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Re: General November Weather

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strong northwester here blue skys no sign of any storm activity
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Re: General November Weather

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Nothing happening yet on BP - just partly cloudy with cumulus.
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Re: General November Weather

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NW becoming prominent now. I think today is buggered. Air will be drying out as a result.
There was some Cu development in TC which surprised me.
Barometer has ceased in it's downward movement.
IT's 7 and half/ 8 blue skies at the moment.
NW blowing like "40 illegitimate children" at the moment. :mrgreen:

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Still blowing NW here and it was interesting to say that Jim Hickey reporting a NE in ChCh.
ENE at Jeff's in Hillmorten, I see and also at Bob Crowder's in Cashmere.

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NW now up to gale force, just like those SW gales in Auckland 8-o

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Some photos looking towards TC this evening.

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Heres the latest looking south.

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Re: General November Weather

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Judging by your photos John, they nearly got to be thunderstorms. By the way, where is TC?

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TC Tornado County=Johns place =D>
Yet we have to see a photo of one racing past his land.
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Latest pic looking down south.. this IS an anvil, i'm sure of it!Yes, John I'm climbing on my roof, just like you, my mentor!
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Hi Andrew. Are those the Port Hills then?

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Paul Mallinson wrote:Hi Andrew. Are those the Port Hills then?

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Yep... I'm in New Brighton. that photo I took 15 minutes ago heading SSE.
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Re: General November Weather

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I'm still taking some photos. will post them up later on.

Paul, TC is the inland area possibly around the MT. Somers area as viewed from here.
I call it a corner as it is the area viewed from my room here in West Melton, where I have noticed development of westerly storms that have moved over Canterbury.

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I just heard a zap of lightning on the radio. She is a pretty ferocious storm alright....har har.
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I see we have just had a lightning flash on that storm just south of BAP.

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Two more pics from the roof, first now ese of chch, 2nd south. Heard from Aaron and 03, they're on the road near rakaia chasing storm and seeing a small amount of lightning
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Paul Mallinson wrote:I see we have just had a lightning flash on that storm just south of BAP.

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Where's BAP?

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Re: General November Weather

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Banks Peninsula!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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Can be seen on the 544pm satellite map,a bright dot between BAP and ASB(Banks pensusula,Ashburton)
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Andrew Massie wrote:Banks Peninsula!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Oh :rolleyes: I though Bay and Plenty???

Anyway. Glaciated. now cloud still taking hold as observed from here. No electrical stuff in it and you can see clear skies in behind.
Looks like a mid-level roll or wall cloud waiting to pounce over, but everything seems to be moving eastwards.
however...

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Andrew Massie wrote:Banks Peninsula!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Oh :rolleyes: I though Bay and Plenty???

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Re: General November Weather

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Yes some of the guys are on the road and i think they still are as Aaron just textd me to see what the trackers were doing!!
Unfortunately there not doing much at all :(
Was some nice pics there to Andrew and the ones in Thunderstorm corner John lol
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Some more pictures of late this afternoon.

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Re: General November Weather

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Awesome pics Andrew and John _b yea!!!! great to see storm pics again ... thank you - kinda going thru withdrawels... anyway... you guys are DT awesome T (dedicated thunderstorm trackers) along with Aaron and 03 who tracked and chased this evening... take care.
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yes well done guys!! very nice pics indeedy! was that thunderstorm corner those pictures John? :LOL:
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