Thunderstorms Upper North Island - April 19th - 22nd

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More thunder rolling
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Stopped in Horsham downs with a bit of lightning overhead and some good Cgs just now!
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sounds like thunder out Piha way
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Yes round two alright :)
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intercepted storm at te rapa,lightning bolts 100m from us
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We are north of Huntly.
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Air NZ plane struck by lightning before landing at Auckland http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-tr ... -lightning
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hey guys I live in Horshamdowns.... will be home soon. Once im home and your still around ill come join you all.
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Very nice storm, fair bit of thunder and nice heavy rain.
The core of it yet to come over me.
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Flang! x2 crap!
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Cgs west of Huntly.
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I am in huntly
South...snow,skate,surf shop
Meso cyclone rotation
ps, power went out in Huntly while we drove through, traffic lights etc not working
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Continuous thunder here in Kaukapakapa
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Lincolnian wrote:Continuous thunder here in Kaukapakapa
That would be this one....hope there are no 'microbursts'

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
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Issued by MetService at 03:18 pm Sunday 21 April 2013.
Valid until 04:07 pm Sunday 21 April 2013.

This warning affects people in the following local government areas:
NORTH SHORE CITY, WAITAKERE CITY and RODNEY.

At 03:07 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near SOUTH HEAD.

These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the southsoutheast, and are expected to lie near HELENSVILLE, KAUKAPAKAPA, PARAKAI and SHELLY BEACH at 03:37 pm and near AUCKLAND, HELENSVILLE, KUMEU, WOODHILL, MURIWAI BEACH, PARAKAI, WAIMAUKU and HUAPAI at 04:07 pm.

These thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain, large hail and possible tornadoes.
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Lightning just hit very close to us got the sound on video
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About to get hit. Constant thunder and gettin closer.
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Very eerie, not a rumble.....
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...oh there's a rumble!!
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getting thumped here... got home just in time. Once it eases back i will follow this. Falling steadily at 120mm/hr
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Torrential Downpour here, lightning starting to get closer!
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Lightning right on top of me. Shaking the house. Had 15mm in about 7 mins
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flang with an almighty crackjust then!
Storms seeming to still develop to the NW.
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now falling steadily at 200mm/hr !!!!!! Getting very squally. 25mm from this already. Place is flooding
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20 mins and 30mm has fallen. Still going......
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Yup flooding is starting to occur here too now.
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