2000 - 2001


May 17, 2001 - One Foot Haildrifts!  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A trough gave some unseasonal thunderstorms!  With yet another funnel, trees down and one foot haildrifts!

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May 06, 2001 - Wintry Storms & Rainbow  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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An upper level low with some surface moisture gave a day of storms on the ranges.  Including one hailstorm that gave a funnel cloud, and some brilliant rainbows.

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April 26, 2001 - Wall Cloud & Severe Winds  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Very nice wall cloud and a small mid-level funnel from this chase in the Downs!  Afterwards I got slammed by a strong microburst, before staying the night in the Downs and chasing the next day, but storms formed too early - so they just pulsed.

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March 12, 2001 - Spectacular Guster  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Absolutely spectacular gustfront!  I couldn't believe my eyes, also complimented with a nice lightning show afterwards!

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March 9, 2001 - Brisbane Flash Flood Event  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Phenomenal flooding from torrential rain, up to 300mm (12 inches) in 2-3 hours!!!  I got caught up in the 'mess' coming back from uni.

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January 28, 2001 - Lockyer Valley Flash Flooding  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Today was better than the previous, some slow moving severe thunderstorms gave some flash flooding and a nice little guster in the Brisbane Valley.

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January 27, 2001 - Border Range Storm Rotation  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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An inland heat trough gave an afternoon of storms - nothing spectacular except for strong rotation near Boonah - possibly from being directly under a funnel!

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January 17-20, 2000 - Information Technical Report  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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An informal technical review of the January 17-20 severe storm outbreak over SE QLD.

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January 17, 2001 - Awesome Supercells Cause Havoc in SE QLD  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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The best day of the season!  This phenomenal event gave several supercells, I sighted one possible tornado near Rathdowney, and a fantasmagorical lightning show that lasted all night, with cricket ball hail falling at 4am in the morning, and severe hailstorms coming through at 7am!

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January 8, 2001 - Severe Multicell Complex  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A good chase - watched a storm complex go near Warwick bringing 6 inch hail drifts along with trees and sheds being blown down!,

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December 25-27, 2000 - Christmas Storms  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Santa finally received my letter for storms!  We had three days of storms, a friend of mine and I were able to chase on Boxing Day.

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December 12, 2000 - Eastern Downs Severe Hailstorm  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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This chase resulted in more than I barained for!  Chasing what we thought would be an average thunderstorm, it produced brilliant CG bolts and we got slammed by 100km/h winds and 3cm hail!

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November 28, 2000 - Possible Tornado & Great Storm Sunset  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   
Read moreSome unexpected storms developed on the slopes with some nice structure and massive microbursts!  One produced a possible tornado, capped off by a great sunset!
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November 27, 2000 - Northern Tablelands Supercell & Funnels  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

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Three funnels and an afternoon supercell!
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November 26, 2000 - Storm Bashing on the Slopes  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

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Some nice storms!  Good guster and nice features, generally a fun chase.
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November 25, 2000 - Premer Pulse Storms  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

Read moreWe met up with the southern contingent and chased some weak pulse storms in central NSW - a bit of fun, but nothing compared to a week of Queensland supercells!

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November 23-24, 2000 - Travels and a Nice Sunset  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   
Read moreIn between travels...1300km and a nice sunset.
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November 22, 2000 - Tropical Storms  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

Read moreOur first ever chase north of the Tropic of Capricorn, some nice storms and pileus!
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November 21, 2000 - Amazing Banana Supercell  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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An amazing wall cloud from the Banana Supercell - some phenomenal structure, absolutely brilliant day!

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November 20, 2000 - Warrego Frontloaders & Supercell  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A few funnels and a wall cloud - some very well developed thunderstorms (one supercell) along the Warrego Hwy on a broad trough.

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November 19, 2000 - Outback Squall Line  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A squall line developed on the trough before our attention was drawn to a possible supercell to our east that developed ahead of the trough - some great structure!

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November 18, 2000 - Cunnamulla Squall Line  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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We ventured into Queensland and chased a squall line in the western Queensland before calling it a night.

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November 17, 2000 - Cobar Tornado  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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First day of TDU and our first tornado!

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November 16, 2000 - Thunder Downunder 2000  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

First day of "Thunder Downunder 2000" - some thoughts!

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November 6, 2000 - Day of Storms Produces Great Gusters!  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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The day started off cloudy, but soon cleared and gave a day of rather spectacular gustfronts and awesome updrafs!

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November 5, 2000 - Third Day of Supercells in SE QLD  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Beautiful twisting updraft, and a wallcloud from another storm - very nice!

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November 4, 2000 - Severe Hailstorm & Supercell Chase  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Very impressive supercell split near Crows Nest - it produced a wall cloud and possible funnel, not to mention corkscrew updrafts and a fantastic meso!  Ending with another storm, that produced 3.5cm hail.

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November 3, 2000 - Amberley HP Supercell & Wall Cloud  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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I chased a fantastic HP supercell from Boonah to Ipswich, and also got some footage of a supercell about 80km west that lasted for eight hours! 

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October 26, 2000 - Tornado and Great Lightning Show!  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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I videoed a tornado (non-supercellular) in the afternoon - everything collapsed after that, however a spectacular lightning show and gust front followed for many hours later that night!

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October 25, 2000 - Two Wall Clouds and a Funnel  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A successful chase with two wall clouds and even a nice funnel out of one!

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October 16-17 2000 - Midnight Severe Storm Chase  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A great little midnight chase on the Gold Coast

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October 14, 2000 - Early Morning Tornadic Squall Line  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A morning storm chase leads to driving into a weak tornado/gustnado!

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July 28, 2000 - Snow Chase  E-mail
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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My first ever "snow chase" - sounds weird, but it's what you have to do in Queensland!

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