Convective / Storm Discussion - 14th May 2014 onwards

[SP1986]

Nothing here today, but it has gone very cool.. a sea breeze seems to be setting up which will put an end to any storms chances here. 

 

Always the way though!

 

I was actually banking on a heavy rain shower to water the garden, with or without thunder.. looks like I'm going to have to do it myself! 

Edited May 19, 2014 by SP1986

[Costa Del Fal]

Nothing here today, but it has gone very cool.. a sea breeze seems to be setting up which will put an end to any storms chances here. 

 

Always the way though!

Erm the storms are very close to you actually. This isnt a over reaction toys out of the pram because it hasnt reached you (yet probably!) is it? - Patience!

Edited May 19, 2014 by Blizzards

[Ben Sainsbury]

Looking extremely dark to my south now!

[Chris.R]

Still no warning! Are you kidding? The instability area seems to be getting closer. I am not sure if Chris R is online but if you look at the radar, you see a shower break out just off Formby.

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.

[Guest]

Turning into a pleasant evening here with cloud cover to the south looking more sparse than it was earlier. Keeping my fingers crossed for a thundery surprise tonight but if not it'll have to be tomorrow!

[William Grimsley]

Just watching the line of moderate showers that have developed just NNW of the Channel Islands. Maybe they might do something.

[Chris K]

Some impressive cloudscapes earlier but its gone cloudy and cooled down a fair bit now with a strong breeze...not sure what to think really with regards to tonight and tomorrow for the Bristol area.

[Somerset Squall]

We are having a pretty intense thunderstorm here at the moment, seen 5 lots of forked lightning so far and the thunder is VERY loud. Rain torrential, roads resemble rivers currently!

[ChezWeather]

Active storm now moving up towards Cornwall 

[Nick L]

I'm astonished there are no warnings out for this. What are the Met Office thinking?!

[tornadomanuk]

Nothing here now, just steady rain/drizzle and overcast. If it wasnt for feeling warm it would be classed as an early winter day now!!

[carl1980]

Just been in work in Kirby looked black towards Wales with distant thunder..still warm and humid here in St Helens

[SP1986]

Erm the storms are very close to you actually. This isnt a over reaction toys out of the pram because it hasnt reached you (yet probably!) - Patience!

 

The storms is moving away from me NNWwards.. Ive seen the storms skirt north, to the south it's stable. The sky is most definitely stratiform now, and there is noticeable northwesterly breeze. There just not a chance that we will get a storm here.. it's Meteorologically unfeasible. 

 

Tomorrow there's a chance but sea breezes often deprive coastal areas of storms (though Seabreeze storms are a very very rare thing)

Edited May 19, 2014 by SP1986

[Weather-history]

Can see a large cumulus congestus cell from here over central Lancashire, south of Preston by the looks of it on radar.

[sparky1972]

a loverly evening here so far and nothing in the forecast to get excited, still good to read the reports of people that are a bit closer to the action

[Supacell]

The line of thunderstorms is definitely moving slowly west whilst storms run along it in a NW'ly direction (SE to NW). A lot of smaller showers breaking out ahead of it across the West Midlands and the thundery stuff is creeping this side of the Welsh border. If the storms continue into the night then many more us will get to see something I think, although maybe not as far east as Derby unfortunately.

[Guest]

I'm astonished there are no warnings out for this. What are the Met Office thinking?!

 

Not a lot, clearly

The line of thunderstorms is definitely moving slowly west whilst storms run along it in a NW'ly direction (SE to NW). A lot of smaller showers breaking out ahead of it across the West Midlands and the thundery stuff is creeping this side of the Welsh border. If the storms continue into the night then many more us will get to see something I think, although maybe not as far east as Derby unfortunately.

Agreed I think west is best tonight. Those in central and eastern areas are better off tomorrow (excluding those central areas up north that have already had a taste! )

[Cloudwatcher]

and sleeeeeeeeeep zzzzzzzzz     

 

regular Cheshire/ Merseyside non-event. Enjoy your storms Wales.....

[Lynxus]

Either blitzortung has died, or these storms have suddenly all dropped in activity...

[chapmanslade]

No. Not at night.. This is why I say coastal areas are bad this time of year. There is zero heat to help convection once the sun is down. This is why inland areas are better suit for the heat island / urban heating to help. You do however have the fact that there are already intense pulses out at sea. They may be able to handle the transport across the water.

It is a destabilising plume - not seeding in the boundary layer so surface conditions are unimportant

[Arnie Pie]

Watching a strenghening cell on the radar to the S of Brum atm...heading this way

Edited May 19, 2014 by Arnie Pie

[Panayiotis]

Cells now developing to the west of Jersey, are these the start of imported storms that most of us are looking for in to tonight? 

[alijoy60]

Storms skirting around us here in Ainsdale, Southport as well. Skies very dark out to sea, nearest strike shows as 8 miles to the W of us. Not heard any thunder yet but sure we would see lightning if it were dark.

 

Temp has noticeably dropped here too.

[Guest]

and sleeeeeeeeeep zzzzzzzzz     

 

regular Cheshire/ Merseyside non-event. Enjoy your storms Wales.....

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!

[Convective]

Cropped from iPod video...

 

 

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