Storms & gales Eastern SI, Oct 24th

[gopolks]

In the last half hour or so, its pretty bad, it goes calm for about 30 seconds then massive gusts, we are taking civil defense type stuff.

[gllitz]

Uhhhmmmm...Burwood weather station near you only showing a 50 km/hr gust and Jeff's station only showing 54 km/hr max gust...
I am not sure what you are on about....windy, yes...civil defense type stuff...uhm, No.

[Razor]

certainly gusty but nothing over the top. Someones being a tad dramatic, lovely day really.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes.
Very windy out here in West Melton, much more severe than yesterday.
The house is shuddering at times.

JohnGaul
NZTS

[Gary McConnochie]

They just dont build them like they used to, do they John

Max gust recorded here in Rolleston is 88 kmh.

[kiwisk8er]

Dunedin has thunder, lightning and hail now. Winds getting up now as well.

[Inny Binny]

No, wouldn't go as far as to say 'Civil Defense' type stuff, but in the last twenty minutes or so in Prebbleton, it certinaly has been gusting more that 50 km/h.

[TonyT]

Significantly stronger here than yesterday, averaging 36 gusting 50 (knots) for the last hour or so, so a true gale. Lots of small twigs broken off trees, a few bigger branches, but nothing major yet.

[David]

Well I was going to say a bit of an exaggeration going on in here with local stations no higher than 70km/h, but your reading Tony is quite high, gale force indeed. Metservice sure would be under attack if the wind became severe as they could not warn anyone.

[gopolks]

Perhaps Im just a a girly man, I nearly got blown over getting the recycle bin in.

[George Vella-King]

In the last half hour or so, its pretty bad, it goes calm for about 30 seconds then massive gusts, we are taking civil defense type stuff.

Its 100 kmh in Dunedin and hail

[melja]

max gust of 123km from WNW on our weather station at work up tram road.

[Inny Binny]

Seems to have calmed a bit here now.

[David]

Averaging 50 knots gusting 63 knots at Taiaroa Heads near Dunedin now, with recent gusts over 70knots.

[RWood]

It's all going to subside a bit by the time I hit the scene...

A hybrid day here today - no early morning drop in winds like yesterday, when they tended towards W/WSW from NW, but continuing fresh to strong and gusty. Far enough from NW to keep any low cloud confined to the ranges to the north, but not far enough to cut the speed too much.

[Storm Struck]

Some gale force gusts around before twigs all over the show, now its raining and the sun has gone .
I wasnt expecting rain today bring it on.
Looked to be a few CB tops around 3pm towards the south too.
Cheers
Jason.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Winds eased now here in west Melton but those westerly rain band-extensions off the Alps have been delivering some rain here from about quarter past 5. Nothing much really but enough to wetten the ground and save me watering some trees
One or 2 distant sferics heard as well
Low barometer, so anything could happen
JohnGaul
NZTS

[Storm Struck]

Its gone really unstable outside now some CU about and dark towering showers .
Thunderstorm currently off the coast of Ashburton.
Right scenario for it happen too going by the weather maps etc.
Cheers
Jason.

[Inny Binny]

Heard on one News that there was a gust of 200km/h near Homer's Tunnel.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

A clap of thunder just reported in from Motokorara

JohnGaul
NZTS

[gopolks]

Short, sharp hail storm just hit my part of town, lasted about three minutes.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Short, sharp hail storm just hit my part of town, lasted about three minutes.

Where is your part of town?

JohnGaul
NZTS

[joecam]

Here's the from from my place marching in.

[mikechamble]

I had hail here in burwood about 10 mins ago

[gllitz]

I am in Burwood as well, near the Bottle Lake Forest, and all we had was big rain drops...the hail musta been very isolated...HOWEVER, looking to the SW it looks mighty DARK and menacing