Severe Cold Outbreak over NZ 18th-21st

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 19/09/2005 13:46

Manukau heads observer wrote:
t's finally snowing hard here now
see, did not I not say, it will happen, but not overnight,Gary?

I got sick of hearing everybody say it. We've been hearing the prediction for a week! Omarama only got around 1-2cm in total though, dammit.

If it weren't for those meddling kids!

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Mon 19/09/2005 13:51

Still a boring sad Westerly here in the Horriblenua...

Manukau heads obs · Mon 19/09/2005 13:51

you are in a big rain shadow area, so you are not going to get as much snow as on the coast for starters...i.e it has to be big enough rain/showers to make it all the way inland to Omarama ...which is why often you miss out at other times...
just my 2 cents worth, inflation adjusted

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 19/09/2005 14:06

This is the best time to visit the hot pools in Hanmer.

Chris Raine · Unread post by **Chris Raine** » Mon 19/09/2005 14:13

Hail Showers at 1330 - 10mm size then snow cleared by 1400

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 19/09/2005 14:25

Chris Raine wrote:Hail Showers at 1330 - 10mm size then snow cleared by 1400

Excellent to get reports from Invercargill. Heavy hail reports out of Napier with gales.
Squally shower has arrived here again.

This forum and severe weather is extremely addicting!!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 19/09/2005 15:59

Deano wrote:This is the best time to visit the hot pools in Hanmer.

Or Maruia Springs!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 19/09/2005 16:09

In Mosgiel.

Breif rain,sleet and hail showers here this afternoon.

Took this photo on the hills just west of here mid afternoon in a heavy soft hail shower.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 19/09/2005 16:14

Cb clouds over snow.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/09/2005 16:37

We should have set up a post for snow photo's ohh well here's my photo's most snow settled here since ages ago I went around and measured the depths of the snow

6cm in one place of the lawn and other places between 4-5cm and 2-4 cm on the concreate paths and cobbles.
I have quite a few pics so enjoy them aye dunno if it's gonna snow again tonight forecasts still suggest it will hmmmmm

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Cheers
JASON

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/09/2005 16:40

and more of the icy stuff........

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/09/2005 16:42

And one more seems alot photo's but i still have more that i could have posted.
Cheers
JASON.

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Mon 19/09/2005 17:16

All good photos...

Strong cold Southerly has finally hit the Horowhenua in the last 1/2 hour...

Perhaps we will get some action yet...

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 19/09/2005 17:51

Hail and sleet showers now returning to Chch - could turn to snow again quite soon, as it's only about 2-3C and the clouds look brown.

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Mon 19/09/2005 18:17

Snow has arrived on the Tararuas... Quite low but getting dark so hard to see how much...

My guess is that the Desert Road will close very soon...

Manukau heads obs · Mon 19/09/2005 18:33

gusting to 156kmh at 6pm at Cape Reinga
now thats windy!
(from the SW)
must have been a squall going through then...
I think its gonna get real windy here soon, with the small low passing just to the south of use soon...

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/09/2005 18:34

Dump thunder twice to south before and seen a flash of ball lightning heavy hail showers and big sleet showers moving through now

showers got CU look to them now.
winds reached gale in one of these blowing off and half snapped branch sparking a powerline south of kaiapoi fire brigade called out.
Cheers
JASON.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon 19/09/2005 18:38

what a miserable day here stormforce gusts and rain with hail and freezing

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 19/09/2005 18:40

Jasestrm wrote:...seen a flash of ball lightning...

Whoa! Seriously? That's something I'd love to see!

Manukau heads obs · Mon 19/09/2005 18:47

stormforce gusts

only 40 knot gusts michael, gale force gusts, not storm force

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 19/09/2005 18:49

Snow has arrived on the Tararuas... Quite low but getting dark so hard to see how much...

My guess is that the Desert Road will close very soon...

Snow should already to be falling to quite low levels in the southern and central North Island, with 6pm obs showing temps of 4C at Kelburn, 5C in Taupo, and 6C in Hamilton - all 3 stations having recent precipitation.

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Mon 19/09/2005 18:58

Manukau heads observer wrote:gusting to 156kmh at 6pm at Cape Reinga

Was just mentioned by the lovely Toni on TV 3 Weather report...

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Mon 19/09/2005 19:05

Manukau heads observer wrote:gusting to 156kmh at 6pm at Cape Reinga
now thats windy!
(from the SW)
must have been a squall going through then...
I think its gonna get real windy here soon, with the small low passing just to the south of use soon...

Yip - we have just had a couple of squalls go through - had 33 knots by the house here, still in my 'office' clothes so didn't walk up the the more exposed top paddock.

Cheers,

G

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 19/09/2005 19:12

Getting regular rain/hail showers here. Temp a cold 9C for Aucks. Thunder 6pm.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 19/09/2005 19:14

spike_01 wrote:Was just mentioned by the lovely Toni on TV 3 Weather report...

She wants me.