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photon · 07-15-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Prottotype

Starting to clear up where those weird clouds were... still lightning... I think Photon is gonna get a light show.

Lol yup, saw it come, do it's thing, and go in about 20 minutes.. most pathetic storm front ever!

Some cool cloud formations on the trailing edge though.

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Originally Posted by KevanGuy

The current Calgary storms are ones that just exploded off the foothills. SOmeone a while back in the other thread mentioned some weather coming over the mountains..well, this is it. Line of storms from north of Airdrie all the way to High River, but there is a small gap in the storm, and Calgary is right in the centre of that gap...sadly.

Yeah the EC radar time lapse is pretty cool right now, you can see nothing, nothing, then bam a huge wall of activity.

Mccree · 07-15-2007, 09:33 PM

Well that was fun. Still dark in NW (Country Hills) but looks like the storm is done.

KevanGuy · 07-15-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Biff

Oooooo....pretty Radar_reflectivity graph thingy. Where gets?

Hey, I cant share all my secrets or I'll be out of a job.

http://www.weathermod.com/alberta/latest_loop.gif

Eddie Bronze · 07-15-2007, 09:33 PM

Where do purple skies come from? That's something they warned about in the Apocalypse or some ****, no?

Still lots of light activity up here by the University. It's all contained up in the clouds, not touching down, no banging with it. Cool to watch, though.

The Purple sky is freaking me out.

Biff · 07-15-2007, 09:34 PM

Thanks, KG. Nekhara and I won't tell anybody else.

KevanGuy · 07-15-2007, 09:36 PM

Purple is probably coming from the sunset now. If it is the middle of the day and you are in a storm and it looks kinda greenish/turquoiseish (kinda hard to describe) you may be in the middle of some trouble.

KevanGuy · 07-15-2007, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Biff

Thanks, KG. Nekhara and I won't tell anybody else.

I should have used this link:

http://www.weathermod.com/projects/hail/alberta.php

Click on current loop and it will animate it for you.

photon · 07-15-2007, 09:39 PM

Looking west out of the nook at the back of my house.. good thing that thing was at the trailing edge of things.

Eddie Bronze · 07-15-2007, 09:39 PM

It's weird though because I only see it in one section of the city. Must have something to do with reflection of the sun or something. To the west it's greyish, east it's very dark. Boy that thing was moving fast. Those lightning rods won't stop either.

Shawnski · 07-15-2007, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bronze

Oh boy, that stuff is hitting very close. No time between the flash and VERY loud bangs. I'm turning my computer off for a bit.

Yikes!

We were just finishing up a softball game (and into our cars) at Shouldice when all hell broke loose. Yes, there were two strikes quite close. Rain came quick and furious, then by the time I was down Crowchild at Memorial... no more rain. Pretty lucky the path was the one it took. Not one of us were thinking tornadoes, just watching that the lightning wasn't close.

someguy51 · 07-15-2007, 09:48 PM

According to http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warni...rt_e.html?ab12 the tornado watch is back on. (as of 9:45pm)

Eddie Bronze · 07-15-2007, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnski

We were just finishing up a softball game (and into our cars) at Shouldice when all hell broke loose. Yes, there were two strikes quite close. Rain came quick and furious, then by the time I was down Crowchild at Memorial... no more rain. Pretty lucky the path was the one it took. Not one of us were thinking tornadoes, just watching that the lightning wasn't close.

My balcony faces South and I could clearly see a lightning bolt shoot up from some area in the SW. Some place down there got hit, no doubt about that.

The other ones I didn't actually see, just a flash out of the corner of my eye but I had to walk back away from my balcony because of the loudness. Sounded way too close. Three of them I would say really made me go, "Holy S***!"

KevanGuy · 07-15-2007, 09:54 PM

I dont know why they would extend that watch now. Its pretty obvious things have calmed down. They are still using the 9:05 data for the TS warning.

Flames0910 · 07-15-2007, 09:57 PM

any chance of more rain overnight KG? maybe something when I wake up in the morning? I don't really wanna work tomorrow and if its raining when I wak eup I can just roll back over lol

KevanGuy · 07-15-2007, 10:00 PM

No, the maps make it look like it should be calm in the morning.

someguy51 · 07-15-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KevanGuy

I dont know why they would extend that watch now. Its pretty obvious things have calmed down. They are still using the 9:05 data for the TS warning.

It was off for a while, then they put it back on.

Flames0910 · 07-15-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KevanGuy

No, the maps make it look like it should be calm in the morning.

damn

looks like i'm working tomorrow then

Dion · 07-15-2007, 10:07 PM

High River got hit pretty good with some tennis ball sized hail. Siding got dinged in 3 spots. Was surprised no windows got broken.

Got some pics of the storn and the hail.

KevanGuy · 07-15-2007, 10:09 PM

Wow, we are pretty lucky that didnt hit Calgary. It easily could have. You sould send those hail pics in to the Weather Network, I bet they'd show em.

Dion · 07-15-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KevanGuy

Wow, we are pretty lucky that didnt hit Calgary. It easily could have. You sould send those hail pics in to the Weather Network, I bet they'd show em.

Good idea!

Local stations too!