Convective Storm/Discussion thread - 16/07/16 onwards

[Allseasons-Si]

Kent clipper

would you know it

[Speedway Slider]

It's quite an elongated thunderstorm isn't it, narrow, but long (fresh strikes along most of it) Timed: 02:11

 

[SenlacJack]

Just had an epic light show here for around 20 minutes. Near continuous lightning.

[<<Ryan>>]

Incredible number of flashes, far more than detectors are indicating. Was almost at 80 a minute a while back. Only one cg seen out of all the strikes and calmed down very quickly in the last 5 minutes. 



 

[Allseasons-Si]

New cells forming in the channel islands,Kent clipper 2!

[alexisj9]

5 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

New cells forming in the channel islands,Kent clipper 2!

Hope not I want some sleep, that was interesting, storm it's self hasn't hit here yet, but the cloud is over us and the lightning was going through it. Completely dry here.

[Allseasons-Si]

5 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

Hope not I want some sleep, that was interesting, storm it's self hasn't hit here yet, but the cloud is over us and the lightning was going through it. Completely dry here.

You have a few hours sleep.the Cherbourg cell is awake,and there are a few more cells developing ahead of that,could be a lively night in the SE.

[alexisj9]

2 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

You have a few hours sleep.the Cherbourg cell is awake,and there are a few more cells developing ahead of that,could be a lively night in the SE.

Not sure I'm expecting anything else tbh, guess we'll see. Does look like that cold front is finally moving east though, tomorrow might be a more comfortable day.

[Allseasons-Si]

Just now, alexisj9 said:

Not sure I'm expecting anything else tbh, guess we'll see. Does look like that cold front is finally moving east though, tomorrow might be a more comfortable day.

Looking forward to it,it has been a nightmare with the heat and humidity,next week is looking a tad fresher but the latest models do show some warmth midweek next week,hopefully go with a bang cos this plume has delivered b****r all,again.

[Speedway Slider]

Storms moving out of Spain as well, from around a well known bank!

And the channel islands spawning now..

[Allseasons-Si]

Humber kicking off now,i new it would happen,as soon as the main band hits the north sea,boom,it kicks off

BIG FAT WHY!

going to invest in a boat tomorrow lol.

[alexisj9]

3 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

Humber kicking off now,i new it would happen,as soon as the main band hits the north sea,boom,it kicks off

BIG FAT WHY!

going to invest in a boat tomorrow lol.

Might need one anyway, from all he rain that's falling. Incidentally it's just started raining now, the storms long gone.

[Speedway Slider]

The storm that just gone into the north sea off Canterbury, has developed a "worm wound" you'll see what I mean from the screen grab attached.... Is this the storm expanding 360' not just moving in the one direction.......?   

[alexisj9]

Everything everywhere has died now, think that's the lot, cold front almost in London now.

[<<Ryan>>]

Omg! Another little storm here, has exploded in activity as it came over. As it came towards strikes were only once every couple of minutes or so, but all strikes were massive cgs, one extremely close.

Now all lightning is back to being high up and flashing every 2-3 seconds. Some extremely heavy rain also. :-) 



 

[Callie]

Had a few loud rumbles here but could see the lightning in the distance for some time about half an hour ago.

[Farmer Dave]

A great light show here at last!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Seriously I'm giving up. It's just taking the jaffa cakes now.

thanks for everything netweather. Maybe next summer but i'm not holding my breath.

Pathetic plume. Pathetic.

[Wivenswold]

33 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Seriously I'm giving up. It's just taking the jaffa cakes now.

thanks for everything netweather. Maybe next summer but i'm not holding my breath.

Pathetic plume. Pathetic.

So it's Netweather's fault? Or is it your fault because you live in a country that doesn't always deliver on the storm front?

Everytime there's a threat of storms I see the same people getting overly excited and then getting narky when it doesn't transpire exactly how they'd decided it was going to. Sad really. 

[Thunderstruck]

Well, I slept through everything, but looking at that radar shot, I wouldn't have heard/seen anything anyway

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Bugger all happened apart from a bit of rain, and a distant rumble that you needed elephants ears to hear lol

In Benfleet anyway! Quite a bit of action down in Kent

Edited August 26, 2016 by Essex Easterly.

[Windblade]

OK, so yesterday was flipping unbearable. 36c and clear skies. Hottest part of the country, no rain, no storms, nothing. Just sweltering, boiling, melting, sticky, sweaty, uncomfortable, smelly, disgusting relentless heat. Trying to sleep last night (it was still 30c indoors way past midnight) was pretty difficult to say the least. Looks like any storm potential for this weekend for my area has disappeared after looking so promising a couple of days ago. Yeah, I'm fed up. Sorry if I'm being overly negative, just venting my frustration at what has been the worst summer for storms, while simultaneously having the highest temeratures I can ever remember.

I am happy for others that got to see something though. Please send some of your luck my way!

Edited August 26, 2016 by Windblade

[wimblettben]

7 hours ago, <> said:

Lovely storm moving in here. Constant thunder amd lightning here.

 

Why oh why couldn't we have had that.

Edited August 26, 2016 by wimblettben

[A.J]

nice to see some folk got some thundery stuff last night

[Neilsouth]

What an incredible early hours that was in east kent,  some of the most vivid lightning I've seen for some time and completely unforcasted by the met to that extent as well!

Does anyone have the radar grabs between 2-3am? and 4-5.30am