More Convection, NI, 29th-31st January

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 30/01/2010 19:16

Watched the storm over north Auckland from a vantage point at Takapuna. My 5th day this week in a storm!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 30/01/2010 19:27

NZstorm wrote,

Looks to be a chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up over western Waikato to Auckland today. We are looking for a SW sea breeze to come in and converge with the SE.

Well done

a storm did also develop over Northland

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 30/01/2010 19:28

Nice photo

Weetbicks · Unread post by **Weetbicks** » Sat 30/01/2010 19:36

That's an awesome pic NZstorm !

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Sun 31/01/2010 07:22

Dale Small wrote:How about extending this to the end of the month.

Can't seem to change the title of the 'Convective period, NI, 25-28th January' thread, so I've combined the more recent N.I. thunderstorm posts from that thread along with relevant posts from the 'General January Weather' thread into this one.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 31/01/2010 07:57

Probably be more today when the sun comes out,though its pleasent this morning in Auckland,no burning sun

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Sun 31/01/2010 13:43

In total from yesterdays storm over Pukekohe, I recorded a very quickfire 27mm at the brick house.
Not so long ago the farmer arrived to let me know he recorded 90mm in his nylex down on Valley Rd.. barely 3 or 4km as the crow flies.

Just shows how much of a difference in totals can be with such a microburst.
From various reports collated through the morning that is exactly what unloaded over us yesterday afternoon. Excellent way to end the month.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 31/01/2010 14:30

thats a good rain total!
how long did it take to get that total?

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Sun 31/01/2010 14:51

For here Brian it was roughly 75 minutes from go to fwor, basically the same all over.
Down Valley Rd way at the duckpond it was major surface flooding with the pond itself, stormwater drains and the creek flowing so hard it created a vortex where the pipes were so it was extremely lucky that no kids nor anyone else decided to drain surf, it could have got very nasty.
I drove up that way quickly this morning and saw a little bit of evidence of minor flooding but didnt actually get right down there, had I known earlier I would have taken a detour.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 31/01/2010 15:00

Its strange to look at ECMWF and see easterly winds for the next 10 days!
El nino is sure taking a break at the moment (sorry if off topic!)

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Sun 31/01/2010 16:36

Matangi has a Thunderstorm!

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Sun 31/01/2010 16:42

The easterly is sure making its presence felt here. Fair blow your dog off its chain kinda winds.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 31/01/2010 16:48

We're relatively sheltered from it,when it gets going it does blow all next doors tree muck here especially in autumn.

David · Unread post by **David** » Sun 31/01/2010 16:48

Dale Small wrote:The easterly is sure making its presence felt here. Fair blow your dog off its chain kinda winds.

Hmmm that's surprising, here on the east side of Auckland, a light easterly blowing (I have a reasonable exposure to this direction)

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:04

OK here is clip of thunderstorm, It was just down south of me (which i thought it would be more west, LOL)
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David · Unread post by **David** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:08

Cool thanks Tim, thats really something I needed to hear right now

I swear me getting a VP2 has made the weather dry and boring here? lol

iomkiwi · Unread post by **iomkiwi** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:17

David wrote:Cool thanks Tim, thats really something I needed to hear right now
I swear me getting a VP2 has made the weather dry and boring here? lol

What a coincidence - since I got mine in early October we have had about an inch of rain

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:25

Some nice development over the Waikato at the moment, 7th day in a row with thunderstorms down there.

Only a couple of brief showers here today, very muggy conditions

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:26

David wrote:
Dale Small wrote:The easterly is sure making its presence felt here. Fair blow your dog off its chain kinda winds.
Hmmm that's surprising, here on the east side of Auckland, a light easterly blowing (I have a reasonable exposure to this direction)

The hunuas give it a huge downslope kick, gone a little more to the SE now but still very gusty.
Enough to lose a few towels off the washing line.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:30

Means Very Parched (2).

of you

iomkiwi wrote:
David wrote:Cool thanks Tim, thats really something I needed to hear right now
I swear me getting a VP2 has made the weather dry and boring here? lol
What a coincidence - since I got mine in early October we have had about an inch of rain

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Sun 31/01/2010 17:47

what's an "inch"?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 31/01/2010 18:18

I see the Taupo airport 6pm ob reporting thunder.

dan · Unread post by **dan** » Sun 31/01/2010 18:19

Surprisingly its has been absolutely bucketing down here and even some thunder

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 31/01/2010 18:28

58mm in Hamilton today according to environment Waikato.

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sun 31/01/2010 19:17

I ended up having to go in to work this afternoon. Had some trouble getting in and out, had to go around floodwaters!

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