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From: "James Chambers"To: "Aussie Weather" Subject: aussie-weather: Bristorm Site Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 02:13:42 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi all - I hope you don't mind being flooded with all of these Mailing List Emails! I don't mind at all! Just a note to say that I have updated my 1998 Thunderdays page so its way easier to look at: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jamestorm/bristorm/t_days98.html Our Sat forecast is: "thundery rain clearing later in the day". I'm always hopeful of a change to say... "a'noon t'storms". See ya! James from Brisbane The Brisbane & SEQ Storm Site http://www.ozemail.com.au~jamestorm/bristorm.html PS: Its terrific to see everyone introducing themselves! If you haven't done that already, please do! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 06:50:38 +1000 From: Anthony Cornelius To: Australian Weather Mailing List Subject: aussie-weather: Interview of Jimmy... Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi all... The interview with Jimmy is on right now! I'm recording it now!!! I'll write out the interview this afternoon when I get back from school... Anthony -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Sender: bayns at nornet.nor.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 07:08:03 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: steve baynham Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com and they just keep on coming! my name is steve, i'm 20. living on the gold coast, originally from grafton. am very keen on nature photography, and soon found out storms and lightning were great photo opportunities. Anthony Cornelius got me onto this. Jimmy Deguara saw some of my photos displayed in grafton last year during their storm chase and it has since gone on from there:) some can be found at http://www.angelfire.com/ok/gany/page2.html i am also a very avid astronomer, although being on the Gold Coast really sux for that!! if there are any storms happening here, you'll hear it from me!!:) see ya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jimmy Deguara" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Storms for West Australia Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:27:42 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com We do not have it as easy as you think. We have just come back from a chase in NNSW. It was very difficult to continually chase. That is if you had the storms. Jimmy -----Original Message----- From: Michael Fewings To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 4:35 PM Subject: aussie-weather: Storms for West Australia >Hi all, > >I welcome myself to aussie-weather for the first time with a big "hi all". > >Yay we might get some storms in Perth tonight but feel they might be a bit to >the East of Perth (maybe a chase in stall). >It seems that you Eastern Australian chasers have it quite organized when it >comes to a storm. >Over here I really sort of play it by sight and sound. Lots of driving and >gazing. > >Anyway I am keeping my fingers crossed for a night on the prowl. > >Michael Fewings >http://strikeone.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jimmy Deguara" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Interview on Storm Chasing... Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:51:25 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi Jimmy Deguara here We chased the storms east of Stanthorpe and they produced heavy rain and hail 1 - 2 cm in diameter. I would regard the rain itself as severe. It was a good set of storms with a nice hail shaft, nice updraughts and a nice loooking top. Jimmy Deguara -----Original Message----- From: James C To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 4:29 PM Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Interview on Storm Chasing... >Hi everyone > >Is there anyone that heard the interview? I missed it :( >By the way...absolutely nothing happened last night here in terms of storm >activity. Some weak shrs and storms occurred in the Stanthorpe/Warwick to >Texas and Inglewood areas until 2am but nothing reached us coastal people. >Maybe Saturday? > >James from Brisbane >www.ozemail.com.au/~jamestorm/bristorm.html >PS: I might turn up a little later than usual in the IRC tonight > >-----Original Message----- >From: Anthony Cornelius >To: aussie-weather at world.std.com >Date: Wednesday, 7 October 1998 16:21 >Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Interview on Storm Chasing... > > >>Ignore that message...I didn't check my email last night, and I probably >>should have... >> >>Anthony >> >>Paul Graham wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> Jimmy Deguara informs me that there will be an interview with >>> him >>> about storm chasing tomorrow morning on Brisbane radio station 4BC >>> (1116 >>> Khz). Perhaps there is a RealAudio feed because reception outside of >>> the >>> Brisbane region will be quite difficult without a good receiver + >>> antenna >>> (besides D-layer absorption + interference from 3BM, West Melbourne). >>> - Paul. