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

[Andy Bown]

15 minutes ago, jtay said:

Exactly Andy. I've been even closer to the action down here and while I've heard plenty of thunder, hardly any rain has fallen.

This lot is currently over Alderbury way on the A36 and we're in Sunshine.

 

Great sky! Having reviewed the radar from the whole afternoon every cell that has approached Salisbury Plain from the NNW has dissipated while those further W have maintained or increased in intensity. Then once the associated clouds with dissipated cells exit the Palin they have been reinvigorating further S.

[matt111]

Rapid development going on here. Come over dark in several directions. 

Edited June 16, 2016 by matt111

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Me cyant work out what way the storms are moving :-/

[SalopWatcher]

Another day with a slow moving storm just to the west of town (three days in a row) thunder rumbling away and it's still building. 

 

Been a a great summer so far for storms around hear. One over head cracker the best for years and about 5/6 other cells and storms within 5 miles to  chase.  

 

Tops any of the last 5 (mabey more) years where we had nothing. 

More please 

 

 

Edited June 16, 2016 by SalopWatcher

[Spikecollie]

No one in the Euro storms thread so I'll post here - forgiven I hope.

Crazy here. Constant thunder. ICs mainly very elevated this one

[Chris.R]

 There is a storm here black building towards me from the east. Just had a CG  at 2 miles. Everything else has been beyond three so far. 

[Alison Jeffrey]

Yes Chris we have thunder, just had the first roll. Ominous looking skies to the SE

[Spikecollie]

Overhead now rain and hail. Crazy winds

[IanR]

no direct overhead storm, but i have been hearing thunder from various cells for 2 hours !    with visible flashes at times,  quite an electrically active storm to the west of wigan an hour ago, with many rumbles,  it all started at about 2.30 not heard anything for 30 minutes now

Edited June 16, 2016 by IanR

[weather09]

18 minutes ago, Arnie Pie said:

Interesting scud activities to our West again today......no rotation noticed yet

Yep, can see that too.  Always interesting watching the movement of these lowerings.  Tuesday evening was really good.  Was watching rapid spin and rising motion at the cloud base from a small shower, and you could see it was close to organising into funnel, but it just couldn't quite get there. 

[Bolt from the Blue]

Cell near Yeovil which dropped a few +CGs, very faint though from where I was stood (about 15 miles away)

[SnowJoke]

Amazing sky in Milton Keynes. Thunder died off for 10 mins or so as the core rained out and lost inflow. Now cycling and building a new core and in the last five mins it's started throwing out lightning once more.

[Costa Del Fal]

exceptional rainfall just now. Massive road flooding. One overhead lightning and thunder too.

[IanR]

2 minutes ago, IanR said:

no direct overhead storm, but i have been hearing thunder from various cells for 2 hours !    with visible flashes at times,  quite an electrically active storm to the west of wigan an hour ago, with many rumbles,  it all started at about 2.30 not heard anything for 30 minutes now

edit,,,,just another crack of thunder here ,  what a day

[weatherobsuk]

Reports of Flooding in Buxton currently.

[Frosty hollows]

Storm has passed over now.Looks like it's heading for Henley on Thames. Roads awash and impassable in places

[Costa Del Fal]

Scene on my road. 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Skies changing here from harmless large cumulus to messy elevated stuff. Looks like when we've had storms approaching in the past. One can hope... :-)

[Arnie Pie]

yep Very heavy rain over Brum atm.....overhead cell just waiting to go bang

[carl1980]

Thunder all afternoon, seen some great lightning, in Kirkby, back home down the road in st helen must of had it bad roads closed 

 

Picture the wife sent me before of dunriding lane st helens

Edited June 16, 2016 by carl1980

[I remember Atlantic 252]

2 minutes ago, Costa Del Fal said:

Scene on my road. 

Cannock road just outside Wildwood flooded yesterday, was horrendous and no thunder/lightning

[Darren Bown]

Just now, carl1980 said:

Thunder all afternoon, seen some great lightning, in Kirkby, back home down the road in st helen must of had it bad roads closed 

Still keep hearing faint rumbles here, still quite a bit of rain around, not so much lightning though.

[IanR]

sky looking messy here now ,  no more structured cb's , just overcast, thunder seems to be dieing

[Costa Del Fal]

Quite possibly the heaviest rain I have ever seen here and certainly he most prolonged at such an intensity. Amazing.

[Supacell]

It's a dry and sunny afternoon here. There seems to be a void of showers over here, although big towers are building to my NE and showers are actually moving today (albeit slowly).