Paraparap Tornado 9th January 2000
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03Z
Figure 16 - 03Z (1400AEDST) Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section A weakening cold front is visible west of Tasmania. A small area of middle level cloud is located over the East Central District of Victoria. A marked clearance is evident over the West Central region. This clearance allowed the development of strong surface heating. A line of showers runs SW to NE over northern Victoria. Local thunderstorms are also affecting parts of Gippsland while substantial thunderstorm activity is occurring over central NSW. There is evidence of accelerated 400-300hPa flow to the north of Victoria across NSW.
Satellite Imagery - 04Z
Figure 17 - 04Z (1500AEDST) Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section The weakening cold frontal cloudband is moving steadily east southeast and the northern tip is just touching SW Victoria. Thunderstorms are developing over central and east Gippsland. Thunderstorm activity over central NSW is intensifying. The line of showers running SW to NE over northern Victoria and southern NSW is weakening.
Satellite Imagery - 05Z
Figure 18 - 05Z (1600AEDST) Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section Thunderstorms over central NSW continue to be very active and are merging into large complexes. A line of storms has developed over south Gippsland probably along a seabreeze front. A large area of middle level cloud is affecting western Victoria. The cold front continues to weaken. The Paraparap thunderstorm is visible as only a very small area on the southwestern side of Port Phillip Bay.
Satellite Imagery - 06Z
Figure 19 - 06Z (1700AEDST) Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section The remnant cold frontal band has thinned considerably with a narrow cloudline just touching the west coast of Tasmania. The area of mid-level cloud over western Victoria has moved only slowly to the east reflecting the slack middle level flow pattern over this region. Large thunderstorm complexes are still active over central NSW with scattered storm activity across Gippsland.
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