Unstable air to start the year?/Canterbury Thunderstorm

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Sat 03/01/2009 14:59

I don't think there will be a thunderstorm in Hamilton today, there is no Daytime surface Heating here...... because its its overcast now...

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:09

Great rolling thunder and heavy rain now, huge droplets.. no hail though. Looks VERY dark and menecing out towards the south west

Stormtracker looks like incoming...

http://www.skywatcher.net.nz/weather/StormVue.html

Manukau heads obs · Sat 03/01/2009 15:10

a cooler WSW wind change here already, temperature only 18.8C here now!
but still rain bands in the upper level NW to come though

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:21

Lightning tracker looking interesting. Over 700 strikes on there, heaps in canterbury

Edit, a minute after typing that the strikes are almost 900

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:24

Was about to mention that but you beat me to it, anyone getting constant disconnections from the internet? Its just raining here atm, heard that cricket game was canceled due to hail but we haven't even had any here..

Manukau heads obs · Sat 03/01/2009 15:26

lucky canty people. ..looking like a doozy coming in !

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:26

1200 now, and yes my internet keeps disconnecting

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:29

I'm on cable so will take a lot to get me offline haha, heaps of lightening flashes here. Deep thunder rain has almost stopped..

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:40

Still haven't seen any yet, what direction to look? Been looking southish

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:43

My god that was loud :O

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:44

VERY dark clouds to the south west of me...haven't seen them that dark in a long while...seems to be still a low level easterly about where I am...maybe feeding into the storms inland...no precip to speak of yet, but I am sure that will change...couple of rolls of thunder just as I type this, but nothing dramatic...yet.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:47

Thats a nice looking storm on radar. Good luck and hope someone is out taking photos.

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:47

Ok horizontal rain now the heaviest I have seen since I was last in Brisbane. Massive amounts of water

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:51

Lol sorry that i keep posting but it seems for ever since having lightning/thunder like this.

Heaps of very loud thunder and the odd flash now.
Rain has begun again but not very heavy.
Wouldn't mind seeing pics if you guys have cameras

Edit , pissing down now with decent hail

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Sat 03/01/2009 15:55

Hmmm...nothing yet here in Burwood...(near Bottle Lake Forest)...sure looks impressive from here!

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:00

I'll do even better carrot

A video just before the rain hammered down, sorry about my poor camera skills haha

about 55 secs long

56k be warned

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/ ... V02675.flv

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:02

Just got hit with about 5mm in only a few minutes - temps down from 26.3C at 1pm to 22.4C here now.

borris89 · Unread post by **borris89** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:05

saw some good cg's on the christchurch webcam, looks like u guys are gettn it good down there

Ryan Thomas · Unread post by **Ryan Thomas** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:07

I've seen 1 strike hit the ground I think and that was near Hallwell, losta lightning tho, gotta love having a 2 storey house but don't know where to look for lightning!

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:09

Thanks for the vid.

Its probably worth pointing out Chch is now in the serve TS watch not just south canterbury.
And metservice say they have observed 20mm hail on their radar.

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:14

Looks to be clearing to the SW now (where it came from) can almost see blue skies that way. I'm trying to go to speedway tonight so I hope it clears

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:15

There's a thunderstorm to the west of Dunedin, probably passing over Mosgiel/Three Mile Hill and Mount Cargill. From Tainui all I can see and hear is very dark clouds and thunder. Couldn't see any lightning. I wanted to go and chase it but my husband didn't want to come with me.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 03/01/2009 16:20

chch rain radar showing very large hail to the NW of of the city....its basicly off the scale!!!!!
also new brighton must be getting hail too!?

TimboT · Unread post by **TimboT** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:20

Just driven back through ChCh and lots of surface flooding. City council weather station shows 28mm in last 30mins. So that ain't bad.

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 03/01/2009 16:25

I wouldn't trust the ccc station.
I would say 10 min at most, thats still heavy.

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