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Offline Dave Nelson

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Waterspout off Sydney Northern Beaches : 28 May 2009
« on: 29 May 2009, 12:53:46 PM »

 Hi Gang,
               Caught the news tonite,  footage of an excellent waterspout offshore of Manly this afternoon

   Awesome view for those that were present !


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RE: Waterspout off Sydney Northern Beaches : 28 May 2009
« Reply #1 on: 29 May 2009, 02:49:06 PM »
Yes channel 9 had some nice footage from Dee Why. No luck finding any online video yet.

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Re: Waterspout off Sydney Northern Beaches : 28 May 2009, 2 June 2009
« Reply #3 on: 03 June 2009, 12:36:29 PM »
Might as well continue with the existing topic...

Top Priority for Immediate Broadcast
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Locally Damaging Winds,
For people in
Metropolitan, Illawarra
Issued at 5:15 pm on Tuesday 2 June 2009

Synoptic Situation: 3:00 pm EST Tuesday

A Waterspout has been observed to the southeast of Botany Bay associated with heavy showers travelling in a southwesterly direction. Waterspouts normally weaken rapidly as they move over land , but locally damaging winds with gusts in excess of 90 km/h are possible along the coastal fringe over the next few hours.