Convective/Storm Discussion for 06/0614 - 07-06-14

[Grazy2266]

Nice to see a storm that finally made it across the largest part of the English channel The storm to east still crossing the channel seems to have died down quite abit in the last hour, let's hope something starts back up when it hits land, that one could have my name on it lol.

[Chris K]

Not looking good so far, the storm is breaking into two, one side heading towards Wales, and the other towards London.

Ah but you can see the cold front...cells are initiating along it when its hitting the unstable air. It looks good for many currently. You can almost draw the straight line from off the coast of Wales down to the English channel

[Karl83]

Lightning 24 miles south. Is anyone able to see it from Bristol yet?

[Panayiotis]

My focus was on my location/West Country but when I zoomed out I noticed that south of Aberdaron(Wales) that things are kicking off there too!

[saint]

As others are saying, it looks like the cold front is really kicking into action now. A couple of interesting hours ahead....

[Darren Bown]

I think the further west you are, the earlier you should expect the storms, metoffice seem to think a clump of storms will be in the channel around 9am, while what is over Devon will be up here by then.

[Supacell]

Ah but you can see the cold front...cells are initiating along it when its hitting the unstable air. It looks good for many currently.You can almost draw the straight line from off the coast of Wales down to the English channel

 

Yes you can and it will be the proximity of the cold front that is allowing these cells to sustain and develop. The cells further east are further away from the front which is why they are not holding their strength as well. I am hoping that cold front can bring some good thunderstorms around here later.

 

Lightning activity has died down considerably on Dawlish cam as the storms have now pushed away to the north.

Edited June 7, 2014 by Supacell

[Mumbles]

Constant lightning, loud crCks of thunder and quite heavy bursts of rain here in Yeovil now!

[Panayiotis]

Great prediction from a new member of the forum!

Generalelectrix

http://forum.netweather.tv/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=findpost&pid=2982967

Edited June 7, 2014 by Panayiotis

[Grazy2266]

This storm over Devon has kept developing all night, look at it over France at 22:15

 

 

now compare that to over Devon at 04:15 amazing nice to see for a change

 

[Panayiotis]

Looking like a MCS is forming over the West Country looking at current observations:

http://www.sat24.com/en/gb?ir=true

 

EDIT:North of Taunton taking a battering looking at the lightning detector!

Edited June 7, 2014 by Panayiotis

[Ben Sainsbury]

Looking like a MCS is forming over the West Country looking at current observations:http://www.sat24.com/en/gb?ir=true

That's a good sign for us, but this may inhibit anything over Wales and Midlands if it can't keep going!

[Chris K]

Looks like its going to go past slightly to the W of Bristol. Could be some spectacular views for areas along the Severn Estuary

[William Grimsley]

I'm having one hell of a thunderstorm over here. Frequent sheet lightning, deep booming thunder and torrential rain. Just what I wanted.

[Panayiotis]

Looks like its going to go past slightly to the W of Bristol. Could be some spectacular views for areas along the Severn Estuary

Right for my location lol

[Ben Sainsbury]

Don't know whether it was just me but I may have heard the faintest of rumbles?

[Zephyr]

Looks like its going to go past slightly to the W of Bristol. Could be some spectacular views for areas along the Severn Estuary

 

Can you see any of it yet from Thornbury?

[Chris K]

Right for my location lol

Indeed I look across at the Severn Bridges...should be interesting!

[Mark -W-s-M]

Very deep rumbles to the south of me .

[Ben Sainsbury]

Very deep rumbles to the south of me .

Maybe it wasn't just me!

[Chris K]

Can you see any of it yet from Thornbury?

Not yet. We are sat in a bit of a "hollow" in the valley so the view towards Bristol is a bit obscured...my eyes are glued to the window though :PShould be more viewable when its to my West Edited June 7, 2014 by Chris K

[Panayiotis]

Yep same here, deep rumbles of thunder to my south, clouds looking very dark....

[Wilxy]

any reason why there isn't more cells going up just seems to have gone quite apart from that one big thunderstorm

[Mapantz]

Unbelievable. It went to the west of me, not only that-, it is pretty much in the area that the met office left unwarned- give or take a few miles.. You couldn't make it up!

[Ben Sainsbury]

any reason why there isn't more cells going up just seems to have gone quite apart from that one big thunderstorm

I'm expecting something to form soon! Hoping for something to form slightly east of this large thunderstorm.EDIT: Another faint rumble I think!EDIT: And another!Keeping my eyes peeled now! Edited June 7, 2014 by Ben Sainsbury