N Canty T-Storm 08/02/2007

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Thu 08/02/2007 16:19

Not sure if this should be in another thread, but here it goes...from my vantage, there is a BIG towering anvil growing up in N Canterbury...out your way, Tony T!

Don't have my camera on me, DOH!!

Tracker seems to be showing some hits as well from up thar....

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Thu 08/02/2007 16:47

Originally posted by me at 16:18 in the Easterlies thread:

Some nice TCu visible to the north through the ragged stratus about an hour ago, then a rumble of thunder in the last 5 mins. I think the tracker is plotting the strikes too far north, judging by the latest satpix. However, the St has closed in here now, so I cant see anything.

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Thu 08/02/2007 16:54

TonyT wrote:Originally posted by me at 16:18 in the Easterlies thread:

Some nice TCu visible to the north through the ragged stratus about an hour ago, then a rumble of thunder in the last 5 mins. I think the tracker is plotting the strikes too far north, judging by the latest satpix. However, the St has closed in here now, so I cant see anything.

So, based off the time of my original post, we were posting at about the same time....

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 08/02/2007 17:05

Just heard a loud Rumble here certainly was thunder can't see it though because of all this low crud

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However i did see it coming from chch and it looked very nice also the towering CU looked impressive all the way around inland canty.
Cheers
Jason.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Thu 08/02/2007 17:38

More thunder heard, but cloud cover is just flat grey St.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Thu 08/02/2007 17:47

I havnt heard any thunder yet but have seen some very impressive turkey towers this afternoon

Its very obvious these storms are generated by heat convective etc... and im still waiting for those days where they come from the south from very cold fronts!
Anyhow it is good too hear and see that there are storms out there never the less

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Thu 08/02/2007 17:56

Looks like there is a couple cells down south aswell. Looks good out there, pity i cant get out today till after 9pm!! grr

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Thu 08/02/2007 18:20

03Stormchaser wrote:Looks like there is a couple cells down south aswell. Looks good out there, pity i cant get out today till after 9pm!! grr

theres always time for storm chasing though isnt there 03stormchaser?

gota love the storms aye

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 08/02/2007 18:34

Rain here in the last 15 minutes mixed with sporadics and the odd silent rumble of thunder still coming in from the west so more to come i would think

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Cheers
Jason.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Thu 08/02/2007 18:45

Jasestrm wrote: the odd silent rumble of thunder

Funny, I hear those all the time too. The guy in the white coat said it was just me.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 08/02/2007 19:03

Looks an interesting day down south. Hopefully some photos coming.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 08/02/2007 20:19

An interesting evening indeed

great to hear those rumbles again

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The CB has gone through now with light to moderate rain and 2.1mm.
Looks to be a storm to the south still going off and a good one to the north near Hanmer perhaps.
Odd pic below couldn't take too much because of all the low cloud obscuring it all.
I see perhaps a slight chance tomorrow afternoon along the windchange hmm shall see about that

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Edit..Although to note there is a light NWer possible before the change bumping the temp up to 28C but if the winds are NE then i would think it would be more on the cards.
Cheers
Jason.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Thu 08/02/2007 21:14

Pity the MetService Canterbury radar has failed

, otherwise we could follow the path of these storms. No rain has reached central Chch, and it's mild (18C) and rather humid for here.

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Fri 09/02/2007 10:01

Looks like the M/S are expecting a LOT more to happen today...we'll see!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 09/02/2007 11:00

Looked like some very nice storms down there yesterday. Very good moisture with Chch dewpoints 15-17C .

Today there's cloud cover and NW winds over the Mnt tops so it looks like storm activity will be along the Front.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Fri 09/02/2007 14:16

Looks like the M/S are expecting a LOT more to happen today...we'll see!

Yeah, there's a moderate risk of thunderstorms later this afternoon in Canterbury. Warm and humid so far in Chch, with a few spits of rain, even though the wind appears to have gone southerly. Must be the 1st front - 2nd one must be one to deliver the action.

MetService website still seems to having problems - can't get any radar more recent than 4am.

Weathermad · Unread post by **Weathermad** » Fri 09/02/2007 14:22

Latest MetService rain radar...(and yes it appears there have been difficulties with radars...sorry about sending 2!)

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 09/02/2007 17:08

Not looking good thunder wise again unfortunatly nothing looks thundery out and it's slowly cooling down 15C now.
I see further north near hanmer and marlborough have had thunderstorms in the last hour.
Bit of rain here not quite 1mm though.
Cheers
Jason.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Fri 09/02/2007 17:51

Yes i got a txt from Andew massie earlier asking for my opinion for thunder

and its not looking good.
Looked too be some towering CU around 3 pm i think inland!
but nothing suggests to me there is going too be thunder

but i will stick too a low risk chance tonight.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 10/02/2007 01:10

Looked too be some towering CU around 3 pm i think inland!
but nothing suggests to me there is going too be thunder but i will stick too a low risk chance tonight.

Seems to have fizzled out to just a few light showers now. TV1 Weather mentioned there were some thunderstorms about the foothills this afternoon, but while there was some briefly heavy rain in central Chch in early evening, I didn't notice anything thundery.

I notice the Ashburton obs have shown 23C for 7pm and 19C for 10pm tonight.

Surely there must be an error (or the thermometer is near a heater or something), as I can't imagine such temperatures in the southerly that they must've been receiving along with the rest of Canterbury.