--- In eurochase@yahoogroups.com, "Makhs" <trekkergr@...> wrote:
>
> "04 Apr 2008 11:31:00
>
> A tornado hit Zakynthos Thursday afternoon injuring seriously a woman,
> who was hospitalized in a critical condition in Patra. Dozens of
> houses and cultivations sustained serious damage and several cars were
> destroyed. PPC (Public Power Corporation) crews are working to restore
> damages on electric-power pillars."
>
> Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/c/4/31948.asp
>
> There is also a video,im trying to find it.
> Makis,Athens
>

Found 'em! Enjoy people!
http://www.imerazante.gr/imera/news/detail.php?ID=8176

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezA5wefdEHA

"04 Apr 2008 11:31:00

A tornado hit Zakynthos Thursday afternoon injuring seriously a woman,
who was hospitalized in a critical condition in Patra. Dozens of
houses and cultivations sustained serious damage and several cars were
destroyed. PPC (Public Power Corporation) crews are working to restore
damages on electric-power pillars."

Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/c/4/31948.asp

There is also a video,im trying to find it.
Makis,Athens

There were tornadoes, severe winds and seastorms in several parts of
Greece yesterday. The following video its in greek lanquage, but you
can see the damages... http://www.in.gr/video/default.aspx?videoID=65600

Makis,Athens...windy,cloudy

The historical snow event of 2008...
http://nifada.com/diary/2008/17_February_snow/snow_17022008.htm
Source: http://nifada.com/

--- In eurochase@yahoogroups.com, "Makhs" <trekkergr@...> wrote:
>
> "State Mechanism on the Alert
>
> Snow and Icy Cold 18 Feb 2008 15:18:00
>
> Despite sunshine today, temperatures remain below zero in most parts
> of the country. Snowfall continues in Eboia, the Cyclades and Crete.
> Athens-Lamia and Athens –Korinthos national roads have opened to
> vehicular travel, including lorries, however, snow chains are
> requested in many parts of provincial roads. Tens of villages are cut
> off while there is power cut in some regions.
>
> Conditions in Attika are gradually returning to normal but citizens
> should be careful of potentially slick roads. Blue and trolley buses
> are running in some routes while the suburban train, the tram and OSE
> (Hellenic Railroads) are running on their regular schedule. The
> electric train is operating and expected to extend its routes while
> the METRO will operate on 24 –hour basis. Some scheduled flights are
> departing with difficulties from Eleftherios Benizelos Airport. Ships
> remain ancored at Rafina port while only closed type ships are
> sailing from Piraeus port to Argosaronikos islands.
>
> Athens, Piraeus and East Attika prefectures announced that schools
> will remain closed on Tuesday. The state mechanism is still placed on
> the alert and according to the Civil Protection General Secretariat
> citizens' assistance cases are being successfully dealt so far.
> The good news comes from the Meteorological Service, which has
> forecast gradual abatement of bad weather, however, icy cold will
> stay tomorrow mainly in central and northern parts of the country.
> Citizens are advised to take precautions and avoid vehicular travel
> and to use snow chains where necessary."
>
> Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/c/2/31000.asp
>
> Makis,Athens
>

Searching the youtube site i accidentally found a nice video of a
waterspout at Milos Island! There are other greek waterspout vids as
well! Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shale95U0iM

Makis,Athens...sunny day,strong southerly winds and big waves at the
beach

"State Mechanism on the Alert

Snow and Icy Cold 18 Feb 2008 15:18:00

Despite sunshine today, temperatures remain below zero in most parts
of the country. Snowfall continues in Eboia, the Cyclades and Crete.
Athens-Lamia and Athens –Korinthos national roads have opened to
vehicular travel, including lorries, however, snow chains are
requested in many parts of provincial roads. Tens of villages are cut
off while there is power cut in some regions.

