Storm & Convective Discussion - 20th August 2015 onwards

[Panayiotis]

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BEAUTIFUL!

[Guest]

Can see pileus on a tower to the south here too. Some great cloudscapes. I'm getting lots of photos.

[Panayiotis]

Are you in Reading or Cardiff ? ~ I can see developing radar stretching rapidly to Cardiff Bay.

Cardiff! And yes first shower has reached here, doesnt seem electrified though 

[tornadomanuk]

Small cell just passed to the West of me, not a lot of thunder but quite a gusty wind following on behind. Moderately heavy rain now, but thunder very intermittent. Watch out Bridgwater, Burnham and Weston.

 

Just as I type this a very bright flash lit the room! Great thunder too. Heavy rain now falling.

 

UPDATE - Electrical activity seems to be very intermittent - maybe 4 - 5 minutes between each strike. Sky is overcast and wind has died off now. Nice audio on the thunder though

Edited August 22, 2015 by tornadomanuk

[Gordon Webb]

BEAUTIFUL!

 

what am i missing just looks like a cloud too me

[Chris K]

That cell heading into South Somerset as just invigorated on its eastern flank meaning I may just get in on the action now.

Bristol channel coasts look in line for it's centre.

 

It cannot be! 

[Snowshine]

Just been under a very localised heavy shower with absolutely no convection, but it was convective earlier.

[cheese]

Torrential rain - but the sun is still shining. Is this Florida?

[ancientsolar]

Cardiff! And yes first shower has reached here, doesnt seem electrified though 

better stick my fingers in the socket

[reef]

Annoyingly the wind has veered to the east here, so it looks unlikely we'll get our first storm of the summer as the onshore breeze is very efficient at killing off any convection. In such a westerly summer its quite ironic that this keeps happening.

50 miles west of here looks promising though.

[Wet'n'Dry]

what am i missing just looks like a cloud too me

The upward acceleration of the convective cloud pushes the moisture ahead of it forming a 'cap' Similar to the vortices you see from F1 cars rear wings under humid conditions.

[Tam]

We've had a few rumbles of thunder in Bridgwater

[STORMGUY]

not long before i get hit by severe Thunderstorms.

[AWD]

It cannot be! 

It cannot be! 

Not particularly potent in the electrical department though, but it's got 75 miles or so to become a supercell.

[Chris K]

Not particularly potent in the electrical department though, but it's got 75 miles or so to become a supercell.

 

Ye although isn't it all supposed to start pivoting soon, if not already, causing them to move more NW? The electrical activity seems to be heading to Wales, with Rain heading direct North. Will be close!

[Polar Maritime]

Cell to my South, Thunder all round me.

[Chris K]

haha new storm sparks up 20 miles North of me Like how rapid this is all happenning.

 

Very faint rumbles coming from it.

Edited August 22, 2015 by Chris K

[LadyEv06]

Just had some rain big drops too. Feeling very oppressive now. Clouds have been towering for 2/3 hours

[Gordon Webb]

would you believe it they seem to circumventing me at the minute

Edited August 22, 2015 by Gordon Webb

[AWD]

Ye although isn't it all supposed to start pivoting soon, if not already, causing them to move more NW? The electrical activity seems to be heading to Wales, with Rain heading direct North. Will be close!

Yep, sferics now crossing the channel into South East Wales.

Looks like the interest is heading across the bridge, with a bit of ordinary rain heading our way.

Oh well.

[Guest]

Storm passing by to the west which looks stunning. Not seen lightning but plenty of thunder heard. Signs of mammatus forming on back edge.

[Chris K]

View to my NE - must be the storms towards Gloucester.

 

Edited August 22, 2015 by Chris K

[Eye to the sky]

Thunder to the west of here is almost continuous,although fairly distant.Somewhere is taking one hell of a pasting!!..

[BA Baracus]

Clear skies here and hot. Couple of distant rumbles from the south.

[ChezWeather]

Its unbearable here' dark skies to the south, thunder coming this way