Thunder/hailstorms in Auckland - Oct 31

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 31/10/2016 07:29

Looking like a another nice day for Auckland to finish the month.

Some airmass destabilisation in the Bay of Plenty this afternoon with a low topped thunderstorm or two and small hail on the cards.
Possibly as far west as eastern Waikato. 500mb -28C.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 31/10/2016 10:44

NZstorm wrote:Looking like a another nice day for Auckland to finish the month.

I picked a good day to have off work it seems

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 31/10/2016 11:33

A Cb has just developed over the Waitaks near the Manakau Heads.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 31/10/2016 11:55

Todays isolated thunder risk a bit further west than we thought. Hunua ranges this afternoon?

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 31/10/2016 12:19

Hearing Thunder here from the Cb to the west, first heat storm of the season

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 31/10/2016 12:34

Pea hail here at Ranui, West Auckland.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 31/10/2016 12:42

Wow! https://twitter.com/DailyDoseOfNish/sta ... 1783720961

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 31/10/2016 12:57

Thunder here just now from the Cb just to our west.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 31/10/2016 13:30

Some of the hail stones about 1cm.

Been some nice CG's.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 31/10/2016 14:09

Looks like more storms forming in South Auckland now

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 31/10/2016 14:11

Has stayed dry at my place, more clouds building southwest of here.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 31/10/2016 15:05

wow south Auckland getting smashed looking at the radar. Gutted I'm not in the area working today.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 31/10/2016 15:13

Distant thunder heard from Howick just now, looking dark to the south.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 31/10/2016 15:14

The showers around Puke/ Bombay are very photogenic

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Mon 31/10/2016 15:19

Lots of thunder here, rain just started. It sounds like multiple cells.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 31/10/2016 15:21

cloud tops just south of here
I'm stuck at home today working, clouds are building this way.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Mon 31/10/2016 15:32

Wow - best action we've had around here for a very long time. Sounds like its overhead.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Mon 31/10/2016 15:32

Good size hail as well

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 31/10/2016 16:20

it looks to be building SSE towards me. However we have very dry air here unless a sea breeze kicks in soon. So I don't expect it to live very long if its tapping into dry air.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 31/10/2016 16:45

Wind has switched from sea breeze to be wind in waiuku. So showers might b out flow dominant now

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Mon 31/10/2016 16:57

Lucky buggers up there, doesn't sound like the storms were big enough to set out warnings tho. Here's a link by nz http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article ... d=11738937

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 31/10/2016 17:03

....bloody Auckland again

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 31/10/2016 18:19

Interesting day considering thunderstorms were not predicted for the area.

Previous runs of the gfs were placing the CAPE in the Bay of Plenty. But turns out it was much further west over Auckland!
We had a 500mb vorticity lobe right over the tops of us which would have helped with lifting the air.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Mon 31/10/2016 18:56

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:....bloody Auckland again

It's OK John

we will get our turn. You can't beat a Canterbury thunderstorm day with a good severe set up on the plains.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Mon 31/10/2016 19:59

I'm not sure if this local facebook video will share - Candia road, Swanson, Ranui area

https://www.facebook.com/leanne.reid.58 ... =3&theater

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