Batten down the hatches [Archive]

fireball

25th July 2008, 23:28

I just got back from riding and by looking at it now, you wouldn't have a suspected a storm like that coming.

Not a cloud, you can see all the stars. The roads are dry, it's actually quite warm. Oh well.. was a brilliant past couple of days which I spent at work..

its the uneasy calm before the storm, it always gives me the creeps its so still, its gonna get nasty!!:cold:

Nagash

25th July 2008, 23:31

Well the report says the storm will only hit Cape Reinga by tommorow afternoon.. anyone keen for a ride in the morning? :2thumbsup

FJRider

25th July 2008, 23:32

I just want to make sure all of you take care and look after yourself and your families during the up-in-coming storm heading to the north island Auckland is on Civil Defence Alert tomorrow so take care

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4629994a11.html

Be Safe
Dan

I'm safe down here in central... paradise...

Big Dan

25th July 2008, 23:34

its the uneasy calm before the storm, it always gives me the creeps its so still, its gonna get nasty!!:cold:

I really love my storms but for some reason this one worries me a little this silence is deafening and it all un-settles me

looking at the rain rader northland is already getting showers with auckland looking like a couple of hours away

Skyryder

25th July 2008, 23:38

Get out ya old Doors albums. RIDERS ON THE STORM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMvfAYEaE8c

Skyryder

fireball

25th July 2008, 23:39

I really love my storms but for some reason this one worries me a little this silence is deafening and it all un-settles me

looking at the rain rader northland is already getting showers with auckland looking like a couple of hours away

i love storms too, nothing like sitting back and watching lighting race acroos the sky then having the thunder shaking everything around you....

i have to be at work at 8 to work the bar for the rugby game so ill be out riding in it when its supposed to be at its peak, so here is hoping its not going to live up to what the guys in the white coats are saying....

may even be a wuss and ask LilSel to take me to work in the ute... doubt it though i like a bit of a blow job from mother nature :lol:

R6_kid

25th July 2008, 23:49

No but im going flying to Brisbane in the storm tomorrow, yippie! :2thumbsup

Patch

26th July 2008, 04:19

whats the likely hood its another one of the metservices cock ups. Wouldn't be terribly surprising, nor the first time this year they have got it wrong.

Time will tell.

ManDownUnder

26th July 2008, 04:30

whats the likely hood its another one of the metservices cock ups. Wouldn't be terribly surprising, nor the first time this year they have got it wrong.

Time will tell.

Would rather be warned about something that possible doesn't happen than be taken from behind by Bubba - Mother Nature's little helper...! Things DO look exciting... here she comes. 4:30am and all is quiet...

http://www.metservice.com/default/index.php?alias=nzwarningmap

Patch

26th July 2008, 05:38

they were saying about midday - we'll see.

MisterD

26th July 2008, 07:09

I went out for the Friday takeaways last night and it was like the whole city was holding its breath and waiting...spooky.

Rain has arrived, no training today...

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 07:11

Yep it's winter guys...htfu

awayatc

26th July 2008, 07:34

sea is decidedly unfriendly and worked up for sure.....

MisterD

26th July 2008, 07:37

Thanks for that Graham - did the statement "worst storm for a decade" not get your attention?

nallac

26th July 2008, 07:55

yip the storms here, i had a nice ride home from work this mornin
wasn't to bad @7.30 getting worse now.

oh an i agree with Grahameeboy HTFU.

worst storm in a decade?
what was last years one.. a one in a 150year storm.
so whats this one?. a one in 300year storm??????????

MXNUT

26th July 2008, 09:20

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 09:31

Thanks for that Graham - did the statement "worst storm for a decade" not get your attention?

Nop....lets score it after ends first plus I enjoy weather...been stuck 12,000 feet up in a whiteout so a wee bit of rain and wind ain't nothing...

If it was the worst storm ever it may get my attention....but in a decade..geeze...how serious is that..

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 09:32

DOES THIS MEAN TODAYS WHEELIE COMP OVER THE HARBOUR BRIDGE IS OFF ???:whocares:

Depends whether you head into the wind I guess

portokiwi

26th July 2008, 09:32

:eek: Great day to go fishing

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 09:35

:eek: Great day to go fishing

.....didn't know you have a Trawler

Rback

26th July 2008, 09:39

It is here now. Back yard is already a small pond. And the wind is blowing its tits off. At a guess the wind gusts are around 70ks. All the house windows are closed but they still whistle when the wind gusts come through.

