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Spectacular thunderstorms over central Japan

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Exciting stuff indeed!
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That's nice :D
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 31/08/2018 18:41 That's nice :D
It is! Just phenomenal.
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Photo and a time-lapse video at this link:

http://www.severe-weather.eu/recent-eve ... t-26-2018/
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Orion wrote: Sat 01/09/2018 19:45 Photo and a time-lapse video at this link:

http://www.severe-weather.eu/recent-eve ... t-26-2018/
Astonishing to watch. And the rain! Talk about a deluge.
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We don't get spectacular thunderstorms in New Zealand, these days. It has something to do with global warming, apparently.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sat 01/09/2018 23:46 We don't get spectacular thunderstorms in New Zealand, these days. It has something to do with global warming, apparently.
Had a few good ones on the mountain. There's nothing quite like being inside a thunderstorm.
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bpo wrote: Sun 02/09/2018 11:51 Had a few good ones on the mountain. There's nothing quite like being inside a thunderstorm.
Yes impressive aright, the thunder during high country storms are amplified greatly being surrounded by mountains, been some great storms over the years of working in those areas.
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Richard wrote: Sun 02/09/2018 12:33
bpo wrote: Sun 02/09/2018 11:51 Had a few good ones on the mountain. There's nothing quite like being inside a thunderstorm.
Yes impressive aright, the thunder during high country storms are amplified greatly being surrounded by mountains, been some great storms over the years of working in those areas.
Have you ever been on a mountaintop during a thunderstorm. On an exposed plateau at 2,000 m asl it can get a mite nerve-wracking at times. :lol:

Now typhoon Jebi is bearing down on us, although it's been downgraded to a cat. 1 hurricane and will likely be only a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall.
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bpo wrote: Tue 04/09/2018 13:24

Now typhoon Jebi is bearing down on us, although it's been downgraded to a cat. 1 hurricane and will likely be only a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall.

Seems to worse than that according to media reports here.
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.....and now a 6.7m earthquake in Hokkaido 8-o
Japan seems to be hitted by not very good circumstances at the moment. :eek:
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Wed 05/09/2018 17:31
bpo wrote: Tue 04/09/2018 13:24

Now typhoon Jebi is bearing down on us, although it's been downgraded to a cat. 1 hurricane and will likely be only a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall.

Seems to worse than that according to media reports here.
The system passed to the west of us, so the areas around Osaka and Kyoto got the worst of it. A few strong gusts and a bit of rain here.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Thu 06/09/2018 18:42 .....and now a 6.7m earthquake in Hokkaido 8-o
Japan seems to be hitted by not very good circumstances at the moment. :eek:
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