Convective Storm/Discussion thread - 02/09/16 onwards

[geri2k]

Just the odd large drop in Kilburn NW London...... But nothing else

[Daniel*]

Up she goes! 

[Mapantz]

A cell has gone up in Sturminster Newton, just NW of Blandford.

And one just S of Newbury..

Edited September 15, 2016 by Mapantz

[MP-R]

Any idea when the storms will start firing in the main area of instability I.e west?

[stainesbloke]

Definite convection over Heathrow, very warm at 28C...

[B87]

Big thunderstorm kicking off in NW London at the moment.

[P-M]

Great pics folks thanks for posting!  Exciting times ahead.  Just seen the metoffice vid and looks like some intense rainfall / storms developing more widely as the day goes on and and the north get's in on the action early hours of tomorrow morning - up to now at least.  Love days like this even if I don't get a storm this forum is a buzz for weather freaks like me (and many others) 

[Mapantz]

[Petorious]

Hot humid and still, has been clear but there does look to be some instability in the sky now. What would anyone recon on the chance for these storms to head/develop towards south east midlands/Northamptonshire?

[Mesoscale]

nice updraught on the back of it.

[Nick F]

Can just make out the anvil of the storm over west London from where I am at work at Gatwick Airport in Sussex.

[UxbridgeLondon]

As quickly as it began it ended over here in North West London, had 10 minutes of heavy rain and some thunder. Sun back out now, think we've probably missed the worst of it.

[A.J]

cell nr Blandford, Dorset now throwing out lightning

[Frosty hollows]

These cells are developing very rapidly

[West Sussex Kate]

2 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

These cells are developing very rapidly

Yes it's all happening really fast!

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

These cells are developing very rapidly

They are indeed. Slow moving, too. That cell over NW London is backbuilding eastwards so some very large rainfall totals are to be expected with flash flooding a real risk.

[Hodgheg]

Can't say I like the look of that stuff coming out of france

[Bolt from the Blue]

Thunder here, no idea which direction the storms going yet

[Mapantz]

Rainfall totals totting up quickly under these storms:

[Mapantz]

2 minutes ago, AIRMET said:

Thunder here, no idea which direction the storms going yet

Nowhere swiftly, but lets hope it moves SSE.

Edited September 15, 2016 by Mapantz

[A.J]

I would hazard a guess these showers/storms are firing along a modelled convergence zone laying roughly along the A303 corridor fro dorset to Herts

[Guest]

New cell erupted east of Luton.

[A.J]

Just now, ajpoolshark said:

I would hazard a guess these showers/storms are firing along a modelled convergence zone laying roughly along the A303 corridor fro dorset to Herts

yup, new cell firing near Stevenage herts now

[davehsug]

Nothong here, but large convevtion to my south east, probably south derbys nw leics?

[alexisj9]

Nothing but cloud and wind here now. Looks like rain on the way. I don't think it will electrify, we'll see.