Thunderstorms - south auckland / coromandel area

Angel · Unread post by **Angel** » Sun 28/01/2007 21:41

Just uploading some lightning videos that i've just taken from out takanini

lovely out here this evening

Manukau heads obs · Sun 28/01/2007 21:51

yes, i could see it from here...
about every 1 minute.,....the top of the towering CU was being lit up nicely

C-Nimbus · Unread post by **C-Nimbus** » Sun 28/01/2007 21:52

yeah me too, wish it were here tho....

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 28/01/2007 21:56

Could see it from the north shore this evening it got closer

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 28/01/2007 22:04

I observed quite a downpour in the Mission Bay area mid evening, just two lightning flashes observed. I see the Mission Bay rainfall reading was 18mm, most of that falling in a short space of time. The retail area was flooded up to the shop fronts. (again!)

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 28/01/2007 23:40

Woah!! Look at that convection firing up on the rain radar!!

Heavy shower here.. and thunder now too.

20/ dewpoint 18C.. nice!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 28/01/2007 23:48

Intense rain here at the moment!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 29/01/2007 00:08

Storm moved across eastern Auckland between 8.30pm and 9pm. Not much lightning but it looked spectacular from Mt Eden (photo) as it moved in from the Hauraki Gulf.

Very heavy showers here this evening, I see Grey Lynn has had 13mm in the last hour.

Skip · Unread post by **Skip** » Mon 29/01/2007 01:23

Yeah.. been getting some messages from people at parachute Music festival.. at mystery creek in hamilton.. Heavy heavy weather.. Apparently they have opened up the large building for weather refugees... i guess thats gonna need to happen when you have 22,000 people onsite in a storm..

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 29/01/2007 01:43

Heh wow.. talk about unlucky for them! 19.8mm recorded in the hour to 1am at the airport! (opposite to Mystery Creek)..

17mm in the 12-1am hour here.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 29/01/2007 03:27

Thunderstorms and gusty winds have cleared now.. have been some great CG's!!

Looked to have been a good thunderstorm too around Warkworth area.

Wish we'd have more fronts like this one!!

Manukau heads obs · Mon 29/01/2007 06:30

a good 17mm or so here

(not as much as auckland or hamilton!)
but the further west you go from here, the less there was...

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 29/01/2007 10:24

Didn't notice any thunder or lightning out at Muriwai, but the rain was pretty heavy at times last night. Still some heavy showers this morning.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 29/01/2007 10:42

Tich, while you are up this way, maybe we could all meet up with you or something?

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 29/01/2007 11:23

Dew points have held up, they are currently 19C, temp 20C. The odd heavy shower here this morn.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 29/01/2007 12:03

Tich, while you are up this way, maybe we could all meet up with you or something?

I'd like to, but I'm only here till Wednesday, and I don't have a car to get out too far. Thanks any way.
Looks like clearing now, but more showers (and thunderstorms) are- forecast for tonight and early tomorrow. Somewhat different to longrange forecasts several days ago that predicted rain for virtually the whole time I'd be here.

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Mon 29/01/2007 12:35

Thunder here around 3:45am this morning... Didnt last long... Either that or I went back to sleep...