Number One

26th July 2008, 09:45

they were saying about midday - we'll see.
It's pretty damn quiet out there now eh...not much wind not much rain....I think we are still seeing the weather pattern prior to the storm...see we shall! hmmmmmmmmmm

Flatcap

26th July 2008, 09:49

Just as long as the shed doesn't flood again - one bike is in bits and I can't be arsed moving it

Number One

26th July 2008, 09:56

Just as long as the shed doesn't flood again - one bike is in bits and I can't be arsed moving it
REally pleased the landlords got a drain dug in in front of our garage we used to flood real bad too and same thing about 4 bikes in pieces down there.....

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 09:58

i woke up today at 8am to showers that turned into rain which has made its way to consant mild to heavy rain now i'm going shopping in an hour so will be a fun drive

On a side note metservice site is on a go slow at the moment seems the country is over loading it

yungatart

26th July 2008, 10:02

Its fine here. Cold and cloudy but no wind or rain...yet!

icekiwi

26th July 2008, 10:03

Civil Defence Kit.........
Hell i live in Auckland man.....
Bloody bullet proof up here...
brb (goes racing off to see how many cans of baked beans left)

Trumpess

26th July 2008, 10:05

It is truley better to be safe than sorry.
So what ever the outcome I hope you all in the north stay safe!
The Aussie invader looks impresive, http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=nz&noofdays=7
but in saying that I am glad I live down here. I might actually get some washing dry today!!

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 10:07

Civil Defence Kit.........
Hell i live in Auckland man.....
Bloody bullet proof up here...
brb (goes racing off to see how many cans of farting gas in a can left)

i'm just hoping the power stays on and don't get too much rain fade during the game tonight

MisterD

26th July 2008, 10:44

Nop....lets score it after ends first plus I enjoy weather...been stuck 12,000 feet up in a whiteout so a wee bit of rain and wind ain't nothing...

If it was the worst storm ever it may get my attention....but in a decade..geeze...how serious is that..

I wouldn't be worried if I was at home, but this is NZ - I don't fancy being stuck indoors in a power outage with a stir-crazy 2-yr old that wants his Jungle Book DVD!

Little Miss Trouble

26th July 2008, 10:50

Hoping it's not going to be as bad as they are forecasting, coz I've just found that you can't get the lid off the top of our toilet, so can't even do a manual flush using a bucket of water! (i'm therefore banning baked beans until the storm passes)

Little Miss Trouble

26th July 2008, 11:04

So what steps is everyone else taking 'just in case'?

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 11:09

So what steps is everyone else taking 'just in case'?

going shopping for food and supplies and watch tv till it passes

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 11:15

the far North is without power now

Mom

26th July 2008, 11:22

It looks like it will be down to us some time during the night! Bloody typical, cant come during daylight hours, that would be too easy.

Preparations here are nothing more than what we already have in place. A gas heater, candles and lanterns, we have gas on so cooking/hot drinks are no problem. We have food.

Blackbird

26th July 2008, 11:23

Coromandel is taking a hiding. A lot of small branches laying in the garden, but nothing big yet as we're partially sheltered from the current wind direction. The harbour is white all over. Apart from a leak in one of our window frames, the only casualty is a big Morris and James pot on our deck which got blown over. I wouldn't have believed it possible!

Nagash

26th July 2008, 11:28

Very little wind here in Titirangi, but it's raining like it's never gonna rain again.

I popped down to Piha beach this morning when it was only light showers, the waves are riled up. Wouldn't mind bringing a deck chair and an umbrella and watching the show.

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 11:30

Little Miss Trouble

26th July 2008, 11:35

the far North is without power now

lol I love how they always say 'far north' do they mean, reeealy far north, Kerikeri or perhaps Whangarei? My little brother reports that its still switched on in Kaitaia

Mom

26th July 2008, 11:36

where are you mom?

Warkworth, it is just an ordinary, shitty, winters day here at the moment. We have wind and rain, it is a bit cold, but the barometer is dropping quite fast. If the forecast pressures are correct then it will be one hell of a storm.

I have to go out in a moment to post a letter, will check in on my elderly neighbours on my way back and make sure they are all ready. Last winter during that big storm we had they had no way of heating food or water, i used to go make them pots of tea...LOL

I am actually more worried about my Mother in Thames, she is on her own and is not well. She relies on power for heating and her life link alarm. Will ring her in a moment to see how she is faring.

Little Miss Trouble

26th July 2008, 12:10

looks like it may be a non-event

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=nzni&noofdays=2

Max Preload

26th July 2008, 12:20

I'm willing to predict this will be another of those 'boy who cried wolf' scenarios. Yeah, a bit of rain and some wind - hardly a big deal.

Madness

26th July 2008, 12:20

I am yet to see what the big deal is about. Seems like an ordinary Wellington day in Auckland, that's all.

