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Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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M/S currently have a moderate risk for coastal canty for tomorrow...we'll see...first time in a while...here's hoping ;) 8)
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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April fools!
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Hahahaha, lets hope its not an April Fools!
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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If you believe that April Fools ends at midday, so if the possibility of thunderstorms look likely for the afternoon, then it is all on ;)
If it does happen, I'll have to send Paul Mallison, my special thunderstorm underpants :lol: :D :)

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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Will depend on how much of that moisture can hang back before the late afternoon SW change. You don't want the prefontal NW to get to aggressive and blow it all out to sea.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Thunder doesn't look very likely in Canterbury today. Looks good for the West Coast and perhaps coastal Southland.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Bah, I want thunder! Still a chance of hail or some nice rain then?
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Should still be some showers with the change, the hail would only occur if the clouds got thundery.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:If you believe that April Fools ends at midday, so if the possibility of thunderstorms look likely for the afternoon, then it is all on ;)
If it does happen, I'll have to send Paul Mallison, my special thunderstorm underpants :lol: :D :)

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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Well I don't think its been to windy today so lets hope :D
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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the west coast is currently getting good thunderstorm activity along that frontline.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Looks like the southerly has arrived and is quite gusty. Has clouded over, but it's still dry in central Chch.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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According to MS there has been some activity in south canterbury, but has most likly died off now i would think as per the high risk for storms :roll: .
4pm radar showed red isolated blotches, but it doesnt look like a thundery type sky really maybe a few bits of CU here and there.
Westerly came in with a bang around 4:30pm dust everywhere on the road zero visability and headlights, still no SW yet though.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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TV1 news said that there was a tornado in Westport....
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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A bit of a thunderstorm reported to the south of here around the back of BP out to sea around 4pm but nothing really outstanding.
I was wondering where about a tornado would pop up with this weak-active system.
Seems like Ngakawau was the 'lucky' town.


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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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I think it is more than just a bit of a thunderstorm John.

I'm currently looking at the lightning activity using Metconnect from home and it shows lots of lightning in south Canterbury mainly in an elongated area west to east about 30-40% of the way between Christchurch and Timaru. Radar shows area of rain with some strong embedded echoes. Ashburton has just reported 24mm in the last hour!

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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Paul Mallinson wrote:I think it is more than just a bit of a thunderstorm John.

I'm currently looking at the lightning activity using Metconnect from home and it shows lots of lightning in south Canterbury mainly in an elongated area west to east about 30-40% of the way between Christchurch and Timaru. Radar shows area of rain with some strong embedded echoes. Ashburton has just reported 24mm in the last hour!

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And the most recent radar from M/S would indicate we're gonna get something (fingers crossed) within the hour, I would say....just hope it doesn't wake the kids ;) :D 8)

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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Have just had a huge downpour here in Rolleston. About 10mm in 20 minutes.

Good to see some rain

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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Oh, MAN! HUGE, HUGE rains!! YThe kind that bounces feet above th ground, it looked completely white...just incredible.

And the power went out for a minute or so, which was a bit weird.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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LIGHTNING!!! North North West of here 5km!!!
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Yep, heavy rain here too, thunder & Lightning here
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Yep, its coming down hard here.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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And the thunder rolls, and the lightning strikes.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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I can hear the thunder now.
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Re: Canty T'storms 01/04/2008?

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Not raining to much and had a look before and its just sheet lightning
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