Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Had 27mm for yesterday in Oamaru , Only light showers today , Forecast worrisome for tonight & tomorrow (60-90mm to 2400 Tuesday), we are super saturated, hillsides are oozing water , river catchments are overflowing into each other , many closed rural roads , a bit of a journey to get out and get home if you can.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
am i right in thinking it is going to get worse again for chch in the morning and through out the day??
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Doesnt look like overly much for CHCH tomorrow. Maybe some brief decent rain around midday but short lived. Would be surprised if we got over 10-15mm tomorrow. Will be interesting to see if this drizzle stalls over us overnight.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
nothing really interesting happening in norther chch. suppose we will wait and seeCHCH Weather Chaser wrote:Doesnt look like overly much for CHCH tomorrow. Maybe some brief decent rain around midday but short lived. Would be surprised if we got over 10-15mm tomorrow. Will be interesting to see if this drizzle stalls over us overnight.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Have had 70.5mm from this system since 7am, yesterday morning. Not bad going
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
It would be not bad if it "goes away and doesn't come back to play another day."NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Have had 70.5mm from this system since 7am, yesterday morning. Not bad going
No rain in Halswell at present, but laden sky suggests it won't stay that way all day.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Met service say 40-60mm today, Blueskies say 5-10mm (admittedly yesterday mornings forecast).
Someone is going to take an accolade today at the expense of the other!!!
Someone is going to take an accolade today at the expense of the other!!!
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Dont know whether you can see this morning's rainband coming in CHCH but from here the low cloud has cleared and i can see the high cloud coming in from the east.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Nothing but low cloud here Richard. Can't even see the Port Hills let alone any high cloudRichard wrote:Dont know whether you can see this morning's rainband coming in CHCH but from here the low cloud has cleared and i can see the high cloud coming in from the east.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
I think Blueskies are the top medal candidate.Razor wrote:Met service say 40-60mm today, Blueskies say 5-10mm (admittedly yesterday mornings forecast).
Someone is going to take an accolade today at the expense of the other!!!
PS I add up 15 mm on http://metservice.com/towns-cities/chri ... ristchurch.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
HEAVY RAIN WARNING
AREA/S AFFECTED
Canterbury south of the Waimakariri River
FORECAST
In the 16 hours from 11am Tuesday to 3am Wednesday expect another burst of rain, bringing 20 to 40mm north of the Rakaia River and 30 to 60mm south of the Rakaia River on top of what has already fallen. The heaviest rain is expected from 3pm Tuesday to midnight Tuesday when intensities could reach 5 to 10 mm/hr.
FREEZING LEVEL: About 1700 metres.
AREA/S AFFECTED
Canterbury south of the Waimakariri River
FORECAST
In the 16 hours from 11am Tuesday to 3am Wednesday expect another burst of rain, bringing 20 to 40mm north of the Rakaia River and 30 to 60mm south of the Rakaia River on top of what has already fallen. The heaviest rain is expected from 3pm Tuesday to midnight Tuesday when intensities could reach 5 to 10 mm/hr.
FREEZING LEVEL: About 1700 metres.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
So forecasting 5 - 15 mm for Christchurch, "more" for Canterbury...
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Who is? You?moylanr wrote:So forecasting 5 - 15 mm for Christchurch, "more" for Canterbury...
I think we'll get a decent spell later this afternoon, just had a light shower come through from the NE and its building out to sea
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
I can see some blue sky, and my shadow faintly, just at the moment;
it's looking fairly watery all round the horizon though.
High cloud moving across from the east.
We had a further 9mm of rain in the 24 hours to this morning, giving 59mm for the event so far.
The Hinds River at the Maronan Road bridge was running fast, dirty and bank-to-bank yesterday, and I noticed the Ashburton River rose visibly between midday and 2.30pm. Water across the road in a dozen places between here and Ashburton, also pot-holes forming in sealed road surfaces.
10.0 degrees at present.
it's looking fairly watery all round the horizon though.
High cloud moving across from the east.
We had a further 9mm of rain in the 24 hours to this morning, giving 59mm for the event so far.
The Hinds River at the Maronan Road bridge was running fast, dirty and bank-to-bank yesterday, and I noticed the Ashburton River rose visibly between midday and 2.30pm. Water across the road in a dozen places between here and Ashburton, also pot-holes forming in sealed road surfaces.
10.0 degrees at present.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Yes its been hard on the roads,seen heaps of hole on the way to CHCH today.
Just got back home and a heavy drizzle has started
Just got back home and a heavy drizzle has started
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Back to rain here now, and fairly wetting too for Hagley Park lunchtime run. Parts of Hagley are a Lake.
Rainband developing nicely just off the coast. Its going to get wetter soon
Rainband developing nicely just off the coast. Its going to get wetter soon
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Just worked out there has been 258mm of rain here in the last 2 weeks which is a lot for this area.
Been heavy drizzle all day but only 10mm since 7am.
Been heavy drizzle all day but only 10mm since 7am.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Rain heavier than any point yesterday here now. Metservice looking spot on.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
how long do u think it will last?Razor wrote:Back to rain here now, and fairly wetting too for Hagley Park lunchtime run. Parts of Hagley are a Lake.
Rainband developing nicely just off the coast. Its going to get wetter soon
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Yes, heavy rain setting in here, getting heavier by the minute
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how long do u think it will last?Lincolnian wrote:Yes, heavy rain setting in here, getting heavier by the minute
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Maybe a look at the rain warning will give you a good clue .
Some good rain out this way north of the waimak too.
Some good rain out this way north of the waimak too.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
Even this far way north of the Waimak as well.
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Re: Significant Rain Event for Eastern SI - Aug 12-15
still chucking it down chch. looking like an ease off soon judging by the radar
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