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 13:38

just looking outside at neighbours norfolk pine and clouds and the pine is leaning over more and more each half hour and the clouds are getting darker

Its coming

BiK3RChiK

26th July 2008, 13:42

I just went out and cleaned the spouting out for the second time in a week! I hope a certain tree comes down at our place! Bring eeet!

Bren

26th July 2008, 13:42

Mom

26th July 2008, 13:50

Talked to my folks in Leigh (just north of Warkworth) not long ago...its getting worse there....the old mans Pagola is almost kaput, and the fire brigade have been called out a few times already...I'm wonderin if it will be another Bola!

Our power has just come back on, been off for nearly 2 hours. Warkworth brigade have just been called out again, this probably the 6th for the day! It is gaining strength up here for sure.

The barometer is still dropping, this is not anywhere near over I can assure you.

Mom

26th July 2008, 13:55

Madduck lives in Whangaparaoa, she just text to say she has lost the roof off her pergola!

Number One

26th July 2008, 13:57

Our power has just come back on, been off for nearly 2 hours. Warkworth brigade have just been called out again, this probably the 6th for the day! It is gaining strength up here for sure.

The barometer is still dropping, this is not anywhere near over I can assure you.

So you guys are up for one hell of a Blowjob then! :lol:

TAKE CARE :hug:

SixPackBack

26th July 2008, 13:59

Number One

26th July 2008, 14:07

I am yet to see what the big deal is about. Seems like an ordinary Wellington day in Auckland, that's all.

And Welly is having a not too bad day. Not warm, but not raining and not very windy either...well atleast where I am in Welly anyway? Storm? Where dammit - I wanna see lightening and stuff.

Mom

26th July 2008, 14:13

So you guys are up for one hell of a Blowjob then! :lol:

TAKE CARE :hug:

Yepper, will be a doozy for sure. Typical me though, planned a roast for tea, hope the power plays the game.

Rain has almost stopped in Whangaparaoa, but the house is shaking like a bastard-high wind and big waves in the normally calm and sheltered Arkles Bay.
A few roofs will be lost down here, no question!

I just rang my Mother in Thames, the screen door on her back door has been banging and banging all morning, then it stopped. She went to see what had happened it has been flung open so hard it is now embedded in the porch railings where she says it can stay...LOL

Number One

26th July 2008, 14:15

Yepper, will be a doozy for sure. Typical me though, planned a roast for tea, hope the power plays the game.

I just rang my Mother in Thames, the screen door on her back door has been banging and banging all morning, then it stopped. She went to see what had happened it has been flung open so hard it is now embedded in the porch railings where she says it can stay...LOL
That's it!!! Your roasts bring the bad weather! Seee stop it...unless I'm there to partake that is :blip:

dino3310

26th July 2008, 14:24

she's a good storm alright i've been out all day working just stopped now for a feed, hopefully no more call outs for a while.
first time i've been across farm land on a tinny:2thumbsup
gona try and catch some zzzzzzz :zzzz: before the worst of it gets here.

MisterD

26th July 2008, 14:25

Not too bad in Onehunga, but then Easterly's probably one of the better directions to cop it from.

I'm sat watching this (http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb/flash/) live weather feed from over the harbour.

Maha

26th July 2008, 14:29

Rain has almost stopped in Whangaparaoa, but the house is shaking like a bastard-high wind and big waves in the normally calm and sheltered Arkles Bay.
A few roofs will be lost down here, no question!

MadDuck has lost he Pagola Roof....but she chased it up the yard and tackled it....:clap:

MadDuck

26th July 2008, 14:30

I am on the eastern side of the Coast and we are getting hammered....

I now have a lot more light in my lounge as the pohutakawa tree next to me has snapped (yay legal firewood) and the pergola roof went for a wee fly up the back yard.

Damn Westpac chopper was up before so if they can cope it cant be that bad...just feels like it.

robertydog

26th July 2008, 14:32

We got rain down here. And its bloody cold.No wind yet.

portokiwi

26th July 2008, 14:41

Winds from a sub-tropical storm buffeting the North Island have gusted to hurricane force, knocking down powerlines and prompting warnings for people to stay inside.

A top wind speed of 167km/h was recorded in the Bay of Islands about midday today with gusts in Auckland Harbour reaching 125km/h.
Aucklanders need to brace themselves for a violent 12 hours with winds strong enough to blow down trees, lift roofs and break windows," he said

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 14:43

White trash

26th July 2008, 14:46

Fucken pussys.

