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Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 19:11
by GreggWard
Looks like there has been quite a bit of lightning in the north of the South Island.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 19:48
by NZstorm
Upper South Island is where the overlap between cool upper air and surface moisture occured.
Also the very high terrain there favours convection.
The upper air looked too warm over the North Island for thunderstorms but there was enough mid level CAPE for heavy showers. Good for the farmers.
There were showers through west Auckland today but Auckland central (Grey Lynn) was dry with 24C.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 20:06
by Richard
Must have just missed you guys as we got to Waiau as that storm moved off to the SE,got a photo of the next storm near Mt Lyford which must have been the one that was where Aaron and Steve were
Then on the way back we (youngest daughter)noticed another one SW of Hamner
So we drove west on a side road to get closer ,this storm was a real beauty with some close GS's
The same storm as it pasted Culverden
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 20:20
by GreggWard
Nice photos Richard.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 20:34
by RWood
Hamner?
Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 20:56
by jamie
Rapid development of a convergence line to my NW.
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Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Fri 28/12/2012 21:48
by Richard
RWood wrote:Hamner?
whoops,just stick the m&n the other way round
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 01:24
by Thunder
Good pic's Richard. This is my best shot of the day. Lightning just north of Waiau late yesterday afternoon.
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Cheers
Aaron
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 07:14
by spwill
Good photos guys esp yours Aaron.
Some nice cloud lines here yesterday.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 07:29
by Richard
Thats a neat shot Aaron
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 07:34
by Orion
Great photos everybody;
must have been an exciting afternoon.
Mikestormchaser - hope you feel better soon!
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 07:40
by NZstorm
Nice lightning photo Aaron
I like the scenery.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 11:20
by mikestormchaser
Nice photos guys! and Aaron nice shot!! as nzstorm metiond, love the scenery!!
Thanks Orion, feeling much better today indeed! will be ready for the chance it gives us tomorrow afternoon with a moderate risk suggested on the metservice maps in south Canterbury and north Otago
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 14:46
by Thunder
Cheers guys. Tried my best and that was the best one. The storms seemed to be generating along the same line, about 3 formed in total although the last one was fairly weak and didn't do much in the end.
Might've been interesting to sit north of Kaikoura on the coast and do some night time lightning photography as some storms moved offshore there.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 16:21
by Weather Watcher
Nice photo Aaron.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sat 29/12/2012 18:28
by 03Stormchaser
Waiau Thunderstorm by
SP Burrows
I've thrown 4 photos up on Flickr (click above image for more)
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sun 30/12/2012 09:26
by Thunder
Thanks WW, good photo's Steve.
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sun 30/12/2012 13:16
by Richard
Thunder wrote:Thanks WW, good photo's Steve.
yer neat shot alright, when i was 18 i used to work on that farm just over the fence
Re: Thunderstorms 28/12/2012
Posted: Sun 30/12/2012 14:16
by KiwiWeather
Great pic's !!