Wet'n'Dry

So is a 15' carbon beach casting rod, that's why I stayed at home today

Yeah I've been watching that for the last 20 minutes, I'm wondering if we're going to get a fresh storm from our south east

What direction is it coming from

Continuous lightning to my West, anyone in the Thurrock area is getting a great light show

Frequent IC lightning at least 10 miles to my SSE, at least 10 strikes per minute, no thunder heard yet

Nothing visible in Bas yet

Bananarama

Good luck for tomorrow Justin

I won't be in Basildon as I'm off driving around the south and east, be sure to give any reports if anything happens. Also could you edit your profile to include your location, it helps a lot! Thanks

My wife thinks I'm weird but when it does happen she enjoys a good bang!!!

I think some people should accept they may not see a storm tomorrow. It's always been the case that a Thames Streamer or Kent clipper has happened that it was basically an import. Our weather is so dynamic that forecasting is not always an exact science, coupled with the fact that London acts as an UHI then anything is possible and may become a breeding ground for all points north For tomorrow I wouldn't be placing the emphasis on the south east but more to the north and west of the severe risk area, it's just a gut feeling!!

Game on!! Tomorrow I'm driving from Basildon to Aylesford in Kent, then to Chessington, then Littlehampton then back to Basildon. If I don't see a flash during that time I'll be a tad disappointed!

Shame I was on the M25 as I would have got a pic. Truly stunning!!

Evening all, I saw an identical example of these clouds over Surrey this afternoon. I thought it to be a good indicator of instability and here I am catching up on hundreds of posts! http://earthsky.org/earth/kelvin-helmholzt-clouds

Huge drops of rain just fell, came from nowhere!!

Maybe they don't have the bandwidth to stream to all users, it only happens during peak periods such as we have today

Is anyone having problems with raintoday? I keep getting errors on phone and PC, something to do with Google maps not loading properly.

2 strikes within 500 metres of my house and another half dozen within a mile, I can still hear the storm rumbling as it moves off to my N/E Edit: Should that be yards and miles or metres and kilometres

Wow!!!! Basildon just lit up, I've not heard thunder this loud in years!! CG's all over and very heavy vertical rain

Hi Sentinel and welcome to the group. I'm keeping an eye on this webcam as anything hitting Brighton is likely to have our name on it. https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-kingdom/england/brighton/brighton.html

Just 3 strikes, quite elevated and now fizzled out, at least it's a start!!

Thunderstorm in Basildon right now

Goodnight all, I have to get up early for work. I hope you all get what you're looking for over the coming hours. Stay safe and get your pets in!

M25's a car park, sorry no heat generated there!!

I've not seen a warning like this!! http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=ee&fcTime=1473980400 An area of torrential, thundery rain is expected to develop across the region during early Friday morning bringing the potential for exceptionally large amounts of rain within a few hours. Frequent lightning and hail may be additional hazards. Whilst there remains some uncertainty about developments and areas affected, there could be major disruption. Please be prepared for the potential for very severe weather conditions bringing flash flooding and disruption to transport. A cold front approaching moist, unstable air is expected to generate a line of exceptionally heavy, thundery rain. Possible sustained hourly rates of more than 30 mm could result in totals of more than 100 mm in 3-4 hours. Particularly in urban areas, this could lead to flooding of properties and businesses and major disruption to transport.