Convective Storm/Discussion thread - 11/06/16 onwards

[James_southampton]

Plenty of thunder, no visable lightning.

[toggerob]

[Chris.R]

Just now, Delka said:

Most definitely is, very faint rumble in the distance the second the map showed a closer strike then the rest. I was hearing them from that distance from across the wash easily yesterday aswell.

How do you know how many miles away the strike was? :-)

[Azazel]

1 minute ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

that's an absolute beaut

[Delka]

8 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

How do you know how many miles away the strike was? :-)

Maps showing it struck right by a shop I drive to weekly which satnav says is 17 miles away

[chapmanslade]

6 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 As I said yesterday  it is virtually impossible to hear thunder from that  distance. 

I was hearing thunder from that distance easily on Tuesday.

[chapmanslade]

25 minutes ago, Spikecollie said:

It's just a madly weird day out there. I have no power AGAIN. I used to love t-storms but I'm getting fed up of this!!! Not really, but it is getting annoying...

Lots of pulse type cells in France today - hope my leaky roof has been fixed by my builder !

[Frosty hollows]

Just left a bone dry Wallingford.2miles along the roads are awash!Proves how local these showers are!

[Chris.R]

1 minute ago, Delka said:

Maps showing it struck right by a shop I drive to weekly which satnav says is 17 miles away

Ok well  that's unusual to hear it. :-) I recommend using an AM radio to hear strikes in  Real time,  that's always fun. You will learn to  distinguish how close strikes are and  sometimes their type. 

[Aqbadger]

11 minutes ago, Nick F said:

Good spot! No location under your name, where are you?

Swear London has a storm shield this week, anything heading this way just evaporates, one last day tomorrow of storms which should in theory deliver around here.

 

Sutton Courtenay nr didcot thanks Nick

[Aqbadger]

11 minutes ago, Matt_W said:

Looks like another angle of the funnel aqbadger spotted... This dropped from the northern edge of the cell to the west of Reading about 15 mins ago... Observed from Didcot-looks like a pokey little cell and is back building nicely over oxford... 

Good man Matt glad someone had a better view great shot

[Weather-history]

13 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 As I said yesterday  it is virtually impossible to hear thunder from that  distance. 

Have read reports, one going back over 100 years

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/72245-audibility-of-distant-thunder/page__p__558959__hl__"audibility"__fromsearch__1#entry558959

 

[Lincs Observation]

well i have been looking at that cell to my south for the past hour or so and it seems to be quite static as it moves slowly along the A17 from Boston to Sleaford, what is interesting its lack of movement is causing it to build. we still have rumbles but the storm has not as yet let loose.

 

LO

[Delka]

Is it just me or have alot of the storms the last hour or so been developing on this line?

[Spikecollie]

Daytime darkness here again in Limousin, France and the birds have shut up! Eeek...

[Ben Sainsbury]

This beast coming right at me!

Edited June 16, 2016 by Ben Sainsbury

[Frosty hollows]

5 minutes ago, Delka said:

Is it just me or have alot of the storms the last hour or so been developing on this line?

No, you're right. I'm on that line (is it a CZ maybe?).We've had a couple of hefty showers, but very localised. Apparently there was a t/storm down the road, but it's missed us. However, it's gone dark and I'm looking at the radar and looks like another big shower imminent. Maye this one will have some sferics

[Frosty hollows]

11 minutes ago, Aqbadger said:

Good man Matt glad someone had a better view great shot

Mental! I'm 6 miles from Didcot, and all I got is a shower and I managed to miss that. Observed some fantastic towers on the Chiltern side of the Thames from here but unfortunately was on a bus so couldnt take a photo

[Frosty hollows]

22 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Stunning!

[matt111]

A few distant pictures of the cell near Southampton.

[Dami]

I think the cell over me had stopped and is growing over head.

had no thunder for a bit then it got darker and another clap.

 

[Frosty hollows]

Ohh...I think we have thunder..

[Delka]

9 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

Ohh...I think we have thunder..

Showing a ton of strikes in your area

[Polar Maritime]

Thunder heard to my N/W just now.

[Andy Bown]

18 minutes ago, Delka said:

Is it just me or have alot of the storms the last hour or so been developing on this line?

Yes however that line goes almost right through my location where not a drop has fallen since about 08.00 lol !!