Thunderstorm Risk - 11th,12th October - North and South

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 12/10/2013 15:33

Thunder to the west (TC area) with darkening cloud from 3:15pm.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:34

Up to 2.5cm

dogmelon · Unread post by **dogmelon** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:45

It looks like its heading straight for the city. I'm waiting for it to do that shuffle off to the side out under the peninsula.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:46

What area are you in with that hail, 03stormchaser?

Powermad · Unread post by **Powermad** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:47

Holding near Tai Tap. Black!

Classicford · Unread post by **Classicford** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:51

Sky looking pretty dark now.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:55

Can see the line of storm #2 to my south now; more thunder grumbling around.

dogmelon · Unread post by **dogmelon** » Sat 12/10/2013 15:58

Uh oh, its falling to bits.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:04

That line of cloud is nearly upon me and thunder nearly continual. Time to disconnect the computer again.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:04

Westerfield Spy reports hail now.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 12/10/2013 16:08

showers in this area very much garden variety
a bust
they look good on rain radar and are black etc but drops of rain are far apart, etc
(very last few minutes of the shower band just through now was moderatly heavy though)

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:11

2 lightning bolts to my SE. Here's the southerly gusting in now with rain & sounds like small hail. More lightning-bolts! And continual thunder.

dogmelon · Unread post by **dogmelon** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:13

Look at that, the latest radar shows that the new cell killed the old one and chc misses out. We've been robbed again.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:17

Drive, lawn, rooves white with 1cm hail. Lightning now to my NE and SE. Windows rattling in the thunder.

Powermad · Unread post by **Powermad** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:19

Great couple of cells at West Melton, where I am now!

carrot · Unread post by **carrot** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:32

Just saw first lightning of the day from the city. Have been hearing a lot of distant thunder, finally getting closer.

Gary McConnochie · Unread post by **Gary McConnochie** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:39

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Thunder storm as it approached Ashburton.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:42

Manukau heads obs wrote:showers in this area very much garden variety
a bust
they look good on rain radar and are black etc but drops of rain are far apart, etc
(very last few minutes of the shower band just through now was moderatly heavy though)

The cold blustery wind kills the day. Canterbury was always going to be the spot for chaseable storms today.

bpo · Unread post by **bpo** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:42

Hideous dark cloud masses have been passing across Benmore Peak since last night, bringing huge quantities graupel, as well as periodic mini snow storms. In between it's beautifully fine, although the biting wind hasn't let up since midday.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 12/10/2013 16:42

lucky buggers in canty:)
nice photos Gary!

Powermad · Unread post by **Powermad** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:55

West Melton cell

Skywatcher · Unread post by **Skywatcher** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:58

Cell passed to the west of here, heard quite a lot of thunder but only saw one flash of lightning but it was a fairly close CG.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sat 12/10/2013 16:58

About to be snashed!!

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 12/10/2013 17:01

Awesome photos guys, well done

Looks like M/S were right on the money with their 20-25mm hail chances for Canterbury.

Apart from the brief hail around 7.20am, it's been a very uninteresting day up here, only 0.2mm since 9am!

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