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Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017

· by Jimmy Deguara

Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017

Bendigo supercell
Bendigo supercell

Started the day from Sydney and ventured all the way until busy Bendigo. Storms already firing down near Ballarat, we headed south as a just in case scenario. We eventually ventured further north to west of Bendigo. Here we watched radar indicated splits further north. Fortunately, cells developed and exploded just to our west. These supercells formed great structure and hailed upon us! We made our way north to Kerang passing other cells and seeing some interesting structure albeit briefly before CIN increased and storms became elevated. We did get blasted by the cell with hail to gold ball size – branches were down.

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West of Bendigo and then up to Kerang by sunset!

Photos from the chase

Video of this cell and obvious features indicate supercell
Video of this cell and obvious features indicate supercell
NW end of the set of storms near Bendigo
NW end of the set of storms near Bendigo
Spectacular structure - showing supercellular characteristics
Spectacular structure – showing supercellular characteristics
Large hailstones
Large hailstones
Hail to the size of golf balls
Hail to the size of golf balls
Spectacular hail shafts that dumped ample hail towards Bendigo
Spectacular hail shafts that dumped ample hail towards Bendigo
Cell connecting to another cell west - spectacular hail shafts to the east.
Cell connecting to another cell west – spectacular hail shafts to the east.
Hail shafts with cell about to merge into Bendigo cell
Hail shafts with cell about to merge into Bendigo cell
S of Kerang cell that split SE from the cell heading towards Kerang
S of Kerang cell that split SE from the cell heading towards Kerang
What's in the distance
What's in the distance
S of Kerang cell slipping SE that split from cell with base feature
S of Kerang cell slipping SE that split from cell with base feature
Storm base feature
Storm base feature
Storm base feature
Storm base feature
Storm base feature
Storm base feature
Strong outflow and features
Strong outflow and features
Sun setting behind complex with strong outflow
Sun setting behind complex with strong outflow
Sun setting through behind the storm with sunlight illuminating the cloud bases and features
Sun setting through behind the storm with sunlight illuminating the cloud bases and features
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
Bendigo Supercell 26th November 2017
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