Storm Chasing in a Drought
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Storm Chasing in a Drought
I nearly went on a storm chase today when I learnt of a southerly change coming through Canterbury this afternoon.
As there has been a lack of rain, thunderstorms, whatever, over this summer period, a chance of any dry southerly change coming through may have something to chase.
Checking the Rakaia Radar, there was hints of a few spits of drizzle appearing around the Chertsey area, north of Ashburton. Should I go and chase, this drizzle, because it could be an opportunity of other drizzle forming north?
The cloud came in and delivered ...nothing,so darn, I wished I went out there to Chertsey to record the drizzle.
As there has been a lack of rain, thunderstorms, whatever, over this summer period, a chance of any dry southerly change coming through may have something to chase.
Checking the Rakaia Radar, there was hints of a few spits of drizzle appearing around the Chertsey area, north of Ashburton. Should I go and chase, this drizzle, because it could be an opportunity of other drizzle forming north?
The cloud came in and delivered ...nothing,so darn, I wished I went out there to Chertsey to record the drizzle.
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
Drove through a pine needle deluge just after the southerly hit near Waipara,luckily i didn't have to use my wipers.
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
Noticed a lot of pine needles making their presence, especially after yesterday's southerly change, around the place and in the horse troughs. We have pine trees to the back of our place.Richard wrote:Drove through a pine needle deluge just after the southerly hit near Waipara,luckily i didn't have to use my wipers.
The dryness situation at the moment shows mature pine trees shedding their needles
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
It worse than winter,terrible this summer,trees stressed?,even the seabreeze is bad enough,today was ok,there was no wind today.
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
In arthurs pass (4mm of rain since beginning Feb) the beech forest is turning yellow and the undergrowth is starting to suffer and die.
Now thats a drought and a half for the alps...remarkable.
Now thats a drought and a half for the alps...remarkable.
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
the only thing alive,besides the pines are the convoluis? the creepers in the gardens,all else is dead or brown but this stuff keeps creeping with green leaves.
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
Yes, that's pretty impressive. In Feb 1973 some parts of the NI were pretty low - some sites on Mt Taranaki had 1% of their average rain (4mm out of 460+ average).Razor wrote:In arthurs pass (4mm of rain since beginning Feb) the beech forest is turning yellow and the undergrowth is starting to suffer and die.
Now thats a drought and a half for the alps...remarkable.
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
I see some drizzle developing on the Canterbury bight just south of BP.
Anyone fancy a chase?
Anyone fancy a chase?
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Re: Storm Chasing in a Drought
Only if you are supplying the pillowsNZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I see some drizzle developing on the Canterbury bight just south of BP.
Anyone fancy a chase?