End of the week & weekend storm risk

[STORMGUY]

Thunder starting again

[Spikecollie]

Just now, CreweCold said:

Nowt here...as per 

Hi CC

Nothing here either in Limousin, France, but I'm not complaining after a gloriously warm day which is still 20c! Happy with that...

[SalopWatcher]

Well it right kicked off over shrewsbury. Constant thunder rumbling (can't remember that for a long time) lasted 20 minutes. Strikes within a mile. Saw some CC and Cg lightening. Lots of Sky flashing, quite intense at times, Looks to be getting stronger as it goes North. Still loud thunder. It was easier to see the lightening on the back side. North and west of here, if it keeps going you should be in for treat. 

[Costa Del Fal]

Today has brought our 4th thunderstorm of the year so far. Not bad for only the first week of May. So yes, it may turn cool again next weekend but with a meridional jet, should it continue like this, then it will not be long till the next southerly. Thankfully this region almost always does very well when winds come from the S/SE.

[William Grimsley]

Just had a brief moderate rain shower here! Where the heck did that come from?

[Gord]

Well that was a good time for my wife to call me to ask me to pick her up from the Priestfield tram stop! Still quite dark to my east.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Gord

[Dean E]

Interesting developments for anyone along the South Coast in the last half hour!

[Arnie Pie]

Heres the edge of the cell with the hail core over the back of town

 

[steve86]

3 minutes ago, SnowMania said:

Interesting developments for anyone along the South Coast in the last half hour!

Yeah hopefully we shall get something tonight. Do we know if these are surface or elevated showers/storms? 

 

[Costa Del Fal]

Perhaps storms just beginning to quieten down a touch now with a few cells decaying now. Still some strong storms esp nr Shewsbury. South coast to watch out for some storms out of N France. I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if these are surfaced based thus they could struggle over the channel - many cells leaving the Cherbourg peninsula seem to die off when reaching the Channel. Most model output does not offer much interest overnight to be honest. Tomorrow looking dry for most. Conditions are there for a potentially intense storm but they will be very isolated if they occur. Looks very warm and sunny for many.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Costa Del Fal

[Paul]

For those who either haven't had a storm, or maybe want to see even more action today, the USA storm chase has started today, and the team are chasing a slight risk in Colorado. 

You can follow the live stream here:

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=chaselive;sess=

Check in on the chase forum for the current plan of action, reports and chat

https://www.netweather.tv/forum/forum/168-storm-chase-usa/

[alexisj9]

Just now, Paul said:

For those who either haven't had a storm, or maybe want to see even more action today, the USA storm chase has started today, and the team are chasing a slight risk in Colorado. 

You can follow the live stream here:

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=chaselive;sess=

Check in on the chase forum for the current plan of action, reports and chat

https://www.netweather.tv/forum/forum/168-storm-chase-usa/

yay, will be watching.

[Walsall Wood Snow]

Have had a storm here. Was walking home from Aldridge to Walsall Wood and it was overcast and humid with a few distant rumbles to start with. By the time I got near home it kicked off with a few flashes and bangs, the wind picked up and it started raining very intensely with a bit of hail mixed in which caused reduced visibility. I had the soaking of my life.

[William Grimsley]

@Mapantz, I think you're going to win this, unless the thunderstorms over the Cherbourg Peninsula are surface based, then I think you and Dorset are going to fair well tonight, I feel like I'm too far west but who knows.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

9 minutes ago, William Grimsley said:

@Mapantz, I think you're going to win this, unless the thunderstorms over the Cherbourg Peninsula are surface based, then I think you and Dorset are going to fair well tonight, I feel like I'm too far west but who knows.

If they're surface based, then they'll die over the channel. They need to be elevated in order to sustain a source of mid level fuel. 

[Timannie]

The sky is going nice and dark here in Gresford, nr Wrexham, with a couple of spots of rain starting to fall

[Chris.R]

All  Lightning has died off ...or had.  As I type this it started again. 

[Polar Maritime]

Dark sky's and heavy rain currently here.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Polar Maritime

[Allseasons-Si]

Bailed out going to buxton and i was glad i did,there is something brewing around here though.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Allseasons-si

[Timannie]

Here we go, heavy rain and a wind has blown up from know where. 

A couple of flashes and distant thunder.

Oh  hang on, that was closer....

[William Grimsley]

23 minutes ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

If they're surface based, then they'll die over the channel. They need to be elevated in order to sustain a source of mid level fuel. 

Yes, it looks like they are currently as most if not all of the lightning activity is dying away shortly after the coast. I think anything that forms now, especially over the English Channel, will be elevated.

Edited May 7, 2016 by William Grimsley

[Cheshire Freeze]

Moderate rain....moderate bloody rain. Marvellous!

[Gord]

Fresh storm over Brum. Very dark to my east and strikes now being recorded that way.

[Chris.R]

26 miles. Come on. 

[William Grimsley]

Ahh, just another damp squid tonight... Things are definitely dying on the thunderstorm front down here...