Thunderstorms 03Dec

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 07/12/2005 19:42

spwill wrote:Stormchaser said,
I would hardly record mine from the other day as anything, I didnt really think I was going to post anything about it, becuse it didnt last long.
How many Funnel clouds have you seen.

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 07/12/2005 19:42

I have only seen one but then I could of seen others?

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 07/12/2005 19:47

Manukau heads observer wrote:
about five flame-coloured lines snaking down her shared driveway.

I've heard of ribbon lightning?

Ball lightning dosen't have to be nessesarily connected with thunderstorms.
I have heard of ball lightning sightings/reports on fine sunny days

JohnGaul
NZTS

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 07/12/2005 20:09

I would hardly record mine from the other day as anything, I didnt really think I was going to post anything about it, becuse it didnt last long.

It's great to see photo's of them even when they were fleeting.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 07/12/2005 20:12

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I have only seen one but then I could of seen others?

JohnGaul
NZTS

That one funnel you have on camera John, I very much doubt it is a funnel, becuse it's not rotating.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Wed 07/12/2005 20:36

Always cool to see funnel clouds... don't get me wrong!
I've never seen one, yet!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 08/12/2005 07:30

Incredible looking cb's in the eastern Tasman this morning. Shows what some moisture can do to the stability.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 08/12/2005 08:55

Incredible looking cb's in the eastern Tasman this morning. Shows what some moisture can do to the stability.

Best looking Cb's I've seen in a long time out there.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 08/12/2005 13:58

there is boil ups to the west of northland, can bee seen on the sat and rain radar images....might survive long enough to get to here?
15.5oC DP here

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Thu 08/12/2005 14:28

Too right some nice looking Cb's indeed!!

I see Chch airport reading 18 degree dewpoints, surely this can't be? Must be some type of lag or something? We have had some high dewpoints recently but that high?

Cheers

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 08/12/2005 15:02

see Chch airport reading 18 degree dewpoints, surely this can't be

Must be an error Aaron or you Guys will be sweltering.
With a temp of 28C at Chch a dew point of 8C or less sounds more like it.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Thu 08/12/2005 15:37

I dont think it was an error, it was very sticky and unpleasant in Chch earlier today. Here in Amberley we had dewpoints of 15-16 before the breeze got up.
EDIT: I checked back on the weather station at home and it recorded an 18 degree dewpoint at midday.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 08/12/2005 16:38

there is boil ups to the west of northland, can bee seen on the sat and rain radar images

Now the clouds cleared you can see Cb tops way out to the west from here.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 08/12/2005 17:58

Cb's out west of here are about 100km away although they look closer. Sounding indicates tops to 12000m. What is triggering these? Must be some sort of convergence line.

Must be an error Aaron or you Guys will be sweltering.

No doubt it was an accurate reading. A lot of moisture around CH last day or two.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 08/12/2005 18:03

What is triggering these? Must be some sort of convergence line.

Just checked the Met Service 0000Z weather map, they have a warm front marked in that area.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Thu 08/12/2005 18:04

Massive cb visable out to the west - low cloud is obscuring it a bit - I'll try and get a picture

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 08/12/2005 18:32

Looks a like a bit of a line about to cross the west of the NI. Isolated thunderstorms possible south of Auckland with the line.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Thu 08/12/2005 18:35

I think its going to hit Auckland, Manuaka Heads should get abit of rain.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 08/12/2005 18:38

Distant Cb in our west.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 08/12/2005 19:10

yup, raining here now

some really good looking wave clouds around

i think it weakened just before it came ashore

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Thu 08/12/2005 19:35

Looks like southland is having another good Thunderstorm. This time over the Catlins, and out to sea. Also Huge Cb off the West Coast.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Fri 09/12/2005 09:57

Looks like a few strikes east of timaru, out to sea. Possibly something later in store for us??

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 09/12/2005 10:28

I dunno about where you are Steve but from where iam looks like there's a CB from West to SW few strikes inland from Rakia and south as you said near Timaru.

Some nice Mamatus forms this morning too.
Cheers
Jason.

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Fri 09/12/2005 10:43

03 Stormchaser wrote:Looks like southland is having another good Thunderstorm. This time over the Catlins, and out to sea. Also Huge Cb off the West Coast.

It was a great show. Quite a distance out to sea but numerous flashes. I went down to the beach to watch it about 11pm.