Convective / Storm Discussion - 22nd December 2013 - 2014 onwards

[A.J]

I am thinking this could hit me here in Derby, camera at the ready  Infact, I think I can hear distant rumbles.

looks like you may well be in a sweet spot mate.......too far south here along the M4 corridor, although will probably get some showers from the tail end of this trough towards dusk

[Bobby]

Over 200 strikes and counting

 

[Deluxe]

Lightning not so frequent now. Really strong wind gusts though and heavy rain with hail mixed in. Occasional thunder now very high-based it seems.

[The PIT]

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A rare squall line actually made here gusts to 52 mph now quietening down. Soaped my car down before it arrived. Now naturally washed.

Edited January 25, 2014 by The PIT

[marksp]

I am thinking this could hit me here in Derby, camera at the ready  Infact, I think I can hear distant rumbles.

 yep sure will, get your camera ready, pea sized hail here for 2 mins, constant thunder and lighting, straight down the valley on its way to Derby

[ChezWeather]

Gusty, thunder, lightning here!

[Eye to the sky]

Squall line just hit us here in Westhope,Shropshire.Deady black skies with really gusty winds,hail and 3 sharp cracks of thunder so far.Good lightning as well.

[Mark Griffin]

Had a bit of thunder and a few lightning strikes but i think we missed the best of it.  Rain wasn't too heavy either 

[Eskimo]

Incredibly dark here now!

[Costa Del Fal]

Incredible how much thunder there has been this Winter!!! Think Summer is going to look disappointing. :lol:

[Craigers]

One massive lightning cg in wast Doncaster! Was loud! :-D

[Eskimo]

Currently in Hull and it's the darkest I've seen it during daylight hours. (cue the jokes)

[sconetone]

_{Wow - that was intense!}

 

_{Short but very strong. Hail and a couple of VERY close CG strikes - lights flickering on and off}

 

_{A nice surprise that was}

[Supacell]

Distant rumbles turned to an almost constant growl as a short but intense storm approached and then passed right overhead with gusty winds and several flashes of lightning including three close IC bolts, one of which with instant thunder that shook the windows and nearly made me fill my pants . The squall line at the front of the storm was very impressive. Still lots of rumbling as it moves away. For any time of the year I would be happy but in January it is truly amazing!

[Eskimo]

Pink lightning here!

[TheToastPeople]

Im getting excited now... going black to the NW and the wind has picked up dramaticly

[Beverley Lass]

Wow, sudden rain storm and thunder & lightening here.

A very lively squall !

Thank goodness I'm back from my dog walk.

 

B.

[Mapantz]

Lightning activity is slowing down a bit, peaking in the next few hours.

Edited January 25, 2014 by Mapantz

[Muffelchen]

Squall just passing now. Pretty impressive with strong winds and a temp drop of 3.5 deg C.

No hail but a bit of thunder and IC lightning.

[Eskimo]

Squall just passing now. Pretty impressive with strong winds and a temp drop of 3.5 deg C.No hail but a bit of thunder and IC lightning.

Was expecting the rain to be heavier (I'm in Cottingham). 

[Raidan]

Really windy here with garden chairs being blown around, shame there's no T&L looking likely here.

[reef]

The temperature has dropped from 10.1C at 14:40 to 5.9C now at 15:02.

 

4.2mm rain so far with a peak rate of 62.0mm/hr and a few lightning strikes.

[Muffelchen]

Was pretty heavy here: had about 5mm. The temp is still dropping and is now  4°C lower than when the shower began (now 5.9°C).

 

Cott is a long way from Buntingford and a bit lower down!

 

Edit: now 5.7°C!

Edited January 25, 2014 by Muffelchen

[Evening thunder]

Can't remember seeing something this active/widespread in January before, at least not recently. Been a thundery winter though, had 4 days of thunder or (distant) lightning this year and could have been 5 if I hadn't gone back to uni, also had thunder days up here before I returned.

 

Biggest storm in Europe by far.. Savour that for the summer months when all the MCS systems may be just across the water haha

[Bristawl Si]

Just watching the horse racing on C4 from Cheltenham and they've just had a spectacular lightning strike on the edge of the course, which the tv cameras captured.