Unstable day for the North

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 25/06/2005 09:27

Met Service 9am radar shows Thunderstorm activity just West of Ak this morn.
Have Towering Cu development around the city , photo below.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 25/06/2005 09:52

The Rain has started again unfortunately

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sat 25/06/2005 10:17

Yes Spwill I think this is one of those days you hope you get a good storm because you might just get some looking at that upper level cloud above that CU is familiar and I will also go with my days instinct so get clicking.

Cheers
JASON

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 25/06/2005 10:48

The thunderstorm development today will be mainly out over the sea were there is good thermal lift off the warm ocean. The Grey Lynn lightning tracker is picking up alot of lightning currently.
Just the odd heavy shower over Auckland at the moment.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 25/06/2005 10:55

Very heavy shower here now with big drops. And just had a clap of thunder. Surface wind from NE which is good as it means there is some wind shear there.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 25/06/2005 11:03

some good solid claps of thunder over central auckland now

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 25/06/2005 11:05

Have just seen some Cg lightning just north of here,very loud thunder claps.

ScottyD · Unread post by **ScottyD** » Sat 25/06/2005 11:07

I must be just north of all the action. Am in Hobsonville, it looks fine to the north, but the south there are some big dark clouds. Take a look at the sky rain radar updates. There is a band of very heavy showers heading our way.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Sat 25/06/2005 12:26

Just spotted ont he metsevice website:

"There could also be some weak tornados, with tornados having been reported from eastern parts of Auckland City. "

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 25/06/2005 12:40

"There could also be some weak tornados, with tornados having been reported from eastern parts of Auckland City. "

Thats interesting. Did notice rotation in the cb buildup over east Auckland this morning. Will post a photo on this shortly.

Heavy showers here again.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 25/06/2005 12:42

Had some huge Cu build ups over Ak this morn, too big to get in to a Camera lens.
Photo shows development with Cb / Thunderstorm.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 25/06/2005 12:49

NZstorm wrote:
"There could also be some weak tornados, with tornados having been reported from eastern parts of Auckland City. "
Thats interesting. Did notice rotation in the cb buildup over east Auckland this morning. Will post a photo on this shortly.

Heavy showers here again.

Wow, some action weather at last! Make sure you guys get plenty of pics and video!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:03

Radio report says there was corrugated iron flying through the air with the tornado at East Tamiki today. Bugger, I missed it. Also reports of trees damaged.

Spwill, that storm in your last photograph was rotating. I'm sure this was the cloud i was watching, the cumulus was spinning up, infact the whole cb had a twist to it. Unforetunately my photos don't show this well.

Have heard the southern motorway is blocked by flooding at East Tamaki.
Still raining heavily here.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:06

Black as the Jack Of Clubs to the west here now bet theres Gales behind that

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:13

Great!

Can we see a report coming Steven?!! Looking foward to it if so! Hope you and Spwill are out and about trying to get into the thick of it!

Arghh! Nothing much exciting here now with calm weather and blue skies but I think the southerly could hit within 2 hours (3 hours at most), still......I'd rather have what Auckland's getting!

Cheers

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:15

Aaron J Wilkinson wrote:Great!

Can we see a report coming Steven?!! Looking foward to it if so!

Arghh! Nothing much exciting here now with calm weather and blue skies but I think the southerly could hit within 2 hours (3 hours at most), still......I'd rather have what Auckland's getting!

Cheers

It looks vaguely snowy out west of us over the divide Aaaron, but the sun is threatening to break through the clouds here in the basin at any moment, so I doubt whether we're in for anything interesting.

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:20

Gary Roberts wrote:
Aaron J Wilkinson wrote:Great!

Can we see a report coming Steven?!! Looking foward to it if so!

Arghh! Nothing much exciting here now with calm weather and blue skies but I think the southerly could hit within 2 hours (3 hours at most), still......I'd rather have what Auckland's getting!

Cheers
It looks vaguely snowy out west of us over the divide Aaaron, but the sun is threatening to break through the clouds here in the basin at any moment, so I doubt whether we're in for anything interesting.

Small hail just then, now sleet, yes definitely "sleet"

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:26

Just had a weak squall come through - there is plenty of low level cloud around which is making spotting the cb's difficult.

Edit - now getting a bit of thunder off the back end of the squall. The temperature has dropped about 4 or 5 degrees.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 25/06/2005 13:53

Reports of Hail in MtEden this morning but not at my place.
Currently dark skies out to our East and I 'm hearing a lot of Thunder out that way. Heavy rain here.
Another photo from this morn.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 25/06/2005 15:00

Weather is clearing from the West now, sheet lightning and thunder out to our East.

NZstorm said

that storm in your last photograph was rotating

Here's another photo of that strom,it looked great, no car today ,could not chase, bugger.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 25/06/2005 15:23

Sort of clearing now hopefully the low will move to the NE of us but that has to be believed

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 25/06/2005 15:27

I was out at lunch on k-rd when most of the thunderstorms passed through, very heavy rain but no hail.. and no chance to chase
Grey Lynn had about 10mm rain in two brief bursts..
Waiheke has just had lightning and small hail there, seems to be weakening now as it moves towards the Coromandel

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 25/06/2005 15:35

Not much action down here.. having the flu makes observing the weather hard

Another wet cold day, 19mm and just 10c atm

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 25/06/2005 15:43

Another wet cold day, 19mm and just 10c atm

I notice that shower activity is pretty widespread around the NI according to 3PM obs, which also show cold temperatures in many places, eg only 6C in Wanganui, Taupo, and Castlepoint, though not much colder (4C) in Waiouru. The very cold southerly outbreak has only just reached Chch, so I wonder if the NI low temps have something to do with the trough/low that originated in eastern Oz, where it (with an associated upper cold pool) brought snow and sleet as far north as southeastern Queensland.

Not surprisingly the media again used the 'mini' word to describe today's Auckland twister.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 25/06/2005 16:28

Cool here now, 12C.
Looking East from here early afternoon.