Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st August onwards

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Insane light show up on Butser!!!! Lightning all round forks anvil crawlers and anvil flashes

Its gonna be BIG!

[Grazy2266]

A friend in Banbury just sent me a message to say the thunder and lightning are quite impressive. I work in Buckingham and a colleague can see distant lightning.

[TJS1998Tom]

Doesn't look promising for Northern England now which is typical : P

[TJS1998Tom]

I wonder if much will come from these...

[Darren Bown]

7 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

Doesn't look promising for Northern England now which is typical : P

Nope! Convective weather removed us from the moderate risk. Surprised metoffice haven’t cancelled the warning yet and applied one to the south coast.

[Chris.R]

 This is why I wish we had regional convective threads. Reading all this is really difficult to bear. 

[alexisj9]

23 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Must be like a strobe disco in the channel now 

And a cruise has just left Dover, guess they'll get the best view.

[matt111]

Seems to be building again around here. Just heard another rumble. 

[Convective]

Haha 'April showers'...

[A.J]

1 minute ago, matt111 said:

Seems to be building again around here. Just heard another rumble. 

lightning detector's going bonkers near you mate....Pompey and surrounding areas are right in the firing line

[Another Kent clipper]

Well, it's a beautiful, clear, dry night on a hill in tameside.  Don't know what to do now.  I don't think I could get anywhere near that glub heading towards the Midlands.  

[Man With Beard]

Kicking off here in Portsmouth again, lots of lightning, rain and thunder getting ever closer. My little boy is loving it (though a bit scared too!!)

[Harry]

Just been standing looking to the WSW - given clear skies here was surprised not to see even a distant flicker.

Activity on Blitzortung appears to be increasing sporadic. This marries well with the MUCAPE modelled earlier today. Seems that where storms are racing ahead of the proper plume electricity starts to wain quite quickly. 

Number of the cells in the channel seem to be heading this way but also some have started switching off. 

If any cells pass through in the early hours here we should get some sparks. Much earlier it’s likely to be non-electric.

[TJS1998Tom]

Worth keeping an eye on? If something happens not sure if much will come off from it 

[Mokidugway]

9 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

I wonder if much will come from these...

It was 30 mins of  quite intense activity ,pretty good for time of year 

[eddy88888]

some flahes on the bmth cam http://www.camsecure.co.uk/Camsecure2/bournmouth_pier_webcam.html

 

[Daniel*]

Kicking off Hampshire / IOW way again. 

 

[Man With Beard]

I think we're right under it

[billyc]

Cracking storm this, also this is a great cam. Portsmouth harbour looking towards Gosport / Isle of Wight

http://www.camsecure.co.uk/portsmouth_harbour_webcam.html

[Man With Beard]

5 flashes a minute atm

[Arnie Pie]

Dtstant flashes to the East of Brum now

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

20 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 This is why I wish we had regional convective threads. Reading all this is really difficult to bear. 

Some of the regional threads are very inactive through most of the season and I think if you make extra regional specific threads on just convection it'd only make that worse, best to stick to the this thread for insight and then post in here and your regional when you get some action, that may help activity in your specific regional thread, although I agree it can be frustrating coming into a big thread where someone has a huge storm when there's nothing at all at your location.

Edited April 21, 2018 by The East has Ceased

[matt111]

This is to my south.

 

Edited April 21, 2018 by matt111

[Climate_Eyes]

36 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Insane light show up on Butser!!!! Lightning all round forks anvil crawlers and anvil flashes

Its gonna be BIG!

I'm not far from Butser, the lightning intensity and frequency is crazy. I'm also seeing more frequent flashes beginning to my south east towards West Sussex way. 

[slb97]

Hi sitting on Hayling beach with the most spectacular light show and thunder across the sea, absolutely breathtaking