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jimmy Deguara" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: No storms in WA either Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:27:28 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com For those chasers out there, the first organised chase is over. We had a chase during the NSW school holidays. Certain chasers were able to take part but others couldn't. I would like to thank those that took part and those that showed an interest. The guys have informed me they would like to do it again. It was the first time that such an organised chase has taken place in Australia. I would encourage others in their respective states to team up and chase long distances as we did. Staying at motels in one room helps reduce costs and therefore allows people to chase on any weekend. Our best storm was in southern Queensland where we believe the storm became severe. Keep in touch. We will soon have an article up and running. And it was proposed that we develop a national society for storm chasers. I have thought about this for quite a while and with the internet, it is possible.... What do you think??? Jimmy Deguara ---------------------------------------------------------- Australian Severe Weather http://australiansevereweather.simplenet.com/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Michael Fewings To: Aussie Weather Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 9:31 PM Subject: aussie-weather: No storms in WA either >Hi all, > >What a disappointment. Not even a suspicious looking cloud. Well at >least I didn't get in my car and start a nowhere chase. >Are there any subscribers (Except Jacob "hi Jacob") living in Perth or >Western Australia? >Any interested in setting up a chase or two for early summer. I would >ideally like to chase for lightning so if anyone is interested? >I do feel a bit on a limb over this side of the continent and all the >good weather happening over East. Maybe the next chance for a storm is >Friday evening for us West Aussie's. > >Don't freeze tonight in the East > >Michael Fewings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Sender: jacob at iinet.net.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 14:57:55 +0800 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com From: Jacob Subject: Re: aussie-weather: No storms in WA either Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi Michael and all, I think we are just the only two Western Australians on the list right now. Ira Fehlberg who is a Western Australian storm chaser and does the WA Storm Chasing Page at http://www.upnaway.com/~jra/weather.html is not on the list yet, but I got an email back from him yesterday, and he might be joining the list soon. There's a chance for some storms around Perth tomorrow, this from BoM: During Friday the high will move further eastwards, and a deep trough develop near the west coast. Winds will tend warm fresh NE'ly through the day. Some shower or thunderstorm activity is expected near the west coast late in the day. Also, a tropical low has developed to the NW of Western Australia, this from the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth: GALE WARNING ISSUED AT 10080500Z BY BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH. TROPICAL LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE ABOUT 997 HPA WAS LOCATED AT 0400Z WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES OF LATITUDE FOURTEEN DECIMAL ZERO SOUTH (14.0S) LONGITUDE NINETY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO EAST (95.0E) MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10KN THE LOW MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS BUT SHOULD THEN BEGIN TO SLOW, WEAKEN AND CHANGE COURSE TO A MORE WESTERLY TRACK. VERY ROUGH SEAS, MODERATE SWELL AND 30/45 KNOTS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTRE, EXTENDING TO 120NM IN SOUTHERN QUADRANTS. GALES ARE MORE LIKELY IN SOUTHERN QUADRANTS. TROPICAL LOW IS EXPECTED NEAR 15.0 SOUTH 96.0 EAST AT 1600Z. Jacob At 07:30 PM 07-10-98 +0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >What a disappointment. Not even a suspicious looking cloud. Well at >least I didn't get in my car and start a nowhere chase. >Are there any subscribers (Except Jacob "hi Jacob") living in Perth or >Western Australia? >Any interested in setting up a chase or two for early summer. I would >ideally like to chase for lightning so if anyone is interested? >I do feel a bit on a limb over this side of the continent and all the >good weather happening over East. Maybe the next chance for a storm is >Friday evening for us West Aussie's. > >Don't freeze tonight in the East > >Michael Fewings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 17:09:40 +1000 From: Anthony Cornelius To: Australian Weather Mailing List Subject: aussie-weather: Written Record of Jimmy's Interview With the Radio X-Mime-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by bomber.stealth.com.au id RAA22669 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by penman.es.mq.edu.au id RAA16450 Ok guys, I recorded the interview on tape, and then I typed it out. I tried to keep it the same, and I apologize if there is an error somewhere...this is the interview: NB - something the <> means some information about something - something in () means I opened my big mouth about something :-) � I am going to introduce you to a man who doesn't like a day like today, along with a group of his colleagues and friends Jimmy Deguara spends his time chasing thunderstorms. Good morning Jimmy � Good morning. �Jimmy I must admit, that I'm with you, I'm fascinated with thunderstorms, but you guys actually take it one step further, you follow storms around the country! � That's�well, this is the first time that we have actually moved into an area south as SE QLD and N NSW to chase thunderstorms. But we have done it in our local areas this is just to get a hold of storm chasing all together. � Yeah, now tell me about storm chasers�is it just that people are fascinated about the spectacle? � That's right, we are absolutely fascinated by the development stage, the severity of the storms, and the other part of this is to use video footage