I've been waiting for this "sub tropical storm" and is all we've got is a bit of a brease and some rain. Just like any mid winters weekend in Wellington to be honest.

portokiwi

26th July 2008, 14:47

on line on NZ Herald, Just went out and got some more candles (Just in case)

White trash

26th July 2008, 14:49

Actually, just went outside and that wind is a bit stronger than usual. God I love wood burners. :)

Maha

26th July 2008, 14:50

I am on the eastern side of the Coast and we are getting hammered.
...I now have a lot more light in my lounge as the pohutakawa tree next to me has snapped (yay legal firewood) and the pergola roof went for a wee fly up the back yard.

Damn Westpac chopper was up before so if they can cope it cant be that bad...just feels like it.

Ooooooo party at yours??.... be there in a tick!

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 14:51

Fucken pussys.

I've been waiting for this "sub tropical storm" and is all we've got is a bit of a brease and some rain. Just like any mid winters weekend in Wellington to be honest.

there is always a kill joy among the group

MadDuck

26th July 2008, 14:52

Ooooooo party at yours??.... be there in a tick!

LMFAO...yeah no problems getting up the driveway....just wait for the next big gust to blow you up :blink:

Maha

26th July 2008, 14:58

LMFAO...yeah no problems getting up the driveway....just wait for the next big gust to blow you up :blink:

The ole' Suicide driveway!!!
Would just as hard getting down it today yes???

Blackbird

26th July 2008, 14:58

Meekey_Mouse

26th July 2008, 15:02

Still not really feeling it here in Taupo, but some mates up are the mountain, have been waiting for 3 hours to try and get down. The people who run the mountain operations are going to make a call whether to lock the roads down at 3pm... Still quite a few people stuck up there by the sounds of it :(

Rback

26th July 2008, 15:03

Never seen wind like it up here. Went outside to check the pond growing into a small dam at the bottom of my yard and the wind nearly blew me off my feet. Fire brigade are running around the area cutting trees etc that have fallen on houses and roads. Great day to service the bike me thinks

DMNTD

26th July 2008, 15:05

We've just had a 20 minute outage on power and phones so it could be a long night. Getting worried about the 2 1/2 hour drive to Auckland airport tomorrow. Hope the trees on the coast road are ok and that the road is still in one piece!

LOL...

New Zealand Police Alert 1:55pm 26 Jul 2008 Waitemata Location of incident: Whangaparaoa Incident type: False Evacuation Report ***Urgent Media Release***There have been reports in the Media about the evacuation of Whangaparaoa.There is NO Evacuation of Whanagaparaoa.Media organisations should confirm such reports with Police or Civil Defence before making broadcasts or reports. Issued By: Inspector Earle McIntosh

MadDuck

26th July 2008, 15:10

New Zealand Police Alert 1:55pm 26 Jul 2008 Waitemata Location of incident: Whangaparaoa Incident type: False Evacuation Report ***Urgent Media Release***There have been reports in the Media about the evacuation of Whangaparaoa.There is NO Evacuation of Whanagaparaoa.Media organisations should confirm such reports with Police or Civil Defence before making broadcasts or reports. Issued By: Inspector Earle McIntosh

Damn no one told me of an evacuation. Maybe they wanted me to stay :rolleyes:

Donor

26th July 2008, 15:14

Yep it's winter guys...htfu

Tell my kids that Graham.

Thanks for your wisdom - ass...

Maha

26th July 2008, 15:15

New Zealand Police Alert 1:55pm 26 Jul 2008 Waitemata Location of incident: Whangaparaoa Incident type: False Evacuation Report ***Urgent Media Release***There have been reports in the Media about the evacuation of Whangaparaoa.There is NO Evacuation of Whanagaparaoa.Media organisations should confirm such reports with Police or Civil Defence before making broadcasts or reports. Issued By: Inspector Earle McIntosh

I think by the end of this, the Penninsula will be known as 'Whangaparaoa Spit' or Landing or Walkway anything but a Penninsula....:lol:

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 15:18

Tell my kids that Graham.

Thanks for your wisdom - ass...

No I was referring to KBers...kids are more resiliant that Adults...

A few boats ended up on Devonport beach today..one very expensive cat is now fire wood..

Maha

26th July 2008, 15:19

The Volley Siren has just gone off again here for the 5th time today....:eek:

DMNTD

26th July 2008, 15:21

..one very expensive cat is now fire wood..

One way to make a cat go woof!

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 15:23

One way to make a cat go woof!

My fire is better for it, that much I know

Grahameeboy

26th July 2008, 15:25

I think by the end of this, the Penninsula will be known as 'Whangaparaoa Spit' or Landing or Walkway anything but a Penninsula....:lol:

Or Whang...a gap...arower to

MadDuck

26th July 2008, 15:30

What twits!!! local radio has just told people to stay off the beaches...too many sight seers down there and some swept out to sea.

