potential for the chasers (and, as mentioned in another thread, northern Victoria has an excellent road network). Blair Trewin +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------- Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 002 From: "Patrick Tobin" [patricktobin at ozemail.com.au] To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: aus-wx: Re: New radar at Captains Flat Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:52:12 +1100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com

The information that I have is that the radar site has been selected and is on a hill just to the east of the town. Clem indicates that it has good views to the east and south - and should provide good coverage on the coast as far south as Merimbula.

One of the additional benefits should be to better follow southerly changes
as they move up the coast - particularly the weaker ones that may not show
up very well a long way from existing radar sites.

Whilst the radar equipment is currently in Melbourne and ready to go, the
selected site is on land subject to a native title claim (the BOM had
thought it was unencumbered Forestry land). Expectations are that the
necessary negotiations should be completed and the site operational in time
for next summer.

>>Can you confirm the expected location and type of radar?

As to whether it is the same site as the other Telstra towers and the type of radar (a question I should have anticipated but didn't), I will seek additional info.

Patrick

003 From: "John Graham" [gorzzz at optusnet.com.au] To: "Aussie Weather" [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: aus-wx: Fw: undernet-weather: [WX-TALK] Frustrated observer Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 20:10:15 +1100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi All, Got this on the undernet weather list today....it's worth a giggle or 2..... John Subject: undernet-weather: [WX-TALK] Frustrated observer > HAHAAHAHAHAH > > > > >The following ob was from Fulton County Airport, GA, this morning: (I am > >not kidding) > > > > > >KFTY 251109Z 32003KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR SCT003 SCT013 OVC044 16/16 A3004 RMK > >AO2 THE ASOS IS A STUPID PIECE OF SHIT P0004 > > > >I don't think that remark is in the observer's manual....:-) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 004 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:44:51 +1100 From: Michael Scollay [michael.scollay at telstra.com.au] Organization: Telstra Strategy & Research X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; I; SunOS 5.5.1 sun4m) X-Accept-Language: en To: Aussie Weather [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: aus-wx: Automatic Radar Image Analysis Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com I've set myself a background task to come up with some software that can be used to analyse radar images from the BoM. This has been strictly after-hours "work". During my work time, I need to spend enough time to complete real work tasks instead but that doesn't stop me from writing and answering E-Mail:-) I've made some promising progress...At present, I've written a little perl program that can extract the central position, extremities, total area, precipitation rate and relative movement (from the previous image) of storm areas within a given radar image. I now need to translate the image coordinates to "real" coordinates. But first, I need to guage the relative worth of such translation. Thus, I ask people on the list and in ASWA to consider the following and comment either to the list or to me directly: These questions relate to the algorithm designed to analyse a broad-scale image to decide whether a narrow-scale image within is worth retrieving for more detailed storm info. 1) Will storm areas found within broad-scale radar images that have an underlying narrow-scale image always have a corresponding storm area within the narrow-scale image? 2) Will there any cases of a major storm found within a narrow -scale image not having some representation in the broad-scale image? 3) Does the BoM publish the latitude/longitude of its radar sites? 4) Do the BoM radar images line up with grid north. If not, what do they line up with? 5) Are the BoM radar images scaled in a linear fashion. In other words can I assume a direct correlation between any two points on any BoM narrow-scale radar image to have the same km/pixel or Nm/pixel scale? The next questions relate to storm analysis algorithm output info; 6) Analysing broad-scale radar produces references for the narrow-scale image(s) needed. This is mandatory IMHO. 7) Storm central position (lat/long), precipitation intensity, (mm/hr) extent (sq km) and relative movement (km/hr). What are the desired units of measure if different from the above suggestions? 8) Would it be more valuable to denote the townships or sites within the storm track? e.g. "150.10E/-33.91S moving 43 degrees (NE) at 32.5km/hr. Katoomba is 26 degrees (NNE) at range 46km." Such an output is a lot of work but potentially of more value to both storm chasers and the timely issue of automatic warnings. 9) If reliable, would it be appropriate to issue an automatic radar analysis report to aussie-weather? Alternatively, I could set up an E-Mail to a given address that is responsible for archiving automatic radar analysis reports. 10) Given that most supercells track somewhat differently to the environmental norm, how can the environmental wind direction and rate be determined from successive radar images? Is this a useful parameter to evaluate automatically? One idea to do this looks at lesser precipitation rate areas and works out their movement. This is an extension to the algorithm that currently finds intense storm centres within an image. 11) Storm hysteresis: How long shall the archive keep radar images if the storm dies away and builds up again? 