Southeast England & East Anglia, Weather Chat...July 1st 2015...

[Captain Shortwave]

Feeling good here, this lot could all converge over the Thames Estuary and absolutely slam south Essex and areas further north. This should be fun

[Storme]

Rain here now. Not heavy. Oregon clock finally turned to rain.

[Essexgooner]

Can see lightening in the clouds to my south as i look across the farmers land  

[Snowman.]

Seeing flashes to the SW.

[alexisj9]

Can see lightning, can hear the thunder and the cloud isn't even over me, this could get loud.

[Lauren]

I see it in the distance to my West.

[Biggin]

Lightning heavy rain. Touch.

[snowrye]

Got a few flashes around me,can see the cell around dover flashing away and also flashes to my north

[pureasthedriven]

Horley (Gatwick) doing it's usual 'hole in the sky' malarkey but intermittent flashes round and about gathering. No thunder. Breezy.

Now frequent lightening, heavy-ish rain and one almighty crack of thunder here.

[exodus]

seems to be petering out as it moves north

[10 Days Away]

So excited here in Dymchurch.... awesome!! BOOM !

[exodus]

seems to be petering out as it moves north

[autumn sun]

Seeing occasional lightening to the south from here in North London

[weathertoski]

First very faint rumble from the cell to my south. Another cell flashing to east-south-east...

[Ice Day]

Feeling good here, this lot could all converge over the Thames Estuary and absolutely slam south Essex and areas further north. This should be fun

 

Yep.  Watching Blitzortung, lightning activity has gone mental over the last 20 minutes.  Have a feeling EA may do well a bit later. 

[Daniel*]

Hi all been occupied seen a couple of high based purple IC lightning accompanying ed with convective rain.

Thunder just heard! It's active to my South..

[Essexgooner]

The storm out to my south east over the water is consent flashing (crazy one I reckon), also have flashing from the south west too

[Atmogenic]

Still nothing here, come on this is getting ridiculous now.

Edited July 3, 2015 by Atmogenic

[Ice Day]

Nationwide, over 1600 strikes in the last 20 minutes.  Incredible!

[Daniel*]

This night is reminiscent to July 2013...

[Snowman.]

Radar shows some very intense storms over dover.

[daggerdanny]

Rain just starting in Dagenham, light show to my south.

[wintrywend]

frequent lflashes in the distance!

[Blessed Weather]

Amazing how these can form in 30 mins! Nature is mazing!

 

Understatement of the day!! From nothing in our Region to this is 45 minutes:

 

Lightning 23.30 

 

Hats off to Surrey for keeping the faith!

[wintrywend]

First rumble of thunder