The bases of the storms looked fairly high. What causes that and does it make it harder for them to make lightning?
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 10:03
by mikestormchaser
Metservice upgraded the risk to moderate for Canterbury. I think that's a good call! Already there is weak instability over the Plains. Once again onimous signs the last 3 days
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 11:15
by Skywatcher
Best storm near here for a while yesterday. Sheltering from the rain (up to 40mm/h at one point) made it tricky to get clear footage.
Here's the best of the dozen lightning flashes I captured on video and a couple of cropped still frames. I think I saw the CG that hit the tree in Hornby to the East but the video was shot facing W to NW.
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 12:49
by spwill
Well done there Steven.
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 13:03
by Razor
Great captures
Hopefully nothing too nasty this evening as I'm flying home from Tauranga in a pencil!
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 16:11
by Orion
Looking quite dark to my west, and the day seems suddenly to have that "hushed" quality...
[Happy landings, Razor ]
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 20:03
by matttbs
Check out the radar, nice big red blob over timaru
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 20:14
by snowstormwatcher
yeah heavy rain and thunder here.
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 21:06
by mikestormchaser
Keeping watch. This is where living in rolleston is good. Doesn't take long to head out on main south rd. But I think once it hits Ashburton it will probably take a strong offshore turn
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 21:47
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Darn. Geraldine might of got a hit or 2.
Anyway, not an interesting day as yesterday despite the conditions.
Re: T-storms in Otago/Canty - Nov 3-4
Posted: Fri 04/11/2016 22:05
by trickytiger
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Darn. Geraldine might of got a hit or 2.
Anyway, not an interesting day as yesterday despite the conditions.
Think it was more coastal, I went for a drive seen 3 bolts of lightning hit ground near clandeboye with torrential rain. Lots of surface flooding in temuka, some in timaru. I think it mostly missed my place in rangitata as checked my weather station and just under 5mm rain. Didn't hear thunder but heard there was a loud clap in temuka (possibly lightning hitting something as power out on a couple streets) just before I reached there