I thought I heard jets taking off from Hurn airport sometime after 6
this morning. It might have been the explosions as I'm pretty certain
Hurn was closed at that time.

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
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Smoke now reflected in the Luton MetarEGGW 110820Z 24003KT 210V270 6000
R26/0800 R08/P1000 FU FEW045 M00/M01 Q1039=Phil
I'm not quite sure what the airport are playing at. Here, 3km from the
airport,
the weather is stunning ... a virtually cloudless sky, brilliant sunshine
(more so
even than yesterday afternoon), a regulation slight low-level haze
(left-over
from the early-morning fog) which is reducing horizontal visibility to
5 or 6km. From my viewpoint the southern horizon is not visible so I
can't even so the smoke plume. It's certainly not "reducing visibility".

Philip Eden
Luton, Beds (15km NNE of the Buncefield depot. This distance from
the depot to the airport is also 15km)

In message , Philip Eden
writes

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
...
Smoke now reflected in the Luton MetarEGGW 110820Z 24003KT 210V270 6000
R26/0800 R08/P1000 FU FEW045 M00/M01 Q1039=Phil
I'm not quite sure what the airport are playing at. Here, 3km from the
airport,
the weather is stunning ... a virtually cloudless sky, brilliant sunshine
(more so
even than yesterday afternoon), a regulation slight low-level haze
(left-over
from the early-morning fog) which is reducing horizontal visibility to
5 or 6km. From my viewpoint the southern horizon is not visible so I
can't even so the smoke plume. It's certainly not "reducing visibility".

Could be in as much as it is causing problems for the holding and
approach routes. I'd guess that there are a number of diversions for
Luton, LHR and so on.
--
Tim
http://www.stopharlownorth.com/

"Martin Rowley" m
wrote
in message ...
... the 'cloud' ex- explosion at Hemel can now (0800Z) be seen from
here to the north/north-northeast, spreading slowly westwards - dark
at it's leading edge; I can just about make out the column rising
from the 'base' of the explosion.

... Have now put an image on my web site ...

http://booty.org.uk/booty.weather/me...AL%20PHOTO.jpg

.... and a view under the pall of smoke looking towards the source ... at
1400Z

http://booty.org.uk/booty.weather/me...es/NE1350Z.jpg

Martin.


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Martin Rowley: data via -
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm
Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N): Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)

"Martin Rowley" m wrote in
message ...
... the 'cloud' ex- explosion at Hemel can now (0800Z) be seen from here
to the north/north-northeast, spreading slowly westwards - dark at it's
leading edge; I can just about make out the column rising from the 'base'
of the explosion.

Whether what I am seeing is pure combustion products, or condensation onto
those products I'm not sure - any ideas?

Martin.


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Martin Rowley: data via -

I live about 4 miles from the site and the explosion woke us up at just gone
six as must have happened to anyone unless they were deaf although the
vibrations were noticeable. However I could not see the source on looking
out of the window although I did think it could be the Buncefield depot.

Some debris from the explosion has landed here; it appears to be lagging of
some kind. I do have some photos and video but better is already available
on the web.


--
Alan Gardiner
Chiswell Green, St Albans
N51:44 W00:21
101m ASL


It is sunny here as the smoke is slightly to the north of us and the sun is
low down over the southern horizon.