Heavy rain event 8-13 June
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
This timelapse shows the low developing and moving over Auckland. The images are from Weatherzone.co.nz
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkweather/14400401365/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkweather/14400401365/
Wellington southerly front timelapse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBl3hsuIg2Q
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
cool
note though it turns out the weatherzone rain radar montage , you need to shift the whole thing west 50km
shows the tight center nicely
note though it turns out the weatherzone rain radar montage , you need to shift the whole thing west 50km
shows the tight center nicely
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
Sometime time ago, I tested WZ's radar imagery with MS's. What I found was that because the WZ map is squeezed vertically, i.e. a square image compressed into a rectangle, they also try to compress the round radar image overlay into an oval to match. However, that compression isn't quite the same. So although the horizontal centre looked ok, the top and bottom were out. Haven't checked it more recently though.
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
Wow you got more than the Auckland area did. Was there even a rain warning for Waikato?jamie wrote:128mm from this system so far. Maybe a few more mm to come today.
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
Dry partly cloudy here , 17C.
Skies have looked unstable south of Auckland for last day or so, Cu/Cb down that way.
Skies have looked unstable south of Auckland for last day or so, Cu/Cb down that way.
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
talking to locals, a number of sheds got flattened and or roofing iron blown off
and a good number of trees and power poles across roads
from tuesday nights storm
and a good number of trees and power poles across roads
from tuesday nights storm
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
our local paper, the Franklin county news
http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com ... iewer.aspx
has it that it was 83kmh winds....
well, thats well under what it would have been in this district
(most likely similar to what places in auckland that are exposed to the east received..i.e 120 to 130 kmh gusts)
but maybe they are refering to just the average speed...humm
http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com ... iewer.aspx
has it that it was 83kmh winds....
well, thats well under what it would have been in this district
(most likely similar to what places in auckland that are exposed to the east received..i.e 120 to 130 kmh gusts)
but maybe they are refering to just the average speed...humm
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
But, your station only got around 85 km/h Brian? I thought you were exposed to every direction lol
It's interesting we were only 76 km/h here, seeing as easterly is one of our most exposed directions.
It's interesting we were only 76 km/h here, seeing as easterly is one of our most exposed directions.
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
Didn't even wake me up on wed morning till near 4am when the SW arrived,the easterly was gusty but not screaming and banging once it went more southerly here
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
there is a ridge line to our east,....and a big Pine Tree
which blocks the wind from the east a bit for us here
(we had lots of pine needles over our driveway (like what Michael gets), from that
the signal station had 110 kmh gusts but they also have a ridge line to the east of them that blocks the wind a bit too
The places that had the most damage were along the harbour edge of the district here, i.e the wind would have picked up coming across the harbour (compared to what the airport got...east for there is over land (92kmh gusts there)
The pohutakawa trees at the end of the our road had large branches broken off
I know from a westerly wind that it needs to be 120kmh or more to do that
(those trees are exposed to the east wind)
which blocks the wind from the east a bit for us here
(we had lots of pine needles over our driveway (like what Michael gets), from that
the signal station had 110 kmh gusts but they also have a ridge line to the east of them that blocks the wind a bit too
The places that had the most damage were along the harbour edge of the district here, i.e the wind would have picked up coming across the harbour (compared to what the airport got...east for there is over land (92kmh gusts there)
The pohutakawa trees at the end of the our road had large branches broken off
I know from a westerly wind that it needs to be 120kmh or more to do that
(those trees are exposed to the east wind)
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
where?shovelopikis wrote:A few lightning strikes observed yesterday
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
Near whakamaru/ mangakino heading to fieldays
stikes where to the east but within 15kms id say
stikes where to the east but within 15kms id say
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
This is kinda old news now, but I had a window broken by flying debris on the night of the storm. Also, a large branch came down over the driveway and was suspended from power lines literally 1cm above the car windscreen (wonder if a zillion volts would have turned the Prius into a supercar). And, still no hot water a week later.
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re the hot water, from what I understand is that for the city, that is delievered via a separate power line and controller
here in Franklin, its your normal power line connection and is controlled via a ripple pulse down that
here in Franklin, its your normal power line connection and is controlled via a ripple pulse down that
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
I have heard reports that the top of the Coromandel got 1m of rain in 6 hours in that big easterly storm
which must be some sort of NZ record
this stuff article adds weight to that
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1020775 ... -the-storm
which must be some sort of NZ record
this stuff article adds weight to that
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1020775 ... -the-storm
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Heavy rain event 8-13 June
Hmmmm I was told on great barrier they got 240mm in 5 hours by someone who was out there on a trip. When I was told that I said yea right but perhaps it has some truth. ?????
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
the rain bands certainly were intense on the rain radar from that intense low ..
anyone else heard about these reports of huge rain totals in a short time?
Nev...what can you dig up?
anyone else heard about these reports of huge rain totals in a short time?
Nev...what can you dig up?
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Yes, Iv'e heard that claim as well. However, I suspect it might be based on someones best guess. Not saying it's not impossible, but that's 5 times what Castle Rock recorded in less than a quarter of the time, which does sound a little incredible.
If you've got a spare 13 minutes, here's a very good video put together by the Graf Boys (award wining local documentary-markers) of the damage, along with interviews from the locals...
P.S. Our northern beaches have been smothered in driftwood, including a few large logs (and the odd dead pig) for a week or two since then - no doubt from the Coromandel and Great Barrier Island.
If you've got a spare 13 minutes, here's a very good video put together by the Graf Boys (award wining local documentary-markers) of the damage, along with interviews from the locals...
P.S. Our northern beaches have been smothered in driftwood, including a few large logs (and the odd dead pig) for a week or two since then - no doubt from the Coromandel and Great Barrier Island.
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Re: Heavy rain event 8-13 June
The floating logs etc. must have been a hazard for small ships in the Gulf.