A cell developed SW of Grafton and moved due N finally dissipating N of Casino after 4hrs.
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Looking W from about 30km S of Grafton. The cell exhibited some evidence of organisation here.
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A closer look at the above.
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The cell cycled so I repositioned myself just on the NE'ern side of Grafton and the cell exploded with a solid base and a very heavy core.
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Nice structure. Looking SW towards Grafton with the storm sitting just W of Grafton.
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Plenty of CG's were pumping out of this region.
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A heavy core descended through the updraft base.
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I moved further N to near Maclean where the cell again exhibited evidence of organisation.
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I was briefly distracted by a cane fire which was quite impressive.
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Another view of the storm over the Clarence (?) River NE of Grafton and again the storm was exhibiting evidence of organisation.
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A closer look at the action area.
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With the anvil streaming off over my head to the NE, I was able to snap some mammatus whilst repositioning again.
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Another quick stop near Coraki. I was starting to wonder if I was going to be able to chase this storm all the way back to Brisbane...
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The cell finally started to weaken just S of Casino but not before pushing out some nice CG's.
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In a last effort to give me a show, the cell dropped some nice CG's just after passing over/near Casino.
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These were the last two CG's of the storm as it died shortly after this, almost 4 hours after I started chasing it S of Grafton.
Date: 07/17/04 Views: 3153