Conditions in Attika are gradually returning to normal but citizens
should be careful of potentially slick roads. Blue and trolley buses
are running in some routes while the suburban train, the tram and OSE
(Hellenic Railroads) are running on their regular schedule. The
electric train is operating and expected to extend its routes while
the METRO will operate on 24 –hour basis. Some scheduled flights are
departing with difficulties from Eleftherios Benizelos Airport. Ships
remain ancored at Rafina port while only closed type ships are
sailing from Piraeus port to Argosaronikos islands.

Athens, Piraeus and East Attika prefectures announced that schools
will remain closed on Tuesday. The state mechanism is still placed on
the alert and according to the Civil Protection General Secretariat
citizens' assistance cases are being successfully dealt so far.
The good news comes from the Meteorological Service, which has
forecast gradual abatement of bad weather, however, icy cold will
stay tomorrow mainly in central and northern parts of the country.
Citizens are advised to take precautions and avoid vehicular travel
and to use snow chains where necessary."

Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/c/2/31000.asp

Makis,Athens

Is that possible? From the sat links it seems the system toward Greece
has an mcs-mcc that expanding very southerly. If this happens we are
talking about supercells,tornadoes and destructions down there because
of the sahara's dryline. So let's see...

Makis,Athens...cloudy,cold and high winds!

Nothing special though, missed the best shot which came a fraction after the
30sec shutter closed. From now one always back to Bulb setting :s



Storms are early this year, and there was already a pretty strong lightning
event just a few weeks ago. During that event and most likely also last
night, there was a tornado involved (originating from low-topped
supercells). Last night it seems the towns of Dendermonde and Lier
(Flanders, Belgium) were hit. A few weeks ago it was the town of Peer,
further east in Belgium.



http://skyscapes.info <http://skyscapes.info/>  (see NEW link at the bottom
of my homepage)



Take care,

Peter





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Its kinda of weird what im going to say, but as long as the security
and hazard measures are high, it has a positive matter the climate
change. The severe events all over Europe are becoming more and more.
Althought that costs the snow spells in Greece, i would kill to
experience situations like these...

http://hellasweather.epigeo.gr/content/view/195/1

The pictures are from W.Greece during the severe thunderstorm's days.


--- In eurochase@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Vancoillie"
<peter.vancoillie@...> wrote:
>
> On the evening of january 21st, a tornado swept throuhg Peer, in
the east of
> Belgium.
> Damage path was narrow and long, with some roofs half damaged, the
other
> half being ok. A small pickup truck was displaced for 2 meters, and
some
> walls/roofs collapsed. At first I thought of a downburst, but
nearly all
> evidence and atmospheric conditions and radar data favour a
tornado, not a
> downburst.
> http://essl.org/ESWD/
>
> Peter
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: eurochase@yahoogroups.com [mailto:eurochase@yahoogroups.com]
Namens
> Makhs
> Verzonden: woensdag 23 januari 2008 18:30
> Aan: eurochase@yahoogroups.com
> Onderwerp: [eurochase] Stormcasing in Greece... ;p
>
> 1."Incalculable damage Tornado strikes village in Etoloakarnania
> 15/11/2007 1:05:00 mm   (Last briefing: 15/11/2007 2:51:46 mm)
>
> Source: NET 105.8
>
> A tornado swept away today in the 10 morning the village Zeygaraki
of
> municipality Arakynthoy Etoloakarnania, where were eradicated
trees,
> uperooted roofs and piles of NATIONAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY the region
> has remained without power, while damage has been caused in the
> agriculturals. Garages of Prefecture, firefighting and police try
to
> clean the road network from the fallen trees, which crashed six
cars
> but also they register the damage.
>
> Source: http://news.ert.gr/c/1/355774.asp "
>
>
> 2."Tornado hits Viotia and concretely in the municipality Plataion,
> twister and intense rainfalls destroyed roofs of home, drifted cars
> and threw trees and piles of the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY.
>
> Source: http://news.ert.gr/c/1/356240.asp "
>
> Makis,Athens...cold spell and rain.
>
>
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On the evening of january 21st, a tornado swept throuhg Peer, in the east of
Belgium.
Damage path was narrow and long, with some roofs half damaged, the other
half being ok. A small pickup truck was displaced for 2 meters, and some
walls/roofs collapsed. At first I thought of a downburst, but nearly all
evidence and atmospheric conditions and radar data favour a tornado, not a
downburst.
http://essl.org/ESWD/

