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Offline Randall Kayfes

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Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures & Video Included)
« on: July 27, 2013, 12:05:04 AM »
This display says it all...



One of the Palo Verde trees taken out by the storm...



Video
http://youtu.be/tAwOqxrLwnA
« Last Edit: July 27, 2013, 07:47:08 PM by kaymann »



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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures Included)
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2013, 01:18:12 AM »
dang, 10.11" in/hr. rain rate for a micro-burst! Guess you were lucky it wasn't a mega-burst. #-o

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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures Included)
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2013, 01:50:13 AM »
 I was watching the rain fall up the roof! The wind was pushing the rain so horizontally at 71 MPH I was sure the side of my rain bucket was catching more than the opening.
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2013, 10:04:24 AM »
Amazing it would rain hard while the temp is at 94.7.

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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures Included)
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2013, 12:58:11 PM »
Yup, we get some HEFTY-HEFTY "cats & dogs" falling out of T-storm anvils (wink,wink)!
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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures Included)
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2013, 01:28:26 PM »
Yup, we get some HEFTY-HEFTY "cats & dogs" falling out of T-storm anvils (wink,wink)!

Just don't step in any HEFTY poodles!   :roll:
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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures & Video Included)
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2013, 07:48:11 PM »
I just added Video - I will repeat it below:

http://youtu.be/tAwOqxrLwnA



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« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2013, 11:32:21 PM »
...looks like that video was shot from the doorway of your computer store.
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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures & Video Included)
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2013, 11:56:18 PM »
Yes indeed.



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Re: Micro-Burst in East Marana (Pictures & Video Included)
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2013, 10:16:02 AM »
Wow, that's impressive. Even cooler that you were able to capture it at it's peak. Nice job and thanks for sharing.