Supercell Hunters

It's October! Welcome to australia wet season Here we come mid spring, hopefully seeing good storms end of this week where forecasted. Bring it on NR supercells Its 26 degrees here at 9:30am!

Dry weather now for little while until next week seeing good damp tropical moisture inflow from the Coral Sea. Build heat with max temperatures above 30 degrees and min temperatures ranging 12-20 degrees. Boring week for now.

IDN1006001 NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary Forecast for Wednesday evening Fine. Moderate to fresh east to northeast winds, easing. Forecast for Thursday Cloudy periods with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds. Lismore: Chance shower/thunderstorm. Min: 13 Max: 30 Cape Byron: Chance shower/thunderstorm. Min: 18 Max: 25 Grafton: Chance shower/thunderstorm. Min: 14 Max: 30 Forecast for Friday Fine, mostly sunny. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, tending north to northeasterly in the afternoon. Lismore: Fine. Min: 13 Max: 31 Forecast for Saturday Fine. Southerly change. Lismore: Fine. Min: 11 Max: 32 Forecast for Sunday Fine. Northwest to northeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 12 Max: 30 IDN1006002 Here weeeeeee gooooooooo!!!! Great job BoM! We going to expect good day of storms. Well i have exams in morning, between 9am to 11:30am. I not sure if those storms happen during that time or not? Hrmm. CAPE and Li are reasonable but not too bad for this time. I would say there might be some severe ones in the area. Small chance of supercells. May not sure if i were wrong, hope not.

More report from wild storms on Saturday........ Click for information about photo sales TOO YOUNG: Cliffton Holmes, 22, who died late on Saturday%afternoon near Rappville. His uncle and grandfather also were killed ROAD CLAIMS THIRD FAMILY MEMBER 25.09.2007 By Alex Easton WYAN ROAD, near Rappville, isnt known for its fatal crashes, but Cliffton Holmes on Saturday became the third member of his family to die on it. Cliffton, 22, of Yorklea, died after losing control of his 1995 Ford Falcon on a bend while driving home from work during an intense storm. Two passengers were injured, with one yesterday still critical. Family and friends who gathered yesterday to pay tribute to the kind and confident larrikin said Cliffton died on the same corner as his uncle, who crashed while driving home in the opposite direction from work in 1993. Cliftons grandfather died about 20 years ago in a crash only a couple of kilometres further down the road. But they said there was nothing wrong with the road, saying the storm was the main culprit. Cliffton was a man who loved his cars, or, more precisely, his Falcons. Every car hed ever owned was a Falcon hed bought the EF model he died in two weeks earlier and was already planning modifications such as a new exhaust and paint job. That was the way it went with Cliffton and cars. Hed buy one and then as fast as he could save the money would change the exhaust, have the car lowered, the windows tinted and the paint redone before showering it with love. Friends said he could spend full and happy days buffing one of his cars. Beyond that was a deep loyalty to family and friends. The Holmes siblings Cameron, 23, Travis, 20, Bartley, 18, Hayden, 12, and Chantelle, 16 are a tight-knit bunch. They said Cliffton was always ready to offer help when it was needed. But he was also known as a rebel with little time for the judgment of strangers. One friend described him as a gentleman who went out of his way to make people feel welcome. Travis, whose partner Carla was expected to give birth to their first child yesterday, said they would name their new son Connor Cliffton Artie Holmes to honour his brother. He was my brother and my best mate, and there will never be another person like him, Travis said. An informal funeral service is planned for Friday, with a Falcon XR8 ute, pumping out Clifftons favourite tunes, in place of a hearse. The family thanked the ambulance officers and rescue helicopter crew who braved Saturdays storm to try to save Cliffton.

