An investigation of the Brisbane tornado of 4 November 1973.

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Holcombe, G

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: DEC 1978Description: 24p., 2 refs, 19 figs, 2 tablesReport number: METEOROLOGICAL-NOTE-97; National GovernmentSubject: Associated with the movement of a line of severe storms across the Moreton region of southeast Queensland during the late afternoon of 4 November 1973 was a tornado that resulted in severe damage occurring in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. The severe storm situation and tornado is investigated. It is shown that the triggering mechanism of the storms was the up-slide motion of moist unstable air over drier stable air. Estimates of the maximum wind speeds associated with the tornado were obtained by invoking the use of the Fujita scale. This indicated that the maximum wind speeds were in the range 217 to 253 km/h

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Associated with the movement of a line of severe storms across the Moreton region of southeast Queensland during the late afternoon of 4 November 1973 was a tornado that resulted in severe damage occurring in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. The severe storm situation and tornado is investigated. It is shown that the triggering mechanism of the storms was the up-slide motion of moist unstable air over drier stable air. Estimates of the maximum wind speeds associated with the tornado were obtained by invoking the use of the Fujita scale. This indicated that the maximum wind speeds were in the range 217 to 253 km/h

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