Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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looking black towards mt dobson just heard some thunder
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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OMG!! It's huge... \:D/

Lots of rumbling here in Waddington now - still no rain or wind - but almost constant rumbling from south/s.east towards Rakaia...
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:New storm coming out of TC now :D

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Hmmm, I think I'm onto your TC now ;P
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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The rain has started here, and house really shook with last rumble of thunder...almost constant now.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Still not alot going over the city, few light showers around 1:30, overcast and blackish skies to the south / west for much of the day.
Hope something comes over the city
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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trickytiger wrote:Hail here was about half the size of a golfball. I see the rain radar hasn't given a 2pm reading which is a bit annoying...
Really???
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Oh boy, it's a way off from us yet but it's very loud - photo of front over Kirwee to follow
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Storm over Kirwee 10 mins ago - 3.30pm today - taken from Waddington (Old West Coast Rd)

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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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I'm counting about 2-3 seconds now.....fantastic lightening display going on. Storm not moving away in a hurry...seems to be swirling around instead.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Seems to be staying inland on the severe thunder charts. Massive boquet to the metservice on these charts, they are gold.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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sure look impressive on the rain radar
another good shower line through central south canterbury/ashburton area
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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The sun has come out again and the storm has moved NE.....but its still raining.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Looking very unstable to the south of here, could be in for a good time folks, get your cameras ready :smile:
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Grrr - just took a drive from Waddington to Kirwee, into the storm, and my bloody camera batteries ran out - road in places is thick with hail - white as - and it's raining, windy and a few lightning bolts. Back here in Waddington it's still dry, can hear rumbles but no rain or wind or hail etc. Looking black to the south and clouds tracking north again now, so might be in for some fun later - batteries charging :)
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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System is coming inland now and moving West, it's fairly nasty :eek:
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Wooohoooooooo come to me, baby, come to meeeee.....
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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you guys have an extremely agressive convection line there, and what looks like a tornadic circulation between ashburton and darfield
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Gusty now with moderate / heavy rain.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Karshvardidgâh wrote:System is coming inland now and moving West, it's fairly nasty :eek:
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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*sigh* still pleasantly sunny and warm here... and dry...
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Nice gust front there Karsh. If anybody comes across large hail it would be interesting if you could get a photo of it against a coin.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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Karsh!!!! Awesome pic _b thanks for those reports guys and gals!!!
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

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looks like a 1-2 punch to me...this one right now near CHCH not so bad...the line just north of Ashburton looking to be the nasty bit...
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