Storm & Convective Discussion - 20th August 2015 onwards

[Mokidugway]

Wowser

derecho ???

[carl1980]

Round 2 coming

[AderynCoch]

Frequent lightning here, flashes every few seconds, but it seems to be quite high up.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Ruddy nora! House is shaking with the ferocity of the wind here!

[P-M]

I can hear pretty much constant thunder but can't tell where it's coming from??

[Costa Del Fal]

Would love an experts opinion on what's due for the rest of the night. Really can't see much happening tbh. Little over France.

[Love Snow]

Just been on a chase amazing

[Summer of 95]

Ruddy nora! House is shaking with the ferocity of the wind here!

You got the lightning? It was a cracker here

[The PIT]

Think this one is about the busiest day we've had - since having the ATD at least. Peaked at 10k strikes an hour. (June 2012)

 

Being old and fuddy duddy I can't remember the year but I think you'll find it was one huge storm but by bad luck we missed out on. Never seen anything like it since. Today was very localized as well. I was sat in a pub some heavy bursts but nothing like what my friend say five minutes up the road. A day of thundery showers but nothing majorly off note.

Trying to work out which forecast was right. You can argue the met was right and the gfs was right.

[cheese]

Another storm rumbled through here, this time with very bright pink lightning.

Surely that's it for today - we've copped out.

Edited August 22, 2015 by cheese

[Raidan]

If that stuff West of Plymouth produces some storms I may take an interest in what's coming across the channel.

[AderynCoch]

It's not a very violent storm but I don't remember seeing such frequent lightning in this country. August 2003 was probably the last time.

 

It looks mental to the west of here. Dark purple sky.

[Cheshire Freeze]

You got the lightning? It was a cracker here

 

Just had an absolute belter of a flash

[Summer of 95]

Just had an absolute belter of a flash

It was absolutely nonstop. Hope places up there are getting the same...

[Mokidugway]

Increadably atmospheric out there , it's like night with an orange tinge ,spooky with the Lightning ..

[congerball]

Loud thunder with lightning in Harrogate.

Torrential rain again.

[ANYWEATHER]

Like that here now.... Yowza

Need I say Im Jealous! Yes ,I really think it's a very strong gust front, very impressive though. Thanks for sharing.

[StormChaseUK]

Most active storm in living memory in Shropshire,  the thunder was constance/ lightning trigger on the camera constantly triggering.

 

I have never heard thunder like it, constant train noise rolling non stop for 30-40 minutes.

 

Strike rate recorded 202 per minute during the most active part. 

[congerball]

Incredible scenes

[Sunny _Android]

Most active storm in living memory in Shropshire,  the thunder was constance/ lightning trigger on the camera constantly triggering.

 

I have never heard thunder like it, constant train noise rolling non stop for 30-40 minutes.

 

Strike rate recorded 202 per minute during the most active part. 

Just got underway here ....  hope you've not took the best from the storm ?

[Winter Cold]

Well what a day, I can only describe it as being like Orlando or somewhere tropical. The heat and humidity this morning and early afternoon was crazy, you dont often get days like that round here. The muggyness just felt like a storm was inevitable and sure enough it did come.  Just like an August day in Florida!

[toggerob]

On the western fringe of the shrops/cheshire storm. Not sure wether we'd get anything from that beast, however it does look to be building eastwards along the line.

[Carl46Wrexham]

First thunderstorm of the summer just passed through. One big active mother as well!

[cheese]

Another storm rumbled through here, this time with very bright pink lightning.

Surely that's it for today - we've copped out.

Apparently not.. more T&L.

[StormChaseUK]

https://www.facebook.com/130280250429958/videos/392892177502096/?autoplay_reason=gatekeeper

 

Link to a video of the constant thunder/triggering.