Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards

[Guest]

Just now, Supacell said:

I thought I heard thunder, this confirms it. I am hoping for some storms tonight to set me up before I drive east tomorrow.

Yes I'm thinking of heading east along the motorway into Lincs tomorrow 

[sparky1972]

Moon is so bright tonight, but seeing means there is no cloud which equals no storms, bugger, lol 

[tomp456]

Initiation...chop chop....or I’m going to bed!!

[Supacell]

Dan (convective weather) has the red risk box along with the severe over Lincolnshire and the Humber/East Yorkshire tomorrow. I am getting me some of that

[Guest]

Just now, Supacell said:

Dan (convective weather) has the red risk box along with the severe over Lincolnshire and the Humber/East Yorkshire tomorrow. I am getting me some of that

Yep, I'll start at the M180/A180 services and see where's best from there. Only an hours drive thanks to the straight motorway  

[toggerob]

Beeb showing initiation around 2am for the Midlands and Pennines, lasting well up into the early morning hours. I won't be able to sleep in this heat anyway so it's a good excuse for pulling a all-nighter just on the hope of seeing some distant lightning, anything that comes overhead locally will be a bonus.

[TJS1998Tom]

3 minutes ago, sparky1972 said:

Moon is so bright tonight, but seeing means there is no cloud which equals no storms, bugger, lol 

I reckon it's still a little early yet, my bets are something within the next 2-3 hours

[Eye to the sky]

Well it was very brief,2 flashes of lightning and 2 decent claps of thunder.Along with around one minutes worth of heavy rain.All calm again now hoping for more later.

[dell]

heavy rain just started south of chesterfield 

[Harry]

15 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

Dog's are going mad here, can here 3-4 barking like there's no tomorrow. Maybe they know something we don't.

Exactly the same here!!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

At the risk of being criticised for saying this... it doesn’t feel like a big storm kind of a night anymore really.

a) lack of any decent areas of elevated cloud

b) humid and still warm but nothing out the ordinary where I am

c) no real areas of rain (yet)

 

I’m thinking it could be hours yet if anything does kick off

[Dbarb]

Have not had any rain since late may here, wondering what impact an intense downpour will have here in terms of flooding and sudden river rising.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

It's starting to go the right way, so hard to get a photo but look at this (if you can see it) 

Big fluffy clouds going up.. 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Looking at rain radar for the last hour appears to be a band of rain weakened to nothing over the channel which appears to stretch up towards oxford area.

Its gone now - but looks suspiciously like what one of the models was picking up earlier on (AROME I think).

Wonder if that was supposed to be our opportunity

[Joey.G]

17 minutes ago, Supacell said:

I thought I heard thunder, this confirms it. I am hoping for some storms tonight to set me up before I drive east tomorrow.

Yep, 2 cg's seen corresponding to the 2 sferics on blitzortung. Not the full destabilising yet though. I've got to work tomorrow but have already decided to drive out East soon as I can after, hopefully in time for the party!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Found this:

https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/satellite/UK/UnitedKingdom/Infraredcolor/premium.htm

w00t!

[Harry]

4 minutes ago, Surrey said:

It's starting to go the right way, so hard to get a photo but look at this (if you can see it) 

Big fluffy clouds going up.. 

Well spotted @Surrey looks mid level and mackerel like. Hopefully it’s not just dross from the storms over N France earlier 

[Guest]

Just had a big flash and booming rumble of thunder. Think it was from the cell near Mansfield but it surprised me a bit - thought it'd lost its potency.

[Mark Walker]

Nice bright flash south of me,somewhere north of Barnsley,also some distant thunder,probably the cell to my E.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Is that a confirmed shower west of London? Anyone under it yet its just come onto radar now.. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mark Walker said:

Nice bright flash south of me,somewhere north of Barnsley,also some distant thunder,probably the cell to my E.

oh perhaps I was mistaken! Definitely from the Donny cells looking at the radar

[ChezWeather]

Few flashes and rumbles here

[Harry]

@Surrey I have a better view of that cloud band from here (nicely illuminated by a London lights). Definitely promising looking to me, looks like a mid level band possibly AcCas.

[Allseasons-Si]

Flashers seen and booming thunder to the south

[Mark Walker]

1 minute ago, Liima said:

oh perhaps I was mistaken! Definitely from the Donny cells looking at the radar

Yes,I suspect the flash I saw was the SW corner of that cell.

Edited July 26, 2018 by Mark Walker