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Ha, Your right Ben.

http://www.escootersnz.com/fastpage/fpe ... 0/menuid/3

I didn't relise that. Last years one was more fruitfull for Chch though, the foothills / western plains have benifited out of todays activities.

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Yes ,well I have studied todays activity and have had talked to Aaron on the 'phone, but I consider any activity to be weak. :(
Nice glaciations but no real ooomph out to the west/NW
3pm radar showed substantial rainfall and Tony did report a couple of rumbles of thunder from some weak sferics I did manage to pick up.
Maybe better luck Thursday :)

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tich wrote:Funny coincidence that there should be reports of thunderstorm activity in Canterbury today, when there were thunderstorms in the area exactly a year ago to the day, including Chch.
There is a story (and I believe it to be true, not an urban legend, because it was told to me by Dennis Dutton and he is pretty scrupulous about these things), that around the turn of last century a man somewhere in America was struck by lightning on the same date in two successive years! Now if thats not bad luck I dont know what is!
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Sorry about the newbie questions guys.. I have an image to post, do i put it on my server and use the img ? it's hard to see where the images you post are with the thumbnail images.. I'm guessing the BB software makes that small image from the linked one automatically?
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You can actually attach an image to your post like you would if you sent an email. Whatever image you have, save it into a file of your choice on your computer after you've edited it or whatever.
Then, when you go and do a post to this forum on the page you write your post on you'll see a thing at the bottom center of your screen saying Add an attachment, if you can't see it just scroll down a bit and it'll be there. Click on it and the screen sort of refreshes itself, click on the Browse button and pick out the picture from the particular file you saved your picture to and want to upload, click open on your file browser and then click Add Attachment which is sitting just above the preview and submit buttons on the posting page. After the page has loaded and refreshed again click Submit and your post will come up with your image. The thumbnail thing is created automatically so don't worry about that.

The image has to either be a .gif .jpeg .jpg .png .tga or it won't work. And it can't be over 128kb in size.

Alternatively you can send the picture to me and I'll put it up for you if you want, just click on my profile and my email is in there.
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Sorry to blow your bubble John but today would have been the best bet for thunder for the week! The weekend doesnt look any good at all! Thursday would be a better bet but hay so would any other day!! :lol: :lol:

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Poor John....shame on you Steven. lol ;)

Here's some pics from today but they're pretty crud in terms of where I was, just shows development to the west and NW and some punchy Cu congestus to the N, I took those near my work at around 2:30 -3pm?. First picture is early Cu development near my place at 10am this morning.

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Thanks Aaron! :D well a bit late now but here is the lightning map I grabbed earlier.. looks like there was a bit going on there anyways!
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Thanks Ricky and Aaron.
Nice photo's Aoron, of mostly distant Mature\ spent Cb but that Cu in the last two photo's looks like it would have formed a heavy shower.

Friday and Saturday could see some Thundery showers on to the West and South Coast.
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I see in the The Press this morning they are predicting thunder for tomorrow! Still im not convinced :?
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03 Stormchaser wrote:I see in the The Press this morning they are predicting thunder for tomorrow! Still im not convinced :?

I'm not either. :roll:
Timing and the way that Kay Greogory said on TV One weather tonight that it was going to be NW before the SW or Southerly [-(
How can you get thunderstorms from a NW to a SW or southerly??
If she had said 'Strong NE then SW witha squally change", I might of would have believed her :x


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The past few days, despite the isobars indicating a NW flow we have been getting mostly NE. The NW seems to be higher up in the atmosphere. Tomorrow will tell anyway, always have hope ;)

But yeah, I did see the TV one forecast and note how they said it was going to be NW earlier to Southerly or South West after lunch, I wouldn't think thunderstorms would be that likely in that situation either. But, what I said first in this post still stands. Look at this:

http://www.wunderground.com/history/sta ... story.html

The isobars indicate NW, but as the obs show, NE prevailed all day.
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Just shitty showers and wind all day here :-({|=
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:
03 Stormchaser wrote:I see in the The Press this morning they are predicting thunder for tomorrow! Still im not convinced :?

