North West England Regional Discussion Thread 15/1/2018 onwards

[northwestsnow]

BIG clap of thunder !!

[WillinGlossop]

14 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Thunder snow just happened in Hyde.

 

Lightening up near cemetery rd.... 

[severe snowstorm]

Another huge flash and booming thunder to West. Snow bucketing down.

[dodge]

Just got the crackerjack lightning and thunder

[jam2010]

More thunder ? 

[cheshire snow]

Still dry and clear here not seen a single snow flake looks like all the action will be

Airport northwards 

C.S

[pip22]

This is from Manchester:

From http://uksnowmap.com/

Edited January 16, 2018 by pip22

[severe snowstorm]

Orange sky and torrential hail again.

[benricky]

Had nothing at Manchester Airport yet

[benricky]

It’s actually that clear I might take the dog out for a walk and hope that starts something as it always starts raining when I take her out lol 

[Winter Hill]

4 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

think the winds have veered wnw so probably be no good to us FG.

Thought WNW winds were OK for you ?

[More Runs Needed]

Can see this heavy snow shower from my window, looks very active and very dark, going past me though...

[northwestsnow]

1 minute ago, Winter Hill said:

Thought WNW winds were OK for you ?

So did I

[toggerob]

I had a inkling there was lightning somewhere around as I was playing NoMansSky 10mins ago and the lights briefly flickered. Playstation turned off (don't want to risk losing data due to a power-surge/cut) and straight back onto the PC.

[severe snowstorm]

Another huge flash and booming thunder to West again. Hail/snow eased a bit. 

[frosty ground]

Thunder here anf heavy snow blowing around

[More Runs Needed]

Big flash from Oldham area

[Chris.R]

Sferics getting close but all in the wrong direction. 

[More Runs Needed]

The clouds look amazing, rugged and dark but lit up from Manchester City centre

[northwestsnow]

Had another heavy shower but i wonder if thats it now.. massive gap in the radar and little i can see in the irish sea..

what do peeps reckon..

[swainclubber]

When the Mrs won't let you keep the curtains open. Needs must 

[Day 10]

seems to be far more hail & thunder about than snow

[karyo]

We don't need summer blinking heat, we can get better thunderstorms in winter! 

It was fun and left a nice covering thanks to the intensity. 

[More Runs Needed]

Little cluster off Liverpool heading towards me 

[severe snowstorm]

1 minute ago, northwestsnow said:

Had another heavy shower but i wonder if thats it now.. massive gap in the radar and little i can see in the irish sea..

what do peeps reckon..

Give it time. Sometimes the Irish Sea can explode into life from nothing.