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Re: General August Weather

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yes this line should be warned
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Re: General August Weather

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On going thunder /lghtning here, the lightning in the cloud.
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Can’t believe it’s not warned


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Re: General August Weather

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The back edge of the line is looking pretty good on radar, we are still maybe 5-10km south of it and getting hammered
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Activity seems to have retreated further west. Had some loud rumbles 20-30 mins ago, not so much now. Looks like it's developing to the north as well though
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Re: General August Weather

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Quite a few flashes coming from those clouds last 30minutes.
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Re: General August Weather

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Some 60 dbz + echos returning on that storm. With radar attenuation on the Auckland Radar apparent.
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Re: General August Weather

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That radar image looks intense around Parakai, and just west of there.
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Re: General August Weather

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Loudest thunder here just now
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Re: General August Weather

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woa, massive hail photos out there from Helensville area
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Awhituobs wrote: Mon 30/08/2021 19:59 woa, massive hail photos out there from Helensville area
Yea those reports coming in, big hail...
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Awhituobs wrote: Mon 30/08/2021 19:59 woa, massive hail photos out there from Helensville area
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Incredible! Lived here my whole life and never seen more than about 1cm...
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David wrote: Mon 30/08/2021 20:07 Incredible! Lived here my whole life and never seen more than about 1cm...
i SAW SOME BIG HAIL OUT ON Rosebank Road Avondale. lAST WINTER. 3CM STONES I THINK.
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Re: General August Weather

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GORRILAs :smile:
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Re: General August Weather

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mETsERVICE SUGGESTING THE CB TOP OF THE BIG HAIL 10,000M.
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Re: General August Weather

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Hehe got that Sky Tower strike from like 20ks away!
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Re: General August Weather

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the rain band seems to have stalled and is backbuilding/ intensifying again
temperature has dropped here a bit (now 10.7c)
we have large drops of rain that are "walking across the roof" , in amoungst normal rain drops
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Dams should do well out of this


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big rain totals up in the Waitakere ranges
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i.e 96mm!
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More thunder heard here.
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Re: General August Weather

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Sounds as you guys in Auckland got a good thunderstorm under Lockdown4. :smile:
Not down here, had to put up with clagg and a cold NE his afternoon. :(
Today' maximum was just 8.8C.
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Re: General August Weather

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Flooding Candia Rd, Border Rd, Henderson. Just at Albany depot, bucketing down at the moment 01:31 hours
Who put the LED's on the lightning arrestor ?
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