In article , dated Wed, 4 Oct
2006, Dave Ross wrote

"Waghorn" wrote :
Jon O'Rourke wrote:
"Waghorn"
Can't see evidence of a sting jet in satellite imagery ,
wonder if the
gusts are due to convective downdrafts (sferics in area) or
orographic
effects from the Pyrenees,
David

There was a more pronounced cloud hook on the earlier imagery
and the
topography will have come in to play with some of the gusts.
But for the
most part the sting jet was considered responsible.

Ah the 24hr airmass loop is more convincing,was that NMC
diagnosing the
Sting Jet?
I see CapFerrat
06Z 280 60G89KT CONT MOD RAIN 16/15 Q1001
reached 89Kt at 06Z

According to AFP, 90,000 homes in the Aquitaine region (plus
smaller numbers Poitou-Charentes, Limousin and Midi-
Pyrénées) were without electricity for much of Tuesday, and
some were not expected to be re-connected until Thursday
morning.

hallo from the Dordogne - just celebrating being re-attached to the
outside world after the telephone lines went down - last night we were
one amongst 50,000, apparently. We were lucky with the power, and
remained more or less powered throughout, but many suffered. Much worse
has been going on in the east of France, with flash floods drowning
villages in the Vosges.


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