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Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Thunderstorms central SI 28th Sep

MetService map showing a moderate risk on both sides of central South Island within a large low risk area,something to look forward to :D so far this spring there's been a lot more thunder&lightning here than what we would get normally.
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Could be some good activity inland Canterbury tomorrow! Metservice has moderate risk for thunderstorms inland and low risk right to the coast from about Oamaru north to Blenheim. What are your thoughts? :-k
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Re: South Island thunderstorm possibility 28th September

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Yuss! Watching with interest....
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Re: South Island thunderstorm possibility 28th September

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Yeah, well Richard has started topic on this.
Could be interesting to see whether thunderstorms develop or we will just get thundery showers or just a showery change...
...but then it could be bugger all 8-o
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Re: South Island thunderstorm possibility 28th September

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Yeah, well Richard has started topic on this.
Could be interesting to see whether thunderstorms develop or we will just get thundery showers or just a showery change...
...but then it could be bugger all 8-o
Yep,oh well ,one of the mods will have to combine the two,mine will have to be the leading post because its got a pretty picture :lol:
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Re: Thunderstorm central SI 28th Sep

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Posts Merge! Yes Richard, you are the winner! Josh please take a moment to check if there already is a thread for an event before starting a new one, it does only take a couple of seconds!
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Re: Thunderstorm central SI 28th Sep

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03Stormchaser wrote:Posts Merge! Yes Richard, you are the winner! Josh please take a moment to check if there already is a thread for an event before starting a new one, it does only take a couple of seconds!
But hang on...young Josh was talking about from oamaru to Marlborough, yet the thread title is Central SI... this is just the sort of annoyance I was referring to the other day #-o
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Re: Thunderstorm central SI 28th Sep

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Razor wrote:
03Stormchaser wrote:Posts Merge! Yes Richard, you are the winner! Josh please take a moment to check if there already is a thread for an event before starting a new one, it does only take a couple of seconds!
But hang on...young Josh was talking about from oamaru to Marlborough, yet the thread title is Central SI... this is just the sort of annoyance I was referring to the other day #-o
So maybe Richards title said central, its an easy fix. If you read Richards posts he covers all areas under the risk that Metservice has mention, the same as what Josh has done a number of hours later. Its just a merge of threads of the same event, don't see how this is an annoyance? If you have an issue with this Razor flick me a PM happy to talk about it.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Back on Topic, Mike, Jase and myself are free to chase. I am sitting on the fence at this stage just were exactly will see storms but any where along the foothills from Mt Peel to Oxford looks ok. Its a big area with a couple major rivers in between so will probably sit somewhere in the middle to give us options over both gorges.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Ive got to go to Kaikoura today for a family get together,said to the misses "cant go","WHY NOT "Storms due" i said,boy did i get .. :mad: :mad: they just dont understand

Better be a storm in Kaikoura or i'll be gutted
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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TBH we will see better storm days this spring/summer so I wouldn't be to concerned if I missed today. Cloud cover and the pre-fontal NW are key factors to take into accounts today.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Richard wrote:Ive got to go to Kaikoura today for a family get together,said to the misses "cant go","WHY NOT "Storms due" i said,boy did i get .. :mad: :mad: they just dont understand

Better be a storm in Kaikoura or i'll be gutted
That happens here as well.
Quite often the saying goes "Why does the weather always have to come first in this house?" when things happen or are likely to happen, weather-wise. :mad:
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Had hoped to have our streaming all ready to go today, but tbh I dont think there will be much to see unfortunately.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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I think you will be safe in Kaikoura today, Richard :smile:
Very peaceful and mild here with high cloud and a light westerly.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Thunder heard from a Cb to the south of here.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Heavy shower here now with some Thunder and a couple of flashes of lightning.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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A line of unstable clouds going up from along TC and along to the north of here from about 2pmish.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Nicely placed near Darfield for the next two waves.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Doesnt sound like i missed much while i was away,only 4mm in the gauge
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Richard wrote:Doesnt sound like i missed much while i was away,only 4mm in the gauge
Yes, well, nothing much really happened, bit of fizzer, conditions not really looking all that crucial for thunderstorm development despite development to the north in the afternoon.
The warnings were there, and good on them, but you must remember, it is only risk or possibility that an event like this will happen. :-$
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Brilliant picture, the first one :smile:
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 28th Sept

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Yer, that first one looks neat.
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Whales Mouth. Small hail overtook us here as we drove off to get ahead of it again, near Mayfield
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Time lapse of the yesterdays Thunderstorm. Looking toward Geraldine from somewhere in between Hinds and Mayfield
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