A Bigga Trough's' a'Comin' and a Goin'

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 17/10/2009 17:32

Very nice. Now leaving Te Kuiti for Bennydale through to Rotorua.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 17/10/2009 17:41

Drove down to northWaikato mid afternoon, saw some very nice Thunderstorm development down there, nice lightning and hail mixed with rain( less than 1cm size). Looks like another line of storms heading for Waikato from the west.

Some Cb photos from this afternoon

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 17/10/2009 17:52

Just took this shot of a Cu building up over Auckland.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Sat 17/10/2009 17:53

Great shots (as per usual) Swill.

Met office has now extended the Severe thunderstorm watch area to Auckland $\:D/$

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:02

spwill wrote:Just took this shot of a Cu building up over Auckland.

some interesting convection after the front. good to see. the one over east auckland has a very ominous dark base.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:06

I just got the same shot spwill. Storm trying to develop over east Auckland now. It has got bigger since I took the photo but its moving away.

Weetbicks · Unread post by **Weetbicks** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:06

Awesome picture Steven !

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:25

a few (terrible cellphone) pictures of the same cell

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:40

Gutted. came out of the cellular dead area to download the latest and saw it had been going off in Tauranga.

Just my luck.

Pleased to see Spwill had some luck today.

My driver observed some lighning and we've driven through a bit of hail, but we've just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Hopefully better luck later tonight.

We are heading for Tokoroa and then over the Kaimai's to home.

GreggWard · Unread post by **GreggWard** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:51

The family and I went chasing up towards Wanganui this afternoon. I took these photos of a thunderstorm that was just west of Koitiata, near Turakina. I only saw a couple of lightning flashes from it. It followed us all the way back to Palmy.

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NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 17/10/2009 18:59

Good to see all the reports. Storms from Kaitaia to Wellington! I went for a quick trip down the southern motorway when the front exploded mid afternoon over Hunua/Huaraki plains. Saw a number of big CG's/loud thunder. It was great to be in a storm again!

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 17/10/2009 19:20

In true frustration style my driver claims to have seen some CC a couple of times in front of us. I guess I'd better get off this and start watching. We are between Putaruru and Te Poi.

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 17/10/2009 19:42

Set up the tripod in a convenient spot and did a bit of 1080p HD Video but nothing happened. Sigh. Looking like another bust for now. Just heading up SH29 to the Kaimai Summit.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 17/10/2009 19:55

Every line of showers seems to firing up with lightning as it enters the Waikato today! including the one crossing now
Could well be some action as it catches up to you tgsnoopy!

drew · Unread post by **drew** » Sat 17/10/2009 20:01

A couple of pictures attached of the dregs floating past at sunset..

Drew

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 17/10/2009 20:07

As we came down the Kaimais I commented that I wouldn't be surprised to see a big CG in front of us. We got one single about 15 secs later.

Then we punched through the heavy rain, but no hail. Suprisingly warm here. Hard to type now it's dark.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 17/10/2009 20:21

have some very nicy CB lines out to my SW for the last hour
but cant see any ligthtning acitivity (but have not waited very long, LOL), now thats its dark

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 17/10/2009 22:20

lots of lightning around the place tonight (hamilton). heavy bursts of rain too

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Sun 18/10/2009 08:24

We still have a chance of thunderstorms today. The only thing i can see that will hinder today is that the DP will be around 13Â°C.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 18/10/2009 08:37

there are some nice looking anvils around this morning
a good one right now just to the NW of auckland
but they are small in area, i.e isolated thunderstorms

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 18/10/2009 08:45

there are some nice looking anvils around this morning
a good one right now just to the NW of auckland

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 18/10/2009 09:22

South Waikato should get them today perhaps central platueu not here anymore

Tornado Tim wrote:We still have a chance of thunderstorms today. The only thing i can see that will hinder today is that the DP will be around 13Â°C.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 18/10/2009 09:34

Certainly a low thunder risk over most northern areas today, I suggest BOP has a higher risk given its sheltering from the cooling SW. But it does come back to moisture to how much is still around after midday.

I think we should organize a group storm chase a bit later in spring when storms are likely to be slower moving and photogenic. Yesterdays action was moving too quickly in the strong upper flow.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 18/10/2009 09:48

A westerly flow probably would do it rather than a NW one in Taranaki or south of Taumaranui,could be a bit far to travel though.

NZstorm wrote: I think we should organize a group storm chase a bit later in spring when storms are likely to be slower moving and photogenic. Yesterdays action was moving too quickly in the strong upper flow.

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Sun 18/10/2009 10:27

With such high DP's anything that would happen will likely be high precip, as has been the case with said anvils all morning so far.. drove through a blinder about 40 mins ago, total whiteout for a few minutes.

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