Further to yesterday's thread, look at the detail that's available
in South Africa. This radar is at Irene, very close to Centurion
where the present Test Match is being played. There's a
broadbrush radar composite available too. I shan't say what
I'm thinking .... :-)

http://metsys.weathersa.co.za/IR.html

Philip Eden

"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
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Further to yesterday's thread, look at the detail that's available
in South Africa. This radar is at Irene, very close to Centurion
where the present Test Match is being played. There's a
broadbrush radar composite available too. I shan't say what
I'm thinking .... :-)

http://metsys.weathersa.co.za/IR.html

Philip Eden



I heard something that mildly disturbed me on this afternoons commentary.
One of the commentators effectively said that he refused to believe any
weather forecasts given to him, because of the fact that the thunderstorms
which delayed play were forecasted to arrive by the close of play, not the
midafternoon when they did. To my mind, he was insinuating that the local
meteorologists hadn't got a clue...

--
Rob Overfield
Hull
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/

Rob Overfield wrote:
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
...
Further to yesterday's thread, look at the detail that's available
in South Africa. This radar is at Irene, very close to Centurion
where the present Test Match is being played. There's a
broadbrush radar composite available too. I shan't say what
I'm thinking .... :-)

http://metsys.weathersa.co.za/IR.html

Philip Eden



I heard something that mildly disturbed me on this afternoons
commentary.
One of the commentators effectively said that he refused to believe
any
weather forecasts given to him, because of the fact that the
thunderstorms
which delayed play were forecasted to arrive by the close of play,
not the
midafternoon when they did. To my mind, he was insinuating that the
local
meteorologists hadn't got a clue...

--
Rob Overfield
Hull
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/

You should be watching the Sky Sports cricket coverage. They have shown
some of the most amazing thunderstorm pictures I have ever seen - stuff
that we dont see in this country, and if we did would have you diving
for the nearest bomb shelter if you had any sense. The first one this
afternoon was even whipping up something that looked like a tornado,
but the cameras dont dwell for too long.

In message .com,
writes
The first one this afternoon was even whipping up something that looked
like a tornado, but the cameras dont dwell for too long.

Anyone care to guess how the commentator described it?
--
Michael Parry
'The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret'
(Terry Pratchett, The Truth)

wrote
The first one this
afternoon was even whipping up something that looked like a tornado,
but the cameras dont dwell for too long.

I tried a screen grab, but not very good.

I think it was a pretty impressive dust devil at the right hand edge of this
picture
http://www.itadvice.co.uk/weatherjack/cricket.jpg
not actually a tornado as intimated by the commentator

But again it really makes the point That looked bl--dy dangerous.
However, all that the umpires seemed to be considering was the light level.

PS David Gower just used the term "tropical storm"!!!
I suppose that is a bit too of a specialist term to expect him to get it
right.

Jack

You can and do get supercells in south Africa presumably with their
attendant tornadoes. AFAIK there's people who chase them too (:

Les

PS David Gower just used the term "tropical storm"!!!
I suppose that is a bit too of a specialist term to expect him to get it
right.

Jack

Bumble: "We're doomed!"


"Michael Parry" wrote in message
...
In message .com,
writes
The first one this afternoon was even whipping up something that looked
like a tornado, but the cameras dont dwell for too long.

Anyone care to guess how the commentator described it?
--
Michael Parry
'The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret'
(Terry Pratchett, The Truth)