Steve of Wycombe

Storms missed us by 12 miles yesterday (Aylesbury) so awaiting how close they miss us today. Still no thunderstorms this year or even torrential rain. A pretty usual summer here.

Very true. What is really annoying is that there have been 5 times this year where quite active storms just missed here by a few miles. Yesterday in the morning torrential rain fell to the west of us then in the afternoon a thunderstorm developed 2 miles in the east , the MCS (two occasions) in JUne missed here by about 4 miles to the south and 8 miles to the north. We have had nothing of note all summer but distant rumbles. This is very common - the last half decent storm was overnight in September 2016 when a large part of the south had a deluge. I just cant wait for a half decent storm as my kids have never really witnessed a thunderstorm yet.

Finally had some heavy rain this morning. 10mm in the end. A few cracks of thunder too. Freshened things up. Mind you not sure how much to trust Eldorado 24 hour extremes who advise Isle of purbeck had over 60mm of rain today - does this sound true or a load of tosh ? The Lincs storms looks livley on radar as do tjose over N.Ireland.

I too try to remain positive but last week flash flooding was repored in many nearby towns , Maidenhead, WAtford and Buckingham and is the same each year. I read on Manchster evening news website the headline today was yet another storm hits Manchester - it would be a mircale just to get one here.

I would count ourselves in this one. We had one rumble of thunder after a light hail shower in April. We heard rumbles from nearby storms on two occasions last week - nothing overhead - not even a heavy shower this year to get excited about.

Absolutly boring in HIgh Wycombe. No thunder, lighening or heavy rain. A shower ran a few miles away according to radar late morning - we had nothing. MId afternoon onwards sporadic drizzle - we have had about 1ml. This on top of last week where we had two major storms miss us by a few miles on successive days. Cloudy and drizzly now - no direct hit for 18 years now. THere must be a similar story to the guy in Congelton - it really is too stange that is happens all the time.

In High Wycombe only 4ml fell over two days. Major storms hit south, north , east and west of us. We heard a few rumbles and saw the odd flash in the distance but nothing exciting. Every summer the same happens again and again and we get diddly squat. Heathrow less than 20 miles ago got 26ml - who else in central sothern england got unlucky.

I feel your pain - it was even worse for me as we had storms either side and we had next to nothing here and now await a first storm in 18 years.

Here in a village called Hazlemere just north ogfHIgh Wycombe we got almost nothing. 1ml of rain and some faint rumbles. It looks like we were on the very edge of a great storm which we didnt get once again. Happens every year - looks like it formed into a line now so all to our west will enjoy. No true storms here for 19 years now

how come many locations nearby always get massive rain totals during a thundery spell which we in HIgh Wycombe never get. Over last few years seen high totals in Bedford, Kenley, Charlwood or Brize Norton way above my record when we get a few showers. IN 29 years of record keeping the highest 24 hour total I have recorded is 44mm - today Heathrow had more. I recorded 15 mm today with a few showers - nothing special. LAst night we had a few flashes as we did the night before but nothing to get too excitrd about. Check out the radar and London get lods of white echos which never hit HIgh Wycombe. Its just a strange thing no one from the met office ever mention.

Here in HIgh Wycombe we missed all the fun last week with just 1mm of rain. The forecast is once again we will miss the fun once again tomorrow and LONdon will have the fifth instance of heavy rain. storms in the last year that we will not get a drop from. Has anywhere been drier than HIgh Wycombe over the past 6 weeks. If storms are forecast we always just miss out and it is really frustrating.

nothing again in High Wycombe - dont believe me but check out the rain radar and as soon as anything gets close it dies. We had a pathetic 1mm yesterday and we are so parched. So believe me some parts of southern england are so starved of storms its unreal.

It has been a real borefest in High wycombe again - 1mm of rain in a moderate shower at midday and that is it. Looks like nothing more is coming our way. You lucky lot in South Yorks, LIncs, Banbury, West country - can we just get a little bit please ? Be happy with just a very heavy shower.

Sun has now come out. My rain guage picked up 11ml in one hour. Not too bad.

Here in High Wycombe we have had a good hour of heavy rain. No thunder but the rain did cause minor surface water flooding on local roads. MOst exciting weather event of the year so far.