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(meteorobs) '98 Leonid rates

     I had been thinking back on the '98 leonids...specifically what I saw *in light* of what I observed in 2001 and 2002...the storms.  
     At sometime around 3:30 AM local time( 8:30 UT SL 234.881) -roughly - there was an outburst.  For several minutes, rates went up to (conservatively)
4-7 leonids per minute.  It was also right after this that I saw the monster fireball of my life (-12 to -15?).
     In fact, I *have* to compare this to the 2001 and 2002 returns, they are the only point of reference that comes close, in my experience.
     Did any other North American observers have any similar experience?  My timing is not perfect here, I was not even a trained observer yet.  But I know it occurred before 9:00 UT and after 8:00 UT.
      The ZHR profile at the IMO website shows a descending ZHR curve at this point in time -- this was several hours before the "traditional" peak. It would be nice to hear from anyone who had a silimar, or completely different, experience with the rates at that time.

Kim Youmans 
        

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