Civil Defence has been activated

Mom

26th July 2008, 15:33

The barometer is reading 955 down from 1020 at 9:30 this morning and is still falling. God I love storms!

Motu

26th July 2008, 15:33

It's just starting to hit in earnest here in the Waikato,the barometer is just plummeting! Driving my Pajero this afternoon and the altimeter was on 500 metres.

The Waikato River is still very high here from last weeks rain,with this lot dumped in we may get some flooding.

http://www.ew.govt.nz/riverlevelsandrainfall/cgi-bin/hydwebserver.cgi/points/details?point=41&catchment=17

Mrs Busa Pete

26th July 2008, 15:49

Here are some photos of the beach front by us. And the full force of the storm has not hit yet. Just talking to one of the residence who will probley be flooded out tonight .

CB ARGH

26th July 2008, 15:51

Yeah not much is happening in West Auckland at the moment... just insanely high winds. No more than 100 I predict.

portokiwi

26th July 2008, 15:56

:weep: Fishing wasnt that good either

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 15:56

she a beauty alright can hear the whisling thru the windows and doors and the house creak all i ask if for the power to stay on please mother nature

justsomeguy

26th July 2008, 16:00

Anyone in central Auckland? City?

What's it like there?

Swoop

26th July 2008, 16:17

... you wouldn't have a suspected a storm like that coming.
Hmmm. The ring around the sun, yesterday afternoon, was the warning.

I wanna see lightening and stuff.
You might get to see some roofs lightened, up north...

I think by the end of this, the Penninsula will be known as 'Whangaparaoa Spit' or Landing or Walkway anything but a Penninsula....:lol:
"Whangaparaoa Island" has a nice ring to it...

DMNTD

26th July 2008, 16:20

Yaaaaaaah! About time it hit here! :beer:

Crazy Steve

26th July 2008, 16:26

gunrunner

26th July 2008, 16:33

Maybe it got lost , wouldnt be a bad thing . Bring back summer:calm:

deanohit

26th July 2008, 16:35

Ha, I already been out and helped a mate nail down a loose piece of roofing iron.

I hate rooves in the dry, today was just damn freaky, the wind is just coming straight off the ocean into the front of our house!

Number One

26th July 2008, 16:38

Dammit I want some action!!!! Welly has got nothing going on :cry:

Take care all

Disco Dan

26th July 2008, 16:45

Tis not too bad on the shore...

But is meant to peak at midnight.

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Sorry, you I had my phone the wrong way.. turn your head folks!

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 16:47

Is it almost over ? ?

http://www.metservice.com/default/index.php?alias=allnzrainradar

From the looks of this the worst is almost about to pass Auckland and has already past the Northern side...

What you guys reckon...

Can I maybe go drag racing 2mrw at Meremere ? ?

Crazy Steve...

the rain isn't the authorites main concern its the wind and other things thats making this so bad

i wouldn't advise going to meremere just yet

tri boy

26th July 2008, 17:16

Wens this coming week. Nth land/nth Isld is going to cop another kick in the groin from Qld weather systems.
Crazy low systems:wacko:

portokiwi

26th July 2008, 17:44

:wacko: Yes just saw that on the news. Police and C.D advising people not to go out tonight. Eye of storm to pass over Auckland around midnight.
then another one forcast next week.:crybaby:

Mom

26th July 2008, 17:47

Wens this coming week. Nth land/nth Isld is going to cop another kick in the groin from Qld weather systems.
Crazy low systems:wacko:

I think on the whole I prefer these winter storms, the summer ones from the Pacific can be far more destructive for us.

SixPackBack

26th July 2008, 18:05

I think on the whole I prefer these winter storms, the summer ones from the Pacific can be far more destructive for us.

True that.
The wind has died down and the birds started chirping for a while, power was off for 3 hours, but all good now.
We have had worse.

Maha

26th July 2008, 18:14

True that.
The wind has died down and the birds started chirping for a while, power was off for 3 hours, but all good now.
We have had worse.

Seems so here as well...........Has been just a bad winter day here, but the Barometer is till dropping, and I had pinned to the wall too...

MadDuck

26th July 2008, 18:22

True that.
The wind has died down and the birds started chirping for a while, power was off for 3 hours, but all good now.
We have had worse.

I'll be around for tea in 15.

Still got pretty strong winds over here but the house isnt shaking like earlier this arvo.....only birds I saw today were flying backwards. Still not as bad as the big storm last year I dont think.

SixPackBack

26th July 2008, 18:27

I'll be around for tea in 15.

Still got pretty strong winds over here but the house isnt shaking like earlier this arvo.....only birds I saw today were flying backwards. Still not as bad as the big storm last year I dont think.

