South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 29/7/13 20z------>

[Summer of 76]

You can guarantee 'extreme' weather when the MetOffice take down their warnings!

Funny you should say that as everything seems to be in the areas where the first warnings were posted early in the week , we need the same thing to happen in winter

[Keraunic]

Sun is out now and the ground is drying very quickly. Some big towers to the West ish!! That was wonderful and quite unexpected really.

Well done and thank you weather gods.

Am I correct in thinking that morning storms are not that common early on in the season, but are more probable in August?

[Wet'n'Dry]

Another storm just sprang up here in Brentwood, seemed to come from nowhere. Continuous thunder and impressive CG lightning!

[Methuselah]

Lovely storm, constant thunder, just gone past - just this side of Lowestoft, I think...

[jamesslater93]

Nice unexpected storm to start off the day here. Had some torrential rain, plenty of thunder and lightning too. Not quite sure if I've ever seen raindrops as big as the ones I saw this morning.

 

It always seems as though we get the best storms when we don't really expect them as much. I was only expecting some 'standard' showers this morning.

 

I'm glad I've finally got a storm this year after not getting one on July 23rd, although I obviously wouldn't complain if there were more in the coming weeks.

[Ian Suffolk]

Huge storm pushing up from the south over Lowestoft. It's a very active cell, lots of lightning within it! About time we saw some of the action

[Captain Shortwave]

Well that's another miss, nothing more than light rain here and watching in envy the chaos further down the coast.

That storm changed course at the last minute to yet again evade great yarmouth.

Congrats to Lowestoft though.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Captain shortwave

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

Well that's another miss, nothing more than light rain here and watching in envy the chaos further down the coast.

That storm changed course at the last minute to yet again evade great yarmouth.

Congrats to Lowestoft though.

It's saving it for later when you'll get a Humdinger

[Norfolk Sheep]

Lot of action here, not much in the way of lightning to be seen though, must be too close to it Keep losing INterweb and mobile phone though...

 

My pet monster this morning -

 

[Ian Suffolk]

Sorry to hear that CS. It was a pretty close call for you guys though, must have only been a couple of miles in it! Hopefully August will bring a hefty storm to both Lowestoft and Yarmouth for once!

[Norfolk Sheep]

Huge storm pushing up from the south over Lowestoft. It's a very active cell, lots of lightning within it! About time we saw some of the action

 It's a good thing that's just off shore   Should be able to get some good pics though. If I wasn't nursemaiding my dogsters I'd have headed out there about 10am!

[Norfolk Sheep]

Actually I'd like to see a gap in the weather asap, got stung by a wasp (or series of wasps by the feel of it!) in the thigh and I ought to go to the doc.......can't leave my mutts though

[Methuselah]

Actually I'd like to see a gap in the weather asap, got stung by a wasp (or series of wasps by the feel of it!) in the thigh and I ought to go to the doc.......can't leave my mutts though

Does vinegar help, NS?

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

For once the street of cloud has been within a couple of miles of my place so lots of T&L.

 

Now starting to brighten up but from the radar could be some more in the offing

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

Glad the breakdown's today, setting up for the NSTG annual show tomorrow at Sheringham Park

 

 

http://www.nstg.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=20

[Norfolk Sheep]

Does vinegar help, NS?

Good on ya Pete, forgot about that

Small lull in proceedings, better put dogs out for a quick wee!

[Floatylight]

Has he tried jumping in your lap yet? Mine's panting, rolling his eyes with his head glued to my side.

 

Hope we don't get caught out for their lunchtime walk again - he ran away and jumped into a neighbour's car just as she was going shopping and wouldn't get out so we had to go and collect him.

 

Edit: Uh-oh - he's trying to climb into my lap - knew he would. Labrador, large, black. Can't type.

haha hope not mines a big greyhound!!

put the tele up louder seems to have helped,hes watching peppa pig!

still lots of rumbles around and seen some forks.

[Norfolk Sheep]

Me conservatory's leaking like a sieve again. I need a new one! Next cell is rolling up as I type. Not much of a lull, about 5 mins

[Snowangel-MK]

Morning all - Cracking start to the day here, and I actually mean Cracking.

Woke up at 6am to bright blue skies, and sunshine. Thought 6am was to early, so went back to bed... Since about 7am right up to down we have had thunder every 4 or so minutes... Interspersed with heavy rain and even some sunshine. Wished I had my camera with me, as I have seen some amazing cloud structures.

Good day all...

 

It was a cracking start to the day here too...but after a big rumble first thing (which was very nice to wake up to) it was just our breakfast eggs that cracked....

 

 

...not that I'm complaining, I love a double yolker 

[Costa Del Fal]

Hope you enjoyed those storms guys. Looks like lots of lightning. Shame the same wont happen here despite all that heat yesterday.

[Coast]

Here's that little beasty bringing in all the thunderstorms!

 

Does vinegar help, NS?

 

It helps my chips go down very nicely ta! 

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

Hope you enjoyed those storms guys. Looks like lots of lightning. Shame the same wont happen here despite all that heat yesterday.

Sorry about that B.  You my get some action tomorrow or Sunday

[Norfolk Sheep]

Sun is out now and the ground is drying very quickly. Some big towers to the West ish!! That was wonderful and quite unexpected really.

Well done and thank you weather gods.

Am I correct in thinking that morning storms are not that common early on in the season, but are more probable in August?

Norfolk and Suffolk generally do better in August than other months, K  - at least from my experience   Still got more on the way here, another hour or so at least....

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

Here's that little beasty bringing in all the thunderstorms!

 

 

It helps my chips go down very nicely ta! 

Here comes the next one, raining heavily again with the thunder rattling in the distance.  From the Radar I'd say the thunder is travelling 10-14 miles from the west

[Norfolk Sheep]

Here comes the next one, raining heavily again with the thunder rattling in the distance.  From the Radar I'd say the thunder is travelling 10-14 miles from the west

These last few cells are quite active, had some close strikes here!