Far North of England Regional Discussion: 21st May 2013 onwards

[jennyifer]

Ah maybe.i know the flashes did not light up much of the sky just small areas.went on for a while still odd one now

[Boro Snow]

This solar storm may last for 3-4 days. Looking on fb incidents of Teesside the airport is currently having delays as is Newcastle for low level lightning but again I cant see anything

[Summer Sun]

Issued at:
1045 on Thu 22 Aug 2013

 

Valid from:
0005 on Sat 24 Aug 2013

 

Valid to:
2100 on Sat 24 Aug 2013

 

Outbreaks of rain affecting parts of England and Wales during Saturday are likely to turn heavy at times, with a risk a of local accumulations in excess of 40 mm. The public should be aware of possible localised surface water flooding where heaviest showers.

 

Chief Forecaster's assessment

 

A frontal zone stalling over much of the area on Saturday will produce spells of showery rain. Some of this rain will be heavy, perhaps with thunder, and locally torrential. Where the heaviest rain occurs is very uncertain, largely due to the complex fashion in which this frontal zone develops. Current thinking suggests northern and western parts of the region covered by the warning may improve later on Saturday whilst further south and east improvement is considered likely to be slower.

 

Areas under the warning

 

Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=ne&fcTime=1377298800

[Boro Snow]

heres hoping for a 2nd night of fun, thundery downpours expected later this evening and hopefully the solar storm will continue, radar viewing and beers is the order for tonight, infact im just watching the radar now and a shower has just passed through darlo and not a spot of rain fell strange

[Boro Snow]

[Boro Snow]

[topsweep1506]

Same here in Ashington radar says its been raining for an hour but not a drop ive seen

Tony

[Boro Snow]

Same here in Ashington radar says its been raining for an hour but not a drop ive seenTony

ive found out why there is high pressure just off the east coast and within it there is some dry air which is evaporating the rain as it falls, but with this developing low coming in that will take over as the main feature so rain will then start to fall and hopefully the storms will develop

Edited August 23, 2013 by Lee aka Boro Snow

[DH764]

At last !! 

Just had a very good light show ! Some superb cloud to cloud arcs ...even my daughter was enjoying it  

[Boro Snow]

At last !! 

Just had a very good light show ! Some superb cloud to cloud arcs ...even my daughter was enjoying it  

still more to come looking at the radar

[seabreeze86]

Looking like a very stormy night for the north east now plenty of cells popping up now.

 

The thunder has eased of for the time being here but still raining.

[topsweep1506]

Cheers lee was wondering what was happenin lol

Fingers crossed for a storm later

Tony

[Boro Snow]

Looking like a very stormy night for the north east now plenty of cells popping up now.

 

The thunder has eased of for the time being here but still raining.

i havent had a night storm for years there was plenty of flashes lastnight but it was away in the distance, fingers crossed

[seabreeze86]

Well the lull dident last long huge CG lightning and big crack of thunder.

 

My sky has gone off which means nothing as i think it goes off when my next door neighbour farts it goes of that often

[seabreeze86]

i havent had a night storm for years there was plenty of flashes lastnight but it was away in the distance, fingers crossed

Good luck mate, plenty of lightning here the rain is getting very heavy now not quite torrential but getting close. Not many lightning strikes showing on the radar but there has been plenty all around me. 

[Isolated Frost]

Next batch; enjoy Teesside and eastern Durham! Ultra intensity storm stuff coming down from the S/SW, hit and miss. Looking dark, grim and pretty autumnal out there at the moment.

[Cloud 10]

I take my hat off to the met-office,didn't think there was much chance of storms in the region

looking at the usual charts,but lo and behold they have appeared.

 

 

Met Office: North East England: severe weather warnings

 

 

 

They get plenty of stick for getting it wrong,so fair play this time. 

 

 

Hopefully the rest of the region can get in on the thundery action!

[Cloud 10]

Next batch; enjoy Teesside and eastern Durham! Ultra intensity storm stuff coming down from the S/SW, hit and miss. Looking dark, grim and pretty autumnal out there at the moment.

 

That cell you mention has exploded as i was making my last post!!

 

[Summer Sun]

Continued cloudy and dull in Darlo but no rain still

[Boro Snow]

its getting extremly dark out there the skies look very threatening but again that cell looks like just passing south of darlo

[DH764]

Big flashes over here in Eston !

[Summer Sun]

The darlo rain shield is in full swing tonight even though the radar shows rain over Darlo I can confirm its dry and dark

 

[Summer Sun]

Spots of rain on the window now the rain shield has broke

[seabreeze86]

Round 2 underway here looks like the core of the storm is to my west but still some good light shows going on. what a night so far.

[DH764]

Wow ...purple lightning ...bring it on !!! 

Best storm for ages round here .