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Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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Hamlan
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Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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Watched some weak cells move in from the west before dusk tonight. Persistent mid-level inflow bands from the north, non-rotating ragged bases were evident under training cells that seemed to also feed off moisture from factory stack emissions. A thin funnel emerged from the eastern most cell and lasted for about 4mins just before dark.

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AUS_Twisted
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Re: Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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Gee thats gotta be a huge downgrade from what you just saw in the U.S recently lol. Thanks for posting the pics though Brad as it's good to see what things look like a little further north of here.

I've been hanging out for a decent chase for awhile now, I hate winter!
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Re: Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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AUS_Twisted » Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:29 pm wrote:
AUS_Twisted wrote:Gee thats gotta be a huge downgrade from what you just saw in the U.S recently lol.
Haha, yeah. Knowing Brad SDS would be kicking in again already tho!

Not long to wait til our season kicks off :)
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Re: Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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hmmm, I can smell some spring storms on the way ;)
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Re: Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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Yeah I'm sure hoping for something decent in the next few days, it's been to long.
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Re: Aug 18th 2011 - Melbourne weak storms

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Yeah, really hoping to get something to chase on Sunday.

New job this year means I won't get to do much chasing during the week unless it's after hours. Knowing my luck, an awesome line will roll through about 2pm Monday when I'm stuck in the office.
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