m3l3ana Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Look at the weather warnings for this weekend... ARGH!!! I have to do washing :crying: Issued by MetService at 11:28am 25-Jul-2008 MAJOR STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE NORTH ISLAND THIS WEEKEND A low is crossing the north Tasman Sea today and is expected to deepen rapidly as it approaches northern New Zealand Saturday morning.The unusually intense low is forecast to move over Cape Reinga late Saturday afternoon then track southeastwards to lie near the Coromandel Peninsula at midnight and near East Cape midday Sunday. A front ahead of the low is expected to bring widespread rain to the North Island by the end of Saturday and gales are likely to affect most parts of the North Island. The heaviest rain should be in Northland,northern Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay ranges and these areas streams and rivers could rise quickly along with some surface flooding.East to southeast gales may affect many parts of the North Island with strongest winds gusting to around 120 km/h in parts of Northland,Auckland,Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, eastern Bay of Plenty,Gisborne, the central North Island,Manawatu and Wellington.MetService advises the public that winds of this strength have the potential to cause damage and make driving hazardous.Boaties are advised to make moorings secure as high winds and large waves are likely about northern and eastern coasts of the North Island. STRONG WIND WARNING AUCKLAND COROMANDEL PENINSULA WAIKATO WAITOMO BAY OF PLENTY TAUPO : East to southeast winds rising to gale during Saturday late afternoon or evening.Between 3pm and midnight Saturday in Auckland, and 6pm to 3am Sunday farther south, winds may reach severe gale in some exposed areas with gusts to around 130 km/h. Ohhh... BLAH!!!! I am not very impressed with the weather man at the moment!! Today is the nicests, warmest day we have had in so long and look what is going to happen :( Psst... Izzy it is going to hit you first... (see below). HEAVY RAIN WARNING NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND NORTH OF OREWA In the period between 6am and 9pm Saturday, 80 to 100mm possible with heaviest falls about northern and eastern hills. Peak intensities of 10 to 15mm per hour. STRONG WIND WARNING AUCKLAND COROMANDEL PENINSULA WAIKATO WAITOMO BAY OF PLENTY TAUPO : East to southeast winds rising to gale during Saturday late afternoon or evening.Between 3pm and midnight Saturday in Auckland, and 6pm to 3am Sunday farther south, winds may reach severe gale in some exposed areas with gusts to around 130 km/h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*MidnightMoonFiretail*~ Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Woah! My weather is sun, sun, sun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephé Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Oh my gosh! i live in Auckland. Just hoping for the best on Monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Ahh nasty weather! No wonder its been so cold here the last two days though xD *hides indoors for the weekend* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3l3ana Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 *sobs* They aren't sure how long the storm will last for, couple of days. Was it cold up there today Izz?? It was beautiful weather down here today, felt like spring :) *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 It was nice and sunny but freezing lol I haven't taken my gloves off all day xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Ah, that's another thing I miss about New Zealand - the storms. :P Well seriously, the weather here in Malaysia is pretty boring at this time of the year. All we get is rainy+humid, hot+humid, or rainy+hot+humid. <_< Now in New Zealand, we had some real weather... *nostalgic droning* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephé Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Today's Saturday and you know what: IT'S POURING!!! (Well at least it was before... :* ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 our weather is bipolar. one minite it sunny and 90 degrees, next its hailing and 50 degrees its quite anoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Ah, that's another thing I miss about New Zealand - the storms. :P Well seriously, the weather here in Malaysia is pretty boring at this time of the year. All we get is rainy+humid, hot+humid, or rainy+hot+humid. <_< Now in New Zealand, we had some real weather... *nostalgic droning* This is apparently the worst storm we've had in over 10 years *dies* Its not meant to peak until around midnight tonight here... over 1000 places north of me have already lost power. I keep thinking the trees outside my window are going to blow over lol EDIT: Woah, mum just told me that the Whangarei CBD has been evacuated :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*jenni* Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 the weather here where i live is sun and more sun. its so much sun that i wish it rained everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adris Undead Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 yeah here it's been raining lately, I live in Juarez, which is a border with El Paso TX, and some streets are floded :( some people have already been evacuated from their house because of the flood :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3l3ana Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 This is apparently the worst storm we've had in over 10 years *dies* Its not meant to peak until around midnight tonight here... over 1000 places north of me have already lost power. I keep thinking the trees outside my window are going to blow over lol EDIT: Woah, mum just told me that