Heavy rain event 8-13 June

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 10/06/2014 23:31

Nev wrote:Just had a brief blackout. Yep, haven't seen gusts like that here since July 2007.

Interesting. The wind is nowhere near as bad as July 2007 in Howick

Brassnz · Unread post by **Brassnz** » Tue 10/06/2014 23:34

81mm from this event so far, and not much wind to speak of - even though my house is exposed to a NE breeze.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 10/06/2014 23:52

Wind coming in big sudden heavy gusts here. Nothing huge tho.

I see Tiritiri is still doing in the last hour gusts to 174 and sustained to 155.

Rain now building heavily into western BOP.

littleheaven · Unread post by **littleheaven** » Tue 10/06/2014 23:54

Lights flickering intermittently in Glenfield. I'd be feeling smug that my solar SunGenie system will keep me going if the power failed, except with the gloom over the last couple of days, it's barely generated anything.

ben g · Unread post by **ben g** » Wed 11/06/2014 00:11

Lots of fire call outs to roofs off, and it sounds like a ship has come loose in the port. Tugs on way to assist. Lots of noises from my Meter box, meaning no hot water for a few days. Power is trying to go out.

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Wed 11/06/2014 00:16

Nev wrote:Just had a brief blackout. Yep, haven't seen gusts like that here since July 2007.

Sounds like what we had over Easter.. hang in there guys!

Area51 · Unread post by **Area51** » Wed 11/06/2014 00:27

Ramped up very quickly here at Auckland Airport, gusting 50 plus knots now and precipitation started.

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 11/06/2014 00:31

Heavy rain here now, wind gusts have eased. Max was 76 kph at 9.58pm.

ben g · Unread post by **ben g** » Wed 11/06/2014 00:31

Perfect time for rain radar maintenance...

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Wed 11/06/2014 00:39

ben g wrote:Perfect time for rain radar maintenance...

Bugger!

Try this link

I see gusts were 124 km/h in the Waitemata and 144 km/h at Whangaparaoa.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 11/06/2014 01:32

Heavy rain just starting again here. The low centre is very tight and small and is moving down over the coromandel peninsula.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 11/06/2014 02:00

Dang **** has got real here now. Been averaging 50km+ from the east and climbing with gusts now over 70 and climbing. Rain rate at 10mm/h. Makes a raket on the house. Not used to the easterly wind.

Places east of us will be getting it much worse so I fare for those guys.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Wed 11/06/2014 02:17

Sure is loud here, set records for me, average 92km/h and a 118km/h max gust
There is going to be quite a bit of damage around the area I'd say..
The tight low centre looks great on radar

RODALCO · Unread post by **RODALCO** » Wed 11/06/2014 02:26

Very strong continuous wind gusts in Titirangi, almost feels like a tornado. 4th firecall. Power dips at the moment.

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 11/06/2014 02:32

ricky wrote:Sure is loud here, set records for me, average 92km/h and a 118km/h max gust
There is going to be quite a bit of damage around the area I'd say..
The tight low centre looks great on radar

Woah!! Pretty calm in Howick now. Average speed only 11 kph

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 11/06/2014 03:15

Far out Ricky that's nasty. Mind you your quite exposed to the east aren't you and at the top of a small hill.

Paeroa is getting some good gusts at the moment. We should see some stronger winds as the low centre moves closer.

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 11/06/2014 03:21

Freshening SSW here now, pressure 1006 and dropping fairly quickly. Back to sleep now

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 11/06/2014 04:26

sucks gone to sw whistling,there was no southwest in the forecast.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 11/06/2014 05:29

Wow incredible. Just had gusts rocking the house on its piles. I woke up to my bed shaking quite strongly. 91.7 the strongest so far. And max average 81.8.

Arching power lines outside my house.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 11/06/2014 05:39

Power out now. Just as it went out I saw on the radar loop we were right on the edge of the low. It's moving right over us. Ie a direct hit.

I have set all new wind records but can be sure what maximums are. I'm simply watching the consol at the moment. Will have to wait for power to see the details.

Manukau heads obs · Wed 11/06/2014 05:53

wow!!!
aukland/coro/gulf sure got hit hard!
windy here but nothing too extreme
(having said that there is road cones on the road here and the fire boys are out so I suspect a tree down)
amazing speeds for urban city areas!
and amazing baro jumps up and down!

also something has gone wrong with my rain gauge...

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 11/06/2014 05:58

Lol I have rain rate alarm and wind alarm screaming away. Very heavy rain just now, close to 100mm/h rate. That at the same time as 80km gusts. Sounded like hail on the window.

Manukau heads obs · Wed 11/06/2014 06:09

could be damage to tents at the field days...

went for a drive up road...alot of tree debri on the road...
trees are not used to an east wind

we are behind a hill so I suspect most of this area exposed to the east would have got 120kmh gusts

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 11/06/2014 06:20

Breakfast this morning reporting 50,000 with out power in Auckland , over 600 calls to emergency services

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 11/06/2014 06:24

Wind totally dropped now,can hear the trains,must be N or NE now though still,worst was 4am to 5.30am

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