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Severe Storms Canterbury

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 10:01
by thunderbolt
:D
Metservice Severe Weather Warning Canterbury!!! Charging batteries and the day off!!!
2 Words;
Woo
Hoo!!!!

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 10:38
by Storm Struck
Welcome to a thunderlover's dream day today in Canterbury yes should be interesting here's hoping my aim today is to try and get a photo on digital camera of a lightning bolt those aussies seem to be able to do it :lol: it's worth a try otherwise its all eyes through the camera.
If you have a new car id park it under some shelter :lol: .
Cheers
Jason.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 10:45
by Fujita Phil
Small hail here last night around 6pm. Cold over night, averaging about 6C. Nice day here... will be nicer with a thunderstorm.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 10:47
by spwill
I see dew points in Chch are below 2C this morn (Fohn air in the mix) so you will need the NE breeze today to bring some moisture in.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 10:50
by 03Stormchaser
spwill wrote:I see dew points in Chch are below 2C this morn (Fohn air in the mix) so you will need the NE breeze today to bring some moisture in.
Wouldnt worry to much about them at the moment, NE will pick up.
Looking good for later today. Il be heading out later, I think around Ashbourtan looks to be the best area for large hail etc

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 12:39
by Thunder
Yes dewpoints are low (too low), I hope this NW dies out later today as I'm thinking it should so the SW has something to bite in to.

Here's a few pics yesterday of the Timaru storm as it moved up the coast. First shot is going across the Rakaia River looking at the Cb over Timaru I guess? You would've been near it at the time NZstorm (check your PM's)!

Second shots are the now weak Cb as it moved up the coast, it did look to have alot of precip or hail coming out of it.

(Yes I've put the pics in the wrong order!)

Cheers

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 13:13
by Gary Roberts
Jasestrm wrote:...those aussies seem to be able to do it ...
If an Aussie can do it then anybody can! ;) :D ;) :D

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 13:30
by dogmelon
The Rakaia radar would have been set to turn off should anything interesting happen.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 14:12
by Willoughby
hmmmmm..
Overcast As here with 20c and a northwesterly, baro on the decline now.

Metservice have put out a moderate risk, so hopefully these hailstorms around Westport at the moment do arrive, but i'm weary about this cloud in the jet up here..

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 15:16
by NZstorm
Yes, a westerly flow across Canterbury at the moment with low dp's. Just some weak convection giving Isolated light showers over the region at the moment.

Good to see you were chasing that Timaru storm Aaron. It sprang up real quick but lasted a couple of hrs over the region. Cut power to areas south of Timaru.

Something growing...

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 15:22
by gllitz
From my vantage at work (Addington in CHCH) something "dark and ominous" appears to be trying to grow off to the west and south....not overly fast, however, but darkening the sky, for sure...you can see the precip falling as well...kinda cool....

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 16:00
by joecam
I'll agree to that It's blowing up like a midwest Turkey Tower in Christchurch I wait in anticipation.

Also as a sideline (Sorry probably off topic) if anyone gets offered any TV camera equipment cheap in a pub......Not that that would probably happen I have had about $60,000 worth nicked out of a staff members car in ChCh. (Yes 60K it was not a typo) Not insured........ camera should have been inside. Policy does not cover "left in car overnight" boohoo

Regards
Joecam

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 16:03
by Gary Roberts
joecam wrote:...if anyone gets offered any TV camera equipment cheap in a pub......Not that that would probably happen I have had about $60,000 worth nicked out of a staff members car in ChCh....
Crikey! What are the details? Make/model etc.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 16:09
by Storm Struck
Looking impressive out there now and saferics on radio too here's hoping aye.
Proper change wont arrive till about 7pm id say so any early storms are a bonus then a big one with the change.
NW dying here too.
Cheers
JASON.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 16:41
by dogmelon
Short sharp dump of heavy rain with big drops and minor hail here in the sw of the chch. No Lightning/Thunder though.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 16:44
by spwill
Chch dewpoints still below 2C, would want above 10C.

I see there are a few Thunderstorms just west of the North Island south of Auckland.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 16:47
by Manukau heads obs
i see on the rain radar there is some big showers heading our way
wind has gone NW,barometer dropping, so the trough is sharpening up!

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:06
by Weathermad
Hail falling here just to the north of Christchurch and about 15mm in diameter...the sky very ominous indeed!

Weathermad

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:09
by Gary Roberts
Weathermad wrote:Hail falling here just to the north of Christchurch and about 15mm in diameter...the sky very ominous indeed!

Weathermad
Which way is it heading?

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:11
by Weathermad
It seems to be north to northeast....A southerly has arrived but the clouds seem to be coming in from the nor'east....was 23 degrees...now 14!

Weathermad

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:19
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
It's gone southerly now here in ChCh. No sferix or anything.
Yes, a light westerly all day being a nuisance. :evil:
A couple of heavy showers went over about 4:15pm ish in 'Clayton' Cb, sorry I mean Cn clouds :)

JohnGaul
NZTS

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:21
by spike_01
Just hearing about Thunder in Wellington and Kapiti... Heres hoping some action heads this way... It is getting cooler and gloomy... 8)

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:41
by Storm Struck
Yes was southerly here too but turning more SE now and the clouds are now just sitting there going nowhere.
Only few spits here so farr looks to be more precipitation further south.
Remember the proper change hasnt come through yet so any ground moisture is welcome looks like this southerly has stopped not too much now so expect a NE will develope with the fresh moisture falling at sea.
Cheers
Jason.

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 17:57
by TonyT
Remember to wear a helmet if you go out for a look Jason ;)

Posted: Thu 05/01/2006 18:07
by Fujita Phil
First lot of hail for today (though I did head inland Otago today) just fell here. 7mm in diameter and one clap of thunder... make that two, whoa, loud one 8)