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Severe Weather Discussion => Australian Severe Storms, Weather Events and Storm Chasing => Topic started by: nmoir on 09 April 2007, 04:17:00 AM

Title: Waterspout Sydney 8th April 2007
Post by: nmoir on 09 April 2007, 04:17:00 AM
A friend of mine shot these about 11am yesterday of coogee and it lasted for about 30 mins


Title: RE: Waterspout Sydney 8th April 2007
Post by: Jimmy Deguara on 09 April 2007, 05:20:15 AM
Hi Nick,

Nice to confirm waterspouts off Sydney - there was always a good chance waterspouts would occur in conditions like yesterday.

Just one question given it is not as clear on the pictures provided. I see in the last 4 pictures a disturbance on the water - a similar distance from the waterspout. There seems to be a very thin strand that perhaps extend down to it - Nick can you confirm if this connection can be made on the higher resolution images? Just curious.

Regards,

Jimmy Deguara
Title: RE: Waterspout Sydney 8th April 2007
Post by: Dave Nelson on 09 April 2007, 10:20:32 AM


definately looks like a second very thin spout  doesn't it  ?!

nice  capture  :)

Cheers
Dave N
Title: RE: Waterspout Sydney 8th April 2007
Post by: nmoir on 10 April 2007, 04:46:52 AM
it does touch the sea , there is spray coming up and also note the less defined spout on the left of frame od this contrasted pic
Title: RE: Waterspout Sydney 8th April 2007
Post by: Jimmy Deguara on 10 April 2007, 05:35:16 AM
Hi Nick,

Now did your friend know about the second waterspout?

Regards,

Jimmy Deguara
Title: RE: Waterspout Sydney 8th April 2007
Post by: nmoir on 10 April 2007, 07:01:23 AM
yep , just spoke to him , he said it was very brief and weakened almost as soon as it touched down

also they were taken by a journalist called michael evans