Convective / Storm Discussion - 27th January 2014 onwards

[Supacell]

Nothing much happening yet with sunshine and just a few fluffy clouds so going to hold fire on chasing. I am expecting things to get going around these parts early afternoon.

[Nick F]

New storm forecast for today, again a risk of hail and thunder in any convection - plus sleet and hill snow:

 

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=convective;sess=fba71ffea13556c4867010715ffbda4d

[Liam J]

A snowy scene from the overnight showers, Nenthead Cumbria. It'll melt fairly readily now the strong March sun is getting to work. 

Edited March 22, 2014 by Liam J

[TonyH]

Lovely rainbow on Tonys cam

 

http://llanwnnenstream.no-ip.org:8080/

 

Edit; great big bugger it was....full arch, and a sign of the weather coming into Brum

Caught the rainbow image AP:

[Liam J]

A few hail showers passing through now, nothing too heavy. 

[vladthemert]

ok people has it been put on torro watch NIckF posted.   Yesterday great big anvil cloudbase massive beautiful structure and was sure it was trailing developing funnel cloud twisting in air but was not 100%.  New should took photo of this never thought to get opinion whether just trail from the cloud or was funnel cloud.

[Biggin]

New storm forecast for today, again a risk of hail and thunder in any convection - plus sleet and hill snow:

 

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=convective;sess=fba71ffea13556c4867010715ffbda4d

Just had a moderate hail shower here Nick.

[Mapantz]

I haven't really looked at the charts, but are these showers supposed to kick off this afternoon? As there's not a great deal going on. The forecasts I saw while I was in the pub last night showed it to be promising here, quite the opposite at the moment.

Edited March 22, 2014 by Mapantz

[TonyH]

Heavy hail shower just dropped temp over 4c in 40 minutes down to 3.5c/ DP 1.2c

[vladthemert]

reading on forum a poster says mid afternoon is sweet spot and main focal points look mid afternoon Derbs, Notts, Lincs and further south Dorset. 

[poseidon]

Now the sun's out again convection seems to be ramping up. Nice line of small CBs passing to my SW, with spreading tops. Not overly inspiring so far though round this way.

[vladthemert]

considering what I read wont be here we far too north in lincolnshire.   Some nice black clouds with some beautiful plumes passing.

 

Sat 24 has lightening in looks like manchester area 13.45 so who knows might see something

 

http://www.sat24.com/?ir=true&ra=true&region=gb

Edited March 22, 2014 by vladthemert

[Supacell]

Looks to be kicking off just southwest of Redditch in Worcestershire.

[TonyH]

Yes thundery one tracking into Warwickshire towards Stratford/ Warwick.

[A.J]

Plenty of stikes being detected from the storm to the south of Birmingham now

[TonyH]

Cracking Cb on Brumcam now!

[TonyH]

Thunder cell north of Daventry now too

[Convective]

After a slow start, skies are really building now.

 

 

[Supacell]

Currently watching a cell develop to the NW of Kettering. Great cloudscape but clouds are going straight up with no shearing on the anvils which is characteristic of weak pulse type showers producing the odd rumble in places before dying.

[Mapantz]

Absolutely zilch here! Very disappointing.

[Mokidugway]

Some serious convection going up over irish sea off Cumbria !!....

[Convective]

Beauty of a Cb just fired up

 

[Snow and storms]

Had the most amazing hail storm in battle this morning just before 10am decent size stones and roads completely covered. Saw one car had slid off the road into a ditch.

It was so heavy most cars were stopping including us.

[Arnie Pie]

Mushroom over Black country

[Mokidugway]

Mushroom over Black country

hope it's not an atomic one !!!!.....