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

[Chris K]

Anybody doing an all nighter?

 

I'm going to see how the storms get on as they begin to cross the Channel then decide from there

[Gary Alan Cowee]

I'm gonna try and stay up

[TEITS]

Only just stumbled across this whilst we wait for action to develop.

 

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/video-funnel-cloud-blows-across-crowland-1-6104435

 

I have lost count how many funnel clouds/tornadoes that have been seen in this area since 2005.

[davehsug]

I'll give it another half hour to see what's happening, but no point staying much longer. Storm chase stream down again so nothing to watch.

Edited June 6, 2014 by davehsug

[Stormeh]

I hope you all have a stunning storm down there, I don't have much hope for my area though. I will enjoy reading the reports, vids and pics I hope.

[Staffordshire]

Okay I am finally settled for the night and just had a quick look at radar and some charts, think I'll put an alarm on every half hour from 3 to see what developments there are, night for now all

[MartinD]

Alarm set for 5am... maybe mother nature might wake me with a nice crack of thunder! Might head up to Leicester in the morning and wait to see what develops.

[Hathers]

I'm going to try and stay up for a couple of more hours. Intrigued on how things develop.

[Generalelectrix]

Hi@All.

Just want to quickly introduce myself in the Forum after lurking for many years, My name is Ralph and I live 2 places: either in Germany in Constance (Lake Constance) or in Mytchett, Surrey. My job takes me back and forth between UK and Germany quite a couple of times every year. The outlook for the next hours looks more promising than anything thats been around this year, and the reason I posted is to answer a very valid  question Buckster asked a short while ago, about why that Storm by Nantes split:

The Nantes storm was a supercell and underwent a cell split into 2 supercell storms, the rotating updraft gets buckled upward like an inverted "U", separates at the top and then there are two separate updrafts, one rotating in a clockwise manner and number two anticlockwise. On the northern hemisphere the anticlockwise rotating supercell starts drifting off course to the right and is called a "right mover" The clockwise rotating "left mover" cell has to fight against the coriolis force, which eventually weakens it and it dies. Right movers are the cells to watch out for. Hope this helps.

 

cheers

 

Ralph

 

Edit: sry, corrected rotation now, on post no107 by Stormeh the rotating updraft (meso) is clearly visible in the first pic, backlit by lightning.

Edited June 7, 2014 by Generalelectrix

[Gordon Webb]

Latest news 24 forecast doesn't have the main bulk of the activity arriving at the south coast until 5am then moving through to northern England by early afternoon they also said they'd be hit and miss while some get soaked others down the seeing very little their graphics also said it would be a band of rain with thundery showers embedded within it but looks to have cleared through most of southern England by mid to late morning

[stainesbloke]

Too tired, have to turn in. Hope I don't sleep through anything, if my area gets anything that is!

[Gary Alan Cowee]

Thanks Ralph

[Mapantz]

I'm not expecting severe shiz here, but that development over France says el dorsetito on it, no elshiftito. I'm hopeful of a nice light show, but it could be daylight by then lol

Edited June 6, 2014 by Mapantz

[Hathers]

Nice to meet you Ralph. Welcome

[Dancerwithwings]

Welcome Generalelectrix.... What a great first post!, with one like that, hope to hear more from you

Put your Location Locations in your profile

Edited June 6, 2014 by Dancerwithwings

[Gordon Webb]

Funny how these things take so long to get him but then get a move on when they arrive

[Simon_R]

The Rennes storm looks like it's heading N/NW towards St. Malo and then the Channel Islands. The rainfall radar for the current storm area looks very intense!

[coldfingers]

Yeah, these storms are so slow moving, it's going to be after sunrise before they hit the UK.

 

 

I beg to differ. I would say at the current rate it will be definitely no later that 2:30 - 3:00am. Most likely be earlier.

Edited June 6, 2014 by coldfingers

[Panayiotis]

Satellite loop showing developments in central southern England, something to watch for those areas...

[Callie]

Keeping a look out as at work until the small hours! It has gone remarkably calm outside at the moment...

[andy989]

Yesturday I was telling myself I  was going to stay up all night today, but I dont think anything will make it this far north tonight. Might have to wait for the sun to work its magic. When I do eventually go to bed, I'll leave the window open just in case.  

[Hathers]

The window is staying open tonight. Might set the alarm for 4.00am.

[SnowJoke]

I'd say watching the lightning movement and looking at the sat loop over France, numerous cells are firing up from the earlier nantes super cell and looks like forming an MCS later on heading directly north towards IOW and up through central southern england during the early hours. Also possible they could form a large bow wave and push up fairly quickly affecting most of the south coast from devon all the way across to sussex, worth watching the evolution if you can stay up.

[lassie23]

Yesturday I was telling myself I  was going to stay up all night today, but I dont think anything will make it this far north tonight. Might have to wait for the sun to work its magic. When I do eventually go to bed, I'll leave the window open just in case.  

When's mother nature going to let us have it?????? I'm getting sleepy!

[Andy Pepler]

the link below is now active for the next 12 hours ..its in west wiltshire and it is pointing northeast'ish