7 July 2011 - Storm/convective Forecast, Discussion And Reports

[Mike Storm]

bout time

[Harry]

Quite surprised the MetO radar only shows greens and yellows over the London region in the past hour.

The rainfall has been torrential in every sense of the word....odd!

[Arnie Pie]

cell to the W of Birmingham bubbling up nicely.....dark dancing base

Wolverhampton way

[Andy Bown]

There were some torrential showers late evening and overnight leaving me with 30mm in my gauge by this morning! That amount

of rain was certainly unexpected and unforecast in this region.

Quite surprised the MetO radar only shows greens and yellows over the London region in the past hour.

The rainfall has been torrential in every sense of the word....odd!

It only updates every half hour though, can you access the NW radar to see the 5 minute updates? Of course, as I alluded to a while ago,

that still doesn't guarantee the heaviest rain being shown up if it happens in the in between time!

Another line of downpurs has developed through inland Devon and Somerset/Bath/Wiltshire recently so eyes to that for this area through the

afternoon to see if it can affect the current fine warm sunshine.

More likely though is that it, too, will affect a relatively narrow strip of the country but will perhaps stetch NNE into Gloucestershire.

[topsweep1506]

Hail/rain shower here in Cramlington and quite gusty

Live webcam at www.livestream.com/ecmlcam i'll try and keep it on lol

Edited July 7, 2011 by topsweep1506

[Biggin]

Hail/rain shower here in Cramlington and quite gusty

Live webcam at www.livestream.com/ecmlcam i'll try and keep it on lol

Poxy ads, I switched off

[Darren Bown]

Showers kicking off around Britain now. Seem to be getting surrounded here!

[jello]

Something going on outside here coulda swore that was thunder

[EaasmanG]

Something going on outside here coulda swore that was thunder

That was somebody moving their wheelie bin. If you have to question it then it ain't a thunderstorm.

Edited July 7, 2011 by EaasmanG

[Thundery wintry showers]

The latest radar (and sky) update shows that the showers are finally inching eastwards over to Cleadon.

[Alex95]

Another deluge of rain and hail here.

[jello]

I am liking the look of the shower heading straight for me on radar Looking very heavy and big. can see it from the window.

[Raidan]

Absolutly tipping down in Bristol,roads flooding wouldn't be suprised to hear thunder.

[Richie V]

Just had an insane downpour here, 4.6mm in 4 mins.

[Alex95]

Just heard a distant rumble of thunder, and the rain is still coming down in torrents!

[skidders]

Absolutly tipping down in Bristol,roads flooding wouldn't be suprised to hear thunder.

Some sferics to the south west of us on the radar so we might get some rumbles

[Lancashire Lass]

Can confirm very dark skies and thunder here SW of Preston

[Thundery wintry showers]

Haven't heard any thunder yet in Cleadon but have just had a torrential downpour with pools of water running down the streets- it'll be interesting to see what rainfall intensity I get from my rain gauge.

[Lancashire Lass]

....and there goes my sky signal

Absolutely hoofing it down now. Still thundering.

[Harry]

Clusters of showers moving NE'wards from N France at the moment.

[Chris.R]

that's not fair thunder in Preston I got that cell and it was just a torrential downpour with no thunder! There seems to be a streemer of showers passing my location now though.

[jello]

We have thunder and lightning

[Neilsouth]

[paul m]

Nice photo Victor the black and white shows of the clouds superbly

[Coast]

Very nice Neil!

Seems to be panning out pretty much as the information to hand this morning. Lots of rain, heavy at times and in places with a bit of thunder and some blustery moments. All we need is a bit more electricity later in the evening