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Severe Weather Discussion => General Weather - all topics not current severe weather. => Topic started by: Cooper on 22 December 2005, 06:29:45 PM
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Hi!
After browsing through the web site, you guys have taken some incredible photos I have to tell you! I was wondering if you would all put your best photographs of the severe storm season here with a little discussion on the subject. Looking foward to seeing some great storms right here ;D
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Cant offer any photos Cooper, because I never seem to have it in hand when something big blows up. It has been lame this year but I do remember that February the second was spectacular from my vantage in Carlingford. There was a massive wall of green cloud moving northeast clashing with a mass of low hanging blue grey stuff heading south into it. I thought the world was about to end!! If only I could print the images in my head ;D
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Hi,
Here are some of the latest pictures:
http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/new/jd20051205.html
http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/new/jd2005120502.html
http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/new/jd2005120503.html
http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/new/jd2005120504.html
Some samples of these pictures were from
The Molong floods - which we were caught in and witnessed first hand - the footage is incredible as well.
Click for larger images
Molong floods
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1108jd02.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1108jd02.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1108jd23.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1108jd23.jpg)
Explosive updrafts 20th November near Walcha
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1120jd10.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1120jd10.jpg)
Sunset followed by lightning show 22nd November
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1122jd09.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1122jd09.jpg)
25th November 2005 - Coonabarabran to Barradine:
One of the 3 supercells that collided with and engulfed the storm Dave Ellem and Dave Sercombe were chasing just to the north
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1125jd32.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1125jd32.jpg)
Dangerous wall cloud with rapid upmotion captured on timelapsed video
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1125jd13.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1125jd13.jpg)
LP supercell right mover to end the day:
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1125jd46.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1125jd46.jpg)
26th November 2005 attempts at lightning amongst the lightning show - awesome lightning captured on video see links above
27th November near Armidale and Dorrigo - check the links above
These were pretty nasty bolts dropping from the main updraft
1st December 2005 The weakening monster storm lays down an outflow boundary that collides with the sea breeze front creating a triple point storm
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/thumbs/2005/1201jd11.jpg) (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/2005/1201jd11.jpg)
Other chase pictures included
Regards,
Jimmy Deguara
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Not too much to show :(
Marginal severe looking south from home
(http://www.thunderbolttours.com/temp/1022dc01_sm.jpg)
Nice (but over-exposed - see Hail's pics fpr a better example) updraft pulse near Nowendoc salvaged an otherwise crap chase:
(http://www.thunderbolttours.com/temp/1027dc01_sm.jpg)
CG from the back window, looking north from home:
(http://www.thunderbolttours.com/temp/1122dc01_sm.jpg)
Nice rotating cell near north east of Grenfell, NSW:
(http://www.thunderbolttours.com/temp/IMG_0271_sm.jpg)
Squall line approaching near home:
(http://www.thunderbolttours.com/temp/1202dc03-sm.jpg)
Gosh I feel even worse now hehe.
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Not much too show from me either!
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Hi David,
Interesting you got the supercell at Grenfell on the same day as the supercells near Coonabarabran and also West Wyalong. Now considering that West Wyalong is to the west of Grenfell, di you see any existing boundaries that may have played a part in the development of the supercells in that area?
Regards,
Jimmy Deguara
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Hi Jimmy,
I did observe a line of cumulus extending approximately NE - SW which appeared to demarcate moister and drier air although I did not note a windshift (as in, I did not pay attention by the time I was in the Cu free zone). As the Grenfell storm died, this cumulus field was to my north. The surface airmass being advected west was very moist - Lithgow looked more like Dorrigo! Certainly, given that Michael Thompson has some excellent shots of the cell that developed further west of Forbes - a dry classic or LP supercell, and your classic supercell further north, with a nice low bas, it was an excellent situation.
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Gee, that's an excellent triple bolt Jeff!
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Here are a couple of my favourite pictures from the season so far :)
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Well - it's been an amazing season in NE NSW - some samples of the almost 1,200 photos I've kept since 1st September !
McLeans Ridges 3D lightning 16th Sep
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005091604.jpg)
Massive updrafts north of Kyogle 25th Oct
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005102501.jpg)
More 3D lightning at home - this one even closer 27th Oct
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005102701.jpg)
Ballina night shelf cloud 15th Nov
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005111508.jpg)
Microburst at Mallanganee 20th Nov
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005112003.jpg)
Hail drifts from last night's storm at Warialda, and CG active cell near Collarenbri 26th Nov
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005112601.jpg)
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005112602.jpg)
Massive updrafts on a Brisbane tornadic supercell 27th Nov
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005112701.jpg)
Lightning at 2.30am, then severe storm near Woodburn later that day 1st Dec
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005120101.jpg)
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005120102.jpg)
Lightning from Tregeagle 7th Dec
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005120701.jpg)
Branched daytime CG near Lismore at rear of developing squall line 8th Dec
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005120804.jpg)
Supercell near Broadwater 17th Dec
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005121704.jpg)
Monster HP supercell west of Byron 17th Dec
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005121707.jpg)
Sunset LP with developing corkscrew updraft 17th Dec
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005121709.jpg)
(http://australiasevereweather.com/temp/forum/photos/2005121710.jpg)
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Hello everyone.
The season has been quite ordinary down this way(Nowra,NSW) . We've had a fair share of storms,but many have been weak lacking structure. Having said that,we've had some amazing lightning,and we did get a nice gustfront on December 2.
