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Old June 14th 07, 08:59 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Colin Youngs Colin Youngs is offline
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Default Torrential rain and thunder in Brussels - 31 mm

Brussels on Thursday 14th June

Early sunshine with some dense Ci and confused Ac. Ac increased mid-
morning and it was cloudy until just after midday. Cloud then
cleared somewhat with sunny spells again but Cu and then TCu and Cb
developed mid-afternoon.

After a period of increasing gloom it started to rain heavily around
16.00 local time. Torrential rain from 16.20 with a couple of
rumbles of thunder a few minutes later and a single flash of lightning
with thunder at 16.45.

Rain eased for a while but a very dark and spectacular shelf cloud led
into another spell of torrential rain from around 17.30 to 17.50 with
a couple of lightning flashes and claps of thunder. Rain continued
at lesser intensity unil 19.00.

Very warm in the sunshine - light and variable wind.

Brussels Uccle 25.9°C - overnight minimum 16.7°C - and 31 mm rain.
Brussels Airport 25.8°C - overnight minimum 14.8°C - and 14 mm.

Graph http://193.190.137.7/~celinair/maps/...ok/metr012.gif

Brussels Airport http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EBBR.html

Rainfall radar http://www.buienradar.nl/h.aspx?jaar=-3&soort=loop24uur

OGIMET monthly summary for Brussels Uccle http://tinyurl.com/yqbvkp

Webcam Grand-Place http://www.ilotsacre.be/images/webcam/webcam.htm

Colin Youngs
Brussels