Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards

[Gordon Webb]

7 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

Screen shot from the latest BBC forecast at 3am, looks like more organised storms will head Eastwards

took at face value and the middle of England might miss out or at least not get the worst of yet but still time yet for other outcomes

[Dimahop]

Is this mammatus...

This is just south of crawley

 

Edited July 18, 2017 by Dimahop

[The PIT]

Just now, Dimahop said:

Is this matamus...

 

Yup

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Let's get some good storms going over the next 3 hours!

[matt111]

8.2mm so far in about 45 minutes.

[robillustrates]

I'm quite intrigued by the fact lightning is being recorded up by Southampton, Fareham, The New Forest and now back by the Isle of Wight, very widespread compared to earlier though not regular, is that because the rain aspect is growing heavier? 

[Marcus_surfer]

Well ill be very suprised if any storms hit wales. Maybe the northwest later tonight? Looks too far west

[Callie]

Pressure must be dropping, my nerve pain has been getting worse all afternoon, not has pain for such a long time... Although looking at the chart the storms are slowing up and fizzling out! 

[Hodgheg]

Beautiful sky with this incoming band of light showers. If only it would do something!

[Derecho]

And the heavens open here, really torrential rain!

[Daniel*]

Not a whole lot going on yet milky skies. 

[TJS1998Tom]

8 minutes ago, Gordon Webb said:

took at face value and the middle of England might miss out or at least not get the worst of yet but still time yet for other outcomes

All it needs for us is just to move a little further North, it would be great if we get some lightning displays though like in 2015 when we had no thunder or rain

[matt111]

Another close strike this time with a deep thud like sound that felt like it shook the ground. 

[R Alto]

Great stormy clouds! Been watching the Western edge of the cell moving over the Bournemouth area. Wonderful textures and colours and a very animated, but fractured roll cloud which passed over just before this photo was taken.

[Harry]

Humidity creeping up here over the past hour or so. Still a fair breeze pumping in some that extra juice

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

So, where does round 2 start?

[karlos1983]

a damp squib and a rumble in the distance is what I ended up with... feels like chasing snow in Winter right now 

[samadamsuk]

2 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

So, where does round 2 start?

I supose, if that high theta-w is arcing round towards bristol over the south, we wait for further destabilisation and all hell to break loose - the short wave moving in should throw plenty of areas of vertical lift across the area. I wouldn't be disheartened at the moment - most stuff is forecast to be above the boundary layer tonight. Fingers crossed! 

[TJS1998Tom]

Picking up a bit at Southampton 

[pinkertonsurly]

Rain just started and increasingly frequent thunder in Winchester. Heading NE?

 

[Dami]

milky skies. I could take a photo but it would be as boring as this post

[tomdewey]

 Some new thunder storm kickoff out Devon in the channel

[Mokidugway]

Just now, Dami said:

milky skies. I could take a photo but it would be as boring as this post

That's true dami , thanks for sparing us ..

[Derecho]

A lot of distant thunder here, local road is flooded, the burst of rainfall 10 minutes ago was crazy... I couldn't see outside my window!

[toggerob]

Emergency Services in Cornwall responding to 'Life Critical' emergencies in areas affected by flash-flooding, via the BBC