Photos from 20/10/2007 of passing CB over BP

[gllitz]

Jasestrm wrote:Nice wee CB shower crossing towards the SE at the moment over BP, bit of shafting too so possible hail.
Typical Scenario in a westery flow, must be something to do with the sheltering of BP allowing some heating or an undercutting NE sea breeze on the E-SE side of BP.
I see abit of purple on the rain radar too from this shower, better go get a pic of it before it heads into Pegasus.
Cheers
Jason.

Was out and about today as well and saw the same...
So I got some pics of it, and noticed the back end of it had some Mammatus clouds? I am pretty sure they are, but someone may wish to clarify?
Cheers,
Glenn

[mikestormchaser]

Yup thats the one, there mammatus alright, that mamma was over head at the time, looked cool. didn't expect any unstable air today, still is out there now!

[Storm Struck]

Yes that was the one I seen, looked abit shafty as you can see in your photo's.
I didnt go out to get a nice open shot like yours.
So just a few from my backyard, it didnt quite achieve a merit for some storm chasing pictures in the open .
I would imagine we will see a simular thing happen tomorrow, provided the Westerly isn't too strong.
Note that the humidity was only about 30% when these heavy showers or hail developed, just goes to show what can happen when we least expect it.
Keep your eyes peeled for this coming week .
Cheers
Jason.

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[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Here are my shots of this cloud from West Melton looking back towards BP from here.

JohnGaul
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