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001 Matt Smith [disarm at braenet.com.au] Lightning west of sydney
002 "James Harris" [jimbohar at hotmail.com] sydney Storm
003 "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au] Lightning just south of Wollongong
004 "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au] Thunder in Melbourne
005 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Sunday night's weather
006 "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au] Thunder in Melbourne
007 "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au] Thunder in Melbourne (contd)
008 "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au] Weather or humour?
009 Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au] ASWA Database!!
010 Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au] Thunder in Melbourne....cold air cell
011 "Matthew Piper" [mjpiper at ozemail.com.au] Sydney Storms Last Night
012 Dane Newman [dpn at bigpond.com] Cold Outbreak
013 "Chris Gribben" [chrisgribben at hotmail.com] Brownsville (Sth Texas) Soundings
014 Michael Fewings [mike at strikeone.com.au] Cyclone Frederic
015 Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au] QLD ASWA Meeting
016 Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au] Three Year Full Australian Sounding Database
017 Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au] Seven Hills weather data
018 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Last Night Storms
019 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Last Night Storms
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 00:55:15 +1100
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From: Matt Smith [disarm at braenet.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Lightning west of sydney
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Hi
The storm just passed south of sydney, but thunder would have been heard
all over... lots of CC as the storm moved off the mountains and it was
moving very fast ,lightning up the whole sky., the scud was really moving
fast as well...
And the one CG i managed to see was the last strike of the storm..nothing
spectacular but still :)
(barely any rain, 2mm max but large drops )
storm drought here is over thankgod !
Matt from sydney.
>Just logged the PC back on after the storm here. We had about an hour of
>lightning and rain, but the lightning was mostly CC, rain was moderate, but
>not the big isolated drops of the early evening.
>
>Although the storm cloud stream is from the NW, the system is edging NE,
>therefore I say it will be in Sydney about 1-2am. Like the storms earlier
>this is also very quick moving, in just the 10mins I have had the PC on the
>thunder has died away to just faint odd rumbles.
>
>Almost forgot what lightning at night looked like.
>
>Regards
>Michael
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From: "James Harris" [jimbohar at hotmail.com]
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Subject: aus-wx: sydney Storm
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 06:45:43 PST
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I was in Bankstown (SW Suburb of Sydney) at around Midnight and have to
say that I saw plenty of CG's in that area. Alot of them had that
flickering to them as well. Very heavy rain accompanied this with some
very large drops but that was it. The lightning seemed to die pretty
soon afterwards
Headed back home to St Ives at 1am and as normal the Northern Suburbs of
Syney hardly got hit. Ive only had 1mm from it.
James H
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From: "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Lightning just south of Wollongong
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 99 05:40:38 PST
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Hi Kelly - yep, we got thunder this morning - at around 4a.m. I believe - may have been earlier. Crackles on radio (AM) - yep listening to the cricket. It was a fair way from Mulgrave and sounded SE in direction from here possibly Frankston way.
Cheers,
Nandina
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> 27.03.99
> Hi this is Kelly I heard that Melbourne may get a thunderstorm tommorrow
> morning. Does any one know where the storm will actually pass tommorrow?
> anyone please write back ASAP
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From: "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Thunder in Melbourne
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 07:16:22 +1000
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Enormous crack of thunder at 6.52am right over Bayswater - enough to wake
the dead (well, it woke me!). Looking at the radar - happened just as the
cell passing overhead went to +100.
Cold air cells coming up from the SW, hitting the ranges to the east & NE &
being lifting sufficiently to get into the 40-100 & +100 ranges. No hail
(yet). We've had 17mm since 6pm - it's 10.8C
Jane
Bayswater, Melbourne
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 07:26:05 +1000
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From: Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au]
Subject: aus-wx: Sunday night's weather
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Just a quick message at the end of the wedding reception which I went to
... (not mine unfortunately), there was a nice electrical storm approaching
but moving SE When I got home, we had the typical developing patches of
heavy drops of rain moving rapidly away to the SE 2.6mm in total till this
morning Noabsolute downpours
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From: "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Thunder in Melbourne
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 99 07:49:29 PST
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Jane - I reckon we had little hail v. early this morning. Only heard it - but I'm pretty good at knowing the sounds.
Cheers,
Nandina
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> Enormous crack of thunder at 6.52am right over Bayswater - enough to wake
> the dead (well, it woke me!). Looking at the radar - happened just as the
> cell passing overhead went to +100.