10,20,30, 40...minutes? Setting up the Image Data Files (IDFs) for this will require considerable detailed geographic analysis. If the BoM radar images turn out to be nice and linear, I can use much of the existing BoM site info to populate the IDFs. The missing info is the BoM radar site latitude and longitude. Once I have this and some geographic points, all the scales can be worked out. One final question is...will the effort give good results? I think it will as my initial tests show considerable promise in finding storms on an image and keeping a log of those storms from image to image. It is also proving a potentially invaluable tool for archiving only worthwhile radar images. Thanks in advance for any feedback. ,-_|\ Michael Scollay /ASWA \ mailto:michael.scollay at telstra.com.au \_,^._/ Treasurer & Weather-info Archiver, ASWA Inc. v http://www.severeweather.asn.au +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 005 From: Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU] Subject: aus-wx: Thursday: an interesting day for Victoria To: aussie-weather at world.std.com (Aussie Weather) Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:00:18 +1100 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com The Victorian Fire Weather Briefing (a very good source of publicly available forecast discussion info) says it all: 'Thursday will be a very interesting day!' (exclamation mark theirs) I don't think any of us would argue too much with this, although some models are holding the change back until after dark. Western Victoria, or maybe eastern SA, could be the place to be (although the Victorian road network is far better). Blair Trewin +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 006 From: Patrick_Tobin at ama.com.au X-Lotus-FromDomain: AMA at TNPN To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:25:53 +1000 Subject: aus-wx: Sth NSW ranges firing... Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Some impressive congestus build-up from around 10.30 am this morning on the ranges S of Canberra. Activity is much more vigorous than yesterday (and DP's are a couple of degrees higher - although not spectacular at around 8 -12 in the region) so I would expect a few decent storms this afternoon. There were a few nice cells around yesterday afternoon - one had an overshooting top briefly around 5.30pm. Patrick +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 007 From: Patrick_Tobin at ama.com.au X-Lotus-FromDomain: AMA at TNPN To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:50:09 +1000 Subject: aus-wx: Build up on the Brindabellas (sw of Canberra) Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Some good congestus building up on the Brindabellas (at 2.30pm, Monday) and may give rise to some weak pulse storms later today. The 1st congestus glaciated around 2pm. Patrick +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 008 X-Sender: astroman at mail.chariot.net.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:02:18 +1030 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: astroman [astroman at chariot.net.au] Subject: aus-wx: STA - Adelaide Weather Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hey all Kathy Here Excellent storms in our North at the moment nice storm sitting over Gawler for the last hour. BoM has issues a STA. Can hear rumbles of thunder every 20- 30 secs and can pick up the static from the lightning on the HF rig approximately the same length of time. I don't have the camera handy either, and Andrew isn't due home for another 40 mins yet. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE Issued at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 For people in the Greater Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges district north of Adelaide, for people in the Mid North, Flinders and Riverland districts and the Northeast Patoral District south of Marree. Very heavy rain is possible with thunderstorms in these districts during this afternoon. If thunderstorms do develop in your area, localised flash flooding may occur and you are advised to take sensible precautions. For example, avoid flooded roads and watercourses and drive with extra caution. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 009 X-Sender: astroman at mail.chariot.net.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:35:22 +1030 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: astroman [astroman at chariot.net.au] Subject: aus-wx: STA revised for Adelaide Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hey all A new STA has been issued along with a Road Weather Alert. Storm near Mallala and Gawler districts is starting to die out now but have small cells developing over the Adelaide area. Still no rain here as yet. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE Issued at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 For people in the Greater Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges district and the Mid North, Flinders and Riverland, parts of the Murraylands and the Northeast Pastoral districts. Very heavy rain and severe wind gusts are possible with thunderstorms in these districts during this afternoon and evening. If thunderstorms do develop in your area, localised flash flooding and damaging wind gusts may occur and you are advised to take sensible precautions. For example, secure loose outside objects, drive with extra caution and seek shelter until the storm passes. ROAD WEATHER ALERT Issued at 3:15 pm on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 Heavy rain rain from thunderstorms is making driving conditions hazardous for road users in parts of Adelaide and the hills this afternoon. Drivers are reminded to slow down and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 010 X-Sender: paisley at mail.cobweb.com.au (Unverified) Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:42:15 +0930 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au] Subject: Re: aus-wx: Adelaide - 2nd storm chase of the season...aarrggh! Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com People, do not leave your camera home no matter what the BoM says! Sob...;( Got out to the Gawler River where I was working today by 7.30. Despite the BoM's prognostication of cloud but no storms, it was obvious by 9.00am that convection was already going off with lovely N-S cloud streets forming. By 11.30 the Cu was getting lumpy and we could see the first precip cascade off to the north. At lunch (1.00) the first thunder was heard. A big cloud was organising. As we stood and watched from the south side of the cloud in the muggy silence some great base/scud structure formed, although there was never any question of rotation. But the best bit came last as we waited for the rain to hit us - across a paddock about a km away a big dust devil whirled up, moving away from the storm at very high speed (at this stage we were standing in dead silence), 60 seconds later the guster hit (could the devil been on the gust front?) and we stood in the cool 20knot winds and watched CG's and precip cascades. On the way home the cloud revealed itself to be a classic 'H-bomb'. Beautiful, but no camera!! To cap it all off when we got back to Adelaide a second cell had formed over town which dumped about 10mm on us in about 20 minutes. All in all a lovely day. Maybe it's not over yet? I just hope Andrew and Kathryn were out and about and yes - I will have my camera ready tomorrow and thursday. Grrrr. Phil 'Paisley' Bagust paisley at cobweb.com.au http://www.chariot.net.au/~paisley2 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 011 X-Sender: paisley at mail.cobweb.com.au Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:51:47 +0930 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au] Subject: Re: aus-wx: STA revised for Adelaide - check the radar! Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Just check the latest Adelaide local loop. The cell I saw is obvious, but the small cell down stratalbyn way has some interesting radial/cicular propagation as you run through the loop.... Phil 'Paisley' Bagust paisley at cobweb.com.au http://www.chariot.net.au/~paisley2 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 012 X-Originating-IP: [203.0.101.2] From: "David Croan" [wxbustchase at hotmail.com] To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aus-wx: Re: Severe Storm Outlook + NSW STA Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:43:46 EST Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi Michael and all Michael Thompson wrote: >My mobile number is 040886 4025 so give me ring on the road. > >The only concern I have about western Victoria is if the action skips to NE >NSW the next day I will be out of range, ok I will do. Today some nice congestus developed over the ranges to the west of Sydney - best I have seen for a few weeks. There is a severe storm advisory (hail etc) current for parts of the southern tablelands and I wonder if this activity will creep east? - looking at the radar perhaps not. ---- TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE Issued at 1503 on Tuesday the 30th of November 1999 This advice affects people in the following weather districts: Southern Tablelands east of Cooma to Crookwell Thunderstorms are forecast within the advice area this afternoon and evening Some of these are expected to be severe, bringing large hailstones, destructive winds and very heavy rainfall. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 013 From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: aus-wx: Storms Visible SW of Wollongong Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:57:40 +1100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Can see some storms SW of Wollongong, looking rather weak, but glaciated and real storms none the less. A much larger anvil is further south. Radar shows some good size cells east of Canberra, west Bega. I may rethink my plans for tomorrow and travel to Victoria via Tarago - Braidwood - Cooma - Khancoban - Albury. This should maximise thunder potential. Michael Thompson http://thunder.simplenet.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 014 From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: Re: aus-wx: Re: Severe Storm Outlook + NSW STA Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:26:56 +1100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com I think the storms will remain stuck over the high ground. However there is a nice pulse storm just of Wollongong as I write, and the sun here has gone behind anvil. Todays situation has made me rethink tomorrows chase plans, originally I was going straight to Albury, however the Victorian event may not arrive until nightfall on Thursday. Therefore the pressure is off to put down the kilometres. I will now head to Braidwood for around 1pm, then proceed from there, I will stop overnight at Bombala, Cooma, Braidwood or Queanbeyan then head to Albury on Thursday, perhaps a little further west as I think the system will only make central NSW at best by Friday. Michael > Hi Michael and all > > Michael Thompson wrote: > >My mobile number is 040886 4025 so give me ring on the road. > > > >The only concern I have about western Victoria is if the action skips to NE > >NSW the next day I will be out of range, > > ok I will do. Today some nice congestus developed over the ranges to the > west of Sydney - best I have seen for a few weeks. There is a severe storm > advisory (hail etc) current for parts of the southern tablelands and I > wonder if this activity will creep east? - looking at the radar perhaps not. > ---- > TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST > > SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE > BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY > NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE > Issued at 1503 on Tuesday the 30th of November 1999 > > This advice affects people in the following weather districts: > > Southern Tablelands east of Cooma to Crookwell > > Thunderstorms are forecast within the advice area this afternoon and evening > Some of these are expected to be severe, bringing large hailstones, > destructive winds and very heavy rainfall. > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com > with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your > message. > -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 015 X-Sender: astroman at mail.chariot.net.