Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards

[billyc]

I cannot descibe how insane this is right now!!! Constand thunder/lightning and super heaVY RAin

Edited July 19, 2017 by billyc

[Lowestoft Weather]

1 minute ago, Norfolk Sheep said:

Nice, but I think it will arrive at the Norfolk/Suffolk border and pass out 

It's keeping it's intensity so you will get what we have enjoyed, I'm sure :-). This cell developed west London 3 1/2 hours ago, pushed up through Harlow onto us. Paul Sherman enjoyed this storm a while ago in Great Dunmow. I reckon 02:00 for you ;-)

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, chrcoluk said:

that first storm is teasing me, so below leics it sharply moved east, and now its moving north again as if it deliberately wanted to avoid me.

Not sure if much lightning is in the one close to us either : P

[Mesoscale]

1 minute ago, saint said:

Just noticed the clear sky myself, first time in a few hours! Cant see any distant lightning yet however. 

Keep looking south you will see it. 

[Paul Sherman]

That Theta W Plume really is holding these storms together. 3 hours ago I had a temp of 19c and dp of 16c now showing 20c Temp and 17c Dp. With the aid of the trough you can see why this is a special event down on the south coast

[robillustrates]

It's closing in on Central London based on the radar. 

[Norfolk Sheep]

Just now, Gavin Plummer said:

It's keeping it's intensity so you will get what we have enjoyed, I'm sure :-). This cell developed west London 3 1/2 hours ago, pushed up through Harlow onto us. Paul Sherman enjoyed this storm a while ago in Great Dunmow. I reckon 02:00 for you ;-)

Hmm, wonder if it's really active enough? Might give it a go. ooh just seen lightning to the west rather than the south! That's the third flash in 2 hours. And a rumble of thunder! Madness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[A Frayed Knot]

Seen a bit of a flash here and thats all ' Frack it .

 

[VillagePlank]

The choice has been made. It's the one on the right, and Mickey and his cocoa can forget it

[Paul Sherman]

Now do I go out for my 2nd chase of the night to my favoured spot overlooking the Estuary looking south ?? Or bed it and watch it land ?

[saint]

5 minutes ago, Mesoscale said:

Keep looking south you will see it. 

Wonder if they'll hold intensity all the way up here! 

Edited July 19, 2017 by saint

[West Sussex Kate]

Wow this storm sounds like it has a lot of energy! Don't get storms like this very much round here.

Roaring over the south downs !

Edited July 19, 2017 by West Sussex Kate

[Djmiles]

1 minute ago, Paul Sherman said:

Now do I go out for my 2nd chase of the night to my favoured spot overlooking the Estuary looking south ?? Or bed it and watch it land ?

You won't want to miss this, truly something remarkable!

[StormLoser]

Cells to the left of me, cells to the right of me. And NOT ONE bothers to come near me! Lazy lightning, rain and, to be frank, not a lot special happening around the Gatwick / Redhill area. There are still flights heading in, though now routing around a storm cell to the south-east.  To be honest, I've seen worse storms on Jackanory. I wish this would pep up a bit.

Oops! Loud rumble of thunder. Maybe it is?

[Mapantz]

I have some funky options on this phone. Here's a GIF it created from a video:

Over 3 hours of continuous lightning. Very special indeed.

[Paul R]

Trying to listen out for distant thunder but efforts hampered somewhat by the RAF down at Odiham taking their chinooks out for a bit of night flying. Still some very vivid lightning. The theme seems to be orange to the east, white to the south east and blue to the south.

[TJS1998Tom]

Not doing so well with storms apart from that one earlier this month here :/ even then it was only the edges of it

[A.J]

off to bed me thinks, just not my night tonight....some distant lightning but not getting any closer, and to think, modelling just 12 hours ago had my area in the bullseye....until next time!

[matt111]

Very loud rumbles again, house shaking.. 

[robillustrates]

More Lightning to the South and South West, it's going to be here within the hour at this rate. 

[VillagePlank]

5 minutes ago, West Sussex Kate said:

Wow this storm sounds like it has a lot of energy! Don't get storms like this very much round here.

Roaring over the south downs !

I can see it, and hear it, from here.

[london-snow]

This looks like a sample starter before the mains. The radar is not picking up the constant strikes from the south but it's every 20secs. And look what's to come. Londoners get ready see you on the other side.

[Norfolk Sheep]

6 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Now do I go out for my 2nd chase of the night to my favoured spot overlooking the Estuary looking south ?? Or bed it and watch it land ?

Your Dunmow storm is still tootling towards me and still reasonably active, one or two strikes every 20 seconds (as opposed to the 20 every second down south haha) Might take a 10 min drive to my 360 degree viewpoint in half an hour or so if its still worth it.

[robillustrates]

What's advancing North from Brighton/Eastbourne looks like it's kept a lot of it's intensity. 

[Paul R]

Finally! Some rumbles. And some good ones at that.