CAPEable Late February and Early March

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:06

We went down to the Waikato for a lightning show, we certainly got that and a storm that started to resemble a classic supercell for a while. Unfortunately the storm fell apart about 8pm as the convergence/heat eased.
But a great show. I havn't checked my photos yet.

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:11

Great photos.

Spwill, whereabouts in the Waikato were those shots taken. Was that north of Hamilton?

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:19

WOW!!! GREAT PHOTOS!!!

And you're right, it does have quite a bit of supercellular structure to it!

Gregg, those hills resemble Taupiri I think... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 24&t=h&z=9

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:19

What Fantastic pic's People. You had better light than me.
Yes I am very interested to find out where those shots were taken.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:20

amazing pics, very well defined wall cloud there. i suppose noone was able to get a video of the rotation? envious!

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:28

Foggy wrote: Gregg, those hills resemble Taupiri I think... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 24&t=h&z=9

Thanks Foggy.

Tim, your photos from Matangi were pretty good also. I have fond memories of Matangi, where I used to stay as a kid, with my cousins in Bellevue Road.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:42

We watched the Storm from near Te Hoe northeast of Huntly.
Got on the east side of the convergence line so missed the view of the Cb tops catching the evening sunlight which must have looked spectacular from SH 1 but we saw some amazing structure on the east side .

photo, approaching Storm.

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Tue 03/03/2009 22:53

spwill wrote:We watched the Storm from near Te Hoe northeast of Huntly.

Thanks Spwill.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Tue 03/03/2009 23:00

Oh cool Gregg. I love Matangi So rural yet close to town as well.
It always seems to get the storms where I am... which is quite cool.
Man that storm traveled FAST! I can't believe that it went that far north so quickly in such a short amount of time.
Amazing! I knew that where I was didn't have the core over it as the time between the lightning and the thunder were about 5 secs away so i figured.
Anyway Great day wasn't it, Sunny to start with and then a nice thunderstorm to put us in a good mood?

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 03/03/2009 23:15

wow, awesome pics there guys. Jeez im kicking myself for not doing the drive south now... Spwill, your pics, are they on the Hamilton side of the Taupiri hills or the Huntly side?

WOW what a good day out of the blue.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 04/03/2009 08:17

Spwill, your pics, are they on the Hamilton side of the Taupiri hills or the Huntly side?

On the east side so that must be the Hamilton side.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 04/03/2009 09:14

yip thats what i thought by looking at the picture. that farm looks very familiar.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Wed 04/03/2009 10:31

Great pics guys!

GraemeWi wrote:Looks great from Henderson - how far away is it? Approx 150km?

Nah, from downtown Akld, Hamilton City is about 130km by road and about 115km as the crow flies (Henderson would be about same). Add a 6-7 kms for Matangi.

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Wed 04/03/2009 10:34

Great stuff NZstorm and Spwill! Good old fashioned chase, I'd hope I could do one more down here before the season ends.

Cheers
Aaron

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 04/03/2009 11:32

Aaron wrote,

I'd hope I could do one more down here before the season ends.

An unstable looking SW flow early next week down there. The storm season usually perks up again in Canterbury for a few weeks in Autumn.

Lacertae · Unread post by **Lacertae** » Wed 04/03/2009 15:57

Really nice pictures everyone !

It's great to know NI chasers are enjoying the t-storm season too ! $\:D/$

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