Storms and Convective Discussion - 20th April 2019 onwards

[shaky]

No one knows whats gona happen tonight in regards to these storms!!!some of the latest models shift things eastwards but some of them remain further west!!!radar watching will be key!!

[tomp456]

Raining in worthing, hope this doesn't wreck storm chances later?

 

Doesn't feel stormy anymore. 

[thunderhead 2005]

MMmmmm i wonder if Hampshire is in the firing line, it seems were pretty much on the severe risk area. should get some good views plus my garden faces south with no light pollution. 

[AnvilCrawlers]

raining here in Rugby also

[Aiden2012]

Can feel the instability about today in Bridlington 

[Selliso]

9 minutes ago, shaky said:

No one knows whats gona happen tonight in regards to these storms!!!some of the latest models shift things eastwards but some of them remain further west!!!radar watching will be key!!

I use this for tracking strikes:

http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=12

[Harry]

1 minute ago, Aiden2012 said:

Can feel the instability about today in Bridlington 

GOOOORGEOUS! No such sights in London at the moments 

[Aiden2012]

1 minute ago, Harry said:

GOOOORGEOUS! No such sights in London at the moments 

Yeah just hoping something actually happens,

[Raindrops]

France just woke up with an active cell.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

11 minutes ago, shaky said:

No one knows whats gona happen tonight in regards to these storms!!!some of the latest models shift things eastwards but some of them remain further west!!!radar watching will be key!!

No one except... well... a lot of the forecasters actually.

Radar watching is always an essential component but the forecasts are kind of painting a pretty clear picture of the likely areas that will be affected

[Azazel]

All I want is a spinning top supercell with a stove pipe tornado over open farmland. Is that too much to ask?

[TJS1998Tom]

Current skies atm

[thunderhead 2005]

Just now, Azazel said:

All I want is a spinning top supercell with a stove pipe tornado over open farmland. Is that too much to ask?

With constant lightning and anvil crawlers

[Azazel]

Just now, thunderhead 2005 said:

With constant lightning and anvil crawlers

Exactly and throw in some grapefruit sized hail too for luck.

[Robbie Garrett]

I'm on a 6pm-4am night shift tonight.  Will hope the best action is at 4am,  as it will be daylight and I'll walk across London Bridge with the city as a backdrop or The Shard.   

Will be radar watching for sure.

[Boro Snow]

Sounds of thunder in the distance 

[P-M]

Strike rates picking up from the cells headed into the North East now please keep going! 

[A.J]

2 minutes ago, Robbie Garrett said:

I'm on a 6pm-4am night shift tonight.  Will hope the best action is at 4am,  as it will be daylight and I'll walk across London Bridge with the city as a backdrop or The Shard.   

Will be radar watching for sure.

having perused the latest models and seen the various convective forecasts, I'll be watching the back of my eye lids

[Summer Sun]

Like the middle of the night in Darlo looks like it's gonna tip it down

[P-M]

1 minute ago, Summer Sun said:

Like the middle of the night in Darlo looks like it's gonna tip it down

Any thunder yet Gavin? 

[thunderhead 2005]

Sun is coming out now, should see things start to pickup in N france soon surely?

[Summer Sun]

1 minute ago, P-M said:

Any thunder yet Gavin? 

In the distance aye. 

Got some strikes south of town closest so far is around Teesside Airport

[P-M]

Just now, Summer Sun said:

In the distance aye. 

Got some strikes south of town closest so far is around Teesside Airport

I hope this keeps going even a few strikes would be nice to see. If it hold I'll have a almost direct hit over me house! 

[P-M]

Do the lightning maps only show C-G ones? 

[Raindrops]

6 minutes ago, thunderhead 2005 said:

Sun is coming out now, should see things start to pickup in N france soon surely?

It has already started ;).