Storm & Convective Discussion - 16/07/15 onwards

[daveywoo1977]

Very intense localised storm. Well Jel! ;-)

[UKSupercell]

Just had a strike to north here and heaved it down again. Going to bed now, think that's as good as we're gonna get here. 

[weatherobsuk]

Best crash another cig and look east again, love a bit of unexpected lightning flashes especially after 4 pints at the local and wondering wether someone is taking flash-photography at 12:15 in the morning

[80sWeather]

Insane lightning to my East

Cambridge getting slammed lol

[Eye to the sky]

Meto had all this lot moving NE into the midlands and Newcastle by 5am, linking up with the LP off the irish coast, looks to be heading straight into the north sea going off the current RADAR

I agree Snow Joke apart from distant flashes that I can't even see it will be a quiet night for many,bar the SE.

[BabyMaya]

In Cambridge, storm going on for nearly hour and a half now. Looks like what is called an elevated storm, but with the odd cg strike. Looks like we're up for another round shortly. Daughter up with us watching and learning. :-)

[Allseasons-Si]

I can see something developing S of me,a orange band of cloud with a ripple efect,now,i have seen this before some years ago when it turned out to be a spectacular storm,though this may not do nothing,i will keep you posted.

[poseidon]

Wow, not a good move to chase tonight! Got caught in the core on a country road and only just made it out - torrential rain and roads totally flooded. Worst rain I've seen for a few years. Now in Royston, with big rumbling thunder. Seen some tasty lightning, but didn't manage to film as I was more concerned with keeping the engine going!

Edited July 16, 2015 by poseidon

[Hodgheg]

Anyone have the high res radar? From the free one i make out 5 quite discrete cells atm

[Condor Vitesse]

When you live in the north this is how things are viewed. 

Oi do not Associate my home town of Portsmouth with that little village of London 

Edited July 16, 2015 by Condor Vitesse

[Tom dewey likes thunder]

I hope you are in joy in your thunderstorms in the south and east area to night

[Thunderbolt_]

Right I'm going to call it a night. It looks like it's going to be a quiet night for my area, and I'm shattered. I'll leave the window open in the off-chance that something does blow up here. Goodnight all, and enjoy your storms in Cambridge!

[Hirudine]

I can't believe I can still see lightning to our North. Quite incredible it's lasted this long.

[Hodgheg]

It seems we have gone from 'Oh damn plumes do nothing' to 'omg the slightest plume gives us fmlsglslsls!' What has changed?

[Eye to the sky]

Well my eyes are not deceiving me

 

Viewing from Chesterfield,  I can see distant flashes or the sky light up, whichever way you want to put it, which I assume are from the storms around Cambridge which must be 115 miles away...wow

 

Anyone living around here in North Derbyshire, go out and have a look

I can now see very distant flickers to my East Odd Spot,thought it was my eyes at first.Well found my friend.The wife is now panicking as she hates srorms

[Allseasons-Si]

A line of ppn has developed on the welsh border,anough to keep me interested for another hour or so,see what happens.

 

wow,look at that thing go in the SE

 

http://meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=satradar

Edited July 16, 2015 by Allseasons-si

[Winter Cold]

A line of ppn has developed on the welsh border,anough to keep me interested for another hour or so,see what happens.

 

Yes, just spotted that myself. Looks interesting. I agree with your earlier post aswell, the sky is definately looking folded, and the clouds are churning....

[Staffordshire]

A line of ppn has developed on the welsh border,anough to keep me interested for another hour or so,see what happens.

 

wow,look at that thing go in the SE

 

http://meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=satradar

yeah, that has caught my eye just as I'm going to bed, will give it half an hour.

Yeah would love to be under that stuff in the home counties/ ea.

[Harry]

Just when you're off then you're not...NW skyline towards London/N London is almost continual flashing...thought I'd seen it all two weeks ago. Must easily be 40-50 strokes per minute from that portion of the line of storms alone. Sadly no camera I have will pick it up. Absolutely nuts!! Defo off to bed now, despite the draw of the insanely frequently flashing.

[Daniel*]

Looks like the storms are all holding hands.

[daveywoo1977]

I can still see the top of the clouds lighting up every 2 seconds all the way down here in Sussex. That is a beauty! !

[Allseasons-Si]

Yes, just spotted that myself. Looks interesting. I agree with your earlier post aswell, the sky is definately looking folded, and the clouds are churning....

 

 

the last radar grab looks like it is fizzling out

 

i give it another hour then i am off to la la land.

[Lightning Ed]

Really interesting this one, does also seem really elevated. Not often I see storms like this.

[weatherobsuk]

Ill give it another hour until I expect to see a more northerly movement with these storms, if not i'll be heading to la la land myself ahead of tomorrow's RIAT airshow.

[Daniel*]

For some tonight it has been a stunner, I'm rather disappointed myself. I expected more widespread action. I must say tonight did not have that 'feel' think some longevity to this plume would have done it more justice.,