Now that storm was serious shit, we lost a fence a few trees and many house around us lost roofs....this time our letterbox is on its side but thats about it!

If your comin' around bring some gin and tonics we are getting low... a coupla gallons of white rum will also be needed:shifty:

portokiwi

26th July 2008, 18:29

:crazy: Its not finished yet

chanceyy

26th July 2008, 20:34

Just talked to family in Te Aroha

mum & dad are in town had no power since about 3.30pm already a few trees down & no power but they had thermos fill & had a hot meal for lunch instead of dinner

bro is about 6 ks away in country on his farm, two trees already uprooted in the tanker driveway .. one deep rooted totara & macrocarpa ripped out by the roots , just been out & braced his garage doors as they threatened to blow in, the cottage across the road that they rent out has had their power lines down & then a milk tanker came along & hooked them & completely ripped them out, & they had no power since about 5.30pm

so they are having a pretty rough time, at least he only has a dozen odd cows that have calved at present .. & will prob be without power for the next day or two, but as long as they all stay safe thats the only thing that matters ...

Mom

26th July 2008, 21:11

Big Dan

26th July 2008, 21:31

Been a crappy day here but it appears to be over for us. Still rainy and windy but no menace left. We have been really lucky here. Just got a text from a friend who lives about 12 kms away, power back on. Rather be over warned than under prepared for sure. Good luck further south this storm has a real sting in its tail!

glad your safe and sound and made it thru this storm i'm in avondale and its not really windy here yet only mainly strong gusts and then still

i'm sparing a thought for thoses who that have damage and no power and hope they get thru this quickly

Qkchk

26th July 2008, 21:47

Storm, what storm?

Have had no power outages at all today, just a bit of wind and rain. Have been listening in on the scanner, the fireys been run off their feet from Jo Public having their roof lift or tree threatening or fallen on their house. Heard 1 tree had got 2 houses in Titirangi. Bet they will be glad to sit down and enjoy a hot cuppa at the end of it.

As for around upper Albany, only a bit of crap on the roads blown off the trees but nothing else to intdicate a huge storm. :scratch:

MacD

26th July 2008, 21:51

The wind is likely to return to the Auckland area later tonight, but from the south-west as the centre of the low heads towards East Cape. We've been fairly sheltered from the Easterlies so far in central Auckland.

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/2008072600/rain-nzni-2008072600-12.gif

Ixion

26th July 2008, 22:19

Was there a storm? Rode from east Auckland to the Shore and back, didn't notice anything much

Bit of light rain and a few wind gusts. Lots of tree debris on the road, and some local flooding. Only "oo'eer" moment was (ridiculously enough) going down Symonds St over the motorway overbridge, and a gust of wind started propelling me inexorably into the kerb, lean and countersteer as ever I might. Answer to that one was more gauntlet. That straightened it up.

However , I see the barometer has dropped clean off the bottom of the scale, never seen that happen before, so maybe it's still on its way.

Patch

27th July 2008, 10:29

Storm in a teacup eh?

Brother inlaw lost his electricity last night in Titirangi.
Bit of flooding up North.
Nothing particularly bad out East.

Storm - hardly.

Just more paranoia and bleak observations.

Nagash

27th July 2008, 16:12

Yeah, the whole of Titirangi lots it's power last night due to a transformer which blew up directly outside my house, big noise. Lots of sparks. Very cool to see.

But other then the mass power outages this storm has been severely dissapointing in Titirangi..

Bit of rain, wee bit of wind, lots of debris over the road, but nothing I haven't seen before and there's definately been worse. Over hyped!

Big Dan

29th July 2008, 13:17

time for round 2

Phurrball

29th July 2008, 14:43

^^ After 18 hours without power down the road from Nagash in Laingholm, I have purchased a gas cooker.

(It's just about a given that our power goes out in this type of weather - though 18 hours is a record for my 4 years out 'there')

Hooray for candles, and laptops with enough battery life to watch a DVD :2thumbsup:

As for bangs - was it the transformers? It took 3 attempts to get the power back on in the 'Holm - first two resulted in >1minute's power and then an explosive 'BANG' somewhere in the neighbourhood, and then no more power...

Bring on the next one - warm food we shall have!:headbang:

kevfromcoro

29th July 2008, 15:33

They reacon another one is on the way
Its all quiet down here.
still as..
mayebe the calm before the storm

Maha

29th July 2008, 15:54

They reacon another one is on the way
Its all quiet down here.
still as..
mayebe the calm before the storm

Steady rain here, no wind, it was ment to hit Whangarei about 3pm and heading south.

Laava

29th July 2008, 15:59

Very little rain here, came back home from far north because of forecast and it isn't happening-yet!

