Canterbury coastal thunderstorm(s) - 14/15th of August

Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Sun 14/08/2011 13:50

Thought it would make sense to separate the t-storms from the snow.
I'll soon post my shots of this morning's stormy weather taken from the Kaitorete Spit ... it was GREAT !!!

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 14/08/2011 14:15

Watched it unfold from wigram, couldn't really go chase it when it did hit. Witnessed a couple strikes, hail and a possibly gustnado, well at least it looked very similar to one that I had witnessed a couple years back.

Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Sun 14/08/2011 14:19

Was the gustnado around the Rakaia Mouth ?

Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Sun 14/08/2011 14:23

Alright here they are, just hot out of the software ! *ouch ouch my fingers*

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Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Sun 14/08/2011 14:28

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Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sun 14/08/2011 14:33

Great pictures and thanks for posting.

Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Sun 14/08/2011 14:40

I've forgotten to mention the 2nd cell gave 3 CG over the ocean (should they be called CO or CW then ?) giving good rumbles, and a couple of IC. I didn't have the time to make a video, the cell was approaching fast and I wanted to capture that rather than "usual" CG !

And after that I was driving away and wouldn't have a clue what happened save for tons of soft hail and really strong side winds around Gebbies Valley.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sun 14/08/2011 15:56

Great bunch of photos there Lacertae

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 14/08/2011 16:07

Lacertae wrote:Was the gustnado around the Rakaia Mouth ?

No would have been somewhere just south of Prebbleton.

Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Sun 14/08/2011 16:10

I probably was still trying to "catch up" with the cell at that moment ...

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Sun 14/08/2011 16:16

Heavy shower going through here now nr Sheffield - graupel mostly... and now some thunder... $\:D/$

Snow mixed in now...

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sun 14/08/2011 16:30

Can see those clouds from here MoorfNZ,they look impressive

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 14/08/2011 17:21

I heard the thunder as the squall moved across at Halwell. Never saw the lightning as I was busy working.
Thunderstorm hail fell too, some about a half a cm across, not your usual wintry hail stuff.
Heres to a good thunderstorm season coming up

JohnGaul
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