Peter

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: eurochase@yahoogroups.com [mailto:eurochase@yahoogroups.com] Namens
Makhs
Verzonden: woensdag 23 januari 2008 18:30
Aan: eurochase@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: [eurochase] Stormcasing in Greece... ;p

1."Incalculable damage Tornado strikes village in Etoloakarnania
15/11/2007 1:05:00 mm   (Last briefing: 15/11/2007 2:51:46 mm)

Source: NET 105.8

A tornado swept away today in the 10 morning the village Zeygaraki of
municipality Arakynthoy Etoloakarnania, where were eradicated trees,
uperooted roofs and piles of NATIONAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY the region
has remained without power, while damage has been caused in the
agriculturals. Garages of Prefecture, firefighting and police try to
clean the road network from the fallen trees, which crashed six cars
but also they register the damage.

Source: http://news.ert.gr/c/1/355774.asp "


2."Tornado hits Viotia and concretely in the municipality Plataion,
twister and intense rainfalls destroyed roofs of home, drifted cars
and threw trees and piles of the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY.

Source: http://news.ert.gr/c/1/356240.asp "

Makis,Athens...cold spell and rain.




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1."Incalculable damage Tornado strikes village in Etoloakarnania
15/11/2007 1:05:00 mm   (Last briefing: 15/11/2007 2:51:46 mm)

Source: NET 105.8

A tornado swept away today in the 10 morning the village Zeygaraki of
municipality Arakynthoy Etoloakarnania, where were eradicated trees,
uperooted roofs and piles of NATIONAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY the region
has remained without power, while damage has been caused in the
agriculturals. Garages of Prefecture, firefighting and police try to
clean the road network from the fallen trees, which crashed six cars
but also they register the damage.

Source: http://news.ert.gr/c/1/355774.asp "


2."Tornado hits Viotia and concretely in the municipality Plataion,
twister and intense rainfalls destroyed roofs of home, drifted cars
and threw trees and piles of the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY.

Source: http://news.ert.gr/c/1/356240.asp "

Makis,Athens...cold spell and rain.

Anybody having plans for a US chase in 2008? I'm considering doing so,
but don't feel like going all by myself :)

Daniel

Greetings,



Glad to be a member now of this newsgroup, looking forward to

Contributing my observations from Cyprus to you all.



Best wishes,

Ian McLean, Webmaster

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Hello,

  MeteOS v1.0 has been released:

  http://www.stormlab.net/wrf/wrf.html

  Cheers,

         Angel

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...from http://nifada.com/ :
http://nifada.com/time_lapse/storm_12102007.wmv

Makis,Athens...At last! After 128 days of no countable precipation we
had 2 thunder days! :)

Tropical-Like Cyclone


> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: eurochase@yahoogroups.com [mailto:eurochase@yahoogroups.com] Per conto
> di Tarmo Tanilsoo
> Inviato: mercoledì 12 settembre 2007 7.24
> A: eurochase@yahoogroups.com
> Oggetto: Re: [eurochase] TLC prognosed for friday?
>
> Can you explain, what is TLC? I am not familiar with this abbrevation.
>
> 2007/9/11, Alessandro Mandelli <mandelli.alessandro@...>:
> >
> >   One of our forum participants realised that WRF is prognosing a TLC on
> > Balearic Islands for Friday.
> > GFS ThetaE shows a warm core for the low, and the appearance looks like
> > barotropic.
> > More details here (in italian):
> > http://www.meteoforum.com/main.asp?FS=M&MN=1047680&Pg=1 . Your opinion
> > is welcome.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Can you explain, what is TLC? I am not familiar with this abbrevation.

