Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards

[ThundersnowDays]

Intense shower just a mile or two north of me but nothing here. Very dark clouds as well.

Edited July 23, 2017 by ThundersnowDays

[Ben Sainsbury]

Odd looking, low hanging cloud base to my north. Fortunately sun poking through now to increase surface heating.

 

[Ciderwithrosie]

3 minutes ago, Ben Sainsbury said:

Odd looking, low hanging cloud base to my north. Fortunately sun poking through now to increase surface heating.

 

Similar to the set up I had at one point this morning . 

[Wilxy]

Just had a clap of thunder from that shower to my NE!

[ThundersnowDays]

Just heard distant thunder.

[Wilxy]

That storm is rotating can see it very clearly!

[Thunderstruck]

Very dark skies to the North not long ago, that produced some heavy rain and one flash of lightning (not seen or heard) just north of Chelmsford.

Looking to the NW now, seeing what may be a funnel cloud, but could also be scud. Hard to say. Must say it doesn't feel particularly ripe out there, but we shall see

 

[Ben Sainsbury]

4 minutes ago, tomjwlx said:

That storm is rotating can see it very clearly!

I'm a little too far south to view this unfortunately, must be impressive!

[matt111]

Looking dark to my north. 

[claret047]

11 minutes ago, Jcweather said:

Very dark skies to the North not long ago, that produced some heavy rain and one flash of lightning (not seen or heard) just north of Chelmsford.

Looking to the NW now, seeing what may be a funnel cloud, but could also be scud. Hard to say. Must say it doesn't feel particularly ripe out there, but we shall see

 

Can confirm the thunder. My wife heard it was she was in the garden before it started to rain. Just stopped now. Was very heavy for a while, but son shining weakly through the clouds.

Kind Regards

Dave

Edited July 23, 2017 by claret047

[matt111]

Seen reports of thunder heard near Southampton. 

[Greeny]

3 hours ago, Delka said:

anybody know if its possible at all to look back on the radar anywhere from yesterday afternoon? Funnel cloud over sea by Cromer at 5:30pm-ish and it'd be nice to see what it looked like on radar 

Ok I have created the radar as it was still in time on the V7. 3 speeds, first 3 with a circle highlighting the area I think indicates rotation (brightest echo taking a right turn also possibly a hook on the southern edge could be it instead?) and the last 3 without in order to not be distracted

Radar_of_funnel_Cromer_22-07-17_16_00_-_19_00.mp4

[Mokidugway]

Been out wth dog quite high up on furness fells ,amazingly I could see the thunderstorm in far distance near  Gloucester way .

[Arnie Pie]

Nowt to report from Birmingham apart from deintesification

[Karl83]

Hearing some rumbles coming out of this. 

[mike5900]

thunder here now

Edited July 23, 2017 by mike5900

[Ben Sainsbury]

I've not seen this intensity of rainfall in quite a while!

[Thunderstruck]

Just started raining heavily here but still no thunder

Edit: Damn it, I hate it when planes go over in this weather, I always think it's thunder!

Edited July 23, 2017 by Jcweather

[island lad]

Sky's like this all afternoon but no thunderstorms.

[Mapantz]

Massive crack of thunder! 

I'm looking towards Swanage, I can see clouds under the base moving right on one edge, and moving left on the other..

[Nick F]

More funnel sightings today, this may even a weak tornado over the New Forest 

 

[kar999]

Same place, different day, different towers but sadly no storms.

Edited July 23, 2017 by kar999

[Mapantz]

That was a nice end to that thunder-shower.

[Thunderstruck]

Met O and BBC seem to fancy storms at 2-3am here. Must say I'm not convinced, since nowhere else is saying it, and BBC's map seems to totally contradict that. Not that I particularly trust them...

[LetItSnow!]

Just had a thunderstorm with some phenomenal rainfall, coming after yesterdays shower which also had two rounds of biblical rain. All of the thunder and lightning occurred as the storm approached with nothing after the rain started. The grass has gone from dry and brown to lush green in just four days after some extremely heavy rainfall in a short amount of time. And more rainfall forecast tonight!