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

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 21:03

Not moving much and flashes becoming more less intermittent now.

JohnGaul
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Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:06

Interesting indeed this front has some punch in it alright, just wait until it hits the Birdlings Flat area things should get going then.
Havnt seen any flashes myself yet though.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 21:11

Jasestorm wrote:
Havnt seen any flashes myself yet though.

Look inland, say, towards the Methven area from your place in Kaiapoi, although flashes are rather intermittant now.

JohnGaul
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MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:14

WOW - just back in to put on an extra jumper but the flashes over the mountains, towards Hutt and higher up towards Springfield direction are fab! $\:D/$ Sky is moody, too, and very dark south of me towards the Rakaia...

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:15

Ooookay - I'm now back in for a waterproof - it's pouring.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 21:22

In the dark, it looks like a wall cloud.pre southerly. I just saw a bolt come down and now I think the wind is turning to strong southerly.
It is ...and that's it for the night

JohnGaul
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Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:23

Yep, cold moderate southerly up here now.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:27

Very blustery southerly here - rain stopped - huge wall of dark cloud to south/south west

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 21:31

Yes. It's all over bar the shouting

Roll on the next thunder related activity.

EDIT: Just saw another flash to the NW moving north away from TC. Nice One

JohnGaul
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Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:31

Just seen a few flashes looking W-SW, no wind here yet but i am sure that will change soon.

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:31

Still lovely where I am.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:32

Definitely wall cloud and lightning looks like its right over john's place!

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:37

It's wild here now... and that's a threatening looking wall of black cloud out to the south

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:38

Just went for a 30 min walk south chch and saw an immense dark wall of cloud. Amazing even at night was going to video it on my phone. Southerly has picked up and now raining..

Glad I'm off to the sunshine of Gold coast for the next 2 weeks, 25c to 30c yes please

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 21:41

Short wind squall here when I reported back then but light SE now.
Thunderstorm obviously moving north along the foothills of the Alps.
Morfnz report in please. I wonder if Richard will get it, or maybe died out by then?
Another bright flash to the west just now.

Distant thunder heard.
JohnGaul
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carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:41

Just saw first lightning

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:43

Off up the tower... back in 10...

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 21:49

Andrew Massie wrote:Definitely wall cloud and lightning looks like its right over john's place!

The wall cloud passed over but the lightning was well to the west. Out of TC and now slowly moving northward.
Now quite calm, well a very light ESE and a 'sleepy' barometer on the rise. No rain yet.

JohnGaul
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Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:50

Very windy up the hills now and can't see a thing, but regular sferics on radio. Coming down a bit!

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:51

I've got my first audible thunder now, too. Wind very strong/gusty from south. Lightning flashes are over Methven/Rakaia Gorge way. Light rain. Wall of cloud still looks a fair distance off - over Methven in my best judgement... heading this way.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 21:59

Am amazed at the difference in John's wind strength and mine - it's howling here!

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 19/10/2009 22:05

Ive seen a few good flashes one with an actual bolt come out the side into the sky and lit up the wind change line cloud.
Breezy southerly came through few spots of rain now nothing major to report just yet, but still occasional sporadic flashes getting closer i think.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 19/10/2009 22:08

Strong wind with gusts lashing rain against windows now from south... just one big flash in last 10 mins...

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Mon 19/10/2009 22:10

rain came for two minutes, now calm again.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 19/10/2009 22:10

The proper southerly has just come through with the usual barometer rise. Now windy and coming onto rain.
As I do my reading from 10pm, the rainfall total will come up in tomorrows weather.

I must commend Jase from Kaiapoi for being adament that a thunderstorm was going to occur today on the front.
Good on you Jase.

Interesting also that it was inland and not coastal.

JohnGaul
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