Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15

[Orion]

8mm rain here to around 3pm, also.
Standing water in paddocks already, however.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Rain rate seems to be on the increase slightly here now. 21mm to date. Can hear some of the bigger drops on the roof.

[Razor]

Just run around North Hagley. Rain certainly picked up now, quite heavy. Avon getting rather high

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Just run around North Hagley. Rain certainly picked up now, quite heavy. Avon getting rather high

Hows the Heathcote level? Are you located around that area of Cracroft?

[Razor]

Working today at the office in Riccarton- the run was to break out for half an hour! Haven't seen Heathcote R today

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Just checked the rain-gauge, 17.4mm to 6pm.The ground is rather soggy around the garden. interesting to see how much I will record to 10pm tonight.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

The Heathcote is tidal so it will be interesting to see what the water level is around areas like Richardson Terrace

[Dean.]

19mm here today,moderate rain now.6.7 degrees

[CWUweather]

heavy in chch at the moment. looking like a break in the rain soon judging by the radar? could be interesting later on tonight

[Razor]

heavy in chch at the moment. looking like a break in the rain soon judging by the radar? could be interesting later on tonight

Disagree- radar has been intesifying for the last hour. Certainly wet now. Over an inch has fallen so far and a fair share share of that has been in the past couple of hours.

[bmo]

18.3mm here so far stopped raining for now

[FIREFROG]

21.8mm since 6am here and its still a quite significant rain currently and sitting on 6.8C

[Storm Struck]

Rain has been gradually picking up as the day wore on with moderate to steady falls from mid afternoon now some heavy falls starting to mix in, 17mm so far.
Radar showing a very well defined sheltering just south of Christchurch and inland abit, but the bulk of the rain managing to sit over the city and further north as that flow is more southerly than SE.
Going to need to be very careful on those roads tomorrow lots of pot holes around many which the council keeps slapping a plaster on, 2 days later pot holes again waste of money .

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Yes radar looking very impressive over the city at the moment. Wonder how long it will hold together like that. Just about at 30mm now.

[CWUweather]

Yes radar looking very impressive over the city at the moment. Wonder how long it will hold together like that. Just about at 30mm now.

very heavy where i am at the moment. would almost call it torrential at times. up to 34mm here. looking good for some flooding in the morning

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Latest warnings are out from Metservice. 70-100mm in the 27 hours from 9pm tonight for Canterbury south of Hurunui. Similair falls on Tuesday according to them also. 32mm currrently. Still very steady rain coming down.

[Richard]

So i can expect 70-100mm in the next 27 hours,i'm 1km south of the river still a steady rain here,no heavy stuff.

[Orion]

Up to 15mm for the day now, rain getting heavier by the sound of it.
5.8 degrees.

[CWUweather]

so what are peoples expectations for the next 24 hours in terms of rain intensities in certain areas around the country

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Radar filling in again over a much larger area as its circling in. Looks to be pretty much stationery now, persistent rain is looking on the cards all night long at this point. The big question is at what intensity.

[CWUweather]

Radar filling in again over a much larger area as its circling in. Looks to be pretty much stationery now, persistent rain is looking on the cards all night long at this point. The big question is at what intensity.

tomorrow morning could be interesting with the rain intensity and flooding

[Chris Raine]

18mm so far today , rain getting heavier now , also have a snow warning out for the hill country might slow down water dropping into the river catchments

[mikestormchaser]

Quite alot of rain today indeed, expected though, nice how that low is clearly seen wrapping around the city.
Certainly no BP sheltering affect in the city for sure, quite a few flooding places around today to and particuly some rds in halswell.
Shame this weather event didnt drag some really cold air with it to bring the snow level right down.

[Storm Struck]

Must be heavier rain over the city than here, but still coming down fairly steady on 22mm so far.

[Razor]

Its flooding big time round riccarton