2007/9/11, Alessandro Mandelli <mandelli.alessandro@...>:
>
>   One of our forum participants realised that WRF is prognosing a TLC on
> Balearic Islands for Friday.
> GFS ThetaE shows a warm core for the low, and the appearance looks like
> barotropic.
> More details here (in italian):
> http://www.meteoforum.com/main.asp?FS=M&MN=1047680&Pg=1 . Your opinion
> is welcome.
>
> Cheers
>
>


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One of our forum participants realised that WRF is prognosing a TLC on
Balearic Islands for Friday.
GFS ThetaE shows a warm core for the low, and the appearance looks like
barotropic.
More details here (in italian):
http://www.meteoforum.com/main.asp?FS=M&MN=1047680&Pg=1 . Your opinion
is welcome.

Cheers

1)"Big destructions in Chalkidiki ANT1 2 Sep., renewal: Second 08:55
The fires 2006 paid the Kassandra of Chalkidiki, by the downpour and
the hail were recorded serious destructions. Home flooded, were
marked landslips, closed streets, while cars were drifted in the
sea. Damage in cars caused the hail that affected the Sofiko
Korinthia. Parallel, home and shops flooded in Kozani and
Alexandroupoli, where the evening were marked storms. Moreover, from
Monday they begin flood-preventing work in rivers that are
considered high danger in the prefecture Ilia. Moreover, from
Tuesday they begin the antifouling work in Ancient Olympia." Source:
http://news.pathfinder.gr/greece/news/424311.html

2)"Was drowned" the Kassandra. Hail in size of lemon ERT. gr 2 Sep.
Serious problems cause of the powerful rainfalls that the morning
affected the Kassandra. Firefighting accepted tens of calls for
removing of waters. Fire fighter was in danger of drifting by
impetuous waters while were in danger drivers. that fell in the
torrent removing of waters from roughly 20 undergrounds and homes
and shops in the coastal region of Siviris Chalkidiki, which is
found between the Kassandreas and the Foyrkas, men of Fire Brigade
of prefecture Thessalonica. On the spot have been sent ten vehicles
with 22 fire fighters while the water in enough cases reached the
1,5 metres. In the region were caused floods, when "inflated" the
torrent, that goes down from burned - from the last year's
devastating fires in Chalkidiki - mountainside of Kassandras,
afterwards the powerful rainfalls and the hail that was marked
morning hours, what affected the southern regions of first "leg of"
peninsula drifting cars, trunkes of trees, buckets of litter and
that other was found in his street. In in the torrent they fell two
moving cars, the drivers and the passengers of that accomplished
finally got out with the help of residents and fire fighters. In
danger persons of the intense meteorological phenomena had as
result "of flooding" and the adjacent stream of Skiwnis, the
impetuous waters of which drifted four passenger vehicles while a
fire fighter were in danger in his effort to pass the river that has
been changed in impetuous torrent. According to the residents the
hail was in "size of lemon". Accordingly, in any case, with the
first estimates of fire fighters that attempted in the region, the
damage that was caused in the houses of Municipality are limited and
were not threatened the lives of residents and tourists. Instruments
of Municipality and Prefecture tried they remove the burned trunkes
that reached until the lived region. The same hour cranes removed
cars from the estuaries of torrent." Source:
http://news.pathfinder.gr/greece/news/424391.html

3)"Problems in Patras from the storm Flooded undergrounds of shops
and homes ERT. gr 18:01 Problems in streets and undergrounds of
shops and home that flooded caused the powerful storm that affected
Patras the midday Enough problems caused the powerful storm, that
burst out in Patras little afterwards 2 midday and lasted roughly 40
minutes. Central streets, home and shops flooded, while firefighting
accepted more from 100 calls for removing of waters and helping
people get out. Most problems was created in the coastal avenue of
Coast Dymaiwn, as well as in streets in the regions Zavlani,
Barofai, Zaroyhleika, as also and in regions of neighbouring
municipality of Beach. The rain did not create problems in burned
regions of Aegialeias." Source:
http://news.pathfinder.gr/greece/news/425289.html

Makis,Athens...nearby passing of a supercell at 3/9 with spectacular
show by big mammatus and crawler lightnings.

