Convective period, NI, 25-28th January

dan · Unread post by **dan** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:17

Ok finally got my pics sorted.

DT-NZ · Unread post by **DT-NZ** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:20

Looking S this arvo @ 17:19hrs and at 18:34hrs I lost communication via vodafone network on my cell - a couple of friends on vodafone in local area lost communication also - we had an approx 20min outtage.

DT-NZ · Unread post by **DT-NZ** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:27

Great reports and pics everyone

Awesome!!

Apologies, I'm having a very extreme bad day!!!! with these tumours (DT feeling nauseous as she sits at comp ) however, I noted I was remiss with my followup with my gorgeous little explosive CB here in the FN - alright quickly, it flattened out afterwhile and I'll post another pic of it later.

Cheers.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:27

never seen so much widespread lightning in new zealand.

Weetbicks · Unread post by **Weetbicks** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:47

300+ ground strikes in the last 60 minutes

http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/lightning-radar

Weetbicks · Unread post by **Weetbicks** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:48

That's an amazing pic DT !

Justout · Unread post by **Justout** » Mon 25/01/2010 19:51

Here's some of that storm that went thru Cambridge.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 25/01/2010 20:23

A very busy afternoon for thunderstorms over the Central NorthIsland.
I drove as far south as Morrinsville, got under a storm there about 4.30pm.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:12

here are some photos from today. shame i had to work otherwise it would have been good to chase. The last photo had constant thunder and was also at the time the lightning tracker had a peak of 51 strikes in the minute.
Please dont be fooled by the green grass in the pictures. Yes it looks green but its a green drought. Hopefully these storms tomorrow hit where they didnt today. By the looks the central N.I has had huge amounts today. The Waikato river catchment has had a lot of storms roll over it today.
I replayed todays lightning on the tracker and it was unreal to watch. Soooo much lightning!
Today had a high of 27.7C so it was hot as and the dew point got into the 20's today too.

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:15

Busy afternoon down that way indeed, really like the second shot there spwill.. cloudbursts make great viewing (and corepunching

)
Watched the majority of towers rise up & collapse upon themselves around the district & south, a couple matured enough to unload before eventually choking themselves to death & gusting out.. pretty much the order of the day.
Still, the sky this morning was screaming storms, the ingredients and triggers were there, just wished it were a hundred or so k's further north but thems the brakes I guess.

Good photos all.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:29

Yes, convergence ran through to Hunua, South Auckland but storm activity was south of about Tahuna ( north of Hamilton) .

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:29

Great photos guys.

I went for a drive with the family, this afternoon and got as far as Ohingaiti. We could see the dark bases of the storms a little bit further to the north, possibly over Mangaweka/Taihape. Didn't hear any thunder or see any lightning, but could see several intense rain shafts.

I'm hoping the storm activity heads a little bit further south, tomorrow.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:30

is tomorrow meant to be a near repeat of today?

dan · Unread post by **dan** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:45

according to metservice, yes

mattyjc · Unread post by **mattyjc** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:48

Hoping its guna take place back here in the waikato,preferibly a bit more west then today please? over the city would be good ta. haha.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:52

Excellent pics of todays storms.

Yes, tomorrow will certainly be another active day. The 00Z gfs has the best instability in the west over Waikato/Waitomo. (LI's-4 CAPE 1200j/kg). West coast seabreezes to converge with the NE flow.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:55

mattyjc wrote:Hoping its guna take place back here in the waikato,preferibly a bit more west then today please? over the city would be good ta. haha.

Where are your photos that John and I went to great pains to show you to upload?!!!!

mattyjc · Unread post by **mattyjc** » Mon 25/01/2010 21:58

umm,not a big computer man here honestly,still trying to get them on guys,patience is a vertue?

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 25/01/2010 22:06

Yes. where are they?

It's quite annoying that when the front went through here it was so useless and boring but when it got to the North Island it was like "Hey, Big Boy, here I am "

JohnGaul
NZThS

mattyjc · Unread post by **mattyjc** » Mon 25/01/2010 22:09

its a little thing called humidity bud,a little bit of moisture and heat causes this,but you guys get that great thing called the nor-west arch remember? growing up there ,that used to caus some cool weather events does it not?

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Mon 25/01/2010 22:19

Yes the weather has been terribly boring down here lately.. where is summer for start??
Great photos guys to, DT fantastic! love the turkey tower.

As for us down here we'll have our day dont worry guys, just as long as we arnt working

Best thing about our storms is the chance of big hail in Canterbury with severe thunderstorms so theres a upside.
Not much in the way of storms in the near future by the sounds though unfortunately

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon 25/01/2010 22:20

You better put some more coal on that fire

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Yes. where are they?

It's quite annoying that when the front went through here it was so useless and boring but when it got to the North Island it was like "Hey, Big Boy, here I am "

JohnGaul
NZThS

DT-NZ · Unread post by **DT-NZ** » Mon 25/01/2010 23:33

Evening,

Thank's Weetbicks and mikestormchaser

turkey tower, awesome, now I know what to call them *smiles*.

Right, a couple more pics...

DT-NZ · Unread post by **DT-NZ** » Mon 25/01/2010 23:42

All pics taken looking S this afternoon between 17:19 - 17:53hrs, after the last image was taken - it flattened out and went down alot... there was no thunder and/or lightning from it - still, it was an impressive sight, one I simply enjoyed observing.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Mon 25/01/2010 23:48

great pics DT, some of the best ive seen you post! and yes, its hard to see lightning in discrete cells like that in the middle of the day!

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