Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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It looks like a big black nasty thing from here.

Is it worth a drive?
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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20c. So hail must have been pushing 15mm diameter. Large compared to anything I've seen in person before. Continuous thunder here atm.
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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thats some decent looking hail size!
we did get some brief hail here
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Its an impressive looking line alright.

Still had no rain here, even patches of blue sky, maybe tomorrow
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Fudge. That one was close. 2-3 seconds only flash to bang. I wonder if the storms are getting a lift going over the Te Miro/Maungakawa hills before hitting Cambridge town.
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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cbm wrote:Fudge. That one was close. 2-3 seconds only flash to bang. I wonder if the storms are getting a lift going over the Te Miro/Maungakawa hills before hitting Cambridge town.

Is it much a photogenic system?, would love some photos if possible
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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cbm wrote: I wonder if the storms are getting a lift going over the Te Miro/Maungakawa hills before hitting Cambridge town.

GFS surface wind shows the winds converging in on southern Waikato.

Thanks for the hail report cbm.
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Not terribly photogenic, but some Mammatus assoc with the CB's. They arnt organised at all, they develop and then weaken as they drift along.

Lightning activity has ceased for the moment.... The SFC Temp is quite cold.....

Needs a little more organisation for me to get excited.....
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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clearing from Tauranga no hail seen there just mod to heavy rain. Whole thing looking weaker now , Whakatane/Opotiki in the firing line next if it intensifies again.
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Yea nothing to look at from here except the awesome mama right now. Just a big black wall from here.
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Looking south
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Thunderstorm here at Ramarama, South Auckland, hail storm currently.
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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my brother in Ramarama reports hail building up on the ground... and shed roofs....he just phoned up
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Yes, it was a good hail storm, has eased to heavy rain now.
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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A wonderful and varied sky to the south this afternoon with the line of Thundershowers, with the activity remaining fairly stationary.
The temp and wind make it feel like the wind has come off the Antarctic ice shelf, Hands cold just from taking pictures.....
Temps between 9 and 12.

Wednesday Arvo this week seems like a good day for some more storms with a trough coming into play :)
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Neat photos Tim _b
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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that sure is a slow moving rain band
thats gonna cause issues
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Manukau heads obs wrote:that sure is a slow moving rain band
thats gonna cause issues
Te Awamutu (EW) over 80mm today.
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Lots of hail falling here in Swanson & Ranui (West Auckland)
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Photo of the Hail at Ramarama.
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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A couple more photos from my trip south this afternoon, plenty of hail showers this afternoon but observed just one thunderstorm at Ramarama
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Spectacular photos!
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Well done spwill on getting out there for chase.
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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The Rain is going to return in the next 30 min or so, the Line is coming up north again......

Metservice need to think about issuing a flood watch for further west along the line (they already have one for the BOP), wouldnt be surprised if its gone beyond 100mm
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Re: Cold Snap 18-22 September 2015

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Hail Storm Around 11am this morning 5min north of Te awamutu township
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCDN6FYB9ng
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