>
> Cold air cells coming up from the SW, hitting the ranges to the east & NE &
> being lifting sufficiently to get into the 40-100 & +100 ranges. No hail
> (yet). We've had 17mm since 6pm - it's 10.8C
>
> Jane
> Bayswater, Melbourne
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007
From: "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Thunder in Melbourne (contd)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 07:49:36 +1000
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Friend in Oakleigh (SE suburbs) has reported flooding in her sunroom (I've
threated to buy her a rain guage as a birthday present ) - and pea sized
hail for 5 minutes (rained from 7.19am with hail starting at 7.26am).
Another cell heading our way at the moment. If you're down near the Bay -
there could be a chance of a funnel this morning.
Jane
Bayswater, Melbourne
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008
From: "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Weather or humour?
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:31:07 +1000
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Sunday seems to be the day where we all relax just a bit & tend to go a bit
*silly* (or am I the only one?).
Last week we had poetry, this week, my contribution is this site I just
tripped over while waiting for the next cell to come up from the bay.
Called Weather Weenie of the week, it's at
http://kiwi.atmos.colostate.edu/kwitt/www.html
It's a collection of some of the things that weather types like us (yes,
there are more of us out there who watch the sky more than the road while
driving & carry a handbag & a camera bag wherever they go ) find
ourselves coming out with. 1998 bears reading as well as 1999 - I haven't
got any further yet because I've been ROTFL too much!!!!!
Roll on the chase in November!!
Jane
Bayswater, Melbourne
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From: Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: ASWA Database!!
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>Hey everyone,
>
>Well the feedback to my message posted last monday has been, well
>ordinary, I have had 2 reponses.
Okay Daniel, I'm suitably guilty
Given the paucity of storms in SA lately, I'm not sure I should bother.
But on good days, the summit of Mengler Hill Lookout in the Barossa Ranges
is a fantastic place to check out the sky. Why?
* ~550m asl. Clear view north, west and south. East you look over the
ranges, but its still good.
* Very little vegetation in the immediate vicinity to get in the way.
* ~80km north east of Adelaide. About a 60-90 minute drive, depending on
traffic.
* Storms (summer storms at least) are more common in this area than in
Adelaide (20 per year verses 10-15)
* Great winetasting in the valley below! Buy a bottle and hit the lookout!!
* Beautiful country all around, great bushwalking and wildflowers in
stringybark forest in the nearby Kaiser Stuhl Conservation park.
Take the Barossa Valley Highway From Gawler and turn right at Tanunda. The
signposts are pretty good. In fact any of the (largely unsealed) roads
that climb the Barossa Valley scarp from the highway offer fantastic views
(Rifle Range road, Trial road)
My 2c worth. I've enjoyed reading the other descriptions.....
Phil 'Paisley' Bagust
paisley at cobweb.com.au
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From: Phil Bagust [paisley at cobweb.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Thunder in Melbourne....cold air cell
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>Enormous crack of thunder at 6.52am right over Bayswater - enough to wake
>the dead (well, it woke me!). Looking at the radar - happened just as the
>cell passing overhead went to +100.
>
>Cold air cells coming up from the SW, hitting the ranges to the east & NE &
>being lifting sufficiently to get into the 40-100 & +100 ranges. No hail
>(yet). We've had 17mm since 6pm - it's 10.8C
>
>Jane
>Bayswater, Melbourne
Ahhh, the coming of winter. I've got to say, apart from a rotating LP
supercell right in front of you, (and maybe a roll cloud on a strong cold
front) the best sight has got to be a beautiful June/July cold air anvil
heading in your direction. Fully glaciated and with that gorgeous guster
that drops the air temp to about 5degs. Not to mention the hail....
Does anybody else suffer from this affliction? I'll be trying to
photograph these suckers this winter, that's for sure....
Phil 'Paisley' Bagust
paisley at cobweb.com.au
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From: "Matthew Piper" [mjpiper at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Sydney Storms Last Night
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 10:32:11 +1000
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Hi Everyone,
Last night at 1130 i noticed very frequent lightning to the south and sw of
me. Could not see any individual strikes because my view is limited in that
direction. It was definately one of the most spectacular lightning shows i
have seen all season. Could hear almost continuous faint rumbling thunder
with occasional louder bits. As I have read from others Emails I also
noticed how fast the cloud was moving from the NW. It seemed to be in a real
hurry. Got no measurable rain in the guage up til 9am however there was some
very short periods of heavy rain whilst the storm was passing.
