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Angel
Posts: 74Joined: Thu 25/08/2005 00:12Location: Wattle Downs
Unread post by Angel Wed 14/09/2005 07:28
Well, what an interesting morning it's been up here.
We had really heavy rain from about 2am in Kerikeri, and as I rolled over and opened my eyes at 6.30am this morning, I managed to catch the most amazing forked lighting i'd ever seen.. All pinks and purples.. The noise shook the whole house, all the dogs barked, my cat put holes in my leg from being so scared.. Then after that there was nothing for another 20 mins, till a nice flash of sheet lightning and a roll of thunder from the south.. I tell you, it's just teasing me. Dont have to go into work till this afternoon and I wanted to have a nice sleep in!!! Typical
Gary Roberts
Posts: 2363Joined: Sun 18/01/2004 18:59Location: Omarama
Unread post by Gary Roberts Wed 14/09/2005 08:00
Angel wrote: Well, what an interesting morning it's been up here.
We had really heavy rain from about 2am in Kerikeri, and as I rolled over and opened my eyes at 6.30am this morning, I managed to catch the most amazing forked lighting i'd ever seen.. All pinks and purples.. The noise shook the whole house, all the dogs barked, my cat put holes in my leg from being so scared.. Then after that there was nothing for another 20 mins, till a nice flash of sheet lightning and a roll of thunder from the south.. I tell you, it's just teasing me. Dont have to go into work till this afternoon and I wanted to have a nice sleep in!!! Typical
That sounds like the most exciting weather in the country for a while!
C-Nimbus
Posts: 692Joined: Tue 20/01/2004 13:22Location: Waitakere City - Westie!!
Unread post by C-Nimbus Wed 14/09/2005 09:10
lucky northalnders eh!
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spwill
Posts: 10196Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Unread post by spwill Wed 14/09/2005 09:28
Pleased to hear the Thunder and lightning has finally arrived.
Willoughby
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Posts: 4441Joined: Sat 14/06/2003 16:18Location: Darwin, Australia: Storm city
Unread post by Willoughby Wed 14/09/2005 10:03
Excellent stuff! They can miss out a lot during summer but certainly not spring!
spike_01
Posts: 668Joined: Thu 25/08/2005 10:06Location: Wellington
Unread post by spike_01 Wed 14/09/2005 11:42
Just heard that Massy ( West Auckland ) is getting Thunder now...
Willoughby
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Posts: 4441Joined: Sat 14/06/2003 16:18Location: Darwin, Australia: Storm city
Unread post by Willoughby Wed 14/09/2005 11:48
spike_01 wrote: Just heard that Massy ( West Auckland ) is getting Thunder now...
Very heavy showers at North Shore now.
Good to see the MetService updating their urban forecasts, with thunder being mentioned
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spike_01
Posts: 668Joined: Thu 25/08/2005 10:06Location: Wellington
Unread post by spike_01 Wed 14/09/2005 11:50
Willoughby
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Posts: 4441Joined: Sat 14/06/2003 16:18Location: Darwin, Australia: Storm city
Unread post by Willoughby Wed 14/09/2005 11:54
and here!
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/boltek600.png
Suggesting it was also slightly severe
spike_01
Posts: 668Joined: Thu 25/08/2005 10:06Location: Wellington
Unread post by spike_01 Wed 14/09/2005 12:08
Well from Levin, If I look NW there is a build up of CN clouds... Looking interesting...
Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Unread post by Manukau heads obs Wed 14/09/2005 12:10
to watch the CB pass over me, check here:
http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb/webcamjava.html
and you can do plane spottin too as they land at auckland airport, and fly right over our place (in a NE wind)
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spike_01
Posts: 668Joined: Thu 25/08/2005 10:06Location: Wellington
Unread post by spike_01 Wed 14/09/2005 12:15
Still sunny here...
But hoping...
Might go and catch some whitebait before it arrives...
spike_01
Posts: 668Joined: Thu 25/08/2005 10:06Location: Wellington
Unread post by spike_01 Wed 14/09/2005 12:28
Built up in 10 minutes... Is it OK to put pics in here?... Dont know how to do the thumbnail bit...
Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Unread post by Manukau heads obs Wed 14/09/2005 12:47
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/videolasthour.wmv
ricky's web cam movie shows the CB line moving in nicely (last hour to 12:00 noon)
heard some thunder now, but it looks like it has weakened a bit for lightning, acordings to ricky's boltec tracker...
C-Nimbus
Posts: 692Joined: Tue 20/01/2004 13:22Location: Waitakere City - Westie!!
Unread post by C-Nimbus Wed 14/09/2005 12:53
heres the 11am satellite pass. This shows quite clearly the Cb line that just hit west auckland with thunder and lightning.
as brian says it has weakened a bit now, but there could be some stuff behind it..
great stuff, althought didnee hear any thunder
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Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Unread post by Manukau heads obs Wed 14/09/2005 13:04
the worst of it went out into the tasman just off the coast here...
C-Nimbus
Posts: 692Joined: Tue 20/01/2004 13:22Location: Waitakere City - Westie!!
Unread post by C-Nimbus Wed 14/09/2005 14:08
The auckland tracker is picking up fresh strikes over central NI now, averaging around 6 per minute....
Willoughby
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Posts: 4441Joined: Sat 14/06/2003 16:18Location: Darwin, Australia: Storm city
Unread post by Willoughby Wed 14/09/2005 14:19
BIG loud thunder in Central Hamilton within the last 5 minutes!
1.45 R/R shows rain band weakening but pretty hefty Cb's.convection developing over Northern Waikato.. so it's making up for that!
spwill
Posts: 10196Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Unread post by spwill Wed 14/09/2005 15:26
Tracker is showing a lot of Lightning South of AK.
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spwill
Posts: 10196Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Unread post by spwill Wed 14/09/2005 16:24
Photo-Frontal shower South of Auckland early afternoon.
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NZstorm
Posts: 11333Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Unread post by NZstorm Wed 14/09/2005 18:52
Yes, timing is everything with thunderstorms. Front came in to early.
tgsnoopy
Posts: 3671Joined: Fri 25/03/2005 21:17Location: Tauranga, NZ (Curse you COVID-19 :-( )
Unread post by tgsnoopy Wed 14/09/2005 20:29
We got some heavy showers in Tauranga round 5.30pm, but no hint of thunder & lightning that I observed.
tgsnoopy
Posts: 3671Joined: Fri 25/03/2005 21:17Location: Tauranga, NZ (Curse you COVID-19 :-( )
Unread post by tgsnoopy Wed 14/09/2005 20:30
We got some heavy showers in Tauranga round 5.30pm, but no hint of thunder & lightning that I observed.
Willoughby
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Posts: 4441Joined: Sat 14/06/2003 16:18Location: Darwin, Australia: Storm city
Unread post by Willoughby Wed 14/09/2005 23:00
Thunder in the west just went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.. you get the picture!! From 2.30 to 3.15
Very hard to see lightning. Too bad the conditions were 'scungy' rather than the nice clean convection, like on August 25. Not a good day for photography.. here's what I could achive.
Cheers!
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But hoping...