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:18:35 +1030 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: astroman [astroman at chariot.net.au] Subject: aus-wx: Storms in Adelaide...update Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi all, Just a quick update on the situation in Adelaide. Largish thunderstorms produced heavy rains and hail through an eastern suburb of Adelaide today, localized flash flooding occurred but no reports of injury as yet. Thunderheads are still popping up all over the Adelaide metro area and also further north near Pt-Wakefield, where a fairly large cell is brewing as I type. As I type a large cell is starting to re-build producing what seems to look like an overshooting top but this could just be re-development. The STA still remains for Adelaide area so hopefully we might get some Lightning shots in tonight. This has got to be one of the best days viewing I have seen for quite sometime, huge Anvils all over the place.. Here is some interesting facts of SA weather for yas. In 1889 on the 14th of April, 3 ppl died in a Hailstorm in SA In 1847 on the 19th of July, Adelaide experienced what is called "The Great Adelaide Hailstorm" and in 1855 on the 29th of December, 200 sheep were killed by Lightning on the Coorong. More static building up, so better go... Andrew +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 016 X-Originating-IP: [203.0.101.2] From: "David Croan" [wxbustchase at hotmail.com] To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aus-wx: Re: Southern Highlands cell + updates NSW STA Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:58:40 EST Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Looking at 128km Sydney radar imagery, somewhere on the Hume Hwy between Bowral and Marulan would have been ideal to set up shop from around 5:00 - 5:30pm this afternoon. A big pulse cell went red for a while and just sat over the area - in fact the most intense echoes suggest that this cell has propogated from east to west a little. ---------------- TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE Issued at 1730 on Tuesday the 30th of November 1999 This advice cancels and replaces the advice issued at 1503 and now affects people in the following weather districts: Southern Tablelands east of Braidwood to Crookwell Illawarra west of Bowral Central Tablelands south of Katoomba and east of Crookwell to Oberon Thunderstorms are forecast within the advice area this afternoon and evening Some of these are expected to be severe, bringing large hailstones, destructive winds and very heavy rainfall. --------------------- >From: "Michael Thompson" >Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com >To: >Subject: aus-wx: Storms Visible SW of Wollongong >Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:57:40 +1100 > >Can see some storms SW of Wollongong, looking rather weak, but glaciated >and >real storms none the less. A much larger anvil is further south. > >Radar shows some good size cells east of Canberra, west Bega. I may rethink >my plans for tomorrow and travel to Victoria via Tarago - Braidwood - >Cooma - Khancoban - Albury. This should maximise thunder potential. > >Michael Thompson >http://thunder.simplenet.com > > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com > with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your > message. > -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 017 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:17:19 -0600 (CST) From: Paul Graham [tornado at hobbiton.org] To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: Re: aus-wx: Re: Severe Storm Outlook + NSW STA Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com NGP is still holding Friday as having favourable winds for severe storms in E NSW. Presently, looks like: W Victoria for Thursday, E/NE NSW for Friday. - Paul G. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 018 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:08:32 +0930 From: Paul Mossman [paulmoss at tpgi.com.au] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.08 [en] (Win98; I) To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aus-wx: Weekly Tropical Note Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Howdy all. Today looked very interesting with cells everywhere - then they all drifted North - north eastwards and died out leaving more organised activity some 300 kms away near Jabiru. The BOM's weekly tropical note is out - the SOI has increased 2 points in 1 week to now at +10. They say that Moderate La Nina conditions are continuing to strengthen. Read it here: - http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropnote/tropnote.shtml Paul. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 019 From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: Fw: aus-wx: Storms Visible SW of Wollongong Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:00:54 +1100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com ----- Original Message ----- From: [Patrick_Tobin at ama.com.au] To: [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 30 November 1999 18:38 Subject: Re: aus-wx: Storms Visible SW of Wollongong > > > Michael (again posting direct to you - you can pass this onto the list if you > like) > > At 5.30 the eastern part of Canberra is getting a storm - Queanbeyan in > particular is getting a good belting (could be what look like hail shafts > visible in that area). > > Congestus is building over the rest of Canberra so could be an interesting > evening. I'm off to chase..... > > Patrick > > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------ 020 From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com] Subject: aus-wx: Chase Update Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:38:10 +1100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Just spoke to Jimmy D on the phone, he is heading SE, not sure where, but hopes to pick up the change and trough for Thursday - Friday in southern NSW. He said the rest are hanging back in Bourke. Michael Thompson http://thunder.simplenet.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message. -----------------------jacob at iinet.net.au------------------------------