Convective / Storm Discussion - 14th May 2014 onwards

[tara303]

Hoping that cell off the tip of cornwall is headed towards me! Will it survive the irish sea???

[tornadomanuk]

Judging by the Radar, cells are developing all across the Northern coast of France heading this way. Definately a long night to come

[ChezWeather]

Cell developing in the channel off Hastings, also one in Northern France!

Edited May 19, 2014 by ChezWeather

[andy989]

Trains cancelled from Llandudno to Holyhead due to problems with the signalling system after a lightning strike. It really was an amazing thunderstorm. 

[Supacell]

Cells developing across North France now and that band to the west is still going strong.

[matt_in_dudley]

Much taller deeper grey cloud currently rolling through. Very gusty but a warm wind. This is all coming up from the south.

[lassie23]

Showers continuing in western Britain. Mostly fine elsewhere.

 

This Evening and Tonight:

Further scattered, perhaps thundery showers are expected during the evening, mainly across western parts of the UK, continuing through the night in the southwest. It will be largely fine and mild elsewhere.

 

Tuesday:

Thundery showers most probable across parts of Wales, central and northern England, then southern Scotland later. Warm sunny spells in-between, but feeling chilly near northeastern coasts under low cloud.

 

Updated: 1442 on Mon 19 May 2014

 

From the Met office!

 

PERHAPS THUNDERY SHOWERS?

Edited May 19, 2014 by lassie23

[Weather-history]

Hey yeah, it's almost here, creeping ever towards me. Think I may be in a good position for later. Just had a very quick temperature drop as well which is strange. only a matter of time.

Another cell developed in the same location.

[SP1986]

wow just heard a monster rumble over Wales.. it was at least 15 miles from here.. probably more.. over North Wales.. somewhere?

[Cloudwatcher]

You might Get Lucky  tonight though, plenty of time left and especially further west, these storms could well linger on through much of the night Don't give up!

Nope. Cooling off rapidly here now and lots of cloud cover. Probably the best chance in 10-15 years for us here and still nothing. The Cheshire Storm Shield never fails. Not being pessimistic, that's just how things run around here.

[pad199207]

If you are "Very" storm starved like my wee self or are waiting for the sparks tonight here is a streaming webcam to keep an eye on in Downtown Kiev. Getting increasingly darker as Supercells move into the City!

 

http://velton.ua/ru/webcams/Wide1.shtml

[Guest]

Nope. Cooling off rapidly here now and lots of cloud cover. Probably the best chance in 10-15 years for us here and still nothing. The Cheshire Storm Shield never fails. Not being pessimistic, that's just how things run around here.

There's plenty going on down south which could well find its way up to you. Cloud cover right now doesn't matter

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Someone confirm that strike in Kent? Sat24 and rain radar suggest nothing?

[Neilsouth]

Someone confirm that strike in Kent? Sat24 and rain radar suggest nothing?

 

Nothing, but there are developments far far to the south

[Tom Jarvis]

Cell intensifying in the channel heading my way hope the South Downs doesn't kill it

[lassie23]

Sunny and breezy in NW London! Very little cloud around now! It did look promising earlier!

[Azazel]

was going to venture out with a view towards the south coast in an hour or so but i'm not sure its worth it, I swear everyone on here lives miles away from me! Anyone nearish who can shed some scientific/optimism on my situation?

[A.J]

perhaps we should start a Non-Convection thread for those that do nothing but moan in here!    (actually we have the no-storms club thread, so better off posting there)

 

 

 

great to see so many places in the west getting their thundery fix

 

just to add, the vast majority of today's storms are from elevated thunderstorms caused by a destabilizing plume of moisture rich theta e air, and this pattern will continue overnight and into tomorrow.....Surface conditions in these circumstances are pretty much irrelevant (apart from any surface based convection).....also SST's, how far one lives from the coast etc etc will bare little relevance for the same reasons, it's the conditions in the 850hpa - 500 hpa boundaries that are of real interest

 

[carl1980]

At last a strike to my south west, keep developing please

[matt_in_dudley]

I'm sure I just heard a distant rumble of thunder from this. Just to my South East

[Neilsouth]

Cells going up near Calais, can even see the clouds from here!

[carl1980]

South east I mean

[Cheshire Freeze]

Little cells popping up all over the West Midlands now. One little potent cell has skirted just to my west. Intense cell to the W of Birmingham looks to be making a bee line.

Edited May 19, 2014 by CreweCold

[Cloud 10]

LOL,over 20 pages on this thread since i checked last night.

 

This is more like it.  

[WillinGlossop]

Easing now. Really hoping for a reload for this evening to get some photos...

Used to live in iom still have relatives there bet they got bit wet on school runs and in rushour....