Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-5
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Yeah! It really nuts over here with high cloud, or As thickening out with a few spots of rain and the occasional "Surround" sound of thunder to the north to NE, possibly along that weak convergence.
Mind you the sound of thunder has eased, probably something to do with the lack of lightning
Mind you the sound of thunder has eased, probably something to do with the lack of lightning
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Thought I'd register after lurking for months. Possible hook echo out near the foothills?
Edit - probably got ahead of myself there, but it's still very interesting on the radar.
Edit - probably got ahead of myself there, but it's still very interesting on the radar.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Reports of hail chaos in northern and eastern Chch plus some of CBD
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Just biked home out east and lots of hail on the ground and surface flooding, must have been quite heavy.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
After hearing the thunder to the north from Templeton, drove to Dawsons Rd towards SH73. Saw a few CGs but only managed a capture from the horrible dashcam footage during the last burst of lightning. By the time I set up a camera it had stopped again Just light rain and almost dead calm there.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Looking very dark towards the SW of town here.Slow moving on radar.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Lots of As layers from this thunderstorm development and light winds possibly due to high surface barometric pressure and lack of sunshine to increase instability.
Any hail, heavy rain must of been quite local, through these gaps?.
Any hail, heavy rain must of been quite local, through these gaps?.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Coming back to Chch from Akaroa late this afternoon. Could see the black cloud to the west/northwest, but couldn't see any flashes. (kept visualising them, as it had to be a thunderstorm) Wasn't expecting it to move onto Chch though.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Hail nearly a foot deep in parts of Hagley Park
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Definite white coating at my place in St Albans, nowhere near a foot deep. Heard it was really bad Riccarton side of Hagley Park.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Any photos? A foot deep sounds unbelievable.Razor wrote:Hail nearly a foot deep in parts of Hagley Park
2km up the road has 2cm snow on the ground. Looking very dark to my SE and is heading directly for me. I'm excited, 2.3deg and dropping
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Unusual weather situation over us at the moment. Not so unusual the afternoon thunderstorms/hail developing inland, but this seems to be combined with a southerly airmass cold enough for snow to quite low levels.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Yep plenty of photos on social media. Slow moving convergence zone that parked over the CBD northwards
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Yes. That's where was from most of the day's precipitation, fell from, especially later.Razor wrote:Slow moving convergence zone that parked over the CBD northwards
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Willoughby & I had a similar experience in Temple View, Hamilton. Waitangi Day 2006, took us quite by surprise, but it was very localised. Heavy rifts of hail in places where it had been rain washed.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Check out the radar, nice big TS developing south/mid canty
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
that hailstorm developed on a convergance zone once again right on the city.
I sat on the south side of it where it was blowing a light SW and on the other would of been a NE
Had that NE not been there tonight i doubt much would of happend except stayed inland.
Matt i get the feeling that maybe an echo.. such as a heavy burst of snow falling around the high country??
I sat on the south side of it where it was blowing a light SW and on the other would of been a NE
Had that NE not been there tonight i doubt much would of happend except stayed inland.
Matt i get the feeling that maybe an echo.. such as a heavy burst of snow falling around the high country??
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Cycled through the hail core down Innes/Heaton/Glandovey Roads around 6pm, was quite heavy. Still a fair amount in places when I came home after 10pm. Hail was mostly pea sized, at most no larger than 10mm.
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Some nice shower activity moving inland at the mo, looks like a SE but they are still very slow moving. Also I see Ashburton is only on 5C and dropping with rain falling, could be some more snow around higher elevations of the plains? Got 15mm in yesterday's showers which fell as very sleety rain/snow and on occasion dry snow. Tis a bit late for this sort of weather me thinks
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
Sleety shower in the ChCh CBD just now, actually looked like a few proper flakes for a bit too
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Re: Possible T-storms Otago/Canterbury - Nov 3-4
6.7 degrees here at present, raining, and the rain looks "slow"...