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Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 07:13
by NZstorm
Looks like quite a strong upper trough crossing the North Island today!
Looks like some inland showers today.
Eastern BOP could be a good spot for isolated thunder/hail given there should be surface heating there today.
Anyway, we want these set ups later in spring.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 11:25
by Tornado Tim
Metservices T-storm outlook for reference:
Metservice wrote:Updated at 9:35am to increase risk about Tararua Ranges to MODERATE this afternoon.
The North Island is expected to be quite unstable today as an upper trough and a pool of cold air aloft move onto the central North Island during the afternoon and evening.
Cloud buildups are expected to produce scattered showers in most inland parts of the North Island, and also the northern and western South Island today. Some of these showers will be heavy from Auckland southwards, especially about the higher ground.
Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected about Taupo, Taihape,inland Hawkes Bay and the Tararua Ranges, with a lower risk of afternoon and evening storms from Rotorua, eastern Waikato and inland Gisborne down to inland Tarnaki and the Tararuas as indicated on the chart.
There is also a moderate risk of thunderstorms about coastal Bay of Plenty from evening, especially offshore. A lower risk extends up into the outer Hauraki Gulf tonight as indicated on the chart.
Localised heavy rain and hail will accompany the thunderstorms.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 11:53
by Tornado Tim
Heavy showers already developing in the central North Island.
Might be worth a chase in the CNI due to storm's being isolated.....
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 12:30
by jamie
its awesome looking at the effect the higher ground has on the uplift. Mt Te Aroha and Mt Pirongia are our two tallest peaks around here and they both were the first to produce even are cloud. Now going by the radar those buildups ontop on the Mtns are the first to drop rain in the area.
Further south it certainly looks as though thunder is on the cards this afternoon with the ammount of heating going on today.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 12:48
by Tornado Tim
TCU going up the east, seems to be progressing fairly quickly.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 12:55
by jamie
yea looks like a summers day out there.
I have a fantastic view east with nice turkey towers going up
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 16:03
by spwill
Isolated heat showers for Auckland this afternoon, max around 16C, dp 11C.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 16:05
by jamie
small thunder clap to my NNW from a small shower. How nice!!!!!
amazing look to the skies today with all the summer looking showers and cbs
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 16:20
by Tornado Tim
Cb to the north with a glaciated top
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 16:48
by spwill
Has been a funnel cloud over Auckland, west of here.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 16:49
by cupoteacoast
Paekakariki, beautiful. towering storm cloud horizon been forming over the mountains this afternoon. Cu-nimb formed to the NE earlier on.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:01
by Brassnz
I got two photos of the "funnel" from Grafton, will see if I can work out how to post. To be honest it didn't look like a funnel as such, just a long dangly cloud from where I was. But worth a couple of photos from my Blackberry.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:17
by Tornado Tim
Thunder
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:26
by David
It was having a good rain in Auckland city after 4pm when I was leaving, dry here in Howick though (apart from a few spots)
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:36
by littleheaven
spwill wrote:Has been a funnel cloud over Auckland, west of here.
There were certainly some very suspicious lower areas of cloud coming from the base of a huge CB as I drove up the northern towards Albany at around 3.15pm. Didn't see any funnels but was keeping my eyes peeled.
Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:42
by jamie
Doing this with app on iphone so hopefully images work.
Heard lots of thunder today. Has been a very nice surprise.
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interesting lowering there
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bigger picture of the entire little thunder shower
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:45
by Tornado Tim
Pics;
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 17:51
by ricky
That FC may have passed near home, huge gust of wind with wild direction change and baro dip recorded by the weather station!
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 18:27
by NZstorm
Funnel cloud looking west from Epsom late afternoon.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 18:53
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
You guys must be getting bored by all the thunderstorm activity up there
We are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bored down here with the lack of such activity.
We are
so starved of such treats.
Hope we get our turn as the spring moves on into summer
Fingers and arses crossed
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 18:59
by Thunder
Great stuff up north today, few storms still going!
Wicked shot NZstorm.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 19:02
by spwill
I saw a brief roping Funnel, photo. Also a shot of shower cloud building to the southeast of Auckland over Waikato.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 19:06
by David
Had 5.6mm rain here in the end, over about an hour. Excellent pics everyone!
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 20:01
by Tornado Tim
Odd bit of flickering going on with the storms off the eastern coast, some heavy rain going on between the Kaimais and Tauranga.
Re: Upper Trough, Possible Storms, Central East NI, 23rd August
Posted: Thu 23/08/2012 20:03
by tgsnoopy
Noticed an occasional flash in the South East direction. In the last half hour it's started occasional heavy drop sort of rain. Nothing work me getting overly motivated just yet, but you never know what it's about to bring.