Snow and Heavy Rain 17th and 18th August Eastern Regions

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 15/08/2019 18:45

For the next wintry weather event, I thought I would start a new topic on this.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Fri 16/08/2019 07:50

A quick flick of rain followed by a few showers, looking like a stock standard winter change.

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sat 17/08/2019 07:06

Rain arriving in Chch now, looks interesting on the radar with a fair bit of red mixed in. Quite widespread as well.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 17/08/2019 07:17

Must be a low cloud base too, radar not picking up much past Amberley as its raining solidly.

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sat 17/08/2019 08:33

6C with 80% humidity in Lyttelton according to Metservice so 3C dew point, guessing cloud base about 300m if it's 1C drop every 100m elevation. Rain intensity has eased a bit and the back edge of the front seems to be approaching the peninsula. Some hail cells in there?

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 17/08/2019 09:01

Turning out to be a bit more than just a flick rain, had over 10mm this morning so far, might even pass the 20mm mark the way its falling

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Sat 17/08/2019 09:11

Anyone inland? Keen to know where the snowfall line is

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 17/08/2019 09:22

Traveling atm, no sleet on the windshield so must be quite high

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 17/08/2019 09:29

Razor wrote: ↑Sat 17/08/2019 09:11 Anyone inland? Keen to know where the snowfall line is

I can see snow on the top of hills that are 500m

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sat 17/08/2019 09:31

MetService said about 400m for Canterbury in their video forecast, seems about right.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 17/08/2019 09:48

Chris W wrote: ↑Sat 17/08/2019 09:31 MetService said about 400m for Canterbury in their video forecast, seems about right.

Yep not too far off

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sat 17/08/2019 12:28

Not much snow on Herbert yet, some near the top. There's a rain shower coming through right now.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 17/08/2019 13:14

Clearing up here now. Will check the snow line later.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 17/08/2019 13:41

Richard wrote: ↑Sat 17/08/2019 09:48
Chris W wrote: ↑Sat 17/08/2019 09:31 MetService said about 400m for Canterbury in their video forecast, seems about right.
Yep not too far off

Snowing in Hanmer with a light dusting now settled, according to webcam.

Thunder081 · Unread post by **Thunder081** » Sat 17/08/2019 15:23

Lot's of surface flooding in Levin.

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03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sat 17/08/2019 15:40

Had sleet this morning to Oxford township

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sat 17/08/2019 15:54

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Was snowing quite heavily at Terrace Downs above the Rakaia gorge this morning elevation around 450 metres

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 17/08/2019 16:47

Reasonable looking lightning activity around Kawhia.

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Sat 17/08/2019 17:19

lightning is getting closer to auckland. can you believe that. the band of rain is still lightning active.

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Sat 17/08/2019 18:03

low risk added to auckland. maybe a isolated thunderstorm tonight

einzack · Unread post by **einzack** » Sat 17/08/2019 18:36

"Tornado" made a bit of a mess in Awakino, North Taranaki by the looks of it...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily- ... n-taranaki

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Sat 17/08/2019 18:48

einzack wrote: ↑Sat 17/08/2019 18:36 "Tornado" made a bit of a mess in Awakino, North Taranaki by the looks of it...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily- ... n-taranaki

another tornado? serious

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 17/08/2019 18:49

That area is looking like to be New Zealand's capital ie. a line from Hawera to Whakatane.
Tornado capital, I mean.
Like what would be least area to expect a tornado? The Catlins?

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Sat 17/08/2019 18:54

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: ↑Sat 17/08/2019 18:49 That area is looking like to be New Zealand's capital ie. a line from Hawera to Whakatane.
Tornado capital, I mean.
Like what would be least area to expect a tornado? The Catlins?

auckland is sort of on the edge as some years there can be 2 tornadoes in auckland while sometimes there can be none and just recent auckland had 2 tornadoes. unrealated to this topic but im just mentioning it.

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Sat 17/08/2019 19:21

raining here now from a "dead thunderstorm" there was lightning with it before it hit land

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