| Weather pictures & report of July 28 2005 |
| Multicell & supercell thunderstorms along convergence lines. |
| Synopsis: advection of deep unstable air from SW. During the afternoon severe thunderstorms developed on convergence lines coming in from France. In province Hainaut (between Ath and Lessines) there was even a brief tornado touchdown. In my area an exploding thunderstorm was formed, giving only a few rumbles in the distance but with a nice Cb show. The cell moved NNE wards giving later "golf ball size" hail in province of Antwerp (near Turnhout). All pics taken at Kampenhout. |
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Satellite picture at 1810 CET. The small cell near my area (red K) was responsible for the photographs below. The massive thunderstorm complex just SW and W was responsible for a brief tornado touchdown near Ath. (Source satpicture: Wokingham weather)
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Radar sequence between 1700-1945 CET. Developing
thunderstorms with tops up to around 12km. Over western parts of Belgium
a splitting supercell can be spotted, with the left mover fading away. (Source radar picture: Belgocontrol)
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28/07/2005 1821 W. Left flank updraft of the Cb.
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28/07/2005 1822 NE. Right flank updraft of the Cb.
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28/07/2005 1830 NNW. Central and main updraft of the storm, with the upper
part wrapped in a pileus.
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28//07/2005 1833 NE. Nice play of the shadow + part of a rainbow.
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28/07/2005 1834 NNW. A big pileus feature was briefly formed.
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28/07/2005 1835 NNW. Pileus changing shape.
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28/07/2005 1836 NNW. Massive Cumulus congestus pileus with behind the main Cb.
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28/07/2005 1842 NNW. Multiple small pileus features.
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