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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the
nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. -- Menno ===================== My 3D Art can be seen on http://www.3dart4u.com http://tinyurl.com/c8g96 (3DCommune) http://brycetest.3dart4u.com (Bryce Speed Test) http://wallpaper.3dart4u.com (3D and other wallpapers) ===================== Remove nospam in mail address when mailing me |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
"TheCroW" wrote in message ... Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. -- Menno ===================== My 3D Art can be seen on http://www.3dart4u.com http://tinyurl.com/c8g96 (3DCommune) http://brycetest.3dart4u.com (Bryce Speed Test) http://wallpaper.3dart4u.com (3D and other wallpapers) ===================== Remove nospam in mail address when mailing me Yep, that's typical of the kind of weather we get here in tornado alley from time to time. Did you see the images of the dust storm that rolled into Phoenix, Arizona? http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?pa...Pus&&f=1139949 George George |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
TheCroW wrote: Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. That looks like a typical shelf cloud, a gust front that can form at the leading edge of a supercell thunder storm. We saw them all the time in Nebraska, they are not as common up here in northern Minnesota but if you are out on the lake you don't want one of those sneaking up on you. Sounds like you don't get severe thunder storms in Holland like we do here. When one does go through it usually means I'll need to cut my way out to the highway with the chain saw. During the summer I keep a good supply of gas and bar oil on hand for the chain saw! http://www.answers.com/main/ntq-dsna...%252Dcloud.jpg Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
"Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... TheCroW wrote: Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. That looks like a typical shelf cloud, a gust front that can form at the leading edge of a supercell thunder storm. We saw them all the time in Nebraska, they are not as common up here in northern Minnesota but if you are out on the lake you don't want one of those sneaking up on you. That's true. I was out on Kentucky Lake a few years ago when one of those reared its ugly head. We were on a pontoon boat, and immediately headed back to the marina. The wind-driven waves were so bad that it felt like being on the ocean. It pounded us so badly that we thought it would either destroy the boat or throw us overboard. And if the waves didn't kill us, we thought that the lightning would. Obviously, we made it, but it was quite a harrowing experience. George |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
George wrote: "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... TheCroW wrote: Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. That looks like a typical shelf cloud, a gust front that can form at the leading edge of a supercell thunder storm. We saw them all the time in Nebraska, they are not as common up here in northern Minnesota but if you are out on the lake you don't want one of those sneaking up on you. That's true. I was out on Kentucky Lake a few years ago when one of those reared its ugly head. We were on a pontoon boat, and immediately headed back to the marina. The wind-driven waves were so bad that it felt like being on the ocean. It pounded us so badly that we thought it would either destroy the boat or throw us overboard. And if the waves didn't kill us, we thought that the lightning would. Obviously, we made it, but it was quite a harrowing experience. George I got caught once too. Was fishing a shore facing the other way and didn't realize it was coming until suddenly it was very dark. No thunder warning. I headed home fast only 7 minutes away at the 40 mph the boat does at full throttle. But that was directly toward the storm. A mile from the cabin I hit the gust front. It was like hitting a concrete wall. The boat stopped dead throwing me forward into the bow of the boat. It is a side tiller with no console. Somehow I didn't lose hold of the steering tiller and held it steady into the wind as I was driven slowly backwards at full throttle forward. I had to hold it perfectly into the 100+ mph winds with pieces of trees and one boat flying toward me. A 14 aluminum boat with 25 hp motor had been ripped from its dock and was flying through the air at me. It missed, hitting the trees on Dead Island. It was a pile of scrap. After 2 minutes the wind was gone and I again headed home in a hail storm. Only pea size so not too bad. Turned out my neighbor had been the other direction and missed the gust front but got hit by 2" hail not the pea size that hit me and he wasn't wearing a shirt. He looked like he'd gone 10 rounds, bare fisted, with Mike Tyson. He even had the torn ear to prove it! In a pontoon I'd have been in real trouble they steer more like a dead whale and I needed very responsive steering to keep headed directly into that gust front. That was 20 years ago. I don't know if I have the strength today to control the tiller if it happens again. I don't even tempt the weather any more! Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
Yep, that's typical of the kind of weather we get here in tornado alley from time to time. Did you see the images of the dust storm that rolled into Phoenix, Arizona? http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?pa...Pus&&f=1139949 George Wow!! That's looks almost the same as when my neighbour is cleaing her carpet!! :-)) But amazing video!!! Menno |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
