Thunderstorms, Upper NI, Sept 28th-30th

[DT-NZ]

Too close for comfort...

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[Tornado Tim]

They are just to the west of me atm, looks like it may go overhead!

[DT-NZ]

Yay we have thunder in Hamilton!
DT-NZ those pics are great!

Thanks Tim just wanted upload a few images will upload more soon... also because the images are huge 10megs... I had to re-size these down... unfortunately I lose a bit of detail and quality in them...

DT

[dan]

HUGE thunderstom just passed over me here in Hamilton east! big lightning and thunder and hail

[jamie]

got one just over head now. rumbles are getting nice and loud

How big was the hail Dan?

[mattyjc]

series of thunderclaps overhead in the last 15 mins with steady rain(quite heavy) and looking quite dark and full on to the north.hope it continues?

[Andrew Massie]

Awesome!!! (sorry Andrew... I wish you were here to chase it... ) well a few pics... of todays storm.

Mo worries, Mate! It's your day! Great pics too!

[dan]

Hail was pretty small and mixed in with the rain. Probably only around 5mm. The rain was absolutely torrential never seen it like that here before.

[mattyjc]

has anyone in hamilton seen lightning yet?

[Tornado Tim]

Striked!
its a vid still but quite clearly captures the CG!

[dan]

I saw heaps of lightning. One really big flash and 1 second later loud thunder. Must have been right on top of me

[jamie]

Still hearing rumbles to my northwest. Ones to the SE have now stopped. I am yet to see a flash. Looks like Te Kauwhata on the radar is the hot spot where things are building.
Nice capture Tim .

[Willoughby]

Saw multiple CG's heading north through Hamilton East, some loud cracking thunder to go with it! A great welcome back! On descent we hit a few spots of severe turbulance where everyone was like S$%^&$!

Lucky on your capture there Tim!!

[mattyjc]

nice one tim,just getting more rumbles overhead now,looks interesting for later on tonight,mite try and catch some pics a bit later on when its darker?

[Manukau heads obs]

good upfraft here, from my cell phone, from waiuku, early afternoon

[spwill]

Good photo's
The best of the local storm activity for Auckland was to the north of the city, a spell of heavy rain here with distant thunder heard to the north. Clearing skies here now.

[Tornado Tim]

Next band is coming in... Notice the red blotches
Cross your fingers it doesn't weaken.

[mattyjc]

hopefully we'll get some good action in Htown,fingers crossed.

[jamie]

Grrrr having trouble getting the memory card to read on the computer from the camera. Im no expert but im sure we had a wall cloud move over. Saw some rotating cloud movements at times. Was spectacular. Hopefully i can get the photos off the camera. Nice and sunny here again now.

[dan]

Yes i forgot to mention as the storm moved over my place the wind was a strong NE and just as the rain stopped a strong southerly blew for about a minute, then quiet.

[mattyjc]

does anyone here know where i could purchase a weather station for reading wind ,rainfall,airpressure,humidity,ground and air temp etc for a fairly cheap price? any ideas or thoughts would be much appreciated,thanks,matt.

[DT-NZ]

Striked!
its a vid still but quite clearly captures the CG!

Awesome great vid cap Tim... all go down your way... saw Brian's pic

[David]

8mm of rain here from that downpour earlier. I was at uni - mum says she heard thunder from this area, but as usual it wasn't particularly close...

[DT-NZ]

u/loading more storms pic taken earlier today from the Doubtless Bay area, Northland.

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[jamie]

Finally got the photos. Very evident rotation not only within the rising cloud but the entire updraft was. I took heaps of photos in quick sequence and when skipping through them quickly you can see the rotation which i didnt notice just watching it. Here are a few i have quickly reduced.