2001 - 2002
February 22, 2002 - Brisbane Gustfronts
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

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What was thought to be a marginal day certainly produced the goods - some really nice gust fronts from two lines of storms that went through Brisbane!
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February 08, 2002 - Hunter Valley Supercells
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Some lovely (but very fast moving) supercells in the Hunter Valley.

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January 17, 2002 - Northern Downs Wallclouds
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A near bust in thundery rain in the Wide Bay region yielded much joy as I headed home via the Northern Downs only to find a line of massive storms, with some impressive structure and wallclouds!

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January 12, 2002 - Pulse Storms
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

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Temperatures got up into the 40s with DPs up around 27 - but the moisture was quite shallow.  However it did produce some spectacular updrafts in pulse storms!
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December 31, 2001 - Storm Clusters
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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The title of this report "How do you like your capping - rare or well done?"  Says it all, two very different days with wasted instability (-10 to -12 LIs and 4000-5000 CAPE).

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December 30, 2001 - South Brisbane Supercell
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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Great day!  Followed a developing supercell from Boonah to Beaudesert before it took a 90 degree turn heading straight for Brisbane!  I experienced some 3-4cm hail and 100km/h winds in South Brisbane.

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December 22, 2001 - Lightning Active Supercell
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A very lightning active supercell moved through Boonah, north of Beaudesert and out to sea.

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December 02, 2001 - Wide Bay Monsters
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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What orginally looked to be a marginal day ended up being spectacular!  Starting with a severe pulse storms, some monsters developed to our north giving spetacular structure!

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November 27, 2001 - SE QLD Squall Line
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

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A lovely 500km long severe squall line formed in the SE quarter of Queensland.
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November 25, 2001 - Millmerran Tornadic Supercell
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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One of my favourite chases!  After nearly busting again, a small thunderstorm that we had been following for an hour turned into a monster tornadic supercell on the Darling Downs!

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November 25, 2001 - TDU Football on Australian Highways!
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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TDU travels and storm damage.

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November 24, 2001 - Flangfest 2001!
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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This was the most amazing lightning show I had ever witnessed!  Dubbed "Flangfest 2001" - we were surrounded by CGs sometimes hitting trees and powerpoles around us!

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November 23, 2001 - Roma Severe Storm
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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We got slammed in by storm storms 150km west of Roma, some great lightning, unbelievably torrential rain and strong winds.

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November 22, 2001 - Bushfire Anvils
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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This day involved travelling out west to Roma, we had some Pyro-Cu, old storm damage and some bushfire anvils!  Just a novelty thing really.

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Thunder Downunder 2001
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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An introduction to Thunder Downunder 2001.

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November 18, 2001 - Severe Squall Line
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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After a supercell earlier in the afternoon, a severe squall line with some great lightning moved over the area to give a lightshow!

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November 18, 2001 - Eastern Downs Supercell
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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A great day!  Started off with a tornadic supercell in the Eastern Downs with some great features!  Before getting an intense lightning show from a severe squall line later on.

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November 11, 2001 - Brisbane Pulse Storms
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

 

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A nice day of pulse storms - some good lightning, heavy rain and lots of interesting base features!
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November 07, 2001 - Grandchester Tornado
Written by Anthony Cornelius   

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In between studying, I chased a line of storms to the west of Brisbane and witnessed a tornado on the ground for 5-6 minutes from the town of Grandchester!

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