That looks like a typical shelf cloud, a gust front that can form at the leading edge of a supercell thunder storm. We saw them all the time in Nebraska, they are not as common up here in northern Minnesota but if you are out on the lake you don't want one of those sneaking up on you. Sounds like you don't get severe thunder storms in Holland like we do here. When one does go through it usually means I'll need to cut my way out to the highway with the chain saw. During the summer I keep a good supply of gas and bar oil on hand for the chain saw! Rick That is correct ... we have storms but maybe 2 or 3 (semi)severe ones a year. Trees fall down, roofs and houses damaged, trucks blown away ... that kinds of things. But this shelfcloud is really rare over here. Menno |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
"TheCroW" wrote in message ... Yep, that's typical of the kind of weather we get here in tornado alley from time to time. Did you see the images of the dust storm that rolled into Phoenix, Arizona? http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?pa...Pus&&f=1139949 George Wow!! That's looks almost the same as when my neighbour is cleaing her carpet!! :-)) But amazing video!!! Menno Hehehehe!!! George |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
"Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... George wrote: "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... TheCroW wrote: Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. That looks like a typical shelf cloud, a gust front that can form at the leading edge of a supercell thunder storm. We saw them all the time in Nebraska, they are not as common up here in northern Minnesota but if you are out on the lake you don't want one of those sneaking up on you. That's true. I was out on Kentucky Lake a few years ago when one of those reared its ugly head. We were on a pontoon boat, and immediately headed back to the marina. The wind-driven waves were so bad that it felt like being on the ocean. It pounded us so badly that we thought it would either destroy the boat or throw us overboard. And if the waves didn't kill us, we thought that the lightning would. Obviously, we made it, but it was quite a harrowing experience. George I got caught once too. Was fishing a shore facing the other way and didn't realize it was coming until suddenly it was very dark. No thunder warning. I headed home fast only 7 minutes away at the 40 mph the boat does at full throttle. But that was directly toward the storm. A mile from the cabin I hit the gust front. It was like hitting a concrete wall. The boat stopped dead throwing me forward into the bow of the boat. It is a side tiller with no console. Somehow I didn't lose hold of the steering tiller and held it steady into the wind as I was driven slowly backwards at full throttle forward. I had to hold it perfectly into the 100+ mph winds with pieces of trees and one boat flying toward me. A 14 aluminum boat with 25 hp motor had been ripped from its dock and was flying through the air at me. It missed, hitting the trees on Dead Island. It was a pile of scrap. After 2 minutes the wind was gone and I again headed home in a hail storm. Only pea size so not too bad. Turned out my neighbor had been the other direction and missed the gust front but got hit by 2" hail not the pea size that hit me and he wasn't wearing a shirt. He looked like he'd gone 10 rounds, bare fisted, with Mike Tyson. He even had the torn ear to prove it! Wow, you were lucky. In a pontoon I'd have been in real trouble they steer more like a dead whale and I needed very responsive steering to keep headed directly into that gust front. That was 20 years ago. I don't know if I have the strength today to control the tiller if it happens again. I don't even tempt the weather any more! Rick Tell me about it. The storm hit us before we realized how bad it really was. The pounding of the waves against the front of the pontoon boat was so bad I didn't dare try to go any faster than about 5 mph. We just limped along slowly back to the marina, which was about one mile away, and hung on for dear life. In retrospect, we should have just stayed in the cove where we were instead of venturing out into the main channel of the lake, but when the adrenoline starts pumping, you don't always make the right decisions. George |
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ASTRO: No astro, bad weather (so OT freaky storm/front photograph)
TheCroW wrote:
Bad, bad weather for a while now here in Holland, so no looking at the nightskies here. Yesterday was the worst: (and here comes the OT part ;-) ) I was looking out my windows, the sky was black, humidity high and high temperatures ... and then suddenly this monster came rolling towards here. Don't know the English for this kind of formation but things were really swirling in and out the cloud. Only after this passed there was a VERY heavy rain. The whole thing was too big to capure in 1 shot, so I took 3 and stiched them together. Did some work on it to get some details from the cloud/front. It was very impressive (and freaky) to see it roll and develope .... maybe not special when you live in Tornado Alley but for here it is special. The photograph is taken from my appartment, overlooking the centre of Haarlem, city near Amsterdam. Nice picture! Looks like something from the movie "Independence Day" :-) Lots more similar pics from the American west here (I'm not affiliated, I just like the site): http://www.extremeinstability.com/2004.htm Shawn |
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