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New9 getting very excited copter got a tornado on stream

FOXlubbock are reporting significant wind damage in Girard and a gust of 92mph reported in Jayton

Paul Knightley just posted on fb lost his rear windscreen and 2 side windows sudden gust front picked up stones and hit vehicle

missing the action gota check out finances for next year no splashing out on Iceland this winter i think well done to all on the tours so far hopefully a lot more to come

bad luck Mark...., but you never know try again, one day soon there may me a decent Aurora visible all over England it has been photographed as far as southcoast a couple of times this year and several times last year there has been a couple realy big displays this winter that would have been easily visible except for cloud cover, so keep a check on forecasts solar and weather and the fact that photos have been taken in uk even when the Kp index not been big, i suspect it is visible in even southern england more often than people think, so i think it's always worth a look north if the sky is clear you never know ! possibly going back to Iceland in October will be staying in same hotel on edge of Keflavic so an easy walk out of most the street lighting to get photos same as last September, Going to Oslo Norway tomorrow for a few days not able to take Canon etc. with me not enough room but i will have a couple of action cams and a decent travel camera so hoping as I will be on the northern edge of Oslo in the pine forest and about the same latitude as Shetland i may just get to see the Aurora if its a strong one.

remember Iceland is usually under the Aurora oval and if the sky is clear something usually will be visible at some time even when the sun is not very active look north take some photos your camera may see something that the eye doesn't you may find the Aurora is even overhead or to the south so scan the sky carefully most IMPORTANT take any filters off your lens or you will get concentric rings in your images that you will not be able to edit out shoot in raw so you can colour correct easy or if you want to shoot in jpegs if there are any street lights or amber in the sky set white balance on a canon to tungsten seem to work best apparently

hi Paul for those who think it never snows in Southend http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/cam/ wonder how many sunglasses they will sell today to stop the snow blindness

http://www.yr.no/kart/#lat=55.69486&lon=1.09601&zoom=4&laga=nedb%C3%B8rskyer&proj=3575 and there data is from http://www.met.no/English/Weather_forecast/

my latest camera was purchased from Big Norman in Gibraltar they pay all duty/vat etc. so they are way cheaper in most cases delivery was 3 days from order for me with free delivery, with next day on some stock that they keep in uk they don't have every cam and you will get a euro/international spec. camera ie. different charger but they give you an adapter or you may get international video spec. ie. longer recording time (not time limited as per EC non video camera rules) i did say may you can check it out with them i have also purchased from Simply Electronics in the past did not realise till i see the courier tracking as they used a .co.uk web address that they were in Hong Kong video cam arrived in 4 days all duty's paid also but there prices are not as low but still cheaper than uk based retailers same as above specification types I have bought from jessops as at times they have special offers i got a canon 85mm lens cheaper from them then any other retailer a few months back so worth checking them out at times reserved and picked up in shop just in case they went tits up

Beware of bridge cameras (just a glorified compact) they do not have all the manual settings that a DSLR will have the zooms are just not as good for lightning pics 20mm lens will be good looking at the present DSLR go to that well known webshop beginning with A or some of the others look at Canon EOS 1100D the best for the money cost about the same as a good compact or midrange bridge camera, or if you can afford more the all new EOS 650D buy with the standard lens 18 to 55mm and of course the others in between then when funds permit get a 10 to 20mm wide angle zoom these cameras also have decent video capability albeit on the the 1100D just 720p but that will be better quality than 1080p on a compact, better quality lens bigger sensor etc. then as the photography bug bites due to having a decent camera of course the lens collection with telephotos, macros, fish eye etc decent flash gun tripods filters, lightning trigger all have to be acquired well not really LOL

if your missing out Storm Chasers on channel 5 now

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When posting "thunder heard" "lightning" etc. can you please state where in the country you are so we can follow tonights/tomorrow's weather event (null)

Just looked at sat. pics on my phone looks to be some storms forming in western approaches and some nice storms pouring into biscay from nw iberia lets hope it all gets here I finish work 10 tonight I hope for a late night (null)

my observation of the storm caught unaware by a close clap of thunder looked at my boltek display this looks good quick look at nw radar yikes right under storm decided not to video from home (Bicester) so out to car for a better view, pulled up in rear end off the cell which looked to be a decent hook with decent rotation in it then hit by large hail in downdraft, so back into car and head towards Buckingham see a tornado ropeout over Stratton Audley unable to get back to storm after core punching it due to slow moving traffic roads flooded due to melting hail stones see a decent wall cloud with scuds being ripped up into it so back to Stratton to see if any evidence see some small debris across road just where it looked like we saw the tornado ropeout from the A4421 (null)

report on Oxford Mail http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/9692357.Freak_weather_reported_across_the_north_of_the_county/

my very brief video due to having to get in car to avoid rain then heavy marble sized hail went to Stratton Audley where James and I see a possible roping out tornado after trying to get back under storm (impossible due to traffic and flooding) was a small amount of minor debris across road small twigs dead leafs etc. more than elsewhere, didn't have time to get a photo at the time or photo on way back as work night shift beckons

it caught me unaware was not weather watching went out in car got some video footage will check to see what i have got when at work tonight

if you are talking about the cell that passed over Bicester Oxfordshire it looked very supercell type to me lots of circulation / convection in the base see a wall cloud may have been a brief tornado in Stratton Audley

Hi Mark just been chasing storm as it came over Bicester lots of structure lots of rotation underneath cell lots off hail then hail fog lightning frequent there must be a tornado/funnel report for this storm

looking at the stationary cars, Chaser convergence ! then the dash to get up the road a bit..... looks like they happen in Japan too. sad about the reported death and injuries though

Best seats on flight window seats on the Port side (left looking forward) things to look out for on way out icelandic volcanos I did see the Eyjafjallajokull erupting in the distance you may also get to see in the frozen north east of Canada a white ring the site of one of earth's largest meteorite impacts, Manicouagan in Quebec its usually frozen over till middle of June so easy to see there a couple of others that you may get lucky and see also. On the way home try for a Port side windows seat again to see possible Storm cells and when it gets dark (take no notice of cabin crew asking you to pull window blind down check with persons in same row though, tell cabin crew your not flying without the blind open unless they want to land the plane because you will have a panic attack if you get any grief from them lol.) you may get lucky and see the Aurora Borealis especially this year and next, you may also get lucky and see my house in Bicester as your plane flies into Bovingdon hold for Heathrow

my effort same lightning bolt

talking about insurance risk in 2010 when we stayed at the Big Texan i noticed 4 cyclists they were brits on a cycle tour around the midwest, didnt say anything too them about it when talking too them they did seem a bit surprised when they asked what i was doing in the area and i said storm chasing, but 4 brits (2 couples) touring Tornado Alley peak season on bikes didnt even see a weather radio clipped on handlebars etc. probably not even aware of the major weather risk in Amarrilo area that time of year what on earth in reality was there insurance risk compared to a car load of weather aware people with internet /weather radar and all hazards radio etc. and being able to drive away from storm if too dangerous. The danger potential for them if caught out in the open in severe weather would be unthinkable giant hail, lightning, possible tornado, 80mph inflow, massive downdrafts etc. I don't think too many locals would consider a cycling holiday in Tornado Alley in april/may june without being seriously weather aware.

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