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

[samadamsuk]

Hey all, sat on the Malborough downs now - I can hear that cell over bath rumbling - just hoping the south side of this line stays active for where I am - lots of outflow and cool temps here though, so going to rely on the warm front to do its thing.. Enjoy everyone! Samos

[Greeny]

A little cell south and a touch west of Norwich has suddenly appeared. I think the warm front will slowly moves things east with new cells.

Edited August 27, 2016 by Greeny

[A.J]

10 mile wet

2 minutes ago, samadamsuk said:

Hey all, sat on the Malborough downs now - I can hear that cell over bath rumbling - just hoping the south side of this line stays active for where I am - lots of outflow and cool temps here though, so going to rely on the warm front to do its thing.. Enjoy everyone! Samos

i'm 10 miles west of you Sam, and there's constant thunder booming from the south....take care mate, as you're pretty exposed up there, the main core will past just to the east of Marlborough within the hour I think 

[Mapantz]

A bit damp at this station:

[A.J]

shotgun thunder....boom!

[samadamsuk]

Hey AJP - thanks, its getting louder here - some intense echoes now west of salisbury , lightning now visible here and I think this line is activating over me ... time to get lower maybe??? Samos

[Sainsbo]

Really hoping the thunderstorm is able to retain it's intensity until it's up over Swindon, looks like it's on a direct collision course currently!

[jtay]

5 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

A bit damp at this station:

It does look a bit dark over that way... dry here.

[Gordon Webb]

Just got my new pc components but think I'll wait a few hours before I assemble it though 

[Mr_ Nexus]

This is looking far more positive than of late , Might not get any overhead here later but at least we might get some distant thunder .

[Gordon Webb]

The line now look on radar to be going ne

 

Edited August 27, 2016 by Gordon Webb

[SteveB]

Unless anything develops to the South & West of the main action - it looks like my chance has gone.

 

Good luck to all

[A.J]

the only downside at the mo is that as it's so elevated here, lightning is difficult to see and the high cloud bases are almost featureless with no structure......lots of almost constant elevated thunder here till......how I wish it were nighttime now, the sky would be like a strobe light

[samadamsuk]

This would be awesome at night, but hell, pretty awesome now! Cant see much structure and lcl's arent that decent, but these are seriousely potent ...

[samadamsuk]

Watching some gathering scud to my west here .. probably nothing, but atleast its not 5000 ft up! Samos

[Buckster]

that cell in South West looks strange on the radar - seems to be elongating? or is it just splitting to be multi-cellular?

[Dami]

this pretty much sums it up for me here

 

[A.J]

4 minutes ago, samadamsuk said:

Watching some gathering scud to my west here .. probably nothing, but atleast its not 5000 ft up! Samos

seeing the same thing...LCL's dropping as it starts to ever so slowly tap into the boundary layer

[Speedway Slider]

Hmmm, looks like Leicester to miss the main cells.... Although the areas surrounding the main heads, seem to be filling in with thundery rain/sporadic scud lightning.... 

[A.J]

scud's coming in from the  east, storm flow from the SSW.....interesting

Edited August 27, 2016 by ajpoolshark

[TheToastPeople]

4 minutes ago, Dami said:

this pretty much sums it up for me here

 

Im just in my car south of northampton, a few rumbles and an angry sky but not much to see just yet. A cell is developing just south of MK it might spread towards before, i will do my best to send it your way dami!

[Speedway Slider]

The 2 leading storms seem to be dying off as they go north east, the 2nd 2 seem to be still invigorating, and the storm furthest west, is doing a right turn!!!! (See second grab for right turn)

Edited August 27, 2016 by Speedway Slider
Forgot to add images

[Paceyboy]

Those rainfall rates are pretty severe in south central england. Worse ive seen for a while to be honest. Maximum cape not forecast till around 6/7pm also.

[A.J]

i'm such a saddo....sat here under the garden umbrella, yet still soaking wet, desperately trying to keep the laptop dry whilst still posting, and taking in all thst mother nature can throw at me

[Supacell]

Currently near to Sandbach debating whether to go home to Derby or head south towards Wolverhampton.