Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009

Lawrence · Unread post by **Lawrence** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:50

Cheers everyone,much appreciated.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 14/12/2009 16:52

Gone southerly here now.
Waiting for southerly storm to arrive in earnest

JohnGaul
NZThS

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:52

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp24 ... ure277.jpg

The storm taken at 4.30 going by the radar was near Oxford,MS are saying its heading towards Waipara,but i think it heading straight toward us

Kezza · Unread post by **Kezza** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:53

Woo hoo! Massive downpour just now in Sydenham, water coming UP out of the drain in the carpark - nice big thunderclap to accompany it as well

mikechamble · Unread post by **mikechamble** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:54

Really bucketing down now in east chch, no sign of anything else exciting yet though

metmum · Unread post by **metmum** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:54

It's gone very dark here again and the rain has started...but no hail so far. Clouds moving to the NW pretty fast, and the blue sky to the North is dissapearing fast. I have no idea how to add attachments or i'd add a photo.

metmum · Unread post by **metmum** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:55

Thunder started again.....

snowstormwatcher · Unread post by **snowstormwatcher** » Mon 14/12/2009 16:58

drizzle here now last thunder clap was 1 1/2 hours ago

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:03

On hold just west of west melton waiting for next wave! 0272493699

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:05

Great photo Richard. The storm looks very icy.

metmum · Unread post by **metmum** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:07

Just had more lightening and heavy rain started again with tiny bits of hail <1cm.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:08

Oh my, it's arrived with vengeance... it's white outside now.. hammering down... v. loud thunder and lightning flashing around... video to follow... have to attend to my bruises first (from hail!)

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:08

Getting louder, hail stopped but lightning increasing... almost constant rumbles now..

Lawrence · Unread post by **Lawrence** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:13

Very unstable to the S.W.,AND MOVING AT A HELL OF A RATE.

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:17

Not much here in rangiora, barely enough rain to wet the ground, no hail, not much thunder, just low cloud and cold and the wind has gone to the south now.

borris89 · Unread post by **borris89** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:22

Sorry this isnt about canterbury but i thought i would just share it anyway.
Pics of a distant thunderstorm over the Hawkes Bay Ranges, heard a few rumbles of thunder from it.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:27

Next wave's been blown inland towards oxford by the se wind

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:30

Updated Severe TS report from MS... watch out Hurunui and Waimakariri areas..

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Issued by MetService at 05:11 pm Monday 14 December 2009.
Valid until 06:07 pm Monday 14 December 2009.

This warning affects people in the following local government areas:
HURUNUI and WAIMAKARIRI.

Radar information is not available at this time.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:38

Vid of initial hail/storm arriving c. 5pm...

http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/ ... I_3298.flv

Lawrence · Unread post by **Lawrence** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:40

Huge Rumble then,not sure who got that one

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 14/12/2009 17:41

Just heard a good thunder clap towards the TC area with a good 'dump' at the end of it

$\:D/$

JohnGaul
NZThS

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:43

Heard that - was huge... more to come then? Sun is out again at present..

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:44

Just got power back on after a 25 min outage. At the time of the outage I was just typing how we were only now starting to hear some rumbles after a day of blue skies and fluffy clouds. The storm which just went over was pretty anemic - barely wetted the ground, very few strikes, but I guess it only takes one to put the power off...

Lawrence · Unread post by **Lawrence** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:44

Just fired up log burner,8.7C outside and falling.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Mon 14/12/2009 17:50

It's dropping here, too, from a sunny 19 earlier to just over 10degs now.. drizzling.. no thunder heard since large clap about 10 mins ago...

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