Lightning photo's

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Thu 25/08/2005 14:14

Horaay! Hopefully someone gets a thunderstorm today.

Cheers

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 25/08/2005 14:50

That Pukekohe cloud built up and glaciated into a weak cb. Will be giving Brian's place a good watering about now.

Edit, Brian reports thunder from this cloud on the other thread. So not that weak.

just had about 3 good claps of thunder.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/08/2005 15:46

there was 2 cb's
one that went right up the peninsular
and hte 2nd that got pushed inland as the SWer developed...and then fillzled up now...
thats the one you photograhed nz storm
i was going to take a photo of it...but i was in the car...and when i got home it was looking old and haggered..
there must be an area of very strong updrafts, becuase there is lightning in thar clouds!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 25/08/2005 15:47

Nice build up now just to the North of the city.

Photo, build up to our South earlier, the one I think Brians talking about.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/08/2005 15:54

Manukau heads observer wrote:there was 2 cb's
one that went right up the peninsular
and hte 2nd that got pushed inland as the SWer developed...and then fillzled up now...
thats the one you photograhed nz storm
i was going to take a photo of it...but i was in the car...and when i got home it was looking old and haggered..
there must be an area of very strong updrafts, becuase there is lightning in thar clouds!

Got some good photos of it developing where you are, coming shortly

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/08/2005 16:05

looking good, the cb line north of the city now....
check out ricky's web cam animation in about 5 minutes from now:
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/videolasthour.wmv

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 25/08/2005 16:06

5mins ago looking north from here, wide angle lens.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/08/2005 16:15

http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb ... astday.wmv

should show that shower web got go past...

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/08/2005 16:35

Southeast Cb, 12.12pm

First stages of Northwestern development, 12.10pm

Second stage. 1.05pm (Cu, NW)

Rapid maturing stage. 1.11pm (Cb, NW)

Expansion stage, 2.39pm Northerly view (merge)

Eastern anvil slice, 3.40pm

Thunderstorm to the south of Hamilton as I finish this post

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 25/08/2005 17:31

Nice photo's Foggy.
Your last photo looks very interesting as it shows very active looking anvil cloud, would liked to have seen more of that Cb.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Thu 25/08/2005 17:32

awesome pics Foggy!

lots showing up on the tracker here still! but without metstrike working i can't tell if they're anywhere near the right place (need to recalibrate the new version..)

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Thu 25/08/2005 17:36

spwill wrote:Took some Lightning photo's this Evening from Mt Eden.
Storm was over Waikato.

Like your first photo!! Pity about the haze over the city all lit up.

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Thu 25/08/2005 17:38

Great pics Foggy! That's what I like to see, I like "Rapid maturing stage. 1.11pm (Cb, NW) " . cool photo.

ahem, sorry to be a smart ass. lol!

Tomorrow seems like a good day for afternoon thunderstorms in the Auckland/Northland/Waikato area, I'd love to see some pop up so there's some good pic's and a report! The instability is there. The upper air gets cold while 850 mb temps stay the same so surface temps should be good creating an unstable laps rate. Will there be any trigger however? It seems more likely than today here in Cantab for sure.

I feel the day in cantab was not all lost either, just no storms unfortunately. It showed promis!

Cheers

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/08/2005 17:42

that cb north of auckland earlier
cb out to the east now too...but not looking as sharp edged as they were...

and check out ricky's web cam animation movie, looks real good, the first half of the sequence
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/videolasthour.wmv

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Thu 25/08/2005 17:51

wow, there a gorgeous Cb in view out my kitchen window lol getting some activity from it on the tracker too out to the SE

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 25/08/2005 17:51

Good to get pics from the Waikato and interesting to see land based convection this early in the spring.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/08/2005 18:12

More coming shortly... sunset ones, that eastern one you are talking about ricky and one to the southwest of here

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/08/2005 18:46

Here's that photo spwill of the anvil earlier at 3.40...

Same anvil developing, more north.

Mammatus?

Merge,

Cb base here: 1500m, height?? 15000m? Going by Mt Te Aroha

More soon

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/08/2005 18:49

i can see flashes from that north waikato cb now...but not very freq
lights up the whole upper cloud

great photos there foggy

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Thu 25/08/2005 18:52

Great shots

- certainly an advantage to be in a city where you can find a spot to take panoramic photos.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/08/2005 19:02

that cb just to the SE of auckland if flashing nicely now...quite bright
must be miranda area?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 25/08/2005 19:09

yes, big flashes, looks closer than Miranda.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Thu 25/08/2005 19:11

Yes, big bright flashes here but only showing up as really distant/weak on the detector.. go figure!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 25/08/2005 19:15

Incredible stuff.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Thu 25/08/2005 19:21

all just too much fun

lol

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