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Australian Top End and WA now on cyclone watch

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Top End and WA now on cyclone watch

A cyclone watch is in place for parts of the Top End, including Darwin, as well as towns in Western Australia.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/30/3178038.htm

Cyclone Darwin and Top End placed on cyclone watch

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Darwin and Top End placed on cyclone watch

A cyclone watch has been declared for Darwin and parts of the Top End, including the Tiwi Islands.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/30/3178038.htm

Cyclone Cyclone watch declared for Tiwi Islands

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Cyclone watch declared for Tiwi Islands

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared a cyclone watch for the Tiwi Islands, 80 kilometres north of Darwin.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/30/3177700.htm

Re: Darwin rumblings 2010/11

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Would have made a nice image if the settings were right for the moment….had set for dusk with sporadic lightning…this thing hit near me and blew it out on the original…so took out all the light to highlight the branching.

Re: NT Tornado: Kakadu National Park

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Hi Mike,

Yes have had issues for forecast soundings other areas too.

Ok, given it was 14th Feb, the radar echoes which track from the NW towards Cooindah are significant given the distance from the radar, but can't tell if it's a supercell.

Darwin morning sounding. The evening sounding stopped at the 750hpa level but does show 30-35 knots of WNW in the low levels: 950 to 800hpa which is quite strong.

Re: NT Tornado: Kakadu National Park

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Thanks, MB.   Yep, Yellow Waters is in the West/South Alligator region, so you have to go through Jabiru and then backtrack slightly on another SW highway.   Can't see too much on the radar…do you see anything supercellular in that mess in the Cooinda/Jabiru region yourself?  I was told by the journo who did the story that it was the 14thFeb.  Pity nobody kept a sat loop!

PS…is anyone having trouble obtaining soundings from BSCH?  Have not been able to get Darwin's skew-T for weeks?

Re: NT Tornado: Kakadu National Park

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Well we certainly need to find out the date of it to put any analysis on it.

Radar is available for the area – I'm guessing a little west of Jabiru or near Cooinda (as per radar locations)?

11th Feb has some late afternoon thunderstorms (7pm ish):
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-loop/IDR632-darwin-berrimah/2011-02-11-00/2011-02-11-12

14th Feb has something in the Cooinda area around 4pm
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-loop/IDR632-darwin-berrimah/2011-02-14-00/2011-02-14-12