Unstable over NI 22nd-27th

[Willoughby]

Here's a few more photos

Shots west and south




Looks east, storms will be over the Kaimai Ranges

[Willoughby]

Looks to be a line of thunderstoms developing between Waitakere and Mercer.

[ricky]

looks to be a good active cell over the eastern Kaipara.. in fact the whole line is starting to fire up by the look of it

[Willoughby]

Noticed the TS watch has been updated by Paul, -which is a GREAT addition by the way!!

Watch: Issued by MetService at 3:12 pm Monday 24 Sep 2007
Valid until 8:00 pm Monday 24 Sep 2007

This watch affects people in the following weather forecast districts:
Auckland, Waikato, Waitomo,

Radar and satellite pictures show thunderstorms are re-developing over Waikato
and also about the Kaipara Harbour. Also a line of wind convergence has
developed running from the Hamilton area, up through Auckland City to east of
the Kaipara Harbour.

A few severe thunderstorms are likely to develop in the these areas, especially
along the wind convergence line in the next hour or so and then die away in the
early evening hours.

Local rainfall rates in the 20 to 30mm/hr and large hail to 20mm are possible.
These rainfall rates can produce flash flooding and cause slips.
Issued by: Paul Mallinson
This watch will be updated by: 06:00 pm Monday 24 September 2007
http://metservice.com/default/index.php ... stormwatch

[David]

Cumulonimbus to the north of here slowly spreading its anvil down over Howick

[NZstorm]

The storm out to the NNW of Auckland looks interesting.

[David]

Some strikes firing up further south now
Sky is going greyer.

[ricky]

Good view of the developing line from Brians place to the west if you catch the movie now.. http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb ... dvideo.htm

First thunder heard here in grey Lynn now

[David]

We could be in for a show soon folks!
Going out to listen to thunder now and take some more shots.

[jamie]

Im just starting to hear some good rumbles coming from the north but cant see anything due to all the damn high rises

[ricky]

Fantastic C-Cs almost overhead here and hail now ~1cm but sparse

[spwill]

Just had the loudest Thunderclap, really shook the house.

[Willoughby]

The anvils are great


Thunder starting to booooom again

[jamie]

wow we are really getting some loud ones echoing throughout the citys towers.

[Willoughby]

It's white on the North Shore...!
Check this out: http://www.gpforums.co.nz/thread/286008/?s=

[spwill]

Some very bright lightning here, very loud Thunder.

[ricky]

Great hail here for the last 10mins.. not quite as white as the Nth Shore pic though! all 3-10mm hailstones on the ground and quite solid clear cores

[spwill]

Some small hail here and some very close Lightning I would say.

Storm has eased now

[David]

Heaps of pics coming soon.
I watched it cross central akl and move east to west, just started raining here with big drops and thunder. Very dark skies. Thunder getting closer as I type.

[David]

I got a short vid of a cg I would like to share with you but the file is too big. Can someone help me there?
Here's another. moderate rain with 3mm here now, but rain looks to get heavier.

[ricky]

Sun's out here in the city now.. got a nice 17mm rain from the thunderstorm, great to have one slow moving for a change!

[Manukau heads obs]

ang, i missed out!
in whakatane, helping shift my sister to a new house
hot day down here

[Cameo1]

I saw about 30 or so forks, one from Blockhouse bay rd which just jumped from the north shore into the city as if it were nothing. The rest I saw from mt Albert. Quite close Awesome crazy stuff
Came back and apparently nothing in New Lynn as usual lol

[David]

Metservice were expecting some heavy storms with big hail.
In my opinion it was not a very good storm at all. Not a huge deal of thunder and lightning and pretty much no hail and only 6mm rain.

Damn these isolated thunderstorms, I am sick of others getting the best and us having the scraps.
One day we will have an isolated thunderstorm here and it will be great and it will feel good that no one else got it.

According to metservice chances should be great again tomorrow so maybe something good will happen.

[Inny Binny]

And I was just going to say that it seems like it was a good day in Auckland!

Now you know what it feels like, down here.

That hail looked pretty awesome, though.