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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 16:28:03 +1000
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
From: Michael Bath 
Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Severe T'Storm Advice
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Anthony,

A group left Sydney this morning heading for that area - I just hope they
made it! Looking at the latest satpic shows the storms along the north
coast but also some cells to the SW of there - possibly the northern upper
Hunter area or maybe Barrington Tops. I can see the flanking line of this
more southern activity from NW Sydney - large multicell perhaps. It looks
to be at 250-300km north of me.

Michael


At 16:13 4/10/98 +1000, you wrote:
>Lets hope our avid storm chasers are in this area!!!
>
>IDW16N00
>
>TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
>
>SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE
>BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
>NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE
>Issued at 1459 on Sunday the 4th of October 1998
>
>This advice affects people in the following weather districts:
>
>Mid-North Coast and Northern Rivers
>
>Thunderstorms are forecast within the advice area this afternoon and
>evening.
>Some of these are expected to be severe, bringing large hailstones,
>destructive winds and heavy rainfall.
>
>The STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE advises that as storms approach people
>should:
> * put vehicles under cover
> * move indoors away from windows
>
>During and after storms people should:
> * take extreme care when driving
> * beware of fallen trees and power lines
>
>If your house is damaged contact your local State Emergency Service
>unit,
>listed under "S" in the White Pages, for emergency assistance. Don't use
>the
>telephone during storms.
>
>TV CRAWL: Severe Thunderstorm Advice current thi9s afternoon for
>Mid-North
>Coast and Northern Rivers.
>
>NOT FOR BROADCAST: This advice message is valid until 7:00 pm. The
>Bureau
>and SES would appreciate it being broadcast regularly until this time.

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