Anyway i'll post up my favourite pic from this season.Im sorry about the file size.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/pingtang100/gibbon.jpg)
And heres some other pics from this season(I have provided links)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/pingtang100/P1011619edit.jpg
December 2 gustfront taken from Nowra Hill
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/pingtang100/panoramasmall.jpg
December 2 gustfront. Panorama shot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/pingtang100/yass.jpg
November 26. Yass,NSW gustfront. Delivers 1-2cm hail and strong outflow winds
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/pingtang100/444.jpg
My favourite photo from last season.Lightning hits a few hundred metres away
cheers :)
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Hi guys,
Great collection above. This was posted on WZ so why not post it here! Close staccato lightning bolt
(http://www.thunderbolttours.com/temp/lightning_bolt.jpg)
Here is what David had to say:
A staccato bolt, if you're not familiar with the term is defined as "A Cloud to Ground (CG) lightning discharge which appears as a single very bright, short-duration stroke, often with considerable branching."
While going through some of Jimmy Deguara's video footage for our next dvd we noticed this incredible staccato bolt at close range. Any estimates as to how close it was?
The CG actually struck something adjacent to a house (the roof of which can be seen just to the right). Anyway, I thought it was a pretty incredible still and beautifully exposed.
Regards,
Jimmy Deguara
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Wow fantastic shots everyone, keep them coming! Great suggestion for a thread Cooper. I especially love the those powerful updraft shots from Supercell and the Ballina shelfcloud from Michael Bath. Jimmy that Staccato bolt is awesome!
I got some good video of a storm I chased on Nov 25th from Melbourne to Yea but the still pics don't do it justice ;)
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and another of the same storm and the clear sky it left in its wake
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Hi Guys,
There's some awesome images on this thread. Here are some more from me. Firstly the 26th of November from my chase with Matt out around Wellington/Parkes/Gulgong.
Matt will have to post some stills of the awesome lightning show we got later on.
Jeff.
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That's an awesome close bolt of lightning Jimmy! Reminds me of the famous US farmhouse image with lightning striking the tree next to it. Gotta be about 200/300 meters max.
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Here are some of the best lightning stills from the 26th November which Jeff mentioned previously in this thread. The first four stills show a sequence of a CG followed by a fantastic anvil crawler 8)
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Some more lightning stills :)
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This storm occured near picton in south western Sydney on the 27th of November. It was a bit suspect as it developed over picton and basically didn't move for over an hour during which time the flanking line developed cells of it's own. You can see the lowered area over the other side of razorback.
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Very nice collection of pics there guys. The northern rivers has certainly done well this year Michael! Some really beaut stuff you've got in there.
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Awsome pictures guys.
I have included 4 of my favourites. The first is as the big storm we had in December was approaching. The second is from a later storm that month. Both from my backyard (getting lazy lately!). The next one is from Razorback early this year and the last is over Pearl Beach in March (was supposed to at the reception on my sister-in-laws wedding).
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Well done Justin! You have done well this season given the limited opportunities.
Here is a still from the 26th December 2005 SE Qld Yarraman storm event.
The storm was quite impressive and did produce some interesting bolts including clear air bolts:
 (http://www.australiasevereweather.com/video/stills/2005/1226jd06.jpg)
Regards,
Jimmy Deguara
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Hi,
I am gobsmacked at all these photos. Goodness, that last one shows the CG bolt coming right out of the storm! Is this common? I have never seen it before myself. I have always assumed and observed that lightning takes the most direct path which is usually straight down! I have also noticed that some lightning bolts repeatedly flicker while others are short and sharp. Do any of you know what causes this or is it simply related to the amount of charge that builds between cloud and ground?
Darren
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Hi,
Just was working on another set of stills and saw this one:
(http://www.australiasevereweather.com/video/stills/2005/1226jd06.jpg)
More available at:
http://www.australiasevereweather.com/video/stills/2005/20051226.html
Regards,
Jimmy Deguara
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Can anyone guess the date of this image? First one gets a free maccas meal on me!
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Hi Jeff,
Is it the 31st October 2005 storm?
Regards,
Jimmy Deguara
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The low cloud base and location has me thinking the same as you Jimmy - if correct can we split the burger ;D
But you seen confident Jeff - so it's probably some misleading blue mountains scud bomb ;)
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Was it on Tuesday over the Dandenong Ranges perhaps? Nah probably not :) actually definately not because Melbourne doesnt get phenomenon like that!
On a serious note, some great photos in this thread. I will try and post a couple tonight from the US trip.
Brad.
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And the big mac meal goes to..........Jimmy!
That base had some seriously strong inflow and the upmotion was so strong that I don't have two photos with the same scud formations! Matt's house almost departed to the land of Oz!
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Here's some more pics of the same storm. For those who don't know this event, this storm formed on a triple point just west of Penrith and it showed strong easterly and southerly inflow simultaniously. The inflow and upmotion was very strong for an aussie storm, and it also stayed basically stationary for nearly an hour dumping 150mm of rain on Valley Heights and causing moderate flash flooding.
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last two pics
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And here are three pics from another nice stormchase last season.
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And lastly a nice chunky updraft pic from sometime last season.
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And lastly a nice chunky updraft pic from sometime last season.
I just love seeing structures like this whether it is a picture or right in front of me < preferred of course
:P, really nice nice pictures here.