"Evros on Alert 06 Aug 2007 08:40:00
(Last updated: 06 Aug 2007 09:43:28)

Sources: ÍÅÔ 105.8

Adverse weather conditions have been prevailing in Macedonia and
Thrace since Monday morning. Floods were recorded at Makri, Evros,
where people were trapped. At the same time, the intercity railway to
Athens, carrying 70 passengers has been immobilized due to the high
water level in the area. In parallel, Samothrace is without electric
power.

Strong storms and winds prevailed in Thessaloniki, Halkidiki and
Pieria last night. Due to the adverse weather conditions in Pieria a
camping in Leptokaria, hosting children with special needs was
evacuated for precautionary reasons. At the same time, the Fire
Brigade in Thessaloniki has received 35 calls from civilians to pump
water out of their homes and basements.

The landslides recorded on the Thessaloniki-Nea Moudania highway did
not create any traffic problems, while "Macedonia" Airport closed due
to zero visibility caused by thick fog. In parallel, 10 flights had
to be diverted to Athens and Kavala.

Translated by John Crystallidis"

Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/c/8/26517.asp

Makis,Athens

"Extreme meteorological phenomena with powerful rains and
thunderstorms affect from the afternoon of Sunday a lot of regions of
northern Greece. According to the meteorologists, meteorological will
be worsened still more by the night. Already the first problems made
their appearance in Serres and Thessalonica. In Serres the hail and
the heavy downpour destroyed almost absolutely the cultures of
tobacco, while important destructions existed the olives, the vines
and other cultures.

In Thessalonica the possible downpour and the powerful winds had as
result of breaking a tree in the road Mitroy'si and of crashing a
parked school bus and three J.H. cars. Moreover, the Marine Office of
Thessalonica published from the morning of Sunday extraordinary
statement on aid of north-western winds from the afternoon of Sunday,
with which it called the governors of small ships to direct itself in
sure anchorage and to inform for kakokajrj'a the governors of ships,
that do not allocate radio-telephone. Problems has also caused the
rain in Chalkidiki, from where many hurried from the morning they
leave with his cars. In Pieria were vacated preventively a camp and
the 180 children were transported in sure parts.

According to extraordinary bulletin of forecast of dangerous
meteorological phenomena, at the duration of night of Sunday up to
the morning of Monday will be expressed very big intensity rains and
extraordinarily big duration storms, what will be probably
accompanied by very powerful winds or even hail, in the Prefectures
Pella, Kilkis, Imathia, Pieria, Thessalonica, Chalkidiki, Serres,
Kavala, Dra'mas and in Eastern the Prefectures Larissa and Magnesia"

Source: http://www.alphatv.gr/index.asp?a_id=90&news_id=24817

Makis,Athens...ovc,fally wx,waiting for some rain

Hello Angel,

I am in the process of setting up a small WRF system at home for doing
reanalysis on high resolution. I use the Workstation WRF version you also
mention on your website, however I am interested to know if you know of any
sources for historic observational data (eg SYNOP, METAR) and reanalysis
first-guess... I was thinking of ERA-15 and ERA-40.

Regards, Ben

Hello,

  MeteOS 2008 WRF is available. It's a GUI for running of WRF model under
Windows:

  http://www.stormlab.net/wrf/screenshot/screenshot.html

  Cheers,

           Angel


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This severe thunderstorm I was talking about last night and I posted
pics about, it caused damage. Houses have been damaged throughout the
country, hail has dent the cars and also, heavy winds associated with
it hit areas. At least 2 counties have been affected. No injuries and
deaths as of right now.

