A week ago, the north-eastern part of Australia, Queensland farmer was able to film a rare meteorological phenomenon - that fell to the ground a huge rain drops a ball, called "rain bomb" or micro flaw. Rain ball after 5 minutes. disappeared.
Rain bomb "an air mass at high speed (up to 35 m / s) down through the storm clouds. Upon reaching the ground, "bomb" fades into fragments country. Air temperature at the time of filming was + 39 ° C.
The unusual meteorological phenomenon filmed farmer Peter Thompson, a Sunday afternoon looking over their lands. He said the incident down in the distance saw a "big ball in the water."
"I went from the high place with a tractor and noticed a strange cloud of rain, - he says. - I realized that the rain some not so - the rain ball hit the ground and spilled. Grabbed the phone and filmed."
"As far as I remember, from the moment I saw the ball in the water, until the moment when it hit the ground, it took about two minutes - added Mr. Thompson. - Sphere went down very fast. It seemed as if the earth suddenly than this than from the bottom of the cloud would be promiscuous. "
The video was recorded land already touched raindrops ball. These usually fades within 5-15 minutes.
