Heavy Rain and Severe NW Gales, Sth Is. and lower Nth Is. - Dec 2-7

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Re: Heavy Rain and Severe NW Gales, Sth Is. and lower Nth Is. - Dec 2-6

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Thunder and lightning here again now. Whole.sky is lighting up every 30 seconds.
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Same here - awoken by thunder around midnight, 3am, and 6am - window-rattling stuff.

Raining, air smells wonderful, 13.2°C.
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Amazing how its carried on right through the night
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The front stalled across the area. Mt Cook Hermitage has had non stop thunder since midday yesterday.
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Just observed a great flash of lightning to the west, followed by a long peal of thunder ~8 seconds later, windows still rattling \:D/
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Thunder in Rakaia at the moment
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Re: Heavy Rain and Severe NW Gales, Sth Is. and lower Nth Is. - Dec 2-6

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It did look from the metservice 3-day rain forecast map that there was a stationary front or convergence of some sort due to hit South Canterbury yesterday, CV so I'm glad it produced the goods!

I see the strong spillover activity extends to today as even a low risk of thunderstorms extends to Chch.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 06/12/2019 21:44 I wish this thunder would stop.
Getting bored with it :-w
Dont you let Bob hear you talking like that, otherwise I might have to get the soap out for you as well. [-X
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wow. lucky you guys getting a long lived storm down there.
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Four seconds between lightning and thunder just before, and lost internet briefly
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I would be surprised if Christchurch does not get thunder today.

Latest lightning chart shows activity extending out to sea.
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How much of a roll is this smoke playing in all this I wonder
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 06/12/2019 21:44 I wish this thunder would stop.
Getting bored with it :-w

lol. you been wanting a good storm this whole year. now you have it. so if there isnt any more storms in the future dont complain lol :lol: :lol:
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Re: Heavy Rain and Severe NW Gales, Sth Is. and lower Nth Is. - Dec 2-6

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Another severe storm heading for the coast, the storms overnight seem to have caused damage over there.
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This mornings MS Thunderstorm Outlook has something you dont see very often, a high risk of severe for Buller and western Nelson.

Moderate risk for this eastern side which give me hope
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Clearing up here now with the sun coming out. Easily the longest period of Thunder ive ever heard, pretty much continuous since 5.30 yesterday.
Short video of some lightning at 4am this morning after being woken up by some of the loudest thunder ive ever heard.
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Re: Heavy Rain and Severe NW Gales, Sth Is. and lower Nth Is. - Dec 2-6

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Just drove over the Rakaia. Massive lightning bolt right over us in the middle of the bridge
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Hearing thunder now towards the mountains
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Cropp waterfall now up to 1600mm for the week. 2 rogue upper polar charged streamers are playing a nice cameo with this intensely unstable set up. The SSW flow on affects are still in full swing. I'd say EC & GFS underestimated the strength of the jet at the start of the week, part of the reason they are going to miss the rainfall target by about +1000mm :smile:
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Rain has arrived here and just heard a rumble of thunder to the NW.
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Skies are have darkened now and few spits. Thunder heard to the west
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Raining now, no thunder yet. Eased off to very light, then back to heavier now. Does in the chances of washing the car I guess!
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The Rangitata River just took out SH1. Watched it happen. Civil Defence alarm going off on phone. Very serious situation. Rail line gone
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Overhead IC lighting along with deep rumbles to the mountains now, it about to happen.
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Re: Heavy Rain and Severe NW Gales, Sth Is. and lower Nth Is. - Dec 2-6

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Razor wrote:The Rangitata River just took out SH1. Watched it happen. Civil Defence alarm going off on phone. Very serious situation. Rail line gone
Nothing on the news about it. Any other further info?


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