Storm & Convective Discussion - 02/07/15 Onward - Heat & Plumes

[fazer76]

Beautiful cg just observed. Lightning every 20 secs or so now.

Holy sheet that was good. Massive deluge and about a dozen close strikes. Eased off a bit now.

[Mokidugway]

And where is our potential coming from.....there's nowt downwind for miles and miles, the nearest storms will go east of here. Birmingham is about to get pummelled then up into NE Midlands.

if they're supercells torque will pull them East , that's the law ....

[Staffordshire]

I don't think I can justify the drive E to intercept the cell heading for the E mids due to the very late night, lack of sleep and work tomorrow

So disheartening having nothing coming to me whilst seeing all the reports in here

[Ice Day]

Over 16,000 strikes in the UK already tonight.  Not sure what the record is, but very impressive all the same!

[Mr_ Nexus]

seeing distant lightning now to the south over Worcester

[Cheshire Freeze]

So disheartening having nothing coming to me whilst seeing all the reports in here

 

Isn't it just....jealousy is engulfing me at present

[RobR]

There we go first lightning observed in Stoke

[Costa Del Fal]

Holy sheet that was good. Massive deluge and about a dozen close strikes. Eased off a bit now.

No rain here! But a very nice show nonetheless. More please!

[Nick F]

Oh oh, thunder has returned after a lull, round 3 coming up the M23/A23? #Epic...

[Dean E]

Moons out, all clear to the South. Going to call it a night. Good luck fellow storm lovers, till the next time! 

[jamesslater93]

Not much in the way of thunder here, but there's been a nice light show for the past hour or so, looking to the north.

[tara303]

Ah lads, any chance of the storms turning sharp left for Ireland? I moved here three years ago, one reason is there seemed to be a good chance of storms here, rather than the Surrey Storm Shield, which I see now is just about invisible for strike icons!  stained glass window's sake! Hope youre enjoying it all. As if I need a storm, Ive just got in from finishing a show garden at a flower show and dont need me dahlias smashed up by the wind!

[Dale Hay]

Over 16,000 strikes in the UK already tonight.  Not sure what the record is, but very impressive all the same!

Not sure of a nightly record, but I remember us having over 80,000 strikes on 23rd July 2013.

[Staffordshire]

Isn't it just....jealousy is engulfing me at present

yeah, green is the colour... Oh well I guess I can wait longer

[Harry]

Sure I heard thunder again to my South...think something else might be brewing

[MBaines]

Lots of flashes now over Peterborough

[fazer76]

No rain here! But a very nice show nonetheless. More please!

Ground shaking window rattling stuff, that's just the thunder. Rivers of water too. Fab CGs almost constant for ten minutes.

[Ice Day]

Not sure of a nightly record, but I remember us having over 80,000 strikes on 23rd July 2013.

 

Wowzer, someway to go then!

[Rain123]

That looks about it for me tonight.

[Mercury Rising]

some thunder in Sunderland  

[Cheshire Freeze]

yeah, green is the colour... Oh well I guess I can wait longer

 

Luckily I got a brilliant (if brief) light show on Wed night so it makes it slightly easier!

[Grazy2266]

Wow getting a nice display here now, woohoo

[Harry]

Btw thought I'd get this in now - I am soooooooo pleased so many are enjoying this....surreal for so many corners of the country witnessing this awesomeness together

[Cyclonic]

Great lightning show over mainland i watched from IOW, now the question is do i stay up and hope more will arrive, or do i head for bed lol

[Flipflop]

It's a bloody night shift watching this lot...need sleep for an hour.........or so