Unstable Air for the NI around 9-14th Jan

[Willoughby]

Sorry about the title, but the original thread of the same name was prematurely deemed "no longer current" and locked less than two days after those extraordinary weather events.

Topics have been merged and unlocked.

Looking forward to the pics TokWW!

[TokWW]

Thanks Foggy, other issues at home last night, I'll try tonight!! Awesome cloud build up pics, two storm cells sort of merged. I missed the initial couple of lightning pulses in one close C-G strike but caught a third weak one...

Some tasters attached from my Lightning Radar, I see my correlating Station In WN probably has a blind spot due to the Tongariro National Park lumps and the other regional ranges that may obscure his range as the info on the strikes has a definite shadow. Ricky, I have some good news for you...

[Tornado Tim]

Thanks for unlocking the Subject Foggy!
Ill have to make a new 1 when the Storms start to brew again.
It would be really good if the same thing happens again like it did then.
3 days of constant thunderstorms....

[TokWW]

My sets of photos are here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tokweather/

I missed any real strikes - caught the tail end of a strobe that had weakened on one of them. I will try and link the best of them on here tonight.


Tokoroa Cell developing


Taupo Cell already large.


Looking SW over town - continuous thunder and occasional lightning seen.


Edge of the convergence zone, still active.


Storm cells have merged on the Kaimai Ranges, View to the Nor-East.

[Lacertae]

Nice pics !