Possible thunderstorms 10-12 Feb

Manukau heads obs · Tue 12/02/2008 13:46

starting to get strikes in the general BOP area more and now as the front moves through there
suuny here, odd isolated showers out to sea though

Paul Mallinson · Unread post by **Paul Mallinson** » Tue 12/02/2008 14:10

Some good heavy showers going through the Greytown area now. Have had about 6mm in the last 20mins.

Good to see some rain at last - but ofcourse we need a lot more.

Paul

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 12/02/2008 14:20

thats it for auckland i think... the massive cu's are moving on. nice to look at tho, some impressive tops on them. think we got any cb's? i couldnt see.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 12/02/2008 14:40

Just heard a distant long rolling rumble out to the west. and another.

Weather Watcher · Unread post by **Weather Watcher** » Tue 12/02/2008 14:51

j--me--h wrote:Just heard a distant long rolling rumble out to the west. and another.

Thunderstorm near Ngaruawahia at 2:45pm moving eastwards. Should pass just north of Hamilton during the next hour or so.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 12/02/2008 14:58

Weather Watcher wrote:
j--me--h wrote:Just heard a distant long rolling rumble out to the west. and another.
Thunderstorm near Ngaruawahia at 2:45pm moving eastwards. Should pass just north of Hamilton during the next hour or so.

Exactly where i am

, pitty the thunder has stopped

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Tue 12/02/2008 15:18

The cricket is off the field...who approved that!

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 12/02/2008 15:24

http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/ind ... zrainradar
correct me if im wrong, but does that look like a hook echo near taranaki to anyone else? (disappating now)

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 12/02/2008 15:25

Wow what an exciting day, despite no thunder

Went quite dark before 11am with a good 20min shower, heavy for a time, totaling 6mm. At about 1.50pm, noticed a very dark cloud, it got very dim, and there was a good 10-15minute gusty downpour totaling 12mm. A much needed and much appreciated 18mm

The ground is nice and wet.
I can see the atmosphere is unstable today, on the walk home I was teased by convective style raindrops (large ones) three times out of shallow cumulus.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 12/02/2008 15:36

I would not be suprised if i spot a funnel cloud shortly. Got alot of rapidly rising skud here and an awesome crak of thunder just as i type.

borris89 · Unread post by **borris89** » Tue 12/02/2008 16:03

some huge cb buildups around 10am here that looked very promising but none came over the city unfortunatly. currently looks very dark to the west over the ranges but i dont thnk that is goin to eventuate into anything either.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Tue 12/02/2008 16:31

Um yes thats all good and well...but Hamilton anyone? Whats happening with your weather, couldn't you hold the drought on for one more afternoon for the cricket?

Usual story, organise cricket and the rain will come

borris89 · Unread post by **borris89** » Tue 12/02/2008 16:41

jeez sorry razor i didnt think my post would have annoyd you.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Tue 12/02/2008 16:42

Didn't annoy me Boris...not at all...

Just amused that drought always seem to break around cricket matches, they should play them more often!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 12/02/2008 16:55

Went for a drive south this afternoon, photo shows Cb cloud over Waikato and Cu build up .
Just 3mm rain here today so our big dry continues.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Tue 12/02/2008 16:58

Don't worry spwill- the cricket is coming to Auckland on Friday, mark my words it will rain

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 12/02/2008 17:02

Where did you end up spwill?

I chased it after seeing rapidly rising skud and the odd quik rotation in the beast. I ended up at the end of Tauhei rd where it meets with Morrinsville Tahuna rd. At one stage i had a visiblity of about 100m maby less with gusts of good sized hail as i punched through it to get in front of it. Had continuous thunder too. There was no was i could get enough infront of it to see the cloud tops

I took some photos and ill put a few up shortly

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 12/02/2008 17:08

Don't worry spwill- the cricket is coming to Auckland on Friday, mark my words it will rain

yes, looks good for rain, thank you English cricket

Where did you end up spwill?

I stayed along SH1 as I wanted to see cloud tops, developing showers were moving out east/SE .

borris89 · Unread post by **borris89** » Tue 12/02/2008 17:12

some thunder heard here now out to the NE

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Tue 12/02/2008 17:36

I've been driving around SH2 I'll probably do the loop through Hamilton.. wow have you guys listened to the am band sferics?! almost continuous from the storms east NI

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 12/02/2008 17:50

Pretty dissapointed with my pics. All came out very dark. Need to get my photography skills up i think. Here a 5 of the best.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 12/02/2008 18:06

looks nothing like what we got up here... you got the good stuff for sure! and looks like it got better the further east you go.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 12/02/2008 18:32

wow, 25mm at Matamata!
http://www.glidingmatamata.co.nz/weathe ... rgraph.gif

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 12/02/2008 19:03

We have had 12.5mm here today. 8.5mm this morning and 4 this afternoon. Our neighbour that lives 3km down the raod had 6mm this morning and 26mm this afternoon. He got the thunderstorm that just mised us and i chased. Talk about isolated.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Tue 12/02/2008 19:31

Just for the record, 70mm rain here in the last 24hrs.

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