The Next Dose of Winter to Hit Us!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/07/2008 21:27

I have seen lightning out to the west of here. Looks like a storm just off the west coast of Auckland.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 22/07/2008 21:41

Thunder heard here.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/07/2008 21:49

Yes distant thunder here now. Odd flash to W and SW.

I see Christchurch airport metar reporting lightning to west (will be in the alps)

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:06

Very heavy rain here now with lightning/thunder. Lightning to SW.

Brassnz · Unread post by **Brassnz** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:07

Spectacular thunder here for the last 15 minutes - one close boom shook the house (such that I heard the tinkling of things being shaken off the inside of the recently-cleaned chimney flue). Can't believe that we haven't lost power supply, as is usual in these occurences...

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:10

very heavy rain here too with a flash of lightning somewhere. Not sure where it was.

At 1 or 2 today between my lectures there were some really good mammatus clouds. The rain had only just stoped after raining very steady and rather heavily all day.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:17

that was a very strong thunderstorm. no hail, but lots of CG's and felt fairly powerful. thunder was much louder than weve had for a while.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:18

Could see the lightning followed by distant long rumbling thunder towards the city from here. Also lightning towards the S-SE with no thunder. Skies mostly clear here though since midday (12mm this morn).

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:20

nev you must have the most spectacular view of anyone in auckland

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:21

not very impressive here to be honest. I don't know how many times now, the lightning and thunder has gotten closer and weakens as it moves inland. Plenty of thunder days this winter, but only one here with overhead thunder. We got heavy squally rain (48km/h gusts, 2mm rain). Perhaps we will see some more sustained/vigorous action tomorrow.

Oh the squally rain has returned!

Manukau heads obs · Tue 22/07/2008 22:27

the flashes out over the harbour I could see from here were brilliant....blindly so...could hardly see afterwards, and yes, great low frequency booming thunder
a nice thunderstorm
sure have been spoilt this winter so far!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:28

Watched the storm roll in across Auckland from the top of MtEden.
Took this shot in near gale force winds and heavy rain, lightning over Epsom

edit-the lightning is striking the tower on top of One Tree Hill.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:29

A good storm but over the western and southern Suburbs. Upper air has cooled off after this mornings front which has lead to the instability.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:30

Vertigo wrote:nev you must have the most spectacular view of anyone in auckland

I'd have to be a little taller than Foggy.

Cameo2 · Unread post by **Cameo2** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:31

Yes, quite a nice little thunderstorm and not one of those freezing wind type ones, no/little wind from it here and a 3 second delay for one of the BOOMS! very nice way to end Sensing Murder

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:43

looks like a series of troughs has developed west of auckland. might be more overnight.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:54

I think the Lightning strike in the other photo above is hitting the top of Mt Hobson, Remuera.

Photo - Sheet Lightning over West Auckland, Cg went down just to the left , missed that one.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/07/2008 22:57

Good attempt spwill. Yes, lightning in top photo looks like its hitting something elevated.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 22/07/2008 23:01

You can see the Lightning Cg in this shot in the left hand corner, looking south so it will be over South Auckland

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 22/07/2008 23:13

Here's another photo of sheet Lightning over Mt Roskill. I enjoyed the show tonight

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Tue 22/07/2008 23:28

Great photos spwill. Mt Eden seems to be a great vantage point for viewing these storms.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 22/07/2008 23:29

Nice shots from Auckland.

We may, or will, get something like that tomorrow, when the Stormy Weather comes through here

JohnGaul
NZTS

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Wed 23/07/2008 06:06

Hmmmm...oh well...the low looks as though it has stalled and has changed course...bugger....
Overnight model runs have changed and I am no longer confident of snow to sea level for CHCH, anyway...
THK levels too high now...a lot of rain? yes....sigh.....

Manukau heads obs · Wed 23/07/2008 06:25

more thunder and squally showers here at 1am and 2am!
check out GFS for the low from Brisbane,,,,,right over the upper NI and very intense.,...if you believe that...now ecmwf has it deeper and closer now too

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 23/07/2008 07:37

Looks like more thunder/hail possible today for Auckland as upper airmass cools further. Lower North Island will get the best of the instability today by the looks.

check out GFS for the low from Brisbane,,,,,right over the upper NI and very intense.,...if you believe that...

The UKmet model brings the deepening low fairly close to NZ as well. One to watch for sure.

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