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I was expecting another bust in Kent but the humidity and these beauts suggest we may be in with a shout
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Jesus Mary Joseph and the wee donkey! This is the most intense storm I've ever seen!!!! We're talking a flash every 3-5 seconds!!!!!
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35 minutes ago, BrickFielder said:
Watching the radar with animation on shows some cloud moving east and some north. Looks almost as if there is a surface low crossing the southern part of England. Further north looks like a convergence zone or developing front which looks slow moving apart from spreading northwards.
Maybe it is just my imagination. It could give a hint as to where storms will be later though.
Happy watching.
I thought that looked a bit rotational. Here's hoping you're right!
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Can see lightning in the distance from Gravesend now. Praying the north Kent done doesn't go up
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14 minutes ago, StormLoser said:
I was watching the Southampton web cam and look what happened! Watch from the top left. (Sorry for the delay getting this here - techie struggles).
Is this ball lightning? It can't be a meteor because cloud covers the sky behind it. The path wavers, and it goes behind a cloud! All associated with a giant lightning outburst.
I can't see anything in the foreground to cause the phenomenon, nor does it look like an insect.
Not so sure it's a seagull, that looks like it leaves a trail and we are currently in Perseid meteor shower season
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The Kent storm appears to be turning north over the river
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I think tonight might be my night after 3 years of busts and near misses
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Flashes and rumbles getting more regular south of Gravesend
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10 minutes ago, Supacell said:
I am currently just outside Gravesend on the A2. Completely missed the storms that passed about an hour ago. I am hoping there are more or I will have had a wasted trip
I'm hearing rumbles in the distance from Gravesend
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What are the chances of one of those blobs becoming electrified over the Gravesend area? Majority of the action appears to be heading west of Medway from what I can see
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Buzzing for the night ahead. I should know by now not to get my hopes up but it's looking increasingly promising by the hour
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Seeing some absolutely beautiful convection today. No doubt the Kent 2020 forcefield will be on force but not even mad today. It's amazing how fast these big old marshmallows can grow
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16 minutes ago, James175 said:
Update, the lighting hit the gate to our site 20 meters from where I was standing. That was a close one.
Gate now won't open, hoping I'm not stuck here tonight lol
Update no 2, cell has passed and our site manager is currently trying to prize the gate open with a crowbar. Will see if I can grab a pic of the damage on my way out at 5. That's if I can get out lol
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14 minutes ago, James175 said:
Holy c**p lightning just struck no more than a few hundred meters from my office, whilst I was looking out of the open window. My ears are now ringing. This is the Zeus' revenge for me complaining all summer about the lack of storms in Kent
Update, the lighting hit the gate to our site 20 meters from where I was standing. That was a close one.
Gate now won't open, hoping I'm not stuck here tonight lol
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Just now, Buzzard said:
Where though? The amount of time I spend going through a profile to see where people are
Sorry, forgot to mention that due to the excitement. Just outside of Sevenoaks
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Holy c**p lightning just struck no more than a few hundred meters from my office, whilst I was looking out of the open window. My ears are now ringing. This is the Zeus' revenge for me complaining all summer about the lack of storms in Kent
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I think this might finally be Kent's day. Temperature has shot up to the high 20s, it's dripping humidity and we've got plenty of convection.
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This is getting flipping ridiculous now. This morning's storm took a break as it went over Kent and fired up again in Essex. This one is taking a route around us. The forcefield is well and truly up
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Pleeeeeeeese make it across the channel and let Kent finally have a piece of the action
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Some big weeble towers popping up over Surrey
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21 minutes ago, Steve_De4 said:
I don't often say much here, but I think it's worth noting that I can see the impressive High Wycombe cloud from here near Salisbury...
This is her from all the way on Gravesend. She's a beast
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3 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:
Yeah wow! should we be getting excited?
I am, slept through the only decent storm to pass through here this morning
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Thought we were gonna miss out in Kent today but right on cue, out of absolutely nowhere, we've got some beautiful instability
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So how does this afternoon's fun set us up for later on?
Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023
in Storms & Severe Weather
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I'm not usually one to complain, I love it hot. But it doesn't feel great at all despite being under 30