Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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My Mayfield contact reports 60mm in the last two hours with heavy rain still falling.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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Quite a noticeable increase in lightning from this storm overhead at the moment.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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Ummm I spy a hook echo out to sea…..
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The severe rating was just lifted.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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Couple of photos of the lightning show to the west of Ashburton.
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Cool. Ashburton must have a 20:1 ratio of thunder days compared to chc.
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Yes weakening trend now

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dogmelon wrote: Sat 24/12/2022 21:41 Cool. Ashburton must have a 20:1 ratio of thunder days compared to chc.
We’ve actually missed most of the activity so far this season. This is our first decent storm of the season. Others have just been distant rumbles or remnants of storms moving off the upper plains.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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At 5.00pm we had a half hour period of lots of thunder and lightning, some over head, but bugger all rain though.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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Looks as though it was an interesting day down home way today Shame I missed it.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th Dec

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Today has been one of the best chase days in ages.
Turned more into a night time chase, storms decided to fire up alot later in the day than we thought.
The storm which got going near Mayfield turned severe.
Had to core punch it to get on the other side of the rain free updraft to have any chance of lightning photography. But wow talk about torrential rain and dangerous lightning. Multiple CGs.. and close bolts. A real Canterbury plains storm!
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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https://www.metservice.com/warnings/thu ... rm-outlook

Todays outlook has been updated. The moderate risk appears to be closer to the coast compared to the last update.
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mikestormchaser wrote: Sat 24/12/2022 23:33 The storm which got going near Mayfield turned severe.
Had to core punch it to get on the other side of the rain free updraft to have any chance of lightning photography. But wow talk about torrential rain and dangerous lightning. Multiple CGs.. and close bolts. A real Canterbury plains storm!
Typical. It would have to happen whilst we were away. >_<
Glad you chased mikey.
..anyway merry Christmas to all. :-)
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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Starting to look even better than yesterday here, plenty of heat which building good development along the foothills.
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Richard wrote:Starting to look even better than yesterday here, plenty of heat which building good development along the foothills.
Yes 26 degrees dewpoint 15....nice build up towards Mount Peel again

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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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Much more heating today and less upper and lower level cloud.
As I mentioned earlier there's also a weak upper trough crossing from the west to give abit of omph, will be brief though between 4 and 8pm.
Storms currently inland from Timaru and also has been some near Mt Peel.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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Nice looking buildups to my north atm
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First thunder heard to the west \:D/
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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Yes some nice cells going up inland again. Bit more tropical looking cells than the severe ones last night.
The cells today are ones likely to stay relatively stationery, drop everything then die. Looks like a nice thunderstorm you're way Richard. Lots of serferics on radio so quite active. I'll be passing on chasing today, after a couple drinks and feeling very relaxed. Merry Christmas to all
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mikestormchaser wrote: Sun 25/12/2022 16:21 after a couple drinks and feeling very relaxed.
Yer, happy to say, come my way babe
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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A few good ones building around here too, not chasing at this stage today either. Good boomy thunder in the distance though inland from timaru
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Nothing happened here but Lees Valley area around 3.00 looked much more active that what the radar was showing, and now the Molesworth area has large storms that look amazing. Over the years there would have to have been some very high localized rainfall rates in central Marlborough.
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Richard wrote: Sun 25/12/2022 19:09 Nothing happened here but Lees Valley area around 3.00 looked much more active that what the radar was showing, and now the Molesworth area has large storms that look amazing. Over the years there would have to have been some very high localized rainfall rates in central Marlborough.
Yeah, Molesworth always cops it when the weather is boil-up shower primed. Its another one of those magic spots.
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Would be a great area to go to on days like today. Went for a quick drive to get a photo, its as active as a hour or so but still very photogenic.
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Re: Severe risk Canterbury Plains 24th - 25th Dec

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They look like such solid thundershower clouds, I've always wanted to go for a look up that way. Some weather like that would be a nice bonus.
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