Possible thunderstorms 10-12 Feb

Inny Binny · Unread post by **Inny Binny** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:21

What detector?

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:21

Lightning and thunder in the foot hills.

I drove into rain at Lowburn and got very heavy as a got closer to home.

Surface flooding up my gravel road must of been 30-50mm here in the afternoon. Just light rain falling now.

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:24

Vertigo wrote:my god! the christchuch detector is going insane!

peak strike rate: 67/min!

ive never seen so much lightning recorded before. you bastards!

I was outside for 2/3 mins and didn't see any looking around! And apparently 50mm of rain in an hour in the ranges!

Link to detector!

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:37

here ya go - Christchurch Detector

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:38

Flew across the South Island late morn and could see there was going to be wide spread Thunderstorm activity up the island as there was a lot of strong Cumulus cloud developing and some Cb already at that time. Storms look to have stayed mainly inland over high ground where there was good heating, the coast line being cooler with some low cloud. Very good moisture down there today. looking forward to any photo's

Skies over the NI looked stable today, some Towering Cu around Auckland.
I see there are some showers west of Ak now

photo shows Cb cloud east of Otago late morn

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:40

All those strikes look to be around Christchurch / North of Christchurch.. Haven't had any rain fall here all day or even heard thunder!

Inny Binny · Unread post by **Inny Binny** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:41

Oh, I've already been looking at that one, but thnks anyway.

When you said 67 strikes, I thought you must've been looking at something else - but there were at least that a minute before over far to the NW...

A touch of rain now...haha.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:50

Great to see those storms develop over inland SI today.

Looking good for a Bay of Plenty thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon.

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:55

been heavy rain in rangiora since 5pm and thunder and lightning still going as i type.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 11/02/2008 18:58

Drizzling here now... Keeping an eye out..

Inny Binny · Unread post by **Inny Binny** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:00

Rain getting heavier...

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:01

Frustrating as M/S radar is down...grrr...any other sites out there?

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:02

lightning 5km to the North of here!
$\:D/$

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:05

Heard on 1 News that a bridge near Castle hill was washed out and state highway 73 in arthurs pass is closed... Meanwhile in Somerfield its still cloudy, no rain, no lightning or thunder. You're all lucky!

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:07

Photos anyone???????

Inny Binny · Unread post by **Inny Binny** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:09

AHA! I'm sure I just heard something incredibly faint there out to the east...

I don't think there's much to look at really. Just cloud and rain ehre...but it's still getting heavier.

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:09

Andrew Massie wrote:lightning 5km to the North of here!
$\:D/$

yes, have seen and heard the same...have had 4 in the past 5 minutes or so...nothing like last OCT, though....

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:12

Seen a few flashes... Northish? I'm terrible with directions but I was talking to my Dad before and in the corner of the eye I'm sure I saw a great flash but missed it! Raindrops seem biggish but its not a downpour.. Or raining lots

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:21

Raining steadly here in addington, iv just sen a few flashes towards north chch, might be over burwood/new brighten way? iv also heard thunder to, raining nicely as i type now.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 11/02/2008 19:22

first shower for up this way has just developed not far from me, to my SW...
great looking mackeral sky around here at the moment

great looking CB's in canty alright!

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:28

Looking at the metvuw rain radar it looks like heavy thundery rain across alot of Canty back to the foot hills. Should keep the farmers down there happy for a few weeks. Some big rainfall totals already.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:38

It's fizzled out here now, no joy on lightning photos sorry, all IC dammit!

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:43

looks like its still going to me, looks like one big cell moving off the coast north of christchuch

course, technology can be wrong

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:45

yup and that big cell has moves just across mt side of town! nice lightning i saw Andrew! lol still can see some beaut flashes odd clap, speradic rain.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 11/02/2008 19:47

Heavy rain now, no thunder.

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