Sydney Hailstorm Supercell 14th April 1999 ( taken at Shellharbour )

This is probably the only daytime footage of the supercell that 90 mins after this footage was shot went on the cause $1.5 Billion in damage. Note time on video is one hour ahead of true time. At this stage the Bureau classes the storm as non-severe. Structure wise it shows several severe features.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Supercell
• Sydney Hailstorm
• Shellharbour
• Storm Chasing

[cass3765]

Is this the storm that took out the eatern suburbs?... if so I was living in hurstville at the time watching it roll in and giggled at the poor sods who were just about to cop it. I had only moved to hurstville from Botany the year before. While watching it I thought it would be quite nasty as the grey clouds turned black with green all thru them. I had family n friends who were still living in the eastern subs and lost everything. It was beyond nasty. I soon stopped giggling.

[ozthunder]

@cass3765 Yes same storm !!

[vinnyd91]

Where in Shellharbour were you?

[ozthunder]

Mount Warrigal !

[ALCOPRO]

Could you explain what a CG is please.

[ozthunder]

Hi, CG is weather geek speak for Cloud to ground lightning.

[promopal]

looks like a supercell.....if this was kansas...that would be a tornado forming. look at the funnels coming out of the cloud (probably a down draught).

[pingtang666]

The CGs must have been intense.The thunder from them is absolutely awesome! Great structure by the way.

[Hellafireleli]

I did not hear that last thunder