Cornishdave

I sent that up from exeter earlier as a gift

This is looking east from exminster nr Exeter. Looks cracking, photo does it no justice! Good luck everyone

I’m in the area where it was actually forecast and it delivered, so definitely not a bust at all. From memory most of wales wasn’t in the forecast this morning? Charts showed pretty much what actually happened, storms firing in channel moving north east up through Devon eastwards fading as they tracked north east

That’s a mile from my house!

Absolutely lashing down in Exeter, had heavy rain on and off since midnight, saw some great lightning in the early hours after staying up with a few glasses of fettercairn whisky. We’ve had a few flashes and bangs in with this rain. For me the forecasts and warnings were bang on. Despite it being dark and grey here it has delivered the goods, sun looks like it may break out in a min for first time all day. So for those who think because the sun isn’t out you’re still in with a chance, plus the sun wasn’t the fuel at 2am for these elevated storms. Good luck and don’t give up, atmosphere above is still fairly juicy!

Cracking night last night, I’m from exeter but stayed home in Cornwall, sat outside on the patio looking out over st Austell bay and the lightning was nothing short of fantastic. Lots of forks, some upward and anvil crawlers. It was out to sea so could barely hear thunder but one of the best setups I’ve ever witnessed. Then I was woken up by it again around 2am I guess. If that’s all I see this year then I’m happy!

Well if that’s the only thunder I get down here in Exeter this year then I’m happy. Superb afternoon. Lovely to get nice cloudscapes too. How good was today for fairly early on in the season! Had to turn the borehole pump off at the brewery as the water started coming in muddy after the deluge! Saw the potential early this morning so filled a couple tanks with 20000l of water in anticipation as I have beer to brew tomorrow

Well if the only storm I get this month was the one this afternoon in exeter than that’s fine by me! Absolute belter in exeter. Rainfall like I’ve never seen. Superb. Saw some nice towers going up over towards Dartmoor on my way home so may be some more later!

Agree and i get its disappointing for some but I feel many on here set themselves up for disappointment for something that was never really on the cards! Still plenty of summer left so fingers crossed for more storm opportunities

I don’t recall seeing anywhere that’s forecasted severe storms to break out? Have I missed something? Seems to be much disappointment on here for an event that wasn’t really forecast? I think they all went with possible thundery outbreaks as the cold front moves in, that’s pretty much what’s happened? I’m in the southwest and the heatwave hasn’t ended, the front passed through earlier with a little rain and convection but after that skies are clear and it’s 29 degrees.

Here’s a shot of the cell that grew really quickly and died off as quickly, this is the view from my house on the exe estuary, the hilltop in the distance is Woodbury common with sidmouth beyond it on the other side.

Yes there’s some good looking instability here in Exeter looking towards Dartmoor and Torbay, a pleasant surprise

I have no idea either, the wind is strong here and all clouds are moving at what appears to be 90 degrees opposite to what the incoming cell is tracking!

Yep only a few miles from me, heard distant rumbles, all the low level cloud is moving in the opposite direction to the line of rain on the radar

Hi all, long time lurker here in Exeter, Devon. I’m a lurker who doesn’t post that often but very much enjoy reading what some of the experts post on here. The thick Cloud is clearing here in Exeter, I have everything crossed for some thunder judging by blitzortung. Suns sort of out, but it’s partially cut off by a load of unstable looking patchy clouds. Eyes on the skies!