A couple of frustrating chase days on the 29th and 30th, Shear was dreadful - hardy any in the lower levels but enough jet level shear to spread anvil downstream, killing convection.
29th December 2006
What started as a short chase to the southern highlands saw me eventually south of Braidwood. Some great chase country in this area, although the hail pictures were taken on a dreadful forestry road. Some very isolated settlements like Hoskinstown and Rossi remind me of hillbilly country.
High based storm west of Goulburn
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Hail covering the ground like snow south of Braidwood - video stills
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30th December 2005
With petrol the price it is I was determined not to chase half of NSW on what was essentially a low shear day. Initial signs were not great with anvils again spreading from the storms further west over Oberon / Taralga. However I did get some development under the anvil near Canyonleigh (west of Moss Vale). For a few minutes I though that the storm would organise, but alas it fell into a heap. The scene is looking west towards Big Hill, which got 31mm.
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MILAN: I took the pictures with a Canon 400D and a Sigmas 17-70mm lens. The video stills are from a Panasonic GS500, these come out quite good and provide pictures of things I can't get with the still camera. For example my reactions are not good enough for daytime lightning and teh hail shots above we taken in conditions you could not use a still camera outside.