Media response was slow to the event. First news reports came about
7-9 hours after the storms hit.

Tarmo Tanilsoo

Good forenoon.

Estonia had thunderstorms last night. At around 3:00, a rather intense
thunder cloud passed north from me. Photos of the thunderstorm can be
seen at http://www.zone.ee/lagujailm/index.php/page,18jul07eng/

Tarmo Tanilsoo

Last week I was in Italy, where I photographed this Tartufo, ehm, waterspout
near Pizzo:

http://www.weerwoord.be/includes/forum_read.php?id=675117

Picture taken at 8:52 on July 4 from inside a bus.

Today in the Netherlands there where a lot of spouts/funnels. Didn't see one
myself though.

Daniel


----Oorspronkelijk bericht----

Van: mandelli.alessandro@...

Datum : 09/07/2007 21:57

Aan: "eurochase@yahoogroups.com"<eurochase@yahoogroups.com>

Onderw: [eurochase] Premiere of today's tornado photo gallery





















http://www.centrometeolombardo.com/content.asp?contentid=2304&amp;ContentType=Ar\
ticoli



Enjoy.

The place where the photo was taken is on the planes between Piedmont

and Lombardy. Stay tuned for more shoots to come later tonight or

tomorrow as they are uploaded.























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li

Enjoy.
The place where the photo was taken is on the planes between Piedmont
and Lombardy. Stay tuned for more shoots to come later tonight or
tomorrow as they are uploaded.

Hello

> Absolutely brilliant photography, Peter
> thanks for sharing it with us - it even downloaded on phone-line connection!
>

I have nothing else to add, just wanted to be added in this
discussion. Peter, those photographs are really brilliant!

Tarmo Tanilsoo

Absolutely brilliant photography, Peter
thanks for sharing it with us - it even downloaded on phone-line connection!

We may get the odd waterspout off Isle of Man but nothing like a
shelf-cloud - thank goodness.
Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Vancoillie" <peter.vancoillie@...>
To: <Lightning@yahoogroups.com>; <eurochase@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 12:01 AM
Subject: [eurochase] Timelapse animation of an approaching shelf with
lightning


Hi everyone,

Finally got a page online with the nice shelfcloud we chased on June 19th. A
storm system (forming MCS) was approaching in Northern France and moving
towards Flanders. We got onto the top parking lot of Cassel, a small village
on the southern flank of a 156m high hill in a rather flat landscape with
open view towards the south (about 250 miles north of Paris).

  The shelf approached us at dusk, so it was possible to capture the clouds
but shutter speeds were also long enough to capture some of the lightning.
As it often happens here with MCS systems, lightning in front is not so
active, and even rain is falling ahead of the shelf, but apart from a few
drops on the lens, it wasn't that much of an issue this time.

The page contains photo's I took with the Canon 5D, and a few from the
timelapse series I made with the 10D. Down the page are the 2 animations of
the approaching shelf, taken with the 10D and mounted as an SWF video.

http://skyscapes.info/2007-06-19_Shelf_Cassel.html

Hi everyone,



Finally got a page online with the nice shelfcloud we chased on June 19th. A
storm system (forming MCS) was approaching in Northern France and moving
towards Flanders. We got onto the top parking lot of Cassel, a small village
on the southern flank of a 156m high hill in a rather flat landscape with
open view towards the south (about 250 miles north of Paris).



  The shelf approached us at dusk, so it was possible to capture the clouds
but shutter speeds were also long enough to capture some of the lightning.
As it often happens here with MCS systems, lightning in front is not so
active, and even rain is falling ahead of the shelf, but apart from a few
drops on the lens, it wasn't that much of an issue this time.



The page contains photo's I took with the Canon 5D, and a few from the
timelapse series I made with the 10D. Down the page are the 2 animations of
the approaching shelf, taken with the 10D and mounted as an SWF video.



http://skyscapes.info/2007-06-19_Shelf_Cassel.html



Take care,

Peter



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