Matthew Piper
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From: Dane Newman [dpn at bigpond.com]
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Subject: aus-wx: Cold Outbreak
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 10:32:28 +1000
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Hi all, A pool of cold air moving across Melbourne this morning. Frequent heavy showers with some small hail and thunder. 51.4mm to 9am here in Kilsyth. Scoresby had 53mm. Most other suburbs have had less than 30mm. Melbourne city recorded only 6mm to 9am and Melbourne Airport had just 2mm. Loud crack of Thunder around 7am and another not so loud around 8am. Good hail shower 8.10 to 8.20am but only small(0.5cm) hail. Not much rain since 9am only a couple of light showers. Currently 10.35am temp 11.8c, sunny, at 8.20am it was 6.9c. Dane
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Subject: aus-wx: Brownsville (Sth Texas) Soundings
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:07:30 PST
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I know it's not aussie weather but I thought you'd like to see these. I
wish I was there right now as there is currently a tornado warning for
an area to the north of here.
Winds - Surface 140 (direction) 20(knots)
- 700mb 199 30
- 500mb 230 40
- 300mb 235 51
- 200mb 265 76
1000-500 mb thick: 5706.00 m
Freezing level: 614.89 mb = 4173.94 m = 13693.85 ft
Wetbulb zero: 694.03 mb = 3156.16 m = 10354.73 ft
Precipitable water: 1.36 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.29 %
Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.66 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.82 mb = 492.39 m = 1615.42 ft T: 19.18
C
700-500 lapse rate: 8.72 C/km
ThetaE index: 16.07 C Layer 801.0- 569.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 939.27 mb = 597.84 m = 1961.40 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 14.22 g/kg
Conv temperature: 24.00 C = 75.19 F
Cap Strength: 4.28 C
Lifted Index: -5.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable
Lifted Index at 300 mb: -7.53 C
Lifted Index at 700 mb: 3.21 C
Showalter Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible
Total Totals Index: 54.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C
Cross Totals Index: 27.10 C
K Index: 17.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 499.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible
Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 1890.03 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 61.48 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg
Cap Strength: 4.20 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.37 mb = 606.11 m = 1988.52 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.37 mb = 652.22 m = 2139.79 ft
Equ Level (EL): 903.37 mb = 932.05 m = 3057.87 ft
B at Equ Level: 6.75 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 823.37 mb = 1720.84 m = 5645.73 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.1 at 26.6 knts
Storm direction: 225.1 at 19.9 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.3 neg: -31.1 tot: 106.2 m^2/s^2
ave: 35.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.89
Bulk Rich Number: 29.64
Bulk Shear: 63.78 m/s
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 10:18:50 +0800
From: Michael Fewings [mike at strikeone.com.au]
Organization: Strike One Lightning Photos
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Subject: aus-wx: Cyclone Frederic
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Hi all,
We have another cyclone here in the West!!
Its well away from the coast and looking like travelling to
the wsw for days to come with nothing likely to steer is se
for a long while. It might worry a few ships.
Onto another topic.
Yesterday a forecaster from the BOM (unsure of who) said,
and I quote.
"I guarantee 100% that it will not rain for one week. Even
though the official forecast is fine for 4 days."
I thought that he was going out on a limb just a bit there.
So I looked to see if there was any chance of him being
proven wrong from the models. I think he is ahead of me!
Warning below.
SITUATION
Tropical cyclone Frederic with central pressure 997 hPa
located
at 2200 UTC within 60 nautical miles of
Latitude fourteen decimal nine south (14.9S)
Longitude one hundred and eight decimal nine east
(108.9E)
moving westsouthwest at 11 knots.
AREA AFFECTED
Cyclone causing rough to very rough seas, moderate swell
and
30/45 knot winds within 60nm of centre.
FORECAST
At 1000 UTC 28 MARCH 15.8 south 106.8 east 995hPa
At 2200 UTC 28 MARCH 16.7 south 104.7 east 985hPa
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Michael Fewings
Strike One Lightning Photos
http://strikeone.com.au
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 14:20:54 +1000
From: Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au]
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Hi all,
It was great to see some new faces at the QLD meeting, I was very happy
in how the meeting went. I hope that our new-comers will continue their
participation with ASWA. I encourage people if they have any questions,
comments, suggestions or feedback on meetings, to inform me.
Here is a brief outline of the major occurrences of the meeting, the
state reps have been sent a full outline of what happened at the
meeting.
Queensland ASWA Meeting
27th of March 1999 at Pixel Components (Office courtesy of John
Woodbridge)
Opened: 10:00am
Present: John Woodbridge, Greg Curtis, Craig Williams, Ross Portas,
Steve Baynham, Narelle Bowmaker, John Sweatman, Joanne Walker, James
Chambers and Anthony Cornelius.
Apologies: Ben Quinn, John Graham, Marty Pouwelse.
General Topics Discussed:
Communications 'on the field' - UHF?
Doppler - long term possible aim for ASWA.
Severe TSM Seminars - people volunteered to help draw up a draft plan
for this.