Maha

29th July 2008, 16:00

Very little rain here, came back home from far north because of forecast and it isn't happening-yet!

All bullshit aye???
Fucken Karen Olsen.....:bash:

Laava

29th July 2008, 16:06

Yeah-Karen Olsen-Don't:buggerd: do:buggerd:it:buggerd:again!:spanking:

MadDuck

30th July 2008, 08:26

All bullshit aye???
Fucken Karen Olsen.....:bash:

You might want to take that back :shifty:

Pretty rough night up here again....lots of slips, roads closed and schools too (the kids will be happy)

Mom

30th July 2008, 08:30

He has gone out to work today, his job is on a road that runs between Woodcocks and Kaipara Flats. I dont think he is going to get there somehow, expect he will be home anytime soon :laugh:

Heavy rain up here with not a lot of wind overnight. It is not raining now and I can even see a patch of blue sky. Wonder if that will last?

Laava

30th July 2008, 08:35

No, it won't. We had that here 30 min ago and now it is raining very steadily and heading in your direction. Sorry Anne! Got a good book?

MadDuck

30th July 2008, 08:36

He has gone out to work today, his job is on a road that runs between Woodcocks and Kaipara Flats.

Put the jug on cos Woodcocks is closed.....we copped some big winds again last night. Must be a bit more exposed here.

nodrog

30th July 2008, 08:36

its mint down here, going to knock off at 12 and go for a ride.

Laava

30th July 2008, 08:38

its mint down here, going to knock off at 12 and go for a ride.
Kornholio?:girlfight:

Number One

30th July 2008, 08:44

We actually have SOME rain this time......hold onto your nickers! :lol:

doc

30th July 2008, 09:06

its mint down here, going to knock off at 12 and go for a ride.

Don't forget to "Slip slop slap" then. :Punk:

Just back from doin the morning milking for a neighbour. Needed a wetsuit here. Why do the cows pick the shittiest weather to calf. Seven of them dropped and do they look miserable. All standing tho. Glad I'm not a dairy farmer. :crybaby:

Mikkel

30th July 2008, 09:35

According to Stuff (http://www.stuff.co.nz/4636468a11.html) I think people should be careful of aquaplaning if they are heading south from Whitianga...

Sounds like quite a weather you have up there. Kinda envious - here it's just the same old boring seeping drizzle as usual :(

Maha

30th July 2008, 14:43

Put the jug on cos Woodcocks is closed.....we copped some big winds again last night. Must be a bit more exposed here.

I got through....like the pony express I am!!.....:2thumbsup
The main flooding was over the other side of the Ahuroa Hill, I was turning off just before the railway crossing (you know where that is aye?) but I still had to go through three lots of flooding. One I even stoped cos I couldn't tell how the road went. Could only see about a 6 inch ridge of road in the middle, so I watched four other cars drive through and away I went. :wacko:

kevfromcoro

30th July 2008, 14:58

Wet down here..not much wind..but rain ...farkin hell.
the coast rd is covered in debris and shit...think the road up to coromandel is closed..well it was this morning.
not bikin weather

Mom

30th July 2008, 19:33

Well I am a bit surprised tonight by the really stormy weather we are experiencing. We got off really lightly over the weekend during the weather bomb, even though the pressures got seriously low here, we did not get the really bad weather. It was not wonderful, but not as bad as right now...

At the moment we have the worst stormy weather we have had in this whole episode, apparently the front is off us now...LOL

At least it is not cold, and our candles (scented) are already lit :blip:

Good luck folks, this is not over yet.

Number One

30th July 2008, 19:35

At least it is not cold, and our candles (scented) are already lit :blip:

Bow chicka wow wow :blip:

chanceyy

30th July 2008, 20:54

sure copped it today .. Been awake since about 2am however from about 7 it got real rough, had to call the fire dept on the way back from my horses this morn due to trees & power lines on fire .. that was quite spectacular, Lost power just after 7am & work finally let us go home about 11.30am. we lost part of our roof (along with quite a few other buildings in town)

the whole of town was closed apart from dick smith, & power has finally been restored at 8.30pm ..

parts of the area look like a tornado has been through it so clean up will be more than a few days by the looks

been fairly settled for the last two hours but must have been in the eye cause she is cutting up rough again so dunno how long the power situation will be on for :lol:

Tank

31st July 2008, 00:04

The rain has caused slips about 400m from my house. At least one house terribly damaged - 12 homes evacuated at the moment. Stuff quotes:

A large slip caused the evacuation of more than a dozen homes on Auckland's North Shore.

