Convective / storm Discussion - 22nd May 2014 onwards

[Weather-history]

I thought that was reserved mostly for the Americas?

It is I'm afraid.

[TonyH]

I can confirm that during the week of supposedly big storms and heavy rain, I have accumulated..........3mm and zero T&L.

Typical of thundery/ showery set ups though, some spots always miss out

[lassie23]

I can confirm that during the week of supposedly big storms and heavy rain, I have accumulated..........3mm and zero T&L.

A little T&L here in NW London and 3.5mm of rain! Just a few miles away, they had hail, lightning, heavy rain, the works!

[William Grimsley]

Been at the Devon County Show, this afternoon. The showers looked menacing. But, nothing much. Most of the heavy showers happened earlier in the day.

[Mapantz]

Sorry storm-lovers but today the meteor-outburst takes precedent over the weather. I'd take seeing a rare sight of 200 meteors per hour than a few mesly lightning strikes.

I think you'll crap out there, it'll be daylight by the time they come in to view across UK skies, it has been deemed a US event.

[lassie23]

Someone was struck by lightning whilst on a golf course in Watford yesterday!

[Darren Bown]

This developing to my south

[Harsh Climate]

Someone was struck by lightning whilst on a golf course in Watford yesterday!

 

Moral of the story, don't walk around an open field with a metal object during an electrical storm 

[Mokidugway]

Someone was struck by lightning whilst on a golf course in Watford yesterday!

use to to know a scaffolder who got stuck by lightning in the seventies affected him quite badly with mood swings and a heart murmur !!.....

[carl1980]

Really black sky to my south

[Darren Bown]

Nothing thundery, but this is about to hit me.

[boxy]

Hail here, that is all

[Lauren]

*changing details slightly to protect identity*

 

When I used to work on a inpatient unit we would occasionally get a man in who had been hit by lightening when he was 15. He was completely fine except for every now and then as a result of the strike he would have an episode whereby he would 're-live' the strike accompanied with all the physical symptoms and have a complete breakdown for a couple of days and then be fine again and be discharged as if nothing had happened.

 

It was one of the weirdest things I have ever seen, but apparently lightening strikes can do weird stuff to the brain for many, many years after.

[Weather-history]

Menacing clouds to my west and south.

Looks really threatening.

[lassie23]

Moral of the story, don't walk around an open field with a metal object during an electrical storm 

Not the best place to be during a thunderstorm. Golfers really should check the weather before going out on the course!

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

Nice little cloud to the South. Shame nothing is to happen here.

 

[Darren Bown]

I was nodding off then and a really loud crack of thunder woke me up.

Very heavy rain here, but no T&L though!Lightning maps picked up your strike though! Edited May 23, 2014 by Darren Bown

[martk1972]

Thunder here

[Guest]

Thunder here

Aww dammit! Haha nice one. Couldn't hear anything here a few miles south. Time to open the window methinks

[Darren Bown]

Well that went through with some of the heaviest rain I've seen in a while without a murmur from the clouds!

[The PIT]

Nice cloud formation going on to the North West of me http://92.234.201.173:82

Heard one rumble of Thunder earlier as it passed to North East skirting round me of course.

[Dami]

wot no storms. . A period of rain and that was it, sun out. Not at all jealous that people got thunder today. No. not. never.

[joggs]

Finally brightened up here in Bingley,west yorks yaaaaaaaay.

[Cloud 10]

Quite a convergence line over the north of england at the moment,8c in newcastle and a 

sweltering 18c in doncaster!

 

 

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

 

 

Feels like winter here today,lol.

[lassie23]

It's looking stormy up north, nothing for London today, except for boring old cloud and light rain, enjoy the storms !