Storms and Convective Discussion - 20th April 2019 onwards

[Andy Pepler]

1 minute ago, Mapantz said:

I wish I had an AM radio, Andy.

lol AM radio ..sorry me pantz its a software defined radio all freqs up to 2ghz all modes its the tool i use to get my wefax and noaa metop images

 

[Zak M]

Some small flashes of lightning visible from the coast of Brighton.

https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-kingdom/england/brighton/brighton-pier.html

[Luke Best]

Thanks - I don't really understand the dynamics but it doesn't feel right - steering winds seem very much to be SW-NE.  It's all too far east to be worth going to the coast and in case there's a display on the distant horizon.

Think I'll take an early night (and leave the curtains open just in case)!

[tomp456]

I've had enough. Heading home. 

[Andy Pepler]

so many random sfercs it could happen anywhere ..tonight is so very far from over for us in the southwest  

[tomdewey]

I am to far west to see any lightning in the east of England and I hoping for a thunderstorm in South and West this summer 

[matt111]

I think they're false returns but strikes appeared further west in the channel just now which did match up with areas of precip on the radar.

Edited June 18, 2019 by matt111

[steve86]

Can see lightning to my south east from gosport. 

[StormLoser]

Thunder in Reigate!   

[Guest]

Just now, matt111 said:

I think they're false returns but strikes appeared further west in the channel just now which did match up with areas of precip on the radar.

Everything west of the IOW to Jersey and north of Brest is a false return. 

[Nick F]

Wondering if the storm core over Horsham way has hail in it? A strong relectivity!

[Dbarb]

Could be time to start using the b word 

[oliverek7]

1 minute ago, Nick F said:

Wondering if the storm core over Horsham way has hail in it? A strong relectivity!

That seems to be heading right for me south of London!

[Zak M]

I think I can see the cumulonimbus clouds from that storm near Crawley.

[Andy Pepler]

3 minutes ago, matt111 said:

I think they're false returns but strikes appeared further west in the channel just now which did match up with areas of precip on the radar.

you do not need rain for lightning  my lightning alarm has fired off

[tempesta]

Thunder heard in Epsom

[Andy Pepler]

4 minutes ago, Alderc said:

Everything west of the IOW to Jersey and north of Brest is a false return. 

to many stations reporting for a false return ..

[StormLoser]

Horsham....is that a hook developing at the southern edge of the (rather sluggish) storm??

Nope.

Edited June 18, 2019 by StormLoser
update

[Gordon Webb]

4 minutes ago, Dbarb said:

Could be time to start using the b word 

What Brexit Noooooooooooooooooooo

[biddie]

19 minutes ago, matt111 said:

For anyone interested plenty of lighting visible on this webcam in Caen.  

https://www.caenlamer-tourisme.fr/fr/decouvrir/cote-de-nacre/webcam/

Incredible

[steve86]

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Andy Pepler said:

you do not need rain for lightning  my lightning alarm has fired off

Radar doesn’t return rain though.....one strike apparently near Bude Cornwall for instance.

[Mesoscale]

Looks very much like a a far southern eastern event. 

[LightningLover]

FIRST FLASH!!!

[Lu.]

I’ve made it to Worthing and I’m a happy lass