Heavy rain weekend and very cold blast 10-16th August

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 10:30

tornado hit east auckland suburb St Heliers last night causing damage to 5 houses and another tornado hit new plymouth in tarnaki this morning injuring one person. we may get more as a severe thunderstorm watch is in force from taranaki to northland

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 12/08/2019 10:36

The New Plymouth storms precip pattern resembled a small supercell.

Hail photo from Stuff News
https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/d ... 958352.jpg

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Mon 12/08/2019 12:28

NZstorm wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 10:36 The New Plymouth storms precip pattern resembled a small supercell.

Hail photo from Stuff News
https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/d ... 958352.jpg

Looking at composite Radar Reflectivity scans I would agree with you Steven.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Mon 12/08/2019 12:43

6cm Hail reported, with tornado: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/114925 ... w-plymouth

Radar scans backs up reports with echos topping 65 dbz.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Mon 12/08/2019 12:44

^ reports at this link to Radio NZ:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/396 ... d-resident

An Auckland man says he's just thankful there were no injuries last night after a violent tornado suddenly blew in his front door and lifted his roof as his family were watching television at their St Heliers home....

...Wild weather and high winds this morning caused damage in New Plymouth.... MetService meterologist Peter Little said the weather radar had shown signs of a possible tornado in the area ...

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Mon 12/08/2019 12:55

MS screen shot

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 12:56

we may get more as we are under severe thunderstorm watch. first tornado to hit auckland since 2013 i think

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 13:01

Tornado Tim wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 12:43 6cm Hail reported, with tornado: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/114925 ... w-plymouth

Radar scans backs up reports with echos topping 65 dbz.

yes I started a thread about that. as well as the auckland tornado last night

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 12/08/2019 13:23

Just had some hail here in Grey Lynn. Lightning data shows there was lightning in the Waitakere ranges.

Thunder081 · Unread post by **Thunder081** » Mon 12/08/2019 13:26

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 11/08/2019 21:51
tornado wrote: Sun 11/08/2019 21:18 still raining and still the odd rumble of thunder
Did ya get any foaters?

What does that mean?

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 12/08/2019 14:51

Thunder081 wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 13:26
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 11/08/2019 21:51
Did ya get any foaters?
What does that mean?

photographs.

Thunder081 · Unread post by **Thunder081** » Mon 12/08/2019 19:52

Cyclone Tracy wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 12:55 MS screen shot

It is depressing that the public cannot get access to these images. They don't sell subscriptions to individuals and they won't tell you the price for companies either. Makes me wish I was born in the US.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 12/08/2019 20:05

Thunder081 wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 19:52
Cyclone Tracy wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 12:55 MS screen shot
Makes me wish I was born in the US.

Bruce Springsteen was

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 20:23

looks like a storm developing to the west of auckland.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:20

Yes, the odd flash in the west behind the clouds.

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:22

NZstorm wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 21:20 Yes, the odd flash in the west behind the clouds.

yep third thunderstorm day in a row. that is coming in. wow

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:23

hearing low rumbles

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:24

Near constant thunder here in Swanson, maybe going to be a good squall

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:30

GraemeWi wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 21:24 Near constant thunder here in Swanson, maybe going to be a good squall

wow. 3 thunder days in a row. saturday,yesterday today.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:30

Big hail

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:32

Distant thunder heard here now

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:34

lightning just now.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:35

3cm hail

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:37

Flashes every 10-20 seconds with distant thunder now.

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 12/08/2019 21:39

NZstorm wrote: Mon 12/08/2019 21:37 Flashes every 10-20 seconds with distant thunder now.

can hear it. thunderstorm outbreak.

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