20 Oct 2018 - more severe storms, Sydney, Australia region

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The discussion focuses on a significant storm event that occurred on October 20, 2018, in the Sydney region of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A storm line measuring 800 kilometers developed as individual storm cells merged, resulting in intense cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning. Participants shared personal observations and photographs of the storm, particularly from the Hornsby area, as well as radar images sourced from Weatherzone.com.au, highlighting the storm's extensive reach across eastern NSW.

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This session started off as a lot of large and reasonably individual cells but as they
merged, they morphed into a 800 kilometre long storm line that stretched across the eastern side of
the state of NSW ( New South Wales).

Intense CG ( Cloud to Ground) lightning as it approached from the west ... photos taken from home
Photo 1 is looking to a storm line over nthrn Sydney ~ Hornsby region and moving roughly SE, in our general direction.
It merged with the bigger cell coming in from the west ... photos show it as it approached ( shown on the rest of the images) ...
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The day was rounded off with a gathering of storm chasers at my place for food and drinkscheers
Dave
 

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a couple of radar and lightning shots
courtesy of Weatherzone.com.au, a site I subscribe to get good resolution images of the weather radarThis first image shows the central eastern NSW area ... my location is the blue dot roughly centre of the screen

181020 1618EST Sydney Radar and lightning.jpg
this second image shows a wider field of view and shows the extent of the storm line

181020 1830EST NSW Radar and lightning.jpg
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