Jeff SmithI didn’t want any massive storm or flooding, but the rain they forecast never showed up. 1.02mm since midnight. We need rain else it’s going to be a hot, dry summer. A top up of the tanks would be very nice.
Errol CavitHearing some thunder in One Tree Hill, looks like the Northwest is getting it worse currently.
#AucklandWeather
#AucklandWeather
Well we got a bit of rain today. Left the office early because I was worried about traffic. Around 4pm and nearly home slowed down to below 50 km/h on the new motorway because I couldn’t see. Didn’t want to pull over and stop though as I was worried about being back ended.
Rain gauge says 76mm of rain since midnight
DanThis is the kind of weather which is genuinely a bit scary even when you're inside 😨 fuck #thunder #wind #rain #storm #aucklandweather
Argh! Was finally looking like I would get to mow today and tomorrow, but instead a steady morning rain is re-saturating the barely drained top layers of the lawn. Paddocks are all still a quagmire as still are the low areas of my lawn. Hope it passes quickly.
Raining so hard here in Matakana that my gutters are overflowing. And the water tanks are overflowing from their access covers so even their overflow pipes can’t keep up. And this isn’t the main storm yet. 83mm of rain since midnight. Half of that in the last 20 minutes or so.
#Auckland #AucklandWeather #rain
#Auckland #AucklandWeather #rain
Power is restored. Huge thanks and respect to the power line repair teams.
No loss of food in fridges or freezers. Having a generator was so helpful. If it weren’t for my concern about the cold and frozen storage it would have been a rather peaceful 24 hours. Time to get a second generator and a couple more jerry cans for petrol. Then it would be pretty chill.
Still blowing hard out there.
Now air pressure is down to 993.
Anyone who decides to monitor my weather station (that ID in the screen shot IWARKW18 is for Wunderground) ignore the wind speed readings from any Southerly direction. We are somewhat protected from that direction so the readings are low. (The power of wind blocking tree/shrub lines). After this storm I’m thinking I need to mount the thing up on the TV antenna pole on the roof. #CycloneGabrielle #AucklandWeather #Auckland
Anyone who decides to monitor my weather station (that ID in the screen shot IWARKW18 is for Wunderground) ignore the wind speed readings from any Southerly direction. We are somewhat protected from that direction so the readings are low. (The power of wind blocking tree/shrub lines). After this storm I’m thinking I need to mount the thing up on the TV antenna pole on the roof. #CycloneGabrielle #AucklandWeather #Auckland
Here she comes! Air pressure dropped from 1024 to 995 in last 48 hours. #CycloneGabrielle #AucklandWeather #Auckland
veloskitty*Emergency Alert Tone*
My Brain: Oh god! We’re going back into lockdown.
*Cue Vietnam Flashbacks*