Waterspout off Aucklands Northshore

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:00

I observed a Waterspout this Evening off Aucklands Northshore

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:02

Good stuff there!!

Shepherds Valley WX · Mon 06/02/2006 22:02

Extraordinary shot that Spwill!!!

Fantastic work!

kaimaikid · Unread post by **kaimaikid** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:04

Well captured mate - excellent !!!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:04

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:05

ahh wow now that is a funnel

well done nice shot

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:07

Good work spwill.

What was the exact time of the waterspout? Looks like Whangaparoa Peninsula in the background.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:16

Here's a pic with the Waterspout dropping out of Cu, seen from MtEden.
The Cu later formed into Cb with a great Lightning show.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:18

another beaut shot there mate

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:19

GREAT stuff SPwill

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Always on top with Funnel clouds waterspouts etc and of course CB photo's as well as other people too but this would have to be our funnel man of the forum.

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Cheers
Jason.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:23

In this photo you can see the spout impacting on the water.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:27

That looks like a good waterspout. Must be some good photos taken of it from people on the upper North Shore. I saw the lightning from that cloud around 9pm.

Edit. Thats Tiritiri Island in the back ground.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 06/02/2006 22:27

Another photo

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 06/02/2006 23:06

Looked good on One news just then from Waiheke Island

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Mon 06/02/2006 23:35

Awesome photos of the waterspout. Well done Spwill.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 06/02/2006 23:37

Foggy Hamilton wrote:Looked good on One news just then from Waiheke Island

Missed the TVOne late news as it was probably boring news with Waitangi Day/Cartoon violence etc. Tuned to TV3 for Nightline but it can't be on as there is a boring film on with Patrick Stewart from Star Trek2.
Anyway good waterspout shots, not pour ones.
Hey Did you know that Waterspouts suck

...by the way... Did you hear about the meteorologist who went to the the psychiatrist clad only in a pair of gladwrap shorts?
The psychiatrist said "I can see clearly, your nuts"

JohnGaul
NZTS

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 06/02/2006 23:41

oh groan and lol

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 06/02/2006 23:59

Just seen the TV3 footage of the waterspout.
It didn't suck ( but then it could of?)
Obviously someone or people up there have video cameras

JohnGaul
NZTS

Manukau heads obs · Tue 07/02/2006 08:23

WOW!
just watched it on TV1 news this morning, it looked great!
i was talking to Ricky on the phone and looking at that CB, and I said to him, ya know,there is something sticking out the bottom of that cloud!!

C-Nimbus · Unread post by **C-Nimbus** » Tue 07/02/2006 09:12

yes i too managed to capture a small 'blip' out of the bottom of that from waikumete cemetry.

typcial day in the end tho, kinda thought we would get some action in aucks, but as per usual it p*&%d off to the east, and of course hamilton still gets it.

must be a bad year for auckland

Manukau heads obs · Tue 07/02/2006 09:20

but at least we could sit back and watch it all from all around us though here in the auckland area

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 07/02/2006 09:28

C-nimbus said,

typcial day in the end tho, kinda thought we would get some action in aucks, but as per usual it p*&%d off to the east, and of course hamilton still gets it.

Sometimes your best viewing of a storm is from a distance.

Another photo of that Waterspout under Cu Congestus.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 07/02/2006 09:30

Close up photo.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 07/02/2006 11:45

I bet that just made your day spwill

you must have spent half the day up at mt eden!
LOL

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 07/02/2006 17:01

I bet that just made your day spwill
you must have spent half the day up at mt eden

Yes, got sunburnt as well.

Compare the size of the Container ship in the above photo's with the Waterspout behind.