and photography for perhaps future research projects. � Yes, yes because the more we know about the way these things work, the more we know about warnings for them and also any knowledge we can get about how weather systems work is very important for agriculture and all sorts of things. � That's right, yes. As well as insurance industry, and the most important thing is for people's l es to be saved. � Yes and of course, thunderstorms can in their most vicious storm be very dangerous. � That's right. � Tell my Jimmy, where is the best storm that you have ever seen? � My best storm was in Sydney � I actually didn't know it at first, but it was actually a very very huge storm when we got near it. And from radar imagery it could be seen that it almost produced a tornado. That was in October 28th 1995. Yes it was a supercell so it was a huge thunderstorm. � Yes, and how high do you think that thunderstorm was? � I wouldn't have clue about that particular one but my guess would be around 10 � 15km high. � wow � But I have seen a larger one, I think it was in 1996, it went up to 15 � 20km high! And that was another supercell. � So what you do, is you know that the storm is coming, so you race in the car and you go for it? � We actually work out beforehand what we think the weather is going to do, I have a very good view from where I live (hey � no fair!! I have a horrible view!) And if I think that we're going to have severe thunderstorms I contact my friends or whoever is going to come along if they can come along � if they do decide we decide the times if things are starting to get quite serious. And then we go to an area where it is quite elevated and have a look at the best possible cells, and from there we decide what we're going to do. � And you take video footage of the storms as well? � Video footage and photography, yes. � Ok, you've been up around the downs, and I understand that you got one decent storm up there? � Whereabouts? In the Darling Downs? Yes � you're right, near Stanthorpe, on Monday we were at Tenterfield when things started to get serious with storms developing all over. And again we decided which storms we were going to chase, there were two serious cells one to the south but that was in uninhabited areas, so that would be hard to get to. And we got one that occurred to W of Stanthorpe and one to the N of Stanthorpe, we were going to chase the one to the N of Stanthorpe but we got to the one towards the west, and we saw that that one was really starting to develop so we decided to chase that one. And that one turned I think quite severe, but we couldn't chase it any further because of the road network. � Ok Jimmy � I understand that you have a very good website? � Yes, all storm chasers have there own sort of type of web sites I suppose. � Ok � what is it? � It's http://www.australiansevereweather.simplenet.com � Ok � so that one was http://www.australiansevereweather.simplenet.com � Alright Jimmy, and good luck with it! And I think by the way the weather bureau is talking about the weather patterns this season I think that you're going to have plenty to look at and photograph! � That's right, yes. � Alright Jimmy, thank you very much for talking to us this morning, bye bye � Bye bye After the interview: � The storm chasers! What fun! What fun! I have to admit that I love thunderstorms Anthony Cornelius -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 17:42:57 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aussie-weather: Hi! Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi Guys!! My names Paul and I live in Taree on NSW Mid North Coast! Anyways, I have always loved severe weather......ever since I was a lad! Im starting to develop an album of cool weather shots, and hope to be sharing them soon! Anyways, anytim U are in taree, give me an emial, and we'll get together, hopefully for a chase - and if not maybe a beer or 3!! Cheers! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 17:50:02 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aussie-weather: Re: paul Graham interesting Cloud development Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com We had the same strange cloud development in Taree yesterday.....high cloud but a great amount of turbulance in the higher latitudes///the cluds were actually swirling and "screaming" over head! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 18:04:18 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aussie-weather: Aussie Storm Chasers Society!! Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com LETS DO IT!!!!! It would be great!! Count me in!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Thompson" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Severe T'Storm Advice Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:08:28 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com We were able to watch the almost complete development of a storm near the Liverpool Range when it was just a simple congestus tower, right through to when it started building an anvil and drifted over the Barrington Tops - Nundle area. Later glimpses from Armidale ( almost 200 kms north ) still could make out that storm and it briefly had a overshooting dome. However when in Tamworth we caught sight of another large storm at least 150km eastwards, this storm was punching up above its own cirrus anvil shield and was without a doubt in my mind one of the ones responsible for the warnings. In a post script to these storms we drove back from the chase via way of Hanging Rock and Barry ( near Barrington Tops ) and observed some quite dramatic and recent damage to pine plantations. Michael >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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Thompson" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: hello :) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:20:34 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com >So there's a brief intro into "me". BTW, I'm almost a fossil in >comparison to a lot of the people in this list at 38 years old, but I >still get pimples:-) > I'm 41 and was with the latest storm chase brigade, and I was not the oldest, Clive from Geelong took that award. Perhaps you may be interested in a future storm chase, many are just afternoon affairs. Michael -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Thompson" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Snow in NSW 19981007 Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:23:13 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Clive, one of our storm chasers from Geelong was going to be driving back through Orange on the hope of catching snow, looks like he may have got lucky ! Michael -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 18:26:27 +1000 From: Anthony Cornelius To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: Re: aussie-weather: No storms in WA either Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Jimmy Deguara wrote: > I would like to thank those that took part > and those that showed an interest. The guys have informed me they > would like > to do it again. It was the first time that such an organised chase has > taken > place in Australia. I would encourage others in their respective > states to > team up and chase long distances as we did. Staying at motels in one > room > helps reduce costs and therefore allows people to chase on any > weekend. Our > best storm was in southern Queensland where we believe the storm > became > severe. > Great job guys!!! Hope you had a great time - just a shame that warm pool of air lingered around for a while! > Keep in touch. We will soon have an article up and running. > Looking forward to it! > And it was proposed that we develop a national society for storm > chasers. I > have thought about this for quite a while and with the internet, it is > > possible.... > > What do you think??? > I think that is a great idea!! It might help weather actually start to take off in Australia...and perhaps as a society, we can help push for further funding into severe weather. Anthony > Jimmy Deguara > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Australian Severe Weather > http://australiansevereweather.simplenet.com/index.html > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Fewings > To: Aussie Weather > Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 9:31 PM > Subject: aussie-weather: No storms in WA either > > >Hi all, > > > >What a disappointment. Not even a suspicious looking cloud. Well at > >least I didn't get in my car and start a nowhere chase. > >Are there any subscribers (Except Jacob "hi Jacob") living in Perth > or > >Western Australia? > >Any interested in setting up a chase or two for early summer. I would > > >ideally like to chase for lightning so if anyone is interested? > >I do feel a bit on a limb over this side of the continent and all the > > >good weather happening over East. Maybe the next chance for a storm > is > >Friday evening for us West Aussie's. > > > >Don't freeze tonight in the East > > > >Michael Fewings > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Thompson" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Stanthorpe Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:28:27 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com >By the way...absolutely nothing happened last night here in terms of storm >activity. Some weak shrs and storms occurred in the Stanthorpe/Warwick to >Texas and Inglewood areas until 2am but nothing reached us coastal people. >Maybe Saturday? > It was very disappointing for the chase crew as well, the front came through Stanthorpe about 11pm with very isolated lightning / thunder. It was good however the observe the front moving through. Michael -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Thompson" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Interview on Storm Chasing... Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:46:08 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com >We chased the storms east of Stanthorpe and they produced heavy rain and >hail 1 - 2 cm in diameter. I would regard the rain itself as severe. > >It was a good set of storms with a nice hail shaft, nice updraughts and a >nice loooking top. > As Jimmy said this storm had very heavy rain, the stuff you cannot even see the road in. This storm had some other interesting features with a nice short outflow cloud that rolled out and joined inflow into a neighbouring cell. I will be putting up some photos in a few days, but will try to at least get a video still out in the next day or so. I will also try to do an article on future storm chases, the pros/cons and safety ( we almost got fried at the aptly named Storm King Dam, doing nothing stupid either ). Some quick ( PERSONAL ) observations. - September / October is too early for consistency, but it can be a trade of Quality vs Quantity. - Perhaps booking a caravan park cabin for 7 days in early December at Glen Innes is the go, that gives you a realistic 200km chase radius which takes you to Armidale southwards, Grafton East, Inverell west and the Stanthorpe area northwards. - most libraries have Internet access ! - don't chase the first cell you see, wait until you have 3-4 to choose from. - beware that anything that develops east of the NewEngland Hwy will probably run into wilderness,. Michael -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 19:51:34 +1000 From: Anthony Cornelius To: Australian Weather Mailing List Subject: aussie-weather: 3 Month Rainfall Probability Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com The new 3 month rainfall probability by the BoM came out a few days ago, the URL is http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/rain_ahead.shtml September's SOI was slightly higher than Augusts at 11, but this weeks 30 day SOI average was 12.5 (up 6 from last week) which indicates that some very high SOI's must have been recorded recently. The 3 month rainfall outlook also talks about an above average TC season :-) But surprisingly almost none of QLD has a significant chance of a significantly higher 3 month rainfall probability. Anthony -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jimmy Deguara" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Written Record of Jimmy's Interview With the Radio Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:11:06 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Mime-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au id UAA08995 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by penman.es.mq.edu.au id UAA24021 Hi Jimmy Deguara here Thankyou Anthony for your precious time. You were quite accurate in getting most of the conversation out considering that I was on a mobile phone. I actually was a fair bit nervous but I hope this helps bring storm chasing on the map. Jimmy Deguara -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Cornelius To: Australian Weather Mailing List Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 6:26 PM Subject: aussie-weather: Written Record of Jimmy's Interview With the Radio Ok guys, I recorded the interview on tape, and then I typed it out. I tried to keep it the same, and I apologize if there is an error somewhere...this is the interview: NB - something the <> means some information about something - something in () means I opened my big mouth about something :-) � I am going to introduce you to a man who doesn't like a day like today, along with a group of his colleagues and friends Jimmy Deguara spends his time chasing thunderstorms. Good morning Jimmy � Good morning. �Jimmy I must admit, that I'm with you, I'm fascinated with thunderstorms, but you guys actually take it one step further, you follow storms around the country! � That's�well, this is the first time that we have actually moved into an area south as SE QLD and N NSW to chase thunderstorms. But we have done it in our local areas this is just to get a hold of storm chasing all together. � Yeah, now tell me about storm chasers�is it just that people are fascinated about the spectacle? � That's right, we are absolutely fascinated by the development stage, the severity of the storms, and the other part of this is to use video footage and photography for perhaps future research projects. � Yes, yes because the more we know about the way these things work, the more we know about warnings for them and also any knowledge we can get about how weather systems work is very important for agriculture and all sorts of things. � That's right, yes. As well as insurance industry, and the most important thing is for people's l es to be saved. � Yes and of course, thunderstorms can in their most vicious storm be very dangerous. � That's right. � Tell my Jimmy, where is the best storm that you have ever seen? � My best storm was in Sydney � I actually didn't know it at first, but it was actually a very very huge storm when we got near it. And from radar imagery it could be seen that it almost produced a tornado. That was in October 28th 1995. Yes it was a supercell so it was a huge thunderstorm. � Yes, and how high do you think that thunderstorm was? � I wouldn't have clue about that particular one but my guess would be around 10 � 15km high. � wow � But I have seen a larger one, I think it was in 1996, it went up to 15 � 20km high! And that was another supercell. � So what you do, is you know that the storm is coming, so you race in the car and you go for it? � We actually work out beforehand what we think the weather is going to do, I have a very good view from where I live (hey � no fair!! I have a horrible view!) And if I think that we're going to have severe thunderstorms I contact my friends or whoever is going to come along if they can come along � if they do decide we decide the times if things are starting to get quite serious. And then we go to an area where it is quite elevated and have a look at the best possible cells, and from there we decide what we're going to do. � And you take video footage of the storms as well? � Video footage and photography, yes. � Ok, you've been up around the downs, and I understand that you got one decent storm up there? � Whereabouts? In the Darling Downs? Yes � you're right, near Stanthorpe, on Monday we were at Tenterfield when things started to get serious with storms developing all over. And again we decided which storms we were going to chase, there were two serious cells one to the south but that was in uninhabited areas, so that would be hard to get to. And we got one that occurred to W of Stanthorpe and one to the N of Stanthorpe, we were going to chase the one to the N of Stanthorpe but we got to the one towards the west, and we saw that that one was really starting to develop so we decided to chase that one. And that one turned I think quite severe, but we couldn't chase it any further because of the road network. � Ok Jimmy � I understand that you have a very good website? � Yes, all storm chasers have there own sort of type of web sites I suppose. � Ok � what is it? � It's