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Gary Roberts
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Zanman wrote:Heavy rain just passed through Pongakawa BOP. Lightning to the south. The worst of it looks as though it is tracking from the west to the north of us - out over Maketu and the sea.
Nice to see a new face here at the forum. Welcome aboard, Zanman.
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Fujita Phil
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Yes, welcome zanman

Great shot tgsnoopy!!!

Gary... gonna be in Twizel on Thursday/Friday... prediction on weather please :-k
There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.
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Manukau heads obs
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it will be great to get reports from further down the BOP coast zanman :)
photo of that last squall line we got here :)
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spike_01
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Morning all and hi to zanman...

All I can take a photo of this morning is a blue sky... Very different to yesterday... :roll:
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RWood
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If I were looking for storms here I would have died of boredom months ago - wake me up if/when something is expected....
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Michael
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:-({|= RAIN now has set in for good and soon the SW will start hollering away :x :cry: :evil: :( :-({|=
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Manukau heads obs
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Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

my lightning counter just fired off about 5 times
and yet its clear looking
i go and check out rickys lightning counter, and he has 5 strikes too, all to the west of helensville.....but i cant see anything looking in that direction....
whats the story?
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GraemeWi
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Somebody using a DC arc welder? ;)
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Manukau heads obs
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Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

i actualy have seen some rapid fluctations in the power here at times...(there might be something going on with a power at times, yes) :? ;)
(because the lights were not on, as it was day time, i was not able to see if the lights were flashing..
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squid
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go the BOP for some good action there was heaps if strikes in that region around the time the tornado struck
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Fujita Phil
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squid wrote:go the BOP for some good action there was heaps if strikes in that region around the time the tornado struck
Saw a close one on the lunchtime news. USA... twister right there being filmed... yappy dog running around.

Pretty cool though
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spike_01
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haha I saw the dog... He was gettin' outta there... 8)
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