Convective / Storm Discussion - 21st April 2014 onwards

[S88]

Emergency Emergency Sheffield Shield broken Sheffield broken rogue lightning rogue lightning immediate power up required I repeat immediate power up required. No hail and rain plodding along at 6.0mm an hour

Bloody 'ell I've been off this site for years and you still crack out this shield rubbish 

 

No shield today matey

[weatherobsuk]

Interesting that these showers are flaring up over populated areas, urban heat island effect I wonder..

[ChezWeather]

Not looking half bad on the radar

[The PIT]

Rain rate had a peak at 64mm two flashes of lightning so far so Thundery shower.

[S88]

Not looking half bad on the radar

It was as intense as it looks!

4 rumbles of thunder so far. Last two within the last two minutes, a little more frequent than the first two.

Sun is out now here.

[The PIT]

Bloody 'ell I've been off this site for years and you still crack out this shield rubbish 

 

No shield today matey

Oh yeh who mock the power of the shield will make it angry and there shall be no more storms for 10 yrs.

Nice to see the Boltek with lightning all over my location rather than elsewhere.

Seems to building up which should be good for Rotherham and places to the North.

[paul m]

Looks to be heading my way 

[Ben Sainsbury]

Tony Gilbert from ukweatherworld has his convective outlook forecast out for tomorrow link here: http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F103169-convective-outlook-thurs-1st-may-2014%2Fpage__pid__897681#entry897681

[The PIT]

Just to the east of us now still building up.

[Supacell]

Those showers built up just AFTER passing Derby   although the thundery stuff is quite a long way to the north and still cracking off with some very bright radar returns. The risk continues this evening for areas north and slightly east of this line.

 

I am still planning on chasing tomorrow, lets hope things can develop then (wherever I am).

Edited April 30, 2014 by Supacell

[ChezWeather]

Torrential rain here, nothing more though!

Couple of flashes would be nice

[Allseasons-Si]

Storm heading this way and i can here it too,cam at the ready for some footage

[Darren Bown]

Can now see some structure to the clouds, some angry looking skies to my north and east.

[IanR]

I am just north and east of Newton in on the east side of wigan, just grey and boring here, but with hazy sun, The usual thing is happening were anything interesting develops to the east of here, then pushes further east into yorkshire,  who would have thought

 

*sulks back off to the no storms club*

Edited April 30, 2014 by IanR

[S88]

Interestingly as the storm moved away to the north it decayed whilst merging with the showers that backbuilt from it over Derby and Notts. So now we have heavy rain again and occasional rumbles of thunder.

 

The clouds have mated together to keep us in the storm

[Darren Bown]

For a last ditch hope, the shower over NE Wales could develop over the next hour.

[IanR]

For a last ditch hope, the shower over NE Wales could develop over the next hour.

Unfortunately, I expect that to diminish to a drizzly shower or fizzle completely once it passes over the Mersey basin ,

[The PIT]

Well eastern Sheffield will be happy. Pretty good storm that way will it manage to build back here. Rain getting heavier again skies darker as well.

[Allseasons-Si]

Well eastern Sheffield will be happy. Pretty good storm that way will it manage to build back here. Rain getting heavier again skies darker as well.

It's taking it's time PIT,hardly budging.

[paul m]

There are a few ongoing thunderstorms to the north and east of my location, I can see them out of my window. Will I finally get my first thunderstorm of the year today? Probably not...

Join the club

[Weather-history]

Heavy convective drops of rain falling.

[Allseasons-Si]

BOOM!!!!!

[The PIT]

Dying out here at the moment. Although not a strong storm here one of the longest for many a year. 12.8mm of rain which isn't tremendous but wettest day of the month.

[joggs]

Not a bad storm this last half an hour here in Bingley,west yorks.Heavy rain the focal point but 6 loud cracks of thunder accompanied by purple sheet lightening.Cant complain-edit make that 7 lol.

[paul m]

oOOOH first rumble of thunder heard ..........