Yorklea driver dies in crash during storm 24.09.2007 By HANNAH ROSS A CAR accident on Wyan Road near Rappville on Saturday evening claimed the life of Yorklea local Clifton Holmes. The accident happened soon after 4pm on a bend in the quiet country road, just as violent rain and lightning were hitting the area. Clifton was driving the car, which failed to negotiate the corner and slammed into a power pole. The 22-year-old died at the scene. The front seat passenger, an 18-year-old Casino man, suffered serious head injuries in the accident. It took State Emergency Service volunteers close to an hour to get him out of the car. He was airlifted by the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter to Lismore Base Hospital. At about midnight on Saturday he was transferred to the Gold Coast Hospital, where last night he remained in a critical condition. A 19-year-old who was a passenger in the back seat of the car was treated at Lismore Base Hospital for minor injuries. It is believed the accident happened as Clifton and his passengers were travelling home after the end of their shift at the%Richards Milling Company in Wyan. A Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter crew member said the helicopter battled storms to make it out to the accident site, about 20 minutes by road south-west of Casino. Clifton was the second oldest in a family of six children, including four brothers and a sister. http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/s...condsubsection=

Well the day was awesome! Scored 35mm of rain from those storms. Best storm day in 2007. I took few photos and lightning photos aswell. Here to my report: http://www.freewebs.com/stormshunters07-08...y22ndsept07.htm Here are some of my best day photos. Enjoy!

Thunderstorms threaten NSW and QLD Tom Saunders, Saturday September 22, 2007 - 17:56 EST The first widespread thunderstorm event of spring brought heavy rain and hail to southeast Queensland and northeast NSW on Saturday afternoon. The storms dumped a massive 108mm on Coffs Harbour in just a few hours, about double the rain they normally receive in an entire September. Other notable falls to 5pm included 29mm at Port Macquarie and 27mm at Burleigh Waters. The storms prompted warnings for southeast Queensland and northeast NSW with weatherzone meteorologist Thomas Saunders saying "the storms will bring further heavy falls tonight, especially near the border, before they clear into the Coral Sea on Sunday morning with a trough." However Saunders warned "storms are again likely to affect northeast NSW and southeast Queensland towards the middle and end of next week when another trough arrives." - Weatherzone © Weatherzone 2007 Had good rainstorm with lovely lightning and thunder everywhere. I took three photos of lightning this evening. Good solid rain around 4mm so far but expected to see more overnight with this strong SE change. My storm report will come up very soon.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for LARGE HAILSTONES and FLASH FLOODING For people in the NORTHERN RIVERS and parts of the MID NORTH COAST and NORTHERN TABLELANDS Forecast Districts. Issued at 4:30 pm Saturday, 22 September 2007. Severe thunderstorms may produce large hailstones, very heavy rainfall and/or flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Lismore, Grafton and Tenterfield. A rain gauge at Coffs Harbour (Shepards Lane) has reported 108mm in three hours.

IDN1006001 NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters south of Byron Bay for Saturday evening. Forecast for Friday evening Fine. Light to moderate east to southeast winds, fresh on the coast at first. Forecast for Saturday Cloud increasing and scattered showers developing in the afternoon. The chance of isolated afternoon/evening thunderstorms. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, tending moderate to fresh southerly later in the day. Lismore: Late showers/thunderstorm. Min: 8 Max: 25 Cape Byron: Late showers/thunderstorm. Min: 14 Max: 21 Grafton: Late showers/thunderstorm. Min: 10 Max: 24 Forecast for Sunday Isolated showers, clearing. Partly cloudy afternoon. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds. Lismore: Shower or two, clearing. Min: 9 Max: 24 Forecast for Monday Fine. Southwest winds, tending southeast to northeasterly. Lismore: Fine. Min: 7 Max: 25 Forecast for Tuesday Fine. Northeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 8 Max: 27 Looks like some more seasonal storms for NR tomorrow. Let it happen and i get some more snaps! CAPE and Li is very reasonable and the shear inland areas are a little weaker but theres some good steering aswell.

