Wild End to June with an Easterly Low

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:20

Seen two great Sky tower CG strikes, last one was very loud!

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:21

Nice to see the Auckland mob finally getting something to get excited about!

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:25

Very big solid ground strikes in Paerata atm, woke me up, rattling all the missus ornaments and im watching them land in the paddocks out towards Bombay.

Awesome!

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:27

Sounds like a very humid contrast in air compared to Christchurch as usual with cold wintry air, would love to see some photo's if possible

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There was a few lighter showers around 6pm here but nothing since, the rain band is sitting over the top of the South Island now.
Breaking news non weather related i know, shooting in Burnside Christchurch houses evacuated one person injured

here we go again.

Philip Duncan · Unread post by **Philip Duncan** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:35

Thanks Razor.... hope to see some great pics from this. Safest bet is to look North. The number of flashes have slowed down herfe but they are all brilliant white and purple....can usually see the bolts.

Will have a 5:30am press release tomorrow... ugh!

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:39

Forked! CG. Too amped to sleep now

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:48

Some very nice Lightning over Auckland tonight

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:50

TERRIFIC shot!!!!

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Sun 28/06/2009 23:56

Rumbles much louder and that rainband has just hit here now. What a show!

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:05

pretty sure i saw a big CG hit somewhere in the CBD, turned all the lights off abruptly. another one a little later brought them all back!? perhaps it was the visibility playing tricks on me.

just saw another CG out my window!

dan · Unread post by **dan** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:08

Hard to tell by the rain radar if those thunderstorms are moving down here?

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:09

Great shot Spwill. You have such a talent for these things!!

I should have known you'd be up and about (wink).

CHCH Weather Chaser · Mon 29/06/2009 00:11

According to the gfs run just out in the last hour the north island will see heavy rain for the next 3 or 4 days in areas. Gisborne and Hawkes Bay will heavy rain even falling into Thursday and later in the week a complx low from the southern tasman looks set with consistent runs to bring further heavier rain later. I think the north island at the end of this week will be waterlogged!

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:13

dan, they are moving towards hamilton, but youll need to look east probably - they have some eastwards momentum now. also seem to be losing strength - that said, just saw another flash!

FYI aucklanders, the kelly tarltons carpark is a primo spot for watching storms!

dan · Unread post by **dan** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:16

thunder heard here in Hamilton!

dan · Unread post by **dan** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:24

some real good rumbles and a really bright purple flash of lightning looking west

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Mon 29/06/2009 00:27

Great photo spwill, looked like one of the skytower strikes.. 7 good ones observed from here

and almost constant rumbling for a while

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Mon 29/06/2009 01:03

Some "explosive" thunder that just woke me up!

Manukau heads obs · Mon 29/06/2009 07:06

we missed it directly here (i.e did not wake me up, LOL)
my boltek plottet alot of over the auckland isthmus/hunua area alright!
about time the auckland city area got a good show, good on ya mate!

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 29/06/2009 07:09

An awesome thunderstorm alright! Heard the first rumbles after 10.40pm and there was occasional thunder and lightning until 12.30am! Between 11.40pm-midnight was the best as there were heaps of lightning bolts and boom after boom of house-rattling thunder

So I only got 6hrs sleep and I have 2 exams today....bad timing
Lots of heavy rain with it too, 20-25mm. In my opinion best storm I have seen in the east for years

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Mon 29/06/2009 07:35

A nice surge trend on my Graph when the thunderstorm hit.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 29/06/2009 07:39

In my manual gauge there was 50mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, ground is very sodden.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 29/06/2009 07:44

about time the auckland city area got a good show, good on ya mate!

Last nights thunderstorms were elevated thus they had no problem being electrically active over land. The very high storm bases make for more spectacular lightning.

Steady rain here this morn.

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Mon 29/06/2009 07:57

Sadly, nothing heard here overnight.

Glad you guys got a show

Brassnz · Unread post by **Brassnz** » Mon 29/06/2009 08:16

Only 42mm rain in the 24hrs to 8am. It's sure felt like more than that.

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