One Torbay home has been severely damaged and is danger of collapse. If it slips down the hill it will take another three houses with it, and slam into a further 11 homes.

The rain is still coming down here - those poor, poor people with their homes in such trouble. I often see kids playing in the front of these homes - they are family homes. I sincerely hope that the misery ends with the homes already damaged. I down want to look down there in the morning and see a huge bloody landslip filled with peoples homes and possessions.

They must have been moved quickly - several of the homes still have cars in the driveways - so Im guessing that they were made to get out "Now!!!"

Mikkel

31st July 2008, 22:47

I just heard about a cruise ship being thrown around by the storm and that several people on board were injured.
Is this the boat that Col and Speedygirl are on? I sure don't hope so!

Number One

31st July 2008, 23:01

I just heard about a cruise ship being thrown around by the storm and that several people on board were injured.
Is this the boat that Col and Speedygirl are on? I sure don't hope so!
I wondered that too...surely COl would just jump out with Speedygirl on his back and paddle safely to shore :lol:

Maybe there is something in their thread?

MadDuck

1st August 2008, 11:52

Col and speedygirl are still on dry land.

The boat they were sposed to catch "yesterday" is not going to be back in Auckland until tonight. They lose 2 days off their trip which is a real bummer!

Mikkel

1st August 2008, 14:34

Col and speedygirl are still on dry land.

The boat they were sposed to catch "yesterday" is not going to be back in Auckland until tonight. They lose 2 days off their trip which is a real bummer!

Heaps better than being thrown around out on the open sea by a big-arse storm! Glad to hear they wasn't out there...

3 seriously injured in a weather where helicopter evacuation isn't really an option -> not good!

Number One

1st August 2008, 20:39

Col and speedygirl are still on dry land.

The boat they were sposed to catch "yesterday" is not going to be back in Auckland until tonight. They lose 2 days off their trip which is a real bummer!

Thanks for letting us know that they are SAFE :niceone: It is good to know that they are ok. Pity about the lost time on their holiday but at least they weren't suffering in high seas like all those other poor buggers.

MadDuck

1st August 2008, 20:47

One of my staff was on the dreaded cruise so I am looking forward to hearing all the stories.

We intend to put a bucket with a toilet seat on top beside her desk on Monday so she feels like she never got off the boat :buggerd:

doc

1st August 2008, 21:18

Yep it's winter guys...htfu

Nop....lets score it after ends first plus I enjoy weather...been stuck 12,000 feet up in a whiteout so a wee bit of rain and wind ain't nothing...

If it was the worst storm ever it may get my attention....but in a decade..geeze...how serious is that..

Well boyo, been on my patch since 1982. Worst damage we have ever had. Just spent my last 3 days off, chainsawing and stacking firewood. Plus cleaning up the usual crap after a big blow.

Will next time the lakes are low in winter and electricity is rocketing in price. :2guns:

I will briefly think of you . Thanks mate.

BIHB@0610

1st August 2008, 22:08

........ cleaning up the usual crap after a big blow.

Um .... think you're doing something wrong there Scummy! Well, someone is! :eek5:

Grahameeboy

1st August 2008, 23:20

Well boyo, been on my patch since 1982. Worst damage we have ever had. Just spent my last 3 days off, chainsawing and stacking firewood. Plus cleaning up the usual crap after a big blow.

Will next time the lakes are low in winter and electricity is rocketing in price. :2guns:

I will briefly think of you . Thanks mate.

Always thinking of you too....:rolleyes:

Beemer

6th August 2008, 14:55

We lost power at 7am last Wednesday (July 30) and didn't get it restored until 7pm Monday (August 4)! It came on for five minutes on Sunday but then the transformer outside our neighbour's exploded and burst into flames... The storm was really bad all day Wednesday and we lost about 10 trees that were just ripped out of the ground. Luckily we have an orchard down the road and then the neighbour's house and hedge so we got a little bit of shelter. The house was undamaged but our garden looks like a bomb hit it.

The whole house is covered in mud and pine needles and the worst part was, we'd just had our concrete path dug up the day before so there was mud everywhere!

We'd had a garden design woman here a few weeks earlier and thankfully the majority of the trees that we lost were ones we were about to pay someone to remove anyway. But there is a hell of a lot of green waste to clean up.

I'd just bought Andy a combo pole saw and hedge trimmer for his birthday a week earlier so he's out there now sawing to his heart's content!

We'll have a cheap power bill next month but considering we had to go out and buy a generator, it's not going to be much of a saving.

Photos don't really show it that well, but you can get an idea from this one of what was on its way down in the storm. Luckily we are on a ridge so it all fell well away from the house and garage. These three or four trees on the right were about 30-40 foot tall and they were torn out by the roots.