Another big storm heading towards home

[davenn]

Another big storm heading towards home yesterday

this tiny 800x600 size doesn't do it justice

Dave

 

[jedishrfu]

Is this a hurricane level storm? in Sydney?

 

[Evo]

Wow, that's scary!

 

[davenn]

Is this a hurricane level storm? in Sydney?

just a major thunderstorm :) several places had winds 75 - 100km/hr (40 - 60 miles/hr)

Wow, that's scary!

hi Evo ... yes WOW that was also the word out of the mouth of a lady that came out of the office block behind me I was standing in front of

she said " I saw you taking photo's and came outside to see what of ... ( there was a pause, then I hear) ... WOW"

Dave

 

[Evo]

It also appears to have a funnel and then what we call a "skud" cloud to the left of the funnel.

 

[davenn]

they were both just skud cloud lowerings

OK Evo, now you have impressed me ;) you are a storm aficionado if you know the term skud cloud :)
non-stormchasers/met office people don't usually know that term

DAve

 

[zoki85]

Gee.. like doors of hell opening

 

[Evo]

they were both just skud cloud lowerings

OK Evo, now you have impressed me ;) you are a storm aficionado if you know the term skud cloud :)
non-stormchasers/met office people don't usually know that term

DAve

I live in Kansas, before I lived many years in Houston, TX, so, yes, I am into storms and tornadoes.

 

[DaveC426913]

I just used that term, like 2 hours ago, looking out the office window, I described some clouds as scudding. I didn't know it was meteorological; I thought it was literary.

 

[davenn]

I live in Kansas, before I lived many years in Houston, TX, so, yes, I am into storms and tornadoes.

Haven't been in Kansas stormchasing since 2006, lack of funds have stopped more visits

I just used that term, like 2 hours ago, looking out the office window, I described some clouds as scudding.

cool, Dave ...
Over the years, there's been many a scud cloud mistaken as a tornadic funnel. People don't observe long enough to determine significant rotation etc

here's a crop of that area from the full sized image

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