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Convective / Storm Discussion Thread - 27th Feb onwards


Nick F

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  • Location: St Neots, previously Billericay & Brentwood
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, gales, all extreme weather really!
  • Location: St Neots, previously Billericay & Brentwood

Kent clipper (at best) rinse and repeat for the last god knows how many years now, someone needs to do a PhD on this!! Bon nuit.

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  • Location: Saltdean,Nr Brighton,East Sussex,Hither Green,SE London.
  • Location: Saltdean,Nr Brighton,East Sussex,Hither Green,SE London.

Pretty impressive since 10pm on the SE coast.some stunning fork lightning, reasonable rumbles,nothing overhead so far.frequency of lightning best between 1030 and 1130. 5/10 so far

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  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in summer, thunderstorms, snow, fog, frost, squall lines
  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK

Heavy rain here has woken me up. No thunder at all.

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  • Location: Barton on Sea, Hampshire
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy winter, warm/hot summer with the odd storm thrown in
  • Location: Barton on Sea, Hampshire

Still hearing quite loud thunder.

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  • Location: Walsall, West Midlands 135m/442ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Heatwaves, thunderstorms, cold/snowy spells.
  • Location: Walsall, West Midlands 135m/442ft ASL

Any new webcams, showing a good show? 

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  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and breezy with a bit of cloud, about 20C
  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex

Lightning 10km apparently. Definitely not true.

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  • Location: Kings Norton, West Midlands
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, Cold & Snowy
  • Location: Kings Norton, West Midlands

Although obviously those living on the south coast are seeing something, which is inevitable. Tonight, however, has largely been a bust. 

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  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and breezy with a bit of cloud, about 20C
  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex

Oh hang on, what was that? 

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  • Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67
  • Weather Preferences: Winter - snow, Irish sea convection. Summer - thunderstorms, hot sunny days
  • Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67

 Hearing some extremely long sferics about one every 90 seconds, a lot closer than the main background of the MCS

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  • Location: St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. 81 metres asl
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms.
  • Location: St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. 81 metres asl

This is a cracking good storm. Hastings Pier webcam link:

 

 

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  • Location: Swindon Wiltshire
  • Weather Preferences: Storms and extreme weather
  • Location: Swindon Wiltshire

We have driven from Swindon to Brighton and are continuing towards Beachy head where we will stop. Loads of Lightning and torrential rain!! 

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  • Location: London, UK
  • Weather Preferences: MCC/MCS Thunderstorms
  • Location: London, UK
3 minutes ago, James1979 said:

Kent clipper (at best) rinse and repeat for the last god knows how many years now, someone needs to do a PhD on this!! Bon nuit.

There was a document going around with the lack of imports and MCS into the Southern UK the last 20 years or so.

Somebody will have the link. 

 

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  • Location: Winchester, Hampshire ~ Southern Central!
  • Location: Winchester, Hampshire ~ Southern Central!
4 minutes ago, thunderhead 2005 said:

thunder heard in andover whhhatt

 

Heard 3 or 4 here too. Seen a couple of flashes aswell. Totally unrelated but by god have I got heartburn from hell ...

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  • Location: South Gloucestershire BS35
  • Weather Preferences: Severe weather enthusiast
  • Location: South Gloucestershire BS35

Just goes to show it always comes down to now casting. Really this is quite different to what was showing just this morning on many models. AROME was probably the closest in my opinion.

Stark difference in precip forecast from 18z and actual....

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  • Location: Basingstoke, Hants
  • Weather Preferences: Unexpected gusts of wind, and cumulus clouds in rude and amusing shapes.
  • Location: Basingstoke, Hants

Just heard a deep roll of thunder here in Basingstoke.

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  • Location: South East, Romney Marsh
  • Weather Preferences: Storms and Snow, lots of snow...
  • Location: South East, Romney Marsh

Thunder rumbling so deep and long now i can feel it through the ground sitting on my door step! Some awesome bolt lightening too, worth being up for at nearly 1am. 

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