Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Had one bolt out of nowhere in a shortlived heavy shower at Edgecumbe this afternoon. Hit a nearby tree and gave me more than a little fright. Nothing else observed by me, but others have reported single large CG's today.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Thunder heard here at 6.15am.

The upper cold pool sure shows up on sat pic. The cold air is supportive of isolated lightning strikes and small hail.
Daytime heating will lift instability/CAPE to 500j/kg over the upper NI which should boost shower activity. Isolated heavy thundery falls of small hail might be possible this afternoon if some localised convergence can occur. But there won't be any sea breezes today.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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impressive rain radar loop at the moment - very evident tightly wound low. would not be surprised to hear of tornadoes in the taranaki region.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Definitely some heavy showers around this afternoon, it was torrential for a time in the city around 1pm, I'd guess 4-5mm within half an hour....only 2mm in Howick since midday though.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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\:D/
Rain, hail, thunder and lightning just hit here.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Looks like we have some convergence which will help the thunder chances...WNW at Brian's place near the west coast, NE breeze here

edit: and less than 10mins later its gone NW.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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"and less than 10 minutes later its gone"

Ditto, nothing hung around here terribly long either, but there is a lot of low cloud around at the moment.
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yes, not the convergence today. This type of set up in December would be more fruitful. Observed very heavy precip/small hail about 3pm in Mt Wellington.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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was at botany downs with the kids to watch a movie
sure was heavy that shower at 1pm
snapped this CB after we came out of the movies...
I also see they are starting to string up the wires onto the new pylons out whitford way too..
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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As shown on TVNZ, the Manawatu Standard has a more cropped pic of the funnel-cloud over Palmerston North at 4.25pm this arvo...

'Tornado seen above city'
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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low center passing over us here now...wind has gone NNE
heavy rain band passing over ....more so to the north of here...heads up auckland city area...
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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I say it will go in the 1 oclock to 8 oclock position ie NE-E-SE-S-SW over the next 12 hours rather via west.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Think it will just pass off the coast here.
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Re: Fronts & T-storms over North Island - Oct 18-20

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Just in case anyone missed last night's TVNZ weather, here's the pic of a waterspout off the Taranaki coast on Wednesday evening (possibily around the same time as the funnel over Palmerston North?)...
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nice one :)
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My brother is down from Palmerston North atm and mentioned to me about a "conical cloud " he saw on Wednesday afternoon. Matches up with the article from stuff.
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