Severe Wx Damage Surveys - Everyone agreed this was needed, everyone has
stated they would be interested in participating in such a programme.
Future QLD ASWA Meetings - ALL future QLD ASWA meetings will be held on
the first Saturday of each month (starting May 1)
Membership Fees - current prices are very reasonable.
Code of Ethics/Conduct + Application form - look at similar associations
in America to see their application forms/code of ethics.
After this, footage of the October 13 (98) tornado was shown, and
discussed, one person gave his own account of it! Then the Brisbane
1973 tornado was shown for academic interest.
Tea, coffe + biscuits/lamingtons were served after.
Next meetingL Saturday the 1st of May, 10am at Pixel Components
Anthony Cornelius
QLD ASWA Co-ordinator
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:44:00 +1000
From: Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Three Year Full Australian Sounding Database
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Hey all!!
Great News!!!!!!! You can now get soundings for certain stations back
to 1997 (full soundings) at http://www-das.uwyo.edu/upperair/au.html
It's the normal soundings page some of you may know, and previously you
could get soundings one week back 'in time.' Here, you just select the
year/month/date and you can get the soundings for then. You can now go
back and look at soundings for interesting t'storm days back to 1997!
Anthony from Brisbane
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 19:54:24 +1000
From: Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Seven Hills weather data
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The attached link reads a good bit better than yesterday's message
re the above whose format came out unexpectedly tatty...
Also, re Sydney's storm..spectacular CG lightning seen from here
although the view is partially obscured by trees.Prior to that the
illuminated
storm clouds had a creamy pale pink colour (possibly due to smoke haze).
I really feared my telescopic tower was going to get another
mozzie-zapper...
The storm rapidly dissipated in only 10 or 15 minutes as it approached
the coastal strip.
Also had the 'funny showers'..I could hear heavy rain at least
half a kilometer away but had only 4mm in about 5 or 6 minutes..
Book1
Summary of Seven Hills weather data to 27th March 1999
Average maximum 28.0
Average minimum 17.9
Average terrestrial minimum 14.2
Highest maximum 34.2/26th
Lowest maximum 23.6/23rd
Highest minimum 23.5/22nd
Lowest minimum 14.7/23rd
Highest terrestrial minimum 19.8/22nd
Lowest terrestrial minimum 9.9/23rd
Total rainfall 4.6
Rain days 4
Highest daily rainfall 1.8/21st
Total evaporation 29.2
Total wind run 1151.6
Highest wind run 254.7/23rd
Thunder 1
Lightning 1
Hail
Frost
Fog 1
Byram Keetch drought index 27.3.99 73.0
Last Updated on 28/03/99
By Keith Barnett
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Last Night Storms
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:55:49 +1000
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It appears that the southern Illawarra was the best place in NSW for storms last night. A very rare occurence may I add. I observed the first lightning about 7pm, and it continued through to just after 11pm.
It appears that the view from a distance was better than underneath, here it was mostly CC, but moderate to heavy rain obscured much of the action.
Regards
Michael
Also, re Sydney's storm..spectacular CG lightning seen from here
although the view is partially obscured by trees.Prior to that the
illuminated
storm clouds had a creamy pale pink colour (possibly due to smoke haze).
I really feared my telescopic tower was going to get another
mozzie-zapper...
The storm rapidly dissipated in only 10 or 15 minutes as it approached
the coastal strip.
Also had the 'funny showers'..I could hear heavy rain at least
half a kilometer away but had only 4mm in about 5 or 6 minutes..
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:01:12 +1000
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From: Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Last Night Storms
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I wouldn't complain Michael. I had a good view from Fairfield after the wedding
Bride and Groom left A nice bolt struck down towards the south at one stage
and pulsated a few times
At 21:55 28/03/99 +1000, you wrote:
>
>>
>> It appears that the southern Illawarra was the best place in NSW for storms
>> last night. A very rare occurence may I add. I observed the first lightning
>> about 7pm, and it continued through to just after 11pm.
>> It appears that the view from a distance was better than underneath, here it
>> was mostly CC, but moderate to heavy rain obscured much of the action.
>> Regards
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Also, re Sydney's storm..spectacular CG lightning seen from here
>> although the view is partially obscured by trees.Prior to that the
>> illuminated
>> storm clouds had a creamy pale pink colour (possibly due to smoke haze).
>> I really feared my telescopic tower was going to get another
>> mozzie-zapper...
>> The storm rapidly dissipated in only 10 or 15 minutes as it approached
>> the coastal strip.
>> Also had the 'funny showers'..I could hear heavy rain at least
>> half a kilometer away but had only 4mm in about 5 or 6 minutes..
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