http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress Storm chasing blog Jimmy Deguara and Michael Bath behind the scenes Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:53:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael, Happy New Year! I hope your year turns out to be fruitful and pleasant. Sympathies for the bad news you and your family have had to endure. It is part of life's pains. What is it this year with the storms! How explosive was that last lot! Some impressive structures and ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2009/01/happy-new-year-hope-storms-are-better-this-year/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ Hi Jimmy - a couple of quite days weatherwise following the low that crossed the Southeast over the weekend. Some rather good rainfall totals in parts of Tas, Vic and NSW with some flood warnings issued. I note the Tamworth region copped another flood but nothing like the one two ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/12/giant-smashing-hailstones-violent-incredible-lightning-tornado/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ [metacafe]http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1829280/giant_smashing_hailstones_violent_incredible_lightning_tornado[/metacafe] Giant smashing hailstones violent incredible lightning tornado Take a look at this clip of tornadoes, giant hailstones and incredible lightning. {Michael, add your video here as well} Jimmy http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/12/giant-smashing-hailstones-violent-incredible-lightning-tornado-2/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ Tuesday 30th December could not have turned out much better than it did. A classic supercell evolved between Casino and Lismore before tracking over the eastern parts of Lismore, my place at McLeans Ridges then off the coast north of Byron Bay. The structure was incredible. CAPE was calculated at ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2009/01/932/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ [youtube]http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=1SD_OzpQaU8#cToLf0Rfoag[/youtube]Incredible Up close tornado footage of the Dunoon Tornado - northeastern NSW Michael, It has been a long time on here between drinks:) Well, let's see. I have been to the Philippines, back, up the coast with your family as well as work commitments, got engaged and then lucky enough to top ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2007/11/270/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ Hi Jimmy,  been a busy week of storms yet again. Was great to catch up with you Imelda and Kimberley on Boxing Day and glad you've managed to track down some storms :)   Certainly been a mixed week for emotions there, some highs with the terrific storms locally but also sadness ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/12/928/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ Michael, There were some impressive storms across eastern NSW which produced so much lightning in areas where people were enjoying their holidays - someone had to be hit! The man touching a mast was struck but luckily not to be killed. This happened in the Hunter region. Some impressive storms occurred including ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/12/man-struck-by-lightning-other-killed-as-canoe-flipped-over-december-29-violent-storms-nsw/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ Hi Jimmy - been a very hectic past 10 days or so with the major thunderstorm events in SE QLD and parts of NSW, but with Brisbane copping the worst a few times.  I think I must have done about 100 hours work with EWN last week LOL  - been ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/11/major-thunderstorm-events-in-se-qld-nsw-ewn-work-quantum-solice/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ Michael, Some major storms developed near Brisbane today with incredible structure. Definitely a supercell tending to a squall line later near Cabulture. The earlier cells seemed to have some of the larger hail although there was a warning for very large hail north of Brisbane. Lots of insurance claims I can ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/11/brisbane-wild-hail-storms-november-16-2008/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/ What a season it hasn't been Michael - will it happen in Sydney? There is the potential for something decent to occur so we will see what happens. Then it seems all North Coast from there. Michael, that storm you intercepted near Casino and the storm near Grafton was simply amazing ... http://www.australiansevereweather.com.au/blog_wordpress/2008/12/severe-storms-possible-sydney-finally/hailstorms/lightning/weather/discussion/