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Reefseeker Seasoned

Reefseeker

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  • Location: Surbiton, Surrey (home), Uxbridge, Middx (work)
  • Location: Surbiton, Surrey (home), Uxbridge, Middx (work)
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Plentiful thunder, lightning and rain for the past 45 minutes. Seems to be moving off NNE now, enjoy those about to get it, it's a good one:)

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lassie23 Maestro

lassie23

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  • Location: NW LONDON
  • Weather Preferences: Sun, sleet, Snow
  • Location: NW LONDON
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Torrential rain, lots of thunder, frequent lightning, been a long time since I saw  a storm like this at night!

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Sno' problem Aficionado

Sno' problem

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  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms!! (With the odd gale thrown in)
  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
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Oh my word!!! What a storm!!??

 

I have just been outside watching the wonderful flashes of lightning around me and suddenly the heavens opened titanically!

 

Fork lightning flashes every other second, with a constant rumbling of thunder. 

 

Loving it!!!  :clap:

 

Off to clear the drains before I flood!!

 

Take care all!

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Tom Jarvis Community Regular

Tom Jarvis

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  • Location: Nutley, East Sussex 120m ASL
  • Location: Nutley, East Sussex 120m ASL
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Wow now that was a good storm. And just to think the main show is tomorrow night into sat. Had two really close lightning strikes. And at one point it looked like power lines were flickering to my se as there was an orange flickering glowing

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Storme Enthusiast

Storme

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  • Location: East of Loughborough! 84m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, Snow, Wind, Rain, Sun.....but mainly cooler weather!
  • Location: East of Loughborough! 84m ASL
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The most amazing fork lightning here for the last half hour. Lacking in rain and would have liked more thunder. Must be over now as Gatwick flying again.

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Mesoscale Rising Star

Mesoscale

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  • Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, 68.7m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Humid Continental Climate (Dfa / Dfb)
  • Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, 68.7m ASL
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Possibly the best lightning storm in a good 5 or so years around here, even better that it was at night! The shelf cloud was insane here, clearly defined I am wondering if this was severe or not?

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saint Rising Star

saint

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  • Location: Herts
  • Location: Herts
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Possibly the best lightning storm in a good 5 or so years around here, even better that it was at night! The shelf cloud was insane here, clearly defined I am wondering if this was severe or not?

Not over just yet either! I got some great photos on the iPhone courtesy of that brilliant shelf cloud. Looked like an alien invasion, almost!
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Sno' problem Aficionado

Sno' problem

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  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms!! (With the odd gale thrown in)
  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
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The blitz count is astonishing... It sounds like morse code!

 

http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=12

 

(you need to click on the sound button on the left to hear the strikes)

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Mesoscale Rising Star

Mesoscale

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  • Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, 68.7m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Humid Continental Climate (Dfa / Dfb)
  • Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, 68.7m ASL
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Not over just yet either! I got some great photos on the iPhone courtesy of that brilliant shelf cloud. Looked like an alien invasion, almost!

It was unbelievable, I saw a bolt of lightning bead out as well. Some really close strikes, the ones that blind you. Its moved north of me but I can still hear it booming away in the distance. âš¡âš¡âš¡âš¡âš¡

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Sno' problem Aficionado

Sno' problem

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  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms!! (With the odd gale thrown in)
  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
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The next clump of thunderstorms are heading through SE London now, with the East of the capital next in line!

 

A superb storm, and as Mesoscale says, better than any storm in years. What fun. 

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saint Rising Star

saint

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  • Location: Herts
  • Location: Herts
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It was unbelievable, I saw a bolt of lightning bead out as well. Some really close strikes, the ones that blind you. Its moved north of me but I can still hear it booming away in the distance. âš¡âš¡âš¡âš¡âš¡

It's just starting to move north of here too, but we're still get a flash or two to the South!Great display, and this was barely forecast!
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Radiating Dendrite

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  • Location: Purley, Surrey - 246 Ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: January 1987 / July 2006
  • Location: Purley, Surrey - 246 Ft ASL
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Wooooooooooooooow!

Cracking storm! Some of the best lightning I have seen in this country. Very close strikes here....lots of cloud to cloud and ground.

This was not even expected!

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Sno' problem Aficionado

Sno' problem

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  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms!! (With the odd gale thrown in)
  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
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It's just starting to move north of here too, but we're still get a flash or two to the South!Great display, and this was barely forecast!

It ain't half brought some relief to the heat though.  :wink:

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stainesbloke Maestro

stainesbloke

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  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in summer, thunderstorms, snow, fog, frost, squall lines
  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
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Well that was some storm, woke me up at 01:45 and I've been hanging out of the window since. It's still flashing away to my N and E. Impressive strike rate (lightning every 2-3 seconds for much ofvthe time), some beautiful forks and some needed rain. Best nighttime storm for years and funny that it wasn't even forecast for us!

Edit: Looks like more storms building to our SW!!

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Sno' problem Aficionado

Sno' problem

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  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms!! (With the odd gale thrown in)
  • Location: West/Central London (W11) 27m (88ft) ASL
Posted (edited)

 And there's a new clump of activity building over the IOW.

 

http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=12

 

The click counter really does sound like morse code... Anyone out there in NetWeatherland that can see if they are trying to communicate??  :help:

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Meggy Explorer

Meggy

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  • Location: South Ockendon, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Anything out of the ordinary, except extreme heat
  • Location: South Ockendon, Essex
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And there I was thinking I would be the only lunatic on line at this time of light. Fantastic lightning! the whole family is awake now.  

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