Convective / Storm Discussion - 14th May 2014 onwards

[Mapantz]

I'm back from the pub after half a dozen pints and a few glenmorangie's, I'm still holding out for that next batch!

[paul m]

I'm back from the pub after half a dozen pints and a few glenmorangie's, I'm still holding out for that next batch!

Have any more of the next batch n you will be out cold lol.

[Cyclonic]

Well we headed up to Ventnor Downs, but that was not the best place to be, so we headed over to Brading Downs and i managed to capture this

It was took from inside my car as the rain was to heavy to be outside taking shots. It is not the best lightning shot ive took - Camera = Fuji S200 EXR

Edited May 19, 2014 by Cyclonic

[samadamsuk]

interesting radar return over Salisbury - has anyone got better radar than raintoday ?

[TonyH]

Yes I subscribe to netweather extra its brilliant

[ChezWeather]

interesting radar return over Salisbury - has anyone got better radar than raintoday ?

Highly recommend you get netweather extra

 

its great! 

[lfcdude]

interesting radar return over Salisbury - has anyone got better radar than raintoday ?

 

 

I am in devizes, if their was thunder near i would hear....

[Mapantz]

Have any more of the next batch n you will be out cold lol.

lol! The wind has picked up quite a lot here in the last ten minutes, rain not too far away..We've had seagulls and swans as possible precursors to storms, even though frogs love humid and damp conditions, I'm adding it to the list as well.He's been on the glenmorangie too!

[paul m]

Looks like just rain now according to meteoradar.

[Convective]

Surreal here, clear skies as I lie in bed, looking northeast, with the stars out clearly. However I can hear very distant but loud thunder every 10 minutes or so..

Edit: 2 massive flashes of lightning but still clear skies.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Convective

[Mesoscale]

I am pretty sure everything is almost finished producing lightning unfortunately, I was hoping for a light show, now we shall see about tomorrow.

[RobR]

Seems things are dying down now. Sure I saw some flashes to the west as I drove down M6 towards Birmingham. Wales must have enjoyed some US style storms today. Here is for more today.

[andy989]

Been spoilt today. Three daytime storms and a night time one to finish off the day. Hope those that missed out get better luck tomorrow. 

https://forum.netweather.tv/gallery/image/19847-/

 

[toggerob]

The MCS from France has seemed to fizzle into drizzle, however the sun will be up in 2 hours here and daytime heating getting to work on things once more for tomorrow afternoon.

[Grazy2266]

Yep the system that travelled up from France certainly fizzled out. More is moving up though maybe when the daytime heat starts it will hopefully bring us something here in the home counties. I have a feeling most of the afternoon activity will be to the north of the country but if France sends us something up during the day we may get lucky down here lol. Oh and I can also hope for maybe something home grown maybe.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Grazy2266

[Mark -W-s-M]

Looks like something just popped up around bideford devon .

[Convective]

Thunder rumbling away here for the past 40 minutes.

Torrential downpour just rolled through and birds are going mad. Sounds like a tropical rainforest!

[matt_in_dudley]

This "event" has probably annoyed and disappointed me more than anything this year. What happened?

[Grazy2266]

You can see the showers and thunderstorms already developing North of the Midlands, I suspect this will be the place to be yet again. 

[RobR]

Damn, looks like a cell near my home in Stoke and I'm in Birmingham working. Always the same! Missed the last big storm as I was working in Manchester at the time :-(

[Convective]

Recent thunder and lightning right overhead. Some very loud thunder too.

[Darren Bown]

Having a heavy shower currently, no thunder or lightning though.

[Grazy2266]

Things seem to be picking up again, a nice line developed from Nottingham heading up towards Manchester. The Isle Of Man is again getting some more development.

[Darren Bown]

Ahh- distant thunder now. A nice surprise as I wasn't expecting anything until after today.

Also for me personally, the first thunder I've heard this year.

It's almost constant very distant rumblings, I presume from the last cell in the line SE of here.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Darren Bown

[Grazy2266]

Not looking to bad for people in Northern Ireland at the moment either. Now here in Aylesbury Bucks it's dry and cloudy lol