Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards

[Mr_ Nexus]

its alive

[toggerob]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-met-office-issues-weather-11444985

[Darren Bown]

It's really struggling out there in terms of lightning, especially the stuff out east.

[smethwickgg102]

I think it's fair to say that's torential rain and a flash & rumble or two as well here in Tipton.

[Costa Del Fal]

Unrelenting torrential rain here.very tropical feel and look out there!

Edited June 8, 2016 by Costa Del Fal

[Cheshire Freeze]

6 minutes ago, Darren Bown said:

Looks like it's clearing here from the NW.

Really strange given the forecast for instability to head further W through the day. That Northwhich cell was a brief affair....collapsed as soon as it went up.

[Costa Del Fal]

Nice overhead flash and rumble then.

[Darren Bown]

3 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

Really strange given the forecast for instability to head further W through the day. That Northwhich cell was a brief affair....collapsed as soon as it went up.

I agree with you, a bit miffed really. I can only assume it's because there is just no forcing element here, even though the CAPE is transferring west.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Just now, Darren Bown said:

I agree with you, a bit miffed really. I can only assume it's because there is just no forcing element here, even though the CAPE is transferring west.

Fully concur....the Pennines have been acting as a trigger giving the required orographic induced lift. No idea about those around Birmingham though....would love to be there right now.

[Staffordshire]

Looks like black country and brum copping it now, well done to you all, amazingly i have somehow managed to stay completely dry yet again hahaha

[Darren Bown]

 

1 minute ago, CreweCold said:

Fully concur....the Pennines have been acting as a trigger giving the required orographic induced lift. No idea about those around Birmingham though....would love to be there right now.

Even the stuff over the pennines is struggling to keep the cap broken. Think it may have been a bit of a flop

Edited June 8, 2016 by Darren Bown

[Gord]

Thunder seems to be coming more from my south and east now. Think it's slowly slipping towards that direction. Always sounds louder when it comes from there because of the hill  I live on!

[Mr_ Nexus]

Monsoon type rain !!

Drains in the street starting to overflow !!

[Chris K]

1 minute ago, CreweCold said:

Fully concur....the Pennines have been acting as a trigger giving the required orographic induced lift. No idea about those around Birmingham though....would love to be there right now.

The trigger is most likely the trough feature, indicated by today's surface charts by the met office.

[Weather-history]

Heavy convective drops of rain falling.

[Cheshire Freeze]

1 minute ago, Darren Bown said:

 

Even the stuff over the pennines is struggling to keep the cap broken. Think it may have been a bit of a flop

Saying that, the western extremity of that Pennine lot is looking less like a mass of rain on the latest frame, looking more like discrete cells with the periphery pushing slightly further west.

[Shane Wheeldon]

Absolutely throwing it down with nothing here lol! Can see the towers but i think Telford is again going to miss out?! 

[Darren Bown]

1 minute ago, CreweCold said:

Saying that, the western extremity of that Pennine lot is looking less like a mass of rain on the latest frame, looking more like discrete cells with the periphery pushing slightly further west.

I think if it does anything now, it has to be a westerly push of those cells as the sky is really clear north and west of my location. As said above, there is an elevated cold front heading SW, so the instability should be transferring.

[Darren Bown]

3 minutes ago, Chris K said:

The trigger is most likely the trough feature, indicated by today's surface charts by the met office.

You're right, it's an elevated cold front, but that is moving SW, but yet little instability to my north? Im expecting the stuff east of here to move westwards.

[Weather-history]

4 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

Heavy convective drops of rain falling.

Torrential rain.

[smethwickgg102]

Conservatory has just turned into an indoor pool, think the seals may need some work.

[Gordon Webb]

1 minute ago, smethwickgg102 said:

Conservatory has just turned into an indoor pool, think the seals may need some work.

looking at the radar i think the only seals that would work are the mammal kind

[Mesoscale]

After that line moved through it feels as if the humidity has dropped substantially. 

[Supacell]

Single sferic just north of Ashbourne whilst the gap in the line of showers heads towards Derby

[Darren Bown]

I think this is building west, it's going quite overcast here, even with the sun in the west