http://www.australiansevereweather.simplenet.com � Ok � so that one was http://www.australiansevereweather.simplenet.com � Alright Jimmy, and good luck with it! And I think by the way the weather bureau is talking about the weather patterns this season I think that you're going to have plenty to look at and photograph! � That's right, yes. � Alright Jimmy, thank you very much for talking to us this morning, bye bye � Bye bye After the interview: � The storm chasers! What fun! What fun! I have to admit that I love thunderstorms Anthony Cornelius -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 21:28:17 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aussie-weather: 3 Month Rainfall Probability Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Well looks like chasing the NW & North Australia could be the place in the next 3 months! With an increase in greater propensity for rainfall surely would come the increase for severe storms, considering the rise in available moisture? What do you think? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jimmy Deguara" To: Subject: Re: aussie-weather: 3 Month Rainfall Probability Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 21:28:48 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com This should have some impact on storms but there is nothing to suggest that drought years can't also produce some significant events... I am looking forward to chasing this summer. I will aim at chasing areas where dry air meets the warm moist air. Vertically aligned troughs are my favourite. Jimmy Deguara -----Original Message----- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 9:27 PM Subject: aussie-weather: 3 Month Rainfall Probability >Well looks like chasing the NW & North Australia could be the place in the next >3 months! With an increase in greater propensity for rainfall surely would come >the increase for severe storms, considering the rise in available moisture? What >do you think? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 21:45:26 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: aussie-weather: Storms! Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Jimmy Deguara wrote: > This should have some impact on storms but there is nothing to suggest that > drought years can't also produce some significant events... > > I am looking forward to chasing this summer. I will aim at chasing areas > where dry air meets the warm moist air. Vertically aligned troughs are my > favourite. > > Jimmy Deguara Well then it looks like the New England tablelands should be quite active this season...hopefully. It is the highest fertile ground in the eastern part of Australia for producing storm activity! Looks like I might have a few trips up in the mountains! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jimmy Deguara" To: Subject: aussie-weather: AMOS weatherwatch meeting Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 22:07:03 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com For those in and around Sydney, there is going to be a special meeting on storms at the AMOS (Australian Meteorological and Oceonographic Society) Weatherwatch Group on Thursday 15th October (Special re-organised date). It is to be held at Macquarie University in building E5A room E5A 213. It will start at 7:30 pm and the theme is "storms". The main aim of this meeting is to report back on the storm chase expedition carried out by a team of storm chasers. Anyone interested is invited to attend as you will have the opportunity to meet others with a similar interest. Hope to see you there. My e-mail jimmyd at ozemail.com.au Jimmy ---------------------------------------------------------- Australian Severe Weather http://australiansevereweather.simplenet.com/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: paulmoss at tpgi.com.au Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 22:17:48 +1000 To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Storms! Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi Jimmy! We had a low intensity storm pass through...with lightning, some thunder and 6mm of rain. But this was later in the evening. We had low cloud all day which made any chasing out of the question as we just couldnt see! How was Stanthorpe?? Heard it was great! IT is probably on of the best places in Eastern Australia to see storms, as it has on average 50 per year !! There was a small development north of here, but I lost it in the low cloud unfortunately..! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "James Chambers" To: "Aussie Weather" Subject: aussie-weather: 1973 Brissie tornado Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:45:40 +1000 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com Reply-To: aussie-weather at world.std.com Hi everyone. I guess its getting a bit annoying for some people with all of these emails. So I thought I'd add another. Hehehe I just finished a report on the Brisbane Tornado of Nov 1973. It might've been an F2 but it sure caused extensive damage and destruction through the western and southern suburbs. It's here: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jamestorm/bristorm/reports/nov4_73.html For those who went chasing - well done! At least you didn't get NO storms! (Yeah double negative...sorry) Would be good if the holidays were in the first 6-8 days of November. Looking in the severe storm database, there are so many that drop into those dates. Also...thanks Anthony for taking the time to type all the Jimmy interview out! Geez. See ya everyone James from Bris. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jamestorm/bristorm.html
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