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Originally Posted by lapshoffman
Pam and I had a great time with all of our MINI friends in spite of the clouds and cooler temperatures at the drive in. If I had of known, I would have brought a heavier jacket. Another memory to add to our list.
...and lest we forget, THANK YOU for the big bag of popcorn!

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Pics are posted...here you go. Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmm57/s...7624092677621/

Look for a companion posting on our website later this week.

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Great pictures, as always, Gary! You're an artist.
 
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It was great to meet Leslie and Jim and add another awesome PW/B MINI to the EIM stable.
Thanks for the warm welcome! We had a great time and look forward to future EIM events!
 
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Originally Posted by oldsbear
Did you actually see the tornado?
Here's a really nice Doppler radar image showing the wind field (green shows winds toward the QC radar site, red shows wind going away) and the telltale signature of the F1 tornado--the bright red and green pixels right next to each other--that passed on the northeast edge of town. I'm estimating that this image was taken about 7:40 pm.

Hey, it's better to be lucky than to be good!

 
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Originally Posted by Gil-galad
Here's a really nice Doppler radar image showing the wind field (green shows winds toward the QC radar site, red shows wind going away) and the telltale signature of the F1 tornado--the bright red and green pixels right next to each other--that passed on the northeast edge of town. I'm estimating that this image was taken about 7:40 pm.

Hey, it's better to be lucky than to be good!

That is way cool!
 
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Very cool! Thanks

Do the two reddish pixels to the west indicate rotation? Artifacts?
 
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Very cool! Thanks

Do the two reddish pixels to the west indicate rotation? Artifacts?
I strongly suspect it's just noise in the signal. You'd know for certain if the features were absent from the subsequent (or previous) sweeps of the radar. Also, they are separated from the general wind shear line that is evident along the line of storms from SW to NE--the zone where you'd expect the real "action" to be occurring.
 
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Originally Posted by Gil-galad
I strongly suspect it's just noise in the signal. You'd know for certain if the features were absent from the subsequent (or previous) sweeps of the radar. Also, they are separated from the general wind shear line that is evident along the line of storms from SW to NE--the zone where you'd expect the real "action" to be occurring.
Great explanation! Thanks

Have you checked-out the 'MINI Challenges Porsche' video? It's a wonderfully clever campaign.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2010/06/...comment-330163
 
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Creative and fun...though I hope Jim McD knows what he's getting into...
 
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Here is my tiny --and very late-- photo contribution.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3028273...7624282833794/
 
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Thanks for sharing those pictures. It's great fun to see things from another perspective. Good work!
 
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Better late than never, as they say.

Thanks for posting. I'll get 'em added to the website gallery.
 
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Where's Linda??????

 
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