Captain Thunderpants

Sometimes I have to be really self disciplined being self employed because the temptations to say " to work, I'm getting in the van and going storm chasing" is almost overwhelming

Had a short sharp storm with very loud thunder about an hour ago. Been rumbling and looking like this to our North ever since!

Weird that there is nothing even remotely close to here on lightning radars.

Very faint distant thunder rumbling near North Dorset, Sturminster Newton and very oppressive. Going very dark too. Fingers crossed!!

Looks like it's kicking off over Yeovil way again. Could we be lucky enough to get a second instalment or am I just being greedy?

Well that was an unexpected treat! Short but very active Storm over Sherborne area, Dorset. Fantastic lightning. Still flickering in the distance...

Well I'm happy at last! Had a cracking storm earlier this evening over North Dorset / South Somerset. Weird thunder though. Not particularly loud but none stop crackly thunder that just continued without a gap for ages. Rather eerie. Never heard anything quite like it....

No thunder at the moment but a stunning skyscape...

Looks like something interesting heading my way. Note the rainbow!

If it kicks off down your neck of the woods later, maybe tempted to drive down to get my fix.... provided that the pub hasn't drawn me in first

Don't know why we still have a storm warning in place for Sherborne area. Reckon it's more likely to snow than thunder. More than happy to be proved wrong though?.....

Well I awoke at about 4am. More due to humidity than anything else. One bright flash that I was aware of even with my eyes closed. Apart from that just a few distant flickers and no thunder. Bit odd really. One minute there were storms south of us. The next minute North of us. Must've had the pause button pressed as they passed over ...

Another rumble and the rain is getting heavier. Dare I get excited yet ?

Well we now have rain and anyone with amazing hearing may have just noted a distant rumble. Nothing more exciting yet though in Sherborne area....

Belting it down here as I found out to my cost while walking the dog. Really thundery skies but not so much as a single flicker of Lightning. All happening way north of us