Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Gone southerly here now.
Waiting for southerly storm to arrive in earnest
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Waiting for southerly storm to arrive in earnest
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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
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
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Really bucketing down now in east chch, no sign of anything else exciting yet though
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
drizzle here now last thunder clap was 1 1/2 hours ago
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
On hold just west of west melton waiting for next wave! 0272493699
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Just had more lightening and heavy rain started again with tiny bits of hail <1cm.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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!)
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Getting louder, hail stopped but lightning increasing... almost constant rumbles now..
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Very unstable to the S.W.,AND MOVING AT A HELL OF A RATE.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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.
Pics of a distant thunderstorm over the Hawkes Bay Ranges, heard a few rumbles of thunder from it.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Next wave's been blown inland towards oxford by the se wind
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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.
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.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Just heard a good thunder clap towards the TC area with a good 'dump' at the end of it
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Heard that - was huge... more to come then? Sun is out again at present..
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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...
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
Just fired up log burner,8.7C outside and falling.
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Re: Canterbury Thunderstorms - 14th December 2009
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...