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A lively looking radar this morning with heavy showers developing over the plains.

Thunder and hail reported in timaru.

Just heard thunder here.
Raining. Temp. falling, now 11.4°C

Looking very favorable almost have a high risk today, few lighter showers earlier now some sunshine and a moderate NE wind.
Cover those plants could be some decent hail stones today.

Severe TS warning just issued by MS.

Can hear the odd rattly one falling in the rain at the moment.
10.3°C now.

Storm Struck wrote: ↑Tue 12/12/2023 08:55 Looking very favorable almost have a high risk today, few lighter showers earlier now some sunshine and a moderate NE wind.
Cover those plants could be some decent hail stones today.

Interesting that MS only have a low risk for this morning and nothing for this afternoon… we shall see!

Severe TS watch now issued until 6pm this evening.

Pitch black to my south rumbling thunder and a 30kmh NE feeder

Cant see a cart map underneath the warning on the MS site, can anyone else see it? would be handy to see how far west could they develop.

Storm Struck wrote: ↑Tue 12/12/2023 09:38 Pitch black to my south rumbling thunder and a 30kmh NE feeder

That cell you are hearing certainly appeared quickly on the radar.

Thunder in Lincoln

Extremely dark in Wigram

Richard wrote: ↑Tue 12/12/2023 09:45 Cant see a cart map underneath the warning on the MS site, can anyone else see it? would be handy to see how far west could they develop.

Just been updated...

Thunder in chch now. On the port hills working so might get a good view

Nev wrote: ↑Tue 12/12/2023 09:59

Richard wrote: ↑Tue 12/12/2023 09:45 Cant see a cart map underneath the warning on the MS site, can anyone else see it? would be handy to see how far west could they develop.

Just been updated...

Sorry meant the 'watch', they normally have a red blob map showing where.
edit- second map wasnt up when I looked, this one shows now in yellow.

Ah, ok...

Storm now heading for Kaiapoi.

SE wind change has now arrived with tall white top clouds to my SW

Two second close lightning strike Shirley. Twas loud.

Big flashes over city. Glentunnel reportedly covered in hail!

For future reference, 1045 radar

Some very heavy hail about 5mm in diameter before, heaviest in a number of years and deafening on the roof.
Loud thunder but alot of CC strikes hard to get photos of.
Not sure if something was hit near the airport as there was quite abit of smoke earlier on.
Hail still piled up here and lots of flooding.
Have seen photos of hail stones about 20mm in diameter probably the storm over north Canterbury now.

Still remains a risk of heavy showers and hail through the day today too. Another rumble just now but inland to the west this time.

Nothing landing or departing at CHC airport. Notably, the Singapore airlines flight has gone to AKL.

darcyplumb wrote: ↑Tue 12/12/2023 10:56 Nothing landing or departing at CHC airport. Notably, the Singapore airlines flight has gone to AKL.

Lots of diversions....