IDN1006001 NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary A Fire Weather Warning for Very High to Extreme Fire Danger. Refer to Fire Weather Warning for the latest Rural Fire Service Total Fire Ban information. Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters. Forecast for Thursday evening Fine. Moderate to fresh northwest winds, turning cooler fresh southwesterly and easing inland later. Fire danger: Very High to Extreme. Forecast for Friday Fine. Increasing sunny periods. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 9 Max: 25 Cape Byron: Fine. Min: 14 Max: 21 Grafton: Fine. Min: 11 Max: 25 Forecast for Saturday Cloud increasing, scattered late showers developing. Light west to southwest winds, tending moderate south to southeasterly. Lismore: A few late showers. Min: 8 Max: 25 Forecast for Sunday Isolated showers, clearing. Southwest to southeast winds. Lismore: Shower or two, clearing. Min: 9 Max: 24 Forecast for Monday Fine. Southwest winds, tending southeast to northeasterly. Lismore: Fine. Min: 7 Max: 25

NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary A Fire Weather Warning for Very High to Extreme Fire Danger. Refer to Fire Weather Warning for the latest Rural Fire Service Total Fire Ban information. Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters for Thursday. Forecast for Wednesday evening Fine. Light to moderate east to northeast winds. Forecast for Thursday Fine and mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh northwest winds turning cooler southwesterly. Fire danger: Very High to Extreme. Lismore: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 11 Max: 31 Cape Byron: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 15 Max: 25 Grafton: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 11 Max: 29 Forecast for Friday Fine. Mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 9 Max: 25 Forecast for Saturday Late showers. Light winds turning southerly later. Lismore: Shower or two. Min: 8 Max: 25 Forecast for Sunday Clearing showers. Southerly winds. Lismore: Shower or two. Min: 9 Max: 24 IDN1006002

Note that my report has updated. Tomorrow: Fine, hot day with gusty NW lies. Late Souther'ly change. Lismore: 13-32 Ballina: 15-31

Today we had good thunderstorm after 3pm. Good rain and base structures with awesome loud rolling thunder's. It was frequent expect there was few lightning were visible. Here is the report: http://www.freewebs.com/stormshunters07-08...y15thsept07.htm

Few showers and storms developing from the south and may expecting lightning show tonight. Hail and squally winds are likely this stage. NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters. Forecast for Friday evening Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Fresh to occasionally strong and gusty north to northwest winds. Forecast for Saturday Mostly fine but the chance of isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the north. Light to moderate north to northwest wind, fresh at times, tending southwest to southeast in the afternoon. Lismore: Chance afternoon shower/thunderstorm. Min: 13 Max: 28 Cape Byron: Chance afternoon shower/thunderstorm. Min: 15 Max: 21 Grafton: Mostly fine. Min: 13 Max: 28 Forecast for Sunday A clearing shower or two in the far north, otherwise fine and partly cloudy. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Partly cloudy. Min: 12 Max: 28 Forecast for Monday Mostly fine but the chance of isolated showers later. North to northwest winds ahead of a southwesterly change. Lismore: Mainly fine. Min: 13 Max: 28 Forecast for Tuesday Fine. West to southwest wind. Lismore: Fine. Min: 9 Max: 25 IDN1006002

Ballina weather Friday: Possible thunderstorm 30C Saturday: Thundery showers 29C Sunday: Thundery showers clearing 29C Monday: Possible thunderstorm 31C

NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary Forecast for Wednesday evening Fine. Light to moderate westerly winds inland, moderate northeasterly near the coast. Forecast for Thursday Isolated morning fogs, then a fine and mostly sunny day. Light winds turning to moderate north to northeast in the afternoon. Lismore: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 8 Max: 26 Cape Byron: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 15 Max: 21 Grafton: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 9 Max: 27 Forecast for Friday The chance of a late shower or thunderstorm, otherwise fine. Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds tending fresh northeasterly near the coast during the afternoon. Lismore: Mostly fine. Min: 12 Max: 29 Forecast for Saturday Fine and sunny. Westerly winds, and local afternoon sea breezes. Lismore: Fine. Min: 13 Max: 28 Forecast for Sunday Fine. Light winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 12 Max: 28 IDN1006002

NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary Strong wind warning for coastal waters for Tuesday. Forecast for Monday evening Fine. Light to moderate east to northeast winds. Forecast for Tuesday Cloudy periods. Isolated showers, more likely during the afternoon. Local afternoon/evening thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds ahead of a west to southwest change. Lismore: Afternoon shower. Min: 9 Max: 27 Cape Byron: Afternoon shower. Min: 15 Max: 21 Grafton: Afternoon shower. Min: 11 Max: 26 Forecast for Wednesday Fine. Mainly sunny. West to southwest wind, afternoon seabreezes. Lismore: Fine. Min: 9 Max: 26 Forecast for Thursday Fine. North to northeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 8 Max: 26 Forecast for Friday Very warm with a freshening north to northwest wind. The chance of a late shower or thunderstorm but fine for most of the day. Lismore: Windy. Mainly fine. Min: 12 Max: 29 IDN1006002

I'm sorry, you should live in OZ.

Good start from today, we had 5mm out of small moderate shower which this is near to thundery shower level. Few cells had formed over western parts of NR area,

NORTHERN RIVERS Warning summary Strong wind warning for coastal waters for Saturday. Forecast for Friday evening Showers. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds. Forecast for Saturday Scattered showers. Moderate to fresh south to southwest winds, strong and gusty on the coast in the afternoon. Dangerous surf conditions developing. Lismore: Few showers. Min: 9 Max: 21 Cape Byron: Few showers. Windy. Min: 15 Max: 20 Grafton: Few showers. Min: 12 Max: 20 Forecast for Sunday Isolated showers. Light to moderate south to southeast winds, fresh and gusty at times along the coast. Dangerous surf conditions. Lismore: Chance shower. Min: 8 Max: 22 Forecast for Monday Fine. Southeast to northeast winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 7 Max: 24 Forecast for Tuesday Fine. West to northwest winds. Lismore: Fine. Min: 9 Max: 27 IDN1006002

Forecast for Wednesday evening Scattered showers. Fresh south to southeast winds, strong along the coast. Forecast for Thursday Cloudy with rain periods. Fresh south to southeast winds, strong near the coast. Lismore: Rain periods. Min: 10 Max: 18 Cape Byron: Rain periods. Min: 15 Max: 19 Grafton: Rain periods. Min: 11 Max: 18 Forecast for Friday Rain periods. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds. Lismore: Rain periods. Min: 9 Max: 22 Forecast for Saturday Scattered showers. South to southeast winds. Lismore: Few showers. Min: 8 Max: 23 Forecast for Sunday Isolated showers. South to southeast winds. Lismore: Chance shower. Min: 7 Max: 23 IDN1006002

F****k!!!! Freaking awesome squally rain areas here already with massive gusts up to 100kilometres per hour and insane looked micobursts! :oo Trees swaying like horizontal! Stats from weather station. Wind gust: 102.3km/hr peak Average: 67.8km/hr Rain: 18.4mm in 5mins Note that should add squally winds and flash flood aswell. Weird BoM again. :? After this storm hit us, winds are now averaging 70kilometres per hour.

Forecast for Tuesday Cloudy with scattered showers. Winds turning southerly during morning, freshening in the afternoon, and becoming strong at times on the coast. Lismore: A few showers. Min: 9 Max: 22 Cape Byron: Showers. Min: 15 Max: 21 Grafton: A few showers. Min: 12 Max: 20 Forecast for Wednesday Cloudy periods with scattered showers. Fresh to strong south to southeast winds. Lismore: A few showers. Min: 10 Max: 19 Forecast for Thursday Scattered showers, tending to rain at times. South to southeast winds. Lismore: Showers. Min: 9 Max: 19 Forecast for Friday Rain periods. South to southeast winds. Lismore: Rain periods. Min: 9 Max: 22 IDN1006002

September weather conditions 2007: Ballina Average temperatures: 11.2-24.4 Rainfall: 43mm Temperatures decline 2007: 14.5-27.5 Rainfall 2007: 130,3mm Very nice days here lately!

Nice and warm at 25 degrees today and inland 27 degrees. Nice breezes this afternoon.