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Offline Karina Roberts (slavegirl)

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #30 on: 29 September 2010, 12:57:36 PM »
first 3 pics are of the first storm approaching, last 2 pics are as it moved away. I took these on my phone as i dont have a camera yet so excuse the quality. ( i cant post more than one pic at a time for some reason so excuse the multiple edits :) )
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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #31 on: 29 September 2010, 02:48:29 PM »
It was great to see some widespread storm action today - a lot more than I had forecast for today.  I wasn't able to chase but one of the stronger cells came right over my home from just before 4pm.  It's the same one Jason photographed in Lismore and Antonio in Ballina later.

We copped 50mm in 20 mins with a max rain rate of 290mm/hr. Hail got up to 1cm diameter during the second half of the deluge. It's probably the heaviest (in total) rainfall from one thunderstorm cell I can recall.

Early altocumulus castellanus



Early cells across the Nightcap ranges looked quite nice when it crossed the coast near Byron Bay. This pic just after 2pm.



Storms gathering to my west.



The main storm as it passed over McLeans Ridges.











All pics from today are here

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #32 on: 29 September 2010, 04:39:31 PM »
MB i love that last picture you have a awesome view, wow 50mm in 20 mins holy crap

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #33 on: 29 September 2010, 06:08:49 PM »
Well how great is it to have storms back!!! I'm looking forward to chasing this year. I'm stoked with my first lighting images for the season :)



this was taken a few hours ago after waiting and hoping for a bolt from the blue strike for arounf 3 or so hours. Check out that structure too! :D

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #34 on: 29 September 2010, 07:24:52 PM »
great structure and beautiful pic =]

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #35 on: 30 September 2010, 03:16:55 AM »
WOW nice shot Enak.

Who wants a repeat of yesterday raise your hands :)

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #36 on: 30 September 2010, 03:23:40 AM »
WOW nice shot Enak.

Who wants a repeat of yesterday raise your hands :)

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do it now =D *raises hand*

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #37 on: 30 September 2010, 04:03:25 AM »
Your perseverance paid off Kane - nice capture of the storm. Been ages since I've seen some spectacular lightning. There were a few powerful CGs just ahead of and in the storm here yesterday but it was not a situation where capturing any was likely.

Here is the radar loop for 28 Sep showing the strong cells which passed through Evans Head then later the Casino, Lismore, McLeans Ridges, Ballina one.  Also later the storm off Coffs - what time was your photo Kane?

128km Radar Loop for Grafton, 00:00 28/09/2010 to 13:00 28/09/2010 UTC


The Brisbane and Moree soundings are attached for reference too. The moisture shown on the Bris sounding was quite impressive for this time of year.


PS - Karina and all - there is a bug in the attach function, just add one at a time and edit though it doesn't affect all browsers.

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #38 on: 30 September 2010, 04:06:31 AM »
Beautiful pictures!

I wish I'm down there yesterday and maybe today. Those cells were certainly summer style!

Not sure if Lismore cell is a supercell, it was visible rotation on the radar with black core holding for 30minutes.

So Michael, not sure if you seen the rotation on radar, i mean the direction was ENE while other cells are ESE to SE??

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #39 on: 30 September 2010, 04:07:52 AM »
Your perseverance paid off Kane - nice capture of the storm. Been ages since I've seen some spectacular lightning. There were a few powerful CGs just ahead of and in the storm here yesterday but it was not a situation where capturing any was likely.

There were many CGs here too but the rain was that thick you didn't have a chance to capture any, so what is the set up like today is it any good? any thoughts?

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #40 on: 30 September 2010, 04:25:12 AM »
Mathew, the Lismore storm would have been a HP supercell between Casino and just east of Lismore - for about an hour or less.

The sixth photo of mine shows a classic looking HP base with the prong on the left - into the wall cloud, though it didn't last long after that.
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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #41 on: 30 September 2010, 07:39:59 AM »
Some action developing Now Over Tweed heads and Coomera as well as Whiporie in NE nsw.

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #42 on: 30 September 2010, 09:47:25 AM »
Storm warnings once again in place for parts of SEQ

For people in parts of the
BRISBANE CITY,
MORETON BAY and
SUNSHINE COAST Council Areas.

Issued at 3:26 pm Wednesday, 29 September 2010.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 3:25 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Caboolture and Beachmere. These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast. They are forecast to affect Bribie Island, waters off Bribie Island and northern Bribie Island by 3:55 pm and Comboyuro Point and Cape Moreton by 4:25 pm.

Damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones are likely.

Thunderstorms today have already produced:
marble sized hail at Bellmere (near Caboolture) at around 3pm.

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #43 on: 30 September 2010, 12:16:43 PM »
After a little bit of thundery rain earlier, the skies are mostly clear out this way. As for further activity, I'm not really sure, although cells are still firing up south of the border.

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Re: NE NSW / E QLD Storms: 26-29 Sept 2010
« Reply #44 on: 30 September 2010, 12:18:42 PM »
Melbourne needs more action

lucky lucky nsw and qld people