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Old 07-30-2010, 08:28 PM   #161
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Here is the funnel, it didn't last long.



The others I uploaded our on our fb group Storm Chasers of the Canadian Prairies.
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Old 07-30-2010, 08:45 PM   #162
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Cool! That canola field looks like it has a crop circle in it!


I just checked out your photos of the clouds in Didsbury. Friggin Wow!

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Old 07-30-2010, 08:46 PM   #163
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Nice Picture Jayems...you captured a gem.
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Old 07-30-2010, 08:51 PM   #164
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Just got back home to Airdrie from dinner out in Calgary. Looking at the archived radar, that big cell went right over our neighborhood. Everything is wet, and a few light things got blown around, but no damage at all.

Hearing thunder now. There is a 41000ft cell just north of Airdrie now.
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:34 PM   #165
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Great shot Jayems. Made it my desktop background.
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:42 PM   #166
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^ So did I. Hope you dont mind J.
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:53 PM   #167
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Go ahead.
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Old 07-30-2010, 10:45 PM   #168
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Got it bad in the far NE (Saddleridge) dented cars and shingle/siding damage not so much in south Airdrie only light pea sized hail and lots of lightning.
I'm in the same neighborhood and there was some small marble sized hail that lasted about 30-40 seconds. Nothing too crazy. My wife works in Cross Iron and said it was pretty loud in the mall.
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Old 07-30-2010, 10:46 PM   #169
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i was at crossiron mall and got hit with marble sized hail... my car got dented up pretty bad
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Old 07-30-2010, 11:18 PM   #170
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Here it is must have been really localized
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Old 07-30-2010, 11:34 PM   #171
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Hmmmm.....Another day, Another Warning!

Severe Thunder Storm Warning (Calgary).

Last weekend I installed a brand new Cedar deck, completed all the finishing touches today. I wondered if I should appy the 1st coat of stain today.........read the forecast (T-Storm Warnings) and I gambled by going ahead with applying the stain that requires 8 hours drying time.



I gambled and I won!! ......... Severe storm? ..... Really?? .... They've been telling me this every day in July!!. Needless to say, not a drop of rain, not a piece of hail .......NOTHIN'!!!!!!!!!!

The Environment Canada and weather Network sites are "Chicken Littles" !!


I only say this because I'm "Nuts".
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Old 07-31-2010, 06:37 AM   #172
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I only say this because I'm "Nuts".
I took this from the Australian Bureau of Meterorology site, but this applies worldwide. Basically you can predict the conditions for a severe thunderstorm, but it's difficult to predict where they will start forming.

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LIMITATIONS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
The small scale and short duration of severe thunderstorms make them difficult to predict with numerical computer models and to observe with conventional observing systems. Numerical models can predict the environmental conditions in which severe thunderstorms may develop, but cannot yet predict individual thunderstorms. Once thunderstorms have developed, weather radars are important tools for monitoring them, especially when thunderstorms are less than 200 kilometres from the radar. The radar data provide useful information about the thunderstorms, but can at times be complex to interpret because of such factors as the curvature of the earth, "spreading out" of the radar beam, slight loss of beam power as it passes through rainfall and blocking of the beam by mountains. Also, severe thunderstorms often occur in locations where no storm spotters are available. In summary, people receiving Severe Thunderstorm Warnings need to keep the following limitations in mind:
  • Warnings may be limited in accuracy because of the complexities involved in detecting thunderstorms, assessing their severity and predicting how they will move and evolve.
  • Warnings may not provide much advance notice (maybe less than 15 minutes). Warnings are usually issued only after evidence of severe thunderstorms has been received. There can also be delays in communications systems and in getting the Warning broadcast by radio and TV.
  • Severe thunderstorms should not be expected to occur everywhere in the warned area or for the entire period covered by the Warning.
  • Warnings can only be effective if people take appropriate protective actions.
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/thunder/
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Old 07-31-2010, 02:16 PM   #173
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If anyone is listening to 660am today you'll hear some clips of an interview I did with Grant. Online story is here:

http://www.660news.com/news/local/ar...severe-weather
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Old 07-31-2010, 02:51 PM   #174
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Yeah KG was great for us today....we actually called a real media spokesman in the US first about stormchasing and KG was far better spoken than that guy.
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Old 07-31-2010, 04:03 PM   #175
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Ugh, all I see is rain and thunderstorms in the forecast for the next week, not a single sunny day.
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Old 07-31-2010, 04:06 PM   #176
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A few photos from the storm system yesterday:















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^ That last picture is a really cool picture.
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Old 07-31-2010, 04:45 PM   #178
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A few photos from the storm system yesterday:


it's a double rainbow!!!
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Old 07-31-2010, 04:54 PM   #179
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double rainbow, lighting.. all the way...


waaa waaa ahh aaah ahhh
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Old 07-31-2010, 04:55 PM   #180
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Looks like some storms are starting to build again. There is a fairly high one west of Water Valley and a few minor ones between Springbank and the mountains.
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