Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 5th July 2012>

[Cheese Rice]

Lightning!!!!

[Just Before Dawn]

Rather odd I agree because i've only just seen the NAE and its predicting incredible amounts of rainfall across much of E Anglia especially central/N parts of E Anglia.

Looking at the 24hr precip accumalation on the NAE and im hoping its wrong for my location.

According to the latest radar I would include all of E Anglia!!

The Met Office and the Environment Agency have been warning Emergency Planners for a day or two now that this could had the potential to be a significant event. Certainly given the current ground conditions I expect to be busy over the next couple of days. Tide times aren't too bad, but there's a 7m tide progged for later today with an easterly wind at 15-20 mph, we might see a few issues with tidal locking on the later tide tonight on some east coast rivers.

Edited July 6, 2012 by Just Before Dawn

[stormchaser1]

Lets hope you lot down South dont get it has bad as we got it last thursday, i recorded 55 mm in 2hrs other places had alot more than that, we was on the borderline, 3 supercells converged onto the North East that day, A day to remember for a long time

[Jackfrost]

With my area increasingly coming into play for the possibility of very high rainfall totals I'm getting a little jittery

I'd love to say I'm looking forward to this - there's something exciting about torrential rain pounding down - but after being flooded in 2009 and seeing the effect it has on others I understand the misery it causes. In our case it wasn't just furniture and kitchen appliances that were lost; the drowning of two of our cats, having to dispose of decades-worth of photographs, christmas decorations and toys, which along with having your home flooded with four foot of muddy, stinking water and not being able to live there for five months was absolutely devastating.

So, frankly, despite some people craving this sort of weather, I'd be more than happy for the forecast to go tits-up with the worst of the rain ending up in the North Sea. Of course, that's not looking likely and there are there'll be some pretty miserable homeowners this time tomorrow.

[stormchaser1]

currently watching that cell in the North Sea, looking at Netweathers radar, showing lightning strikes ahead of this cell. hope this pushes West onto Land

[Cheshire Freeze]

that's not looking likely and there are there'll be some pretty miserable homeowners this time tomorrow.

Well my house won't be hit by flooding as there are no rivers around here.....I obviously empathise with those who will be affected though. Don't think the heaviest of the rain will hit here in any case. Should be a good day for some though from a weather enthusiast perspective.

[Jackfrost]

Well my house won't be hit by flooding as there are no rivers around here

Doesn't have to come from a river: we were flooded by blocked drains which had been neglected for years. Debris just built up which nobody knew about until it was too late.

But yeah, I'll be keeping one eye on the sky and radar because I really like watching it spread in, and the other eye will be kept firmly on the drains in the road outside.

Edited July 6, 2012 by Jackfrost

[stormchaser1]

We never even got any warnings for last Thursdays storms, so you lot down South should be well prepared, {hopefully}.

[Mesoscale]

all the heaviest stuff is passing to my north so the meto got it right...!

No sferics at all, so dissapointing its unreal no storms this year. Dissapointing considering we are meant to have 14 days of thunder heard a year!

Edited July 6, 2012 by Mesoscale

[stormchaser1]

looks like a few more strikes in that area i mentioned earlier, quite possible this could reach land in a few hrs

[Cheese Rice]

Yes the radar is exploding with convection ahead of the front, some very intense echoes showing. Lightning strikes across the North sea and Wales too.

Edited July 6, 2012 by Cheese Rice

[stormchaser1]

ive been watching this develop for the last few hours, looks like we could get hit by 0600

[Eye to the sky]

Just been woken by truly intense rain and occasional Thunder.The rainfall is on the same scale as last Thurdays Thunderstorm!.Could be some flooding if this keeps up for much longer!

[stormchaser1]

Sure ive just heard a rumble of thunder, [camera is recording} hopefully something will give

[Cheese Rice]

Yes a line of extremely heavy showers about to affect NE England these will have strong winds, torrential rain and lightning.

Round 2 for Newcastle?

Radar below.

Anything in a black box will have lightning or thunder.

Calm before the storm here, very foggy/misty with a mild breeze. Strange weather you would expect on coastal fringes

[stormchaser1]

Rain has arrived

[stormchaser1]

Just had reports kicking off in Blythe since 0330 this morning, Lightning

[Supacell]

Yes a line of extremely heavy showers about to affect NE England these will have strong winds, torrential rain and lightning.

Calm before the storm here, very foggy/misty with a mild breeze. Strange weather you would expect on coastal fringes

But can these remain intact as they move inland and give us a nice show this morning?

[Cheese Rice]

But can these remain intact as they move inland and give us a nice show this morning?

Yes because the one that is heading for Yorkshire is the one that the warning is for, whether it keeps the lightning remains to be seen though.

[P-M]

Oh my god the rain is torrential its horrendous and yeah thunder heard!!

Flash flooding on roads everywhere now its a disgrace to be woken to that this morning I have to drive to Middlesbrough and was banking on a dryish day until tonight!

Edited July 6, 2012 by Paul-Michael

[stormchaser1]

Oh my god the rain os torrential its horrendous and yeah thunder heard!!

Another 20 mins and im away home,{nightshift over} ! been watching this all night, its kicking off in Blythe and Morpeth already

[P-M]

The roads are like rivers mate in fact it's on a par in terms of rainfall to last Thursday (the rate of rain falling I mean)

Finally calmed down here now but Jesus that was intense!

Edited July 6, 2012 by Paul-Michael

[stormchaser1]

The roads are like rivers mate in fact it's on a par in terms of rainfall to last Thursday (the rate of rain falling I mean)

Finally calmed down here now but Jesus that was intense!

Looks like its heading this way to Jarrow , another 10 mins and im away home

[stormchaser1]

The roads are like rivers mate in fact it's on a par in terms of rainfall to last Thursday (the rate of rain falling I mean)

Finally calmed down here now but Jesus that was intense!

ITS ARRIVED TORRENTIAL RAIN LOL

[Carl]

Oh my god the rain os torrential its horrendous and yeah thunder heard!!

Flash flooding everywhere now its a disgrace to be woken to that this morning I have to drive to Middlesbrough and was banking on a dryish day until tonight!

Woken here in Saltburn in the last few minutes by a huge rumble of thunder. Storm has reached us although it seems to have calmed slightly in the last few minutes.