I'm not either. :roll:
Timing and the way that Kay Greogory said on TV One weather tonight that it was going to be NW before the SW or Southerly [-(
How can you get thunderstorms from a NW to a SW or southerly??
If she had said 'Strong NE then SW witha squally change", I might of would have believed her :x


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03 Stormchaser wrote:
I see in the The Press this morning they are predicting thunder for tomorrow! Still im not convinced



I'm not either.
Timing and the way that Kay Greogory said on TV One weather tonight that it was going to be NW before the SW or Southerly
How can you get thunderstorms from a NW to a SW or southerly??
If she had said 'Strong NE then SW witha squally change", I might of would have believed her
I wouldn't rule out something in Chch this afternoon. The wind is light and variable, it's mild (about 15C), and the cloud has thickened somewhat, especially to the southwest, after sunshine earlier this morning. The Noon radar shows significant (though not really heavy) shower activity in South Canterbury. So some ingredients are there for thunderstorms, though not a noticeable northeasterly wind.
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There is a light easterly out there now but just not quite enough still fingers crossed!! But im stuck at work anyway grrr I wish I was out there right now!! (on lunch break useing library computer :)
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No thunder or hail that I've noticed (in central Chch), but it certainly has become showery and cold this afternoon with a fresh southerly at times.
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Yeah was a fresh southerly Gusts up to 61km/h at 5pm. Had heavy rain and a 'small' shower of hail. Still there is still some heavy showers south of Ashburton ;)
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03 Stormchaser wrote:Yeah was a fresh southerly Gusts up to 61km/h at 5pm. Had heavy rain and a 'small' shower of hail. Still there is still some heavy showers south of Ashburton ;)
As I thought origionally a bit of a pathetic southerly change coming through today hense no thunder. Cooler though.
More southerlies through tomorrow but unless that NE kicks in, no thunder I'm afraid :cry:

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Thursday could be more friutful.

This WE looks interesting however. :lol:


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03 Stormchaser wrote:
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Thursday could be more friutful.

This WE looks interesting however. :lol:


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It was more fruitful precipitation wise but nothing dramatic as what could be expect this time of year. :(
It looks like the onshore sea - breezes will have to make a major impact for further cold surges coming up plus the timing :)


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Only a few brief light showers this evening.
BTW I'm surprised MetService hasn't put out a road snowfall warning for the Milford Road, as freezing levels have predicted to be around 800 metres today and again tomorrow, with precipitation as well. :?
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Again a light NNE this morning, and thats after Kay mentioned Nor'westers on 1 News,

easterly winds before southerly ;)
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Similar today as it was yesterday. Lots of SW conditions to continue I think for a good week or so then some more spring type interesting weather to follow!!! :D . I see what you mean Micheal about how when these highs move east they go north, I can see lots of SW in store for you as the current high looks as if it'll do just that! :D I await the interesting comments. I think were in for an interesting end half of September. I could be wrong because it's all to do with the NE and timing but somewhere should benifit
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You people are lucky when its westerly conditions,You can enjoy being outside wheres here its boring,cold cloudy and the weather cant make up its mind to be sunny or rainy and the wind is always horrific.I rather even get NE flows to a SW flow but better is N-NW then change to SE but that hardly happens here unless we were furthur north Roll on our 3 week summer whether its in January February or March :oops: .....
Aaron J Wilkinson wrote:Similar today as it was yesterday. Lots of SW conditions to continue I think for a good week or so then some more spring type interesting weather to follow!!! :D . I see what you mean Micheal about how when these highs move east they go north, I can see lots of SW in store for you as the current high looks as if it'll do just that! :D I await the interesting comments. I think were in for an interesting end half of September. I could be wrong because it's all to do with the NE and timing but somewhere should benifit
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