Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards

[suffolkboy_]

If you're on facebook, go to www.facebook.com/live. Few videos on there, one guy showing live coverage in Norfolk with some hail the size of grapes.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

2 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yep cant see why not, as they move into a more favourable environment for Surface Based Storms then they should hold their course, it is not uncommon for Elevated Storms to become rooted into the Boundary layer and become surface based

It seems that the easternmost edge of the unstable airmass is aeound 10-15 miles to my west - any sign that it might move slightly further east?

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

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

this shows recent evolution quite nicely

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Large dark grey blob moving across into the Solent - keep an eye on that I think it’s gonna set some storms off

[Stormhog]

Tornado and severe thunderstorm watch issued by TORRO: (Sorry it's FB, the TORRO site itself isn't showing it for some reason)

 

[Tom Jarvis]

3 minutes ago, suffolkboy_ said:

If you're on facebook, go to www.facebook.com/live. Few videos on there, one guy showing live coverage in Norfolk with some hail the size of grapes.

Where cannot find looking

 

[Thunderstruck]

Small cell with some bright echoes just appeared over Rochester

[Nick F]

Storm rolling in here at work near Heathrow, not particularly active lightning wise, but first proper rain I’ve seen in over 8 weeks, hope it cools things down a tad, still feels like a sauna outside

[suffolkboy_]

1 minute ago, Tom Jarvis said:

Where cannot find looking

 

You have to keep watching the map. Blue dots come and go as people go live. Click on one when you see it.

[Robbie Garrett]

Thunder just south of me (Se17).  Can see rain shower in the distance.

[Lu.]

Frustrating, couple long deep rumbles and 2 strikes... Sky is clearing up in Portsmouth 

[Tom Jarvis]

2 minutes ago, suffolkboy_ said:

You have to keep watching the map. Blue dots come and go as people go live. Click on one when you see it.

Ido t get an map on phone 

 

[billywizz65]

Precipitation.

[sparky1972]

Still not looking hopefull for around here, everthing either east, west or south of here, lol, cant believe we are in the gap, lol. 

[Pursuer of Storms]

A surprisingly average day in MK so far, despite the temperatures! Storm that came through this morning struggled to produce any lightning and mostly clear skies since then. It's got quite interesting in the past half an hour though. Getting a lot darker to the south!

Edited July 27, 2018 by Pursuer of Storms

[Cambridgeshire Weather]

Just now, sparky1972 said:

Still not looking hopefull for around here, everthing either east, west or south of here, lol, cant believe we are in the gap, lol. 

Still hope for our area, last night was horrible i saw completely left a gap luckily i was in east Lincolnshire for the night  

[Harry]

AcCas produced a short spell of big raindrops earlier. Now I can see the cell and darkening skies to my west over London.

Was on the phone to my boss who is in the London office and said that it looked as if a storm was developing - about 60s later she reported a huge crack of thunder (weather nerd reputation still intact lol).

Extremely oppressive here today - heading to the Kent coast this evening hopefully skipping ahead over the main activity with action for their sweeping in around 21z - 22z. Fingers crossed.

 

[Thunderstruck]

It’s cooled right down out there now and got very dark very quickly. Not expecting anything in this round but it certainly feels different outside...

[Lauren]

Gone very 'calm before the storm' here, but whether a storm happens or not remains to be seen.

[Dami]

gone from clear to cloudy, sun gone in and that cloud is moving fast.

[Robbie Garrett]

Sky has a very Texas look about it.

[LB1994]

Skies are looking very unstable now, humidity feels like it's gone up as well. 

[convector]

The main storm in EA looks like a supercell now  Anyone chasing it?

[Karengaunt]

love that freshly rained smell does anyone have an idea if portsmouth is due anymore storms?

[Mizzle]

BBQ in garden and in rolled the clouds and a couple of deep rumbles. About 15 mins of reasonable rain. North Hampshire.