Monday 12th: Severe Gales, Snow and Storms

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Tue 13/06/2006 07:15

Manukau heads observer wrote:6:30am, the whole house woken by thudner that sounded like a shot gun was fired inside the house!
(less than 1 second after the bright flash of lightning!)
cold air makes really loud thunder!
one way to get the wife to leap into your arms in bed....

It looks as though it was a one hit wonder. It didn't even show up on the tracker.

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Tue 13/06/2006 07:29

Thanks for the welcome Flutterbye.
We awoke to 1.5deg and sleet plus a frozen heat pump.
Definately more snow to lower levels on the hills and suburbs today.

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Tue 13/06/2006 07:35

Just woke and seems that the air temp (4c) in chch aided by a S-SW breeze avoided a hard frost. Sky seems clear but wind is still very cold.

Shall wait and see what the rest of the morning brings..

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Tue 13/06/2006 08:31

JP wrote:Just woke and seems that the air temp (4c) in chch aided by a S-SW breeze avoided a hard frost. Sky seems clear but wind is still very cold.

Shall wait and see what the rest of the morning brings..

It would look like there isnt much it will bring, showers and snow look like there going to remain just out to sea.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Tue 13/06/2006 08:56

joecam wrote:This is what the Bealey Road (Between Christchurch and Hororata) looked like at 10:00pm on monday Night. Taken with a Nikon D10 with a 30 sec exposure using the full moon on the snow. Lovely clear sky and all the snow has turned into hard ice. Made "interesting" driving home.

AWESOME Pics, Joe!

Hi to Janos too.

I just drove to Twizel from Omarama via Antartica...I haven't seen it like this down here for a long time! Absolutely gorgeous, but the roads are dodgy as hell even in a Land Cruiser.

joecam · Unread post by **joecam** » Tue 13/06/2006 08:59

Hi Guys and Girls,
Thank you for the compliments. Just let me know when your meeting is. I was at Hororata last night interviewing people with no power in their houses. Off to sth canty today to follow up on "storm stories" Last nights effort will be on TV3 tonight.

Cheers
Joecam

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Tue 13/06/2006 08:59

Very cold this morning just 3C outside sun was out gone behind clouds which have moved in from the south.
There's a real gritty sound on the roads out there havn't heard any skids so thats good we also have several ice rinks around the property including the driveway so can't get up that at moment considering it's a hill.
Heard it's snwoing in Mosgiel and Dunedin airport this morning too.
Few snapo's from this morning.
Cheers
Jason.

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Tue 13/06/2006 09:23

Hi,

Well here in Dunedin its still really cold this morning. Theres snow on the hills and state highway 1 north is closed. Hopefully my weatherstation will finally be on the internet tonight.

The mother in law rang up from Chch last night wanting to know how much snow we had as she had heard somewhere that we had heaps. Nope no snow at all just really cold. I don't know where she was getting her info from. She does this each time snow is mentioned during winter and it drives us nuts

Skywatcher · Unread post by **Skywatcher** » Tue 13/06/2006 10:39

Latest satellite image from NOAA17 shows the snow cover in the SI fairly well. The higher res version from Landcare Research should be even better.

You can also see that most of the cloud/showers are staying offshore as 03Storm said.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Tue 13/06/2006 10:49

REPORT just in snowing in lyttleton and Dunedin city

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Those showers pretty much coming over us now so not offshore anymore looks like some heavfy hail showers out there too nice dark shafts.
Cheers
Jason.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Tue 13/06/2006 10:50

Jeffs weather cam looks to be showing further sleet or snow coming in from Port Hills?

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Tue 13/06/2006 10:55

You can see "sheets" of snow/hail as they come over the Port Hills...just had a workmate's spouse phone in...snowing in Heathcote Valley as well.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Tue 13/06/2006 10:56

Jasestrm wrote:REPORT just in snowing in lyttleton and Dunedin city .
Those showers pretty much coming over us now so not offshore anymore looks like some heavfy hail showers out there too nice dark shafts.
Cheers
Jason.

I don't know about snow in Dunedin city - looks pretty sunny on the webcam.

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Tue 13/06/2006 11:01

Confirming no snow here guys, just cold and clear.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Tue 13/06/2006 11:12

Some snowflakes and sleet wafting down in central Chch in the last 1/2 hour.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 13/06/2006 11:33

Wonder what is so wonderful about Auckland weather,Power off,traffic,now constant wind and rain,no snow in winter........

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 13/06/2006 11:38

have to wonder why every now and again you get 1 flash of lightning and one random boom of thunder and then it is all over I have experienced that a few times

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Tue 13/06/2006 11:47

brr its freezing out

hands get cold fast.
Sleet shower just went through here with a freshining Southerly.
Cheers
Jason.

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Tue 13/06/2006 12:09

Sunny in city now but still very cold S-SSW. Should go SW soon,

(sorry Michael)

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Tue 13/06/2006 14:02

I would like you all to meet Wayne

The west coast wayne-ker

explains his thingy

.
Made him before abit of fun.
Cheers
Jason.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Tue 13/06/2006 14:15

But does he drink Speights?

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 13/06/2006 14:17

Just gone now the wind is really whistling and raining of course..but its Auckland the woeful city

SW are almost permnant here

quote="RWood"]Sunny in city now but still very cold S-SSW. Should go SW soon,

(sorry Michael)[/quote]

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 13/06/2006 14:24

Nice snowman, Jason

Bit more moralistic than the phallic snowman that someone made on the side of the road near Templeton this morning.
I was going to photo it and put it on the forum but then SG might delete it.

JohnGaul
NZTS

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 13/06/2006 17:14

i can see that you have been busy jason

he looks to be a friendly fellow

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Tue 13/06/2006 22:58

Flutterbye wrote:
Jasestrm wrote:REPORT just in snowing in lyttleton and Dunedin city .
Those showers pretty much coming over us now so not offshore anymore looks like some heavfy hail showers out there too nice dark shafts.
Cheers
Jason.
I don't know about snow in Dunedin city - looks pretty sunny on the webcam.

Actually around 11am there were reports of snow falling in Mosgiel and I witnessed sleet in Dunedin City also, though very light.

I had about 2cm on the deck etc when I woke this morning, but of course I'm on the 200m mark. Getting excited about the possible events this weekend