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Razor
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by Razor Tue 02/10/2007 16:34
Andrew Massie wrote: Looks like easterly rain developing in Chch city now.. I think thunder will be a long shot.
Easterly?
Not here in Central ChCh. We just had a brief shower come through from the norwest. Nack to NW Arch cloud now.
This low forming might get interesting....
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by RODALCO Tue 02/10/2007 16:40
It is absolutely bucketting down in Titirangi at the moment.
Who put the LED's on the lightning arrestor ?
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by Cameo1 Tue 02/10/2007 16:44
Yes same here in Seabrook/Westlynn rd, crazy stuff, winds gone now though
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by Shepherds Valley WX Tue 02/10/2007 16:50
We were caught in an interesting thunder and rainfall event in Upper Hutt this afternoon captured by my WX Station.... here at:
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/andrew.c ... e/SVWX.htm
Some large claps of thunder and a very high rain rate (coud be a new record), with 8.8mm falling in less than 15 minutes...
Always unusual to hear thunder in Upper Hutt, does anyone more learned know why the Hutt Valley misses out?
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by jamie Tue 02/10/2007 17:02
just absolutly teamd down in the city..didnt seem to be so much wind to be invloved
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by spwill Tue 02/10/2007 17:04
Just had a very heavy shower here. I see Greylynn has had 11mm in about 10 minutes.
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by David Tue 02/10/2007 17:29
Hopefully this weather continues frequently through the month - these downpours are great!
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by NZstorm Tue 02/10/2007 17:56
We got 16.4mm in Grey Lynn!
Looking ahead, next system with chance for thunderstorms for NZ will be at the end of the week, these mainly in the west of the SI but some possible in the west of the NI.
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by mikestormchaser Tue 02/10/2007 18:20
Had Heavy shower around 3 30 pm at work, and got home to be told that there was some hail aswel, so interesting.
S hasn't hit here yet so still a chance tonight for thunder i reakon, but i wont get my hopes up
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by Storm Struck Tue 02/10/2007 18:22
Something happend around 4pm when all that lower CU turned to precipitation delivering a brief shower.
Canterbury, home of good rugby and severe storms
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by tich Tue 02/10/2007 18:55
Looked pretty stormy over the Alps (snowy looking clouds) and far the southwest (about Hunter Hills) as I was coming back into Chch late this afternoon. Some cb type clouds well to the north too.
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by Inny Binny Tue 02/10/2007 18:55
No more forecasts for Canty storms.
Just showers now, looking at Chch and rural forecasts.
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by NZ Thunderstorm Soc Tue 02/10/2007 19:19
Inny Binny wrote: No more forecasts for Canty storms.
Just showers now, looking at Chch and rural forecasts.
Not even that now
Everything moving out to the east
Barometer still dropping.
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by melja Tue 02/10/2007 19:33
Oh and i think someone needs to adjust the time on the web board
tha posting times are wrong.
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by Inny Binny Tue 02/10/2007 19:47
That's because you need to check the "Summer Time/DST Time in Effect" box under board preference in control panel.
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by Lawrence Tue 02/10/2007 20:01
Looking pretty stormy to the south of here now cloud really dark ,looks like its heading to the N.E
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by Paul Mallinson Tue 02/10/2007 20:22
Drove through some heavy on the way home at 5:30pm.
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by Storm Struck Tue 02/10/2007 20:22
Hmm that low sitting off the coast inbetween Timaru and Ashburton is looking interesting, some definate wrapping around going on there even some red now showing
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The cold front should give it a nudge when it gets closer not sure what will happen then, just wait and see.
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by Razor Tue 02/10/2007 20:53
Went for a run up the Crater Rim track tonight, no sign of anything nasty unless you are up in the mountains...the Waimak was looking nice and high at lunchtime! Always strange seeing a river in flood when the sun has been out for a week, after 10 years of living in ChCh I still find a nevelty in that!
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by gllitz Tue 02/10/2007 21:22
Cool...the 9pm M/S radar shows a very distinct "eye" for the low off the Timaru/Ashburton coast...neat!
"Saru mo ki kara ochiru"
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by Inny Binny Tue 02/10/2007 21:26
Heh, looks pretty cool.
Well at least we'll get some good showers, anyway.
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by Lawrence Tue 02/10/2007 21:45
Wind has now picked up here,getting gusts > 27.9kph from S.W.Temp 9.4C and falling. Baro @ 980 and steady,rain.
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by Lawrence Tue 02/10/2007 21:46
Gusts >40.0 kph now,temp 8.0c,R.H. fell to 78%, now back up to 82%
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by Lawrence Tue 02/10/2007 21:50
Temp 7.2C and still falling,R.H. 84% and rising.
tha posting times are wrong.