the Whangarei CBD has been evacuated :O Crap!! Really Izzy?? I missed watching the news all weekend, so I am not sure what happened around the counrty :S But I must say for the worst storm we are supposed to have had in ten years, it was very mild (down here atleast). We got a bit of rain and wind, but nothing out of the usual. Just spoke to my sister who lives in Orewa (north of Auckland) and she said that her neighbours lost part of their roof and one of her trees fell over, so looks like it really did hit Northland and Auckland a bit more that Hamilton!!! So more news for you from NZ Herald website: New storm forecast as weekend clean-up continues 7:33AM Monday July 28, 2008 By Lincoln Tan and Mathew Dearnaley The third storm to hit in a week will not be as severe as Saturday's but will cover a larger area, the Radio Network's head weather analyst Philip Duncan said. "Saturday's storm was relatively small in size but big in severity, this next storm won't be as intense but will cover a much bigger area, affecting most of New Zealand" he said. The bad weather is expected to set in late on Tuesday with heavy rain developing across northern and western regions. "By Wednesday it should be peaking with torrential rain likely, that on top of the saturated soil following this weekend's storm, could escalate the chances of flooding". Heavy rain is expected in Northland, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu, Nelson and West Coast while severe gales are likely in Manawatu, Wellington and Wairarapa. Thousands of homes will still be without power today as the North Island recovers from the storm that in some areas was the worst in 30 years. Firefighters in Te Aroha in the eastern Waikato believe the storm was worse than one in 1978 which destroyed the town's movie theatre. Chief fire officer and service station owner Lindsay Spooner said Saturday's storm, which forced the residents of eight houses to evacuate their homes after roofs flew off, was "slightly more intensive" than in 1978. MetService extreme weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum said it was a blessing that the storm was fast-moving "so that meant we didn't have a really long period of the heavy rain or the strong winds in any one spot". He reported rain of up to 100mm in the 18 hours to midnight on Saturday at an Auckland Regional Council monitoring station at Makarau north of Kaukapakapa, and winds gusting to 165km/h down Northland's east coast to Auckland. "We could see it was going to be pretty dramatic and some of the winds reported around the east coast bear out the fact it was a very dangerous storm and we've seen a lot of damage in different places." Despite several deaths being attributed to the weather bomb, Mr Brenstrum believed considerably more people could have lost their lives had there not been such strong warnings. "We certainly believe that reduced the loss of life or injuries - people by and large heeded the advice to get themselves out of the line of danger." Radio Network weather analyst Philip Duncan believed the eastern Waikato was one of the worst hit districts, although Cape Reinga was hit by winds of 174km/h as late as 11pm on Saturday. On Auckland's North Shore, residents faced another day without hot water yesterday. Vector spokesperson Philippa White said a number of pilot lines - which separately channel power to hot water - had been "extensively damaged" by the storm, and it could be a while before residents in the affected areas - including Narrowneck, Devonport to Hauraki Corner, and parts of Puhoi and Coatesville - could enjoy a hot shower. "Our priority right now is to get power to the people who are without power at all for the last two days," she said, estimating that number on the North Shore to be about 1,000 homes last night. "[After] we get those people back on the network, then we can work towards getting those without hot water sorted." Around 400 of 40,000 homes on the Powerco network affected by the weekend storms would still be without power today, the company said last night. The affected households were in Whitianga, Coromandel Town, Whangamata, Kerepehi, Waihi Beach, Tauranga, Manawatu and Taranaki. It was thought that about 7000 homes in the Far North, Northland and the Coromandel would still be without power today. Philippa White said last night there were 20 Vector customers in the Auckland area without power, and 800 in Rodney and Waitakere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Whoa... looks like you guys had a pretty bad weekend. :( Hopefully things have cleared up in the time this topic has been inactive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Actually, we're meant to be hit by another one tomorrow xD Things did get a bit better for a couple of days though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 It's storming right now! Thank goodness for my surge protector =). =Cameron= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hmm... I wonder why these storms always seem to hit on weekends. :eh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3l3ana Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Lols... The weatherman is punishing us and making us have crappy weekends!!! BLAH!!! I can't wait for summer. Nothing bad hit this weekend (down here atleast) a bit of wind and rain though, what about the rest of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephé Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Well nothing much is going on, yet. Just some on and off showers this afternoon. I hope it doesn't pour during my cross country! :worried: But other than being worried about my school uniform being dry nothing worried me in the weekend and the coming days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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