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Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sat 11/08/2007 23:38
by Willoughby
Amazing warmth today... up to 18C! Wet and windy night ahead with the leftovers of the front...
Oh, and it's always a nice sign spring is on it's way too...
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sat 11/08/2007 23:46
by mikestormchaser
I was at the beach earlier on tonight and was walking along when i saw a few flashes of lightning from the good old alps, has been a rather mild evening up til now and its SW and abit of rain coming in.
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 01:49
by Storm Struck
This is rather strange i just went outside and it was breifly sleeting with large drops slapping on the tin roof next door, it's about 5C i would say cold but hmm
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Those radars between 10pm-12am tonight looked interesting with some rather heavy rain in the mix there, would have been a thunderstorm if we were in October or November.
Cheers
Jason.
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 09:34
by Manukau heads obs
just had a couple of booms of thunder
sharp rain edge line moving on to the coast here now!
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 09:36
by Willoughby
Horizontal heavy rain is through... that was madness!!
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 09:53
by Manukau heads obs
close lightning, thunder shaking the whole house, hail, heavy rain driven by 35 knot winds
a great squall line!
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 09:55
by ricky
Eagerly awaiting the front here now! looks great on radar
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 10:05
by Michael
Matamus here now with almost a pure SW 15°
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 10:10
by Michael
2 Second thunder!
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 10:12
by spwill
Heavy rain arrived here now.
distant thunder clap to the SW.
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 10:13
by C-Nimbus
Just bucketed down here in West Akl with one clap of thunder
all came thru very quick and its pretty much over now as I type.
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10-11/08/07, then cold snap
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 11:38
by Lawrence
Not a cloud in the sky here now after a good downpour over night,baro 997mb and rising,temp 7.8c,dew point 8.0c,RH 96% and falling,wind light North Easterly.
We await the next front
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 15:10
by mikestormchaser
Possible heavy showers coming through later, with hail and strong cold SW if it happens lol
Been quite a nice day here really the wind has picked up a little though and is fresh
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 15:51
by southernthrash
Gary Roberts wrote:Yep, a bit of lightning over the divide last night. We got some rain and much of the snow that was evident before it is now gone. I'd say Lake Ohau's season is almost done for. Good to hear the more southern fields got some. They've had absolutely bugger-all this season. People were saying Ohau had the best conditions and even they were scratching to keep it going, so I'd hate to think how crappy the fields were down Central way. Oh well, at least a bunch of skiers were unhappy, that's the main thing.
how ignorant and pessimistic. The snow season has only just begun... how long have you lived in omarama?
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 16:24
by TonyT
southernthrash wrote:how ignorant and pessimistic. The snow season has only just begun... how long have you lived in omarama?
Settle back with the chips and ale folks, this could be quite entertaining...
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 16:42
by gllitz
I've got my bleacher seats!!
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 16:51
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
I think I'll go back to my morris dancing
JohnGaul
NZTS
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 17:06
by RWood
TonyT wrote:how ignorant and pessimistic. The snow season has only just begun... how long have you lived in omarama?
Settle back with the chips and ale folks, this could be quite entertaining...
Damned right!
Re: Big SI northwesterly storm 10th/11th Aug
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 17:21
by Gary Roberts
southernthrash wrote:how ignorant and pessimistic. The snow season has only just begun... how long have you lived in omarama?
Hi! Welcome to the forum! It's lovely to meet you too.
"Pessimistic"? I take it that getting snow is important to you?
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 17:28
by Andrew Massie
<Grabbing my bucket, towel, drink bottle, little stool and settling in Gary's corner> "Use the JAB, Gary!"
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 17:39
by Lawrence
Looking a bit stormy over to the south west,so to speak.....no honestly, it is
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 17:50
by Gary Roberts
Andrew Massie wrote:<Grabbing my bucket, towel, drink bottle, little stool and settling in Gary's corner> "Use the JAB, Gary!"
Nah mate, I'm guessing it's somebody from Ohau skifield and I have nothing against them. It's their customers I'm not fond of!
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 18:50
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Karshvardidgâh wrote:Looking a bit stormy over to the south west,so to speak.....no honestly, it is
Yes. i have been watching the development with interest.
JohnGaul
NZTS
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 20:18
by Lawrence
Just started heavy rain here,wind has picked up from South Westerly 13kph,Baro 1002 and rising,temp 6.5c, dew 4.0c,RH 91% and rising
Re: Northwesterly storm 10-12/08/07
Posted: Sun 12/08/2007 21:00
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Got a bit of a SW change wind squally type of thing, here, around 8:15pm
I took some photos of the developing cloud right through to dusk, but the battery needed recharging on the camera, hense the reason for not putting them up here.
It just shows you how boring the weather is here when one gets excited about this event
Sort of calmed off now.
JohnGaul
NZTS