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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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tornado wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 09:14 wow. thats pretty much a rare set up in auckland. well we dont get high risk too often. well i dont think we had a high risk in auckalnd this year.
I wouldn't take the terms too seriously. Sometimes the best storms occur on a perceived low risk set up. I am not being critical of Met Service just making a point that nature does what it likes regardless of forecasts.
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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Canterbury in on the action potentially today, but I do hear Welly got a doozy last night so good for them!
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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Chris W wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 11:53 Canterbury in on the action potentially today, but I do hear Welly got a doozy last night so good for them!
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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Bucketing down here now, no lightning as yet but will be some healthy totals here today.
Wind switch from NE to NW, and 17C.
Looks to be a storm south of Wakefeild though.
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Storm Struck wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 12:37 Bucketing down here now, no lightning as yet but will be some healthy totals here today.
Wind switch from NE to NW, and 17C.
Looks to be a storm south of Wakefeild though.
Jason could you please edit your location and signature to reflect your new location - its a bit confusing for people to see that its bucketing down from Rolleston when in fact its a fine day.
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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jamie wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 08:40 I will chase today if something is worth it. Have a family Christmas function but also have the weekend off the farm so happy to ditch an extended family thing for storms hahaha
I ditched hanging out with my friend yesterday for the thunderstorms in Wellington LOL but then I went and picked him up again and he enjoyed chasing with me.
Wellington southerly front timelapse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBl3hsuIg2Q
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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Just had a rumble of thunder from the west :)
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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On the 1.30pm water vapour image , an upper polar injected streamer is coming into position over the Tasman from origins of around 66 degrees south. It's not too far away from interacting with sub-tropical rich moisture. It's not surprising that MS are openly reinforcing the risk of tornadoes.
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Thunder in centre of Cambridge nowImage

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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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Nothing really to see in these parts so far. Heating not as good as yesterday, a lot of cloud cover now
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Latest EC 18Z producing an intense highly charged squall line converging on Auckland around midnight. It may not verify but its certainly an unstable set up for parts of the NI tonight.
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Just had the full show come right over. Continuos thunder, some torrential rain and hail to finish. Stepped out too quick after the rain stopped and got a fright from a close lightning bolt.

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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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south western auckland looks intresting at the moment
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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T Cu line over Auckland currently, perhaps South Auckland is favoured for a few heavy showers from the line with more heat down there. The convergence is running south into Waikato and producing the odd thunderstorm down there.
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any chance of getting thunder in auckland at all today or do we have to wait for ages till the next storm set up ?.. i hope the front tonight does something.
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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TonyT wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 12:44
Storm Struck wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 12:37 Bucketing down here now, no lightning as yet but will be some healthy totals here today.
Wind switch from NE to NW, and 17C.
Looks to be a storm south of Wakefeild though.
Jason could you please edit your location and signature to reflect your new location - its a bit confusing for people to see that its bucketing down from Rolleston when in fact its a fine day.
All fixed, hadnt changed it as im potentially only here until mid next year.

The heavy rain was brief here so a mere 7mm, not enough to prepare for the summer heat ahead.
Sun now making an appearance as the main band shifts north.
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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heavy shower here now.
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tornado wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 16:00 any chance of getting thunder in auckland at all today or do we have to wait for ages till the next storm set up ?.. i hope the front tonight does something.
Getting plenty of thunder and heavy rain here in Stanmore Bay!
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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2 claps of thunder heard out towards the direction of the Hauraki gulf.
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Just heard a rumble out to sea. Little heavy shower here currently.
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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thunderstorms coming into auckland
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Picked up 4mm from that. Hoping more develops behind it
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David wrote: Sun 08/12/2019 16:41 Picked up 4mm from that. Hoping more develops behind it

theres a front coming in tonight and it could have some thunderstorms in it so lets hope for tonight, no thunder here just a heavy shower. 3mm
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Re: Thunderstorms North Island December 7 and 8

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why has everyone else in the country has had good storms but not auckland? will we ever get thunder again this year. or are we going on a thunder draught again?
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