March 15 2009

Severe storms affected the Hunter Valley region but most storms of more significant severity producing large hail were near the Karuah to Bulahdelah region. Hailstones to 3cm were widespread along this path perhaps larger in the main core as these hailstones were falling predoinantly ahead of the main core in the anvil region.

23rd February 2009

A severe storm on Monday 23rd February exhibited classic supercell structure with very definite hailstones! The structure did not last for long before it went into a slow decline. Nevertheless althoguh Sydney area did not have any storms predicted storms did develop further west. Twice the storm tried to organise before basically sending up an impressive explosive updraft and organising rapidly.

21st February 2009

Several storms were reported with storms rapidly developing near Lithgow initially and also east of Mudgee a little later. There were likely two supercells out of this region. The Lithgow cell had an interesting base – this nice image of a base circulation and dimple of a funnel almost overhead. This coincided with a wind change in the near storm environmental boundary.

This storm eventually moved towards but narrowly bypassed Singleton with very large hailstones. Another severe storm passed in the hinterland west of Muswellbrook – both this and the Singleton storm were likely supercells producing very large hailstones.

February 10 2009

Hailstorms Lithgow to near Lake Macquarie. The storm that approached Lake Macquarie was a fast moving storm and dumped hailstones to a diameter measured at 4cm. It most likely was an elevated supercell and was interesting to watch as it altered its local environment suddenly clearing the low cloud as it raced across.

Another sharp right moving storm approached Lithgow from near Mudgee and produced hail damage in Lithgow!

December 21st 2009 Singleton hailstorm

Very large hail was observed as a long lived supercell tracked the Putty Road north of Sydney and hitting Singleton head on causing extensive damage.

January 10th 2010 Supercell Putty Road

Severe storms developed over the Putty region exploding to another level regardless of the weaker wind shear. Despite the warmer atmosphere, large hail was observed with microbursts near Jerrys Plains.

January 14th 2010 Supercell Walcha

High CAPE dominated on this day and although wind shear was relatively weak, the supercell attained excellent structure with deep layer inflow. A nice beaver tail observed for some time before the storm became outflow dominant. Lightning activity was incredible with a few sparkes on power lines observed. Large hailstones to 3cm were observed.

February 27th 2010 Classic Supercells with hook echos!

Several supercells developed on this day with hook echo featuring on at least 4 of these supercells – never experienced on any Australian radar to this date! Very large hail was observed smashing windshields in the Portland region.

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Paintless dent removal, known otherwise in short as PDR, is a process where if possible, dents are repaired without damaging the original paint. This means that the cost of repairing the vehicle is reduced. Of course in some of the more devastating hailstorms with larger hailstones, such a process may not be so viable.

The process of dent demoval is rather complicated and requires patience and skill. It takes years of experience to master the techniques and most PDR technicans are able to produce most work with ease applying the right amount of pressure to get a smooth finish and without the need to have cars resprayed from the original factory colour. Technicians have increased access to special tools that have further improved quality.

History of Paintless Dent Removal

It seems that the history of paintless dent removal date back to the 1940′s when specialist workers at the companies of BMW and Mercedes Benz attempted to remove dents to avoid repainting of whole cars and rolling out more vehicles. Early tools used amongst these skilled innovative workers were the common table spoon! The practice soon spread through Europe and then other industrialised nations particularly in the last 20 to 30 years. With the spread and popular demand for paintless dent repairs have come more sophisticated tools and techniques that allow these technicians to achieve much more without the requirements of respraying.

It now has become standard practice amongst the major insurance companies to have paintless dent removal assessments and quotations prior to any further claims being processed.

This is the home to information regarding hailstorm forecasts and paintless dent repairs and removal industry. The information on this website is more for assistance for the industry. Hailstorm forecasts are important for the planning of many companies specifically those reliant on relocating or moving resources and concentrating the energies of their companies in a specific region.

Forecasting is based on probability and is simplified for ease of use. It is obvious people only require specific information and variables rather than an expensive and complicated package. Although the forecasts are are simplified, the information provided and the accuracy make the forecasts an excellent tool for your company.

As always, weather is very unpredictable and these are provided as guidance despite the success rate should ONLY be used as a guide. Strange things have occurred even outside the zone. The main purpose of these forecasts are coverage of the eastern states – occasionally the Perth and Adelaide region and surrounds may also be covered.

A FREE warning service is available from the Early Warning Network (EWN) who provide enhanced warnings of approaching hailstorms, floods, bush fires, and other severe weather threats that may affect your region.

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