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Every thing missed here today, but still got some interesting pics. The explosive convective and structure along that initial nth/sth line early this arvo, the mammatus under the dying Bendigo SC, and the Laverton cell this evening.

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Peter

Here is a quick snap of the Monbulk cell with the black core that went up at 5:30 this afternoon.
Rest i'll post up in the photo section of the website. Some very nice rotation and lowerings as
you can see. Funnel cloud, who knows? But sure did look like something was trying to form.

Rob...

Rob, where was that pic taken from.?

Amazing images on the Yarrawonga radar this evening - I have a question for some of the experts out there:

What causes the line of storms you see - at first heading SWly then does an about turn NEly over a few hours! Never seen that before. My guess is it's a radar 'feature' with all the activity going on, but I guess it could be a real phenomena, because the doppler wind gives a lot away!! Very curious....

See the 128km radar sequence here:
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-l ... 0-12-03-09

and the doppler wind
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-l ... 0-12-03-09

7.5mm here during that hailstorm at 5:30. Total since 9am 10mm, total this month 43mm

These are my day snaps, as most of the time i was inside at work.

Here is a quick snap of the Monbulk cell with the black core that went up at 5:30 this afternoon.



Some very nice rotation and lowerings as you can see. Funnel cloud, who knows? But sure did look like
something was trying to form.











Took these on the way home, nice cork screw shape clouds linked up to the frankston/Bay cell at 5:00






Rob...

Australis(Shell3155) wrote:Rob, where was that pic taken from.?

Robo told me he shot the pic from Nth Berwick
Peter

Could hear distant thunder but missed here again, but did get 3.5mm late arvo on the E flank of the Traralgon storm. Cant complain on top of 11mm yest.

Would love to see the footage from Monbulk to see wind conditions over the region as it went through.

Rainfall of 50mm likely over the Bass Coast this evening.

Can someone fly me to Wilson Prom in a chopper right now? Was hoping to see something like that N/NW of the city for evening/night lightning photos from the bay, till next time...

Didjman wrote:

Australis(Shell3155) wrote:Rob, where was that pic taken from.?

Robo told me he shot the pic from Nth Berwick
Peter

Correct Peter,

North of berwick on the 'look out hill' viewing Harkaway towards the North.

Ah, typical...more storms form nearby while im in the middle of cooking dinner

Cells to the west of Bendigo are now lighting active!! Probs the last action till monday.

5.29pm the cell that popped up over MT D..
I noticed a bit of wind as I was under 2 big gum trees taking these pics.

Thunder and lightning to my East, and a brief torrential downpour of about 5ml in 10minutes. The most interesting thing has been the wind changes, its a while since we had a summer storm like this =)

so whats keeping those storms going in the north central?

been a long time since we had lightning after dark...it did used to happen once!

James wrote:so whats keeping those storms going in the north central?

been a long time since we had lightning after dark...it did used to happen once!

We need good heat or a very good trigger...a lot of areas still in with a bit of a chance IMO because it is fairly warm and humid still. Next hour is best bet though. There may be some convection trying to get organised in some parts of Central now, not sure though. Radar looks interesting.

First up a shot of the monster bendigo cell from abbotsford!


Then a shot of the Monbulk cell from the other side (east) You could make out some unreal hail shafts which I've emphasised with an alien infrared filter in the last photo


Cheers
Rob

Interesting formation - Taken about 1hr ago in Lakes Entrance, Vic

Can hear rumbles...off to try get lightning shots.