Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards

[ancientsolar]

Swansea showers intensifying, possible 3rd round today for some residents :o

[alexisj9]

1 hour ago, bigguscumulus said:

Some nice structure near Aberystwyth this afternoon. The motion was unusual, looked like it was heading out to sea but then did an abrupt right turn directly overhead. 

Sounds interesting did it have any interesting features, like wall clouds, funnels and is that pic a shelf cloud? 

Storms that change direction often have some circulation.

[MP-R]

Don't understand why the narrow Severn Estuary is having such an effect on the storms. Hasn't stopped them in recent years - maybe the air's just not unstable enough. Pouring with rain here with infrequent quiet thunder in the distance.

[Ben Sainsbury]

1 minute ago, MP-R said:

Don't understand why the narrow Severn Estuary is having such an effect on the storms. Hasn't stopped them in recent years - maybe the air's just not unstable enough. Pouring with rain here with infrequent quiet thunder in the distance.

That's exactly what it's like, there's almost like no oomph about the storm. Barely no structure to it either.

[SteveB]

1 minute ago, MP-R said:

Don't understand why the narrow Severn Estuary is having such an effect on the storms. Hasn't stopped them in recent years - maybe the air's just not unstable enough. Pouring with rain here with infrequent quiet thunder in the distance.

Such a shame, barely raining here now, and keep getting a glimpse of the sun.

Plenty go on further East though, Bath must be getting a soaking

[Luke Best]

33 minutes ago, Ed Stone said:

On a more serious note, I recall a night in August 1975 when the lightning from very distant storms was being reflected off cirrus clouds; and, couple of years back, I could see lightning from a monster storm in Milton Keynes!

Good luck for the weekend!

It's amazing how far away you can see lightning in the right conditions. I've seen lightning from a storm in Sussex from East Dorset before. Forks too! (from the anvil).

I've also heard thunder from many miles further away than popular thinking says possible. Like 100 miles! It was late evening last year - incredibly still under plume conditions. Very, very deep rumbles.

Edited May 27, 2016 by Luke Best

[Mapantz]

That's a bit of a better forecast from the MetO, for here tomorrow..

[SteveB]

That's truly amazing, what looked like a direct hit turned into a damp squib.

It's actually clearing up here now, just over 3mm of rain & the odd rumble of thunder

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Cell just gone up north of here litrally on ny doorstep and I'm pretty far east in today's action and well looks thundry .

 

[MP-R]

Very bizarre - the storm seems to have just... collapsed. Rain stopped and clouds clearing again.

[Ben Sainsbury]

Thinking the storm was awful, until I just heard some loud shotgun thunder... Make up your mind!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Can see and hear lightning at Siston!

[MP-R]

Maybe the storm spread out too quickly and just killed itself. Still looks like a substantial core on the southeastern side of it but the rest of it is just a mess.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Most thundery looking sky I have seen in ages 

[Cableguy]

Big tower going up to the north of here

[SteveB]

Looks like it's trying to reorganise itself to the South - but not getting my hopes up.

[richep]

4 minutes ago, SteveB said:

Looks like it's trying to reorganise itself to the South - but not getting my hopes up.

Just to the north of here mate,,,black 

 

 

 

 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

1 hour ago, William Grimsley said:

Why does everything want to miss me? I used my own money to drive to Exmoor only to be greeted by nothing!

The way the cookie crumbles sometimes. Think that's bad? I drove to Kent to intercept cells crossing from Calais area, only to have diminished as soon as I arrived 2 and a half hours later. A bust or two will never kill off my hobby though, it's just the way it goes sometimes. 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

20 minutes ago, Luke Best said:

It's amazing how far away you can see lightning in the right conditions. I've seen lightning from a storm in Sussex from East Dorset before. Forks too! (from the anvil).

I've also heard thunder from many miles further away than popular thinking says possible. Like 100 miles! It was late evening last year - incredibly still under plume conditions. Very, very deep rumbles.

I concur with you. I've seen lightning as far as the IOW and Dorset from north Cambridgeshire! Best part of 200 miles away. 

[Karl83]

Just got back to bristol. Very dark skies here. Hoping to get into that core!!

Think I'll wait right here for now!

 

[Ben Sainsbury]

Well hello there, little cloud!

Edited May 27, 2016 by Ben Sainsbury

[SL4]

17 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Most thundery looking sky I have seen in ages 

Just driven through that whilst going from Windsor to Staines. Very large raindrops, torrential at times, but no thunder heard.

seemed to appear from nowhere!

[stainesbloke]

Some very threatening skies over Heathrow at the moment, it's gone pretty dark

[SteveB]

11 minutes ago, richep said:

Just to the north of here mate,,,black 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sue there is anything left f this storm to give, lightning has died off, seems to be filling out into  as splodgy mess

[A.J]

a flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder just now....get in my son!