Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards

[robillustrates]

Farnham is looking good right now. 

[VillagePlank]

Just now, saint said:

I believe I just heard a distant rumble or two here in St Albans. 

Did you have a curry? Be honest, now.

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Just now, Harry said:

Awesome @Surrey

The Hants/Surrey cell certainly trying to spread its wings further east based on Blitzortung 

Yep just as I thought, It will all start kicking off soon, just as planned... EURO4 still winning!

[saint]

Just now, VillagePlank said:

Did you have a curry? Be honest, now.

Ha! I wish.

[chionomaniac]

First lightning and thunder here.

[teeno]

This pic was just taken on the Isle of Wight 10mins ago.

[Harry]

2 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Yep just as I thought, It will all start kicking off soon, just as planned... EURO4 still winning!

Latest Euro4 not quite as awesome but yields some goods nonetheless 

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Absolutely stunning skies 

[VillagePlank]

Not sure if this means anything, but the grass feels cool underfoot, but the concrete, tarmac and block pavement all feel really, and quite noticeably warm. Urban heat island effect going to have a significant impact, tonight?

[RichmondWeather]

How things change in just a minute, that cell over Hants/Surrey is now spurting out lightning and is steady increasing

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

SUPERCELL!

Watched it form and get a LCB but no funnels produced. But AWESOME anywa!

Edited July 18, 2017 by Flash bang flash bang etc

[Lynxus]

Weirdly just started picking up sferics ~40mi from here.

Not seeing it on the other detectors .. Odd..

 

VERY thundery looking!

[Cornishdave]

Just now, Surrey said:

Absolutely stunning skies 

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Just now, Cornishdave said:

1 minute ago, Surrey said:

Absolutely stunning skies 

Incredible!!! That's a winner 

[Chris K]

Just now, Lynxus said:

Weirdly just started picking up sferics ~40mi from here.

Not seeing it on the other detectors .. Odd..

 

VERY thundery looking!

Shame the storms off the coast near Torquay have too much of an easterly influence, as it doesn't look like it'll head this way now.

[Frosty hollows]

Thought I heard a rumble.Looks like it's heading NE again. If that's the case it's going to just miss me!

[Norfolk Sheep]

1 minute ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

SUPERCELL!

A lenticular cloud with serious aspirations 

[matt111]

Certainly seems the storm that passed over here earlier has gone up another gear.

[Lynxus]

Just now, Chris K said:

Shame the storms off the coast near Torquay have too much of an easterly influence, as it doesn't look like it'll head this way now.

I wouldnt worry too much.

A) Plenty building to the south.
B) They wont head NE for long.

That stuff South of exeter will explode when it reaches land. I suspect the south will be very busy soon.

[Hodgheg]

Wow look at the rainfall rate on the eastern cell. 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Will have to look in video but the clouds were swirling in opposing directions

 

[Frosty hollows]

1 minute ago, matt111 said:

Certainly seems the storm that passed over here earlier has gone up another gear.

Backbuilding? Seems to be dying at the front edge though!

[A.J]

nothing here yet, but getting good outflow and nice cloud formations from the storm complex over hants.....one sferic detected 10 miles from me but I think it as a false return.....nice storm out over Lyme Bay which is heading in this direction, but now wouldn't be surprised to see a rash of storms develop over central Southern England and the West country over  the next few hours as the high theta air makes it presence known with trough destabalisation 

[Mokidugway]

2 minutes ago, Norfolk Sheep said:

A lenticular cloud with serious aspirations 

Bases of storms can look like lentics owing to shear and or rotation looks cool though 

[Eskimo]

That storm really is ramping up with cells developing on its eastern flank!