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Storm on Belgium/Netherlands Border 22/5/12

#1 User is online   Jez Meyer 

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Posted 22 May 2012 - 18:51

Seems to have really exploded in the last few hours, some impressive radar returns and looking great on sat images. Started this thread as I noticed Estofex seems to have completely missed this area today. Anyone care to explain what the situation was and how such a storm has occurred? Thanks.

http://www.estofex.org/
http://www.sat24.com/en/nl
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#2 User is offline   Nigel Bolton 

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Posted 22 May 2012 - 22:10

Although impressive, it was a single cell pulse storm. It collapsed quickly once the downdraft killed the updraft, but it was very vigorous for a short time. Note how there is an expanding annulus of currus completely surrounding the collapsing storm formed as the cloud bashed its head on the trop and then started to spread out in very light wind conditions.

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Posted 22 May 2012 - 22:42

Thanks Nigel.

I was also wondering the same as Jez.
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#4 User is online   Jez Meyer 

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Posted 23 May 2012 - 07:57

Thanks Nigel, did start to wonder if I was going to look stupid once I saw the sferics quickly die out...
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