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A storm explodes up above 50,000ft to the SE of Noonamah, NT.

AM011207_02

The car provides a good vantage point from which to view the storm. Noonamah, NT.

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With weak upper level winds, the anvil spreads out rapidly in all directions. Noonamah, NT.

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Only 5 minutes later and the anvil has grown considerably. Noonamah, NT.

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Even the cows came in for a look at this storm. Noonamah, NT.

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Decaying storm as viewed from the flood plains east of the Adelaide River on the Arnhem Hwy, NT.

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Decaying storm as viewed from the flood plains east of the Adelaide River on the Arnhem Hwy, NT.

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An orphan anvil lit up by the fading evening light. Fogg Dam, NT.

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Convection over the Tiwi Islands catches the last glimmer of light from the setting sun. Fogg Dam, NT.

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Cirrus lit up by fading light. Fogg Dam, NT.

AM011207_11

Two white towers of convection over the Tiwi Islands are dwarfed by the cirrus from earlier convection. Fogg Dam, NT.

AM011207_12

Late colour over Fogg Dam, NT, while the baby crocodiles chirped away literally at our feet.