Storms and Convective Discussion - 25th June 2019 onwards

[cyclonic happiness]

By the way,  has there been any cloud to ground strikes, 100% here has been cc

[Monkeypants]

what a light show in stoke on trent! just awsome its like being abroad lol

[TJS1998Tom]

I can just about see lightning between houses in the very far distance. Probs from Nottingham 

[RobR]

 

 

1 minute ago, Monkeypants said:

what a light show in stoke on trent! just awsome its like being abroad lol

Incredible light show. Just a shame the early views of the fork lightning disappeared. That cell seemed to roll in very quickly almost like it formed over us.

[RobR]

13 minutes ago, Ruck Bodgers said:

This is amazing! Not seen and heard anything like this for well over a decade!

Not seen this since I moved here ten years ago. Last time would be when I was a child in Birmingham during the 90s.

[ChezWeather]

4 minutes ago, Onding said:

Yes I’m watching flashes light up the southern horizon. Breezier here as I’m high up.

It’ll  look even better when it closes in

I have lightning approaching from 3 directions and it's still dead still 

This is rather surreal

 

[Norfolk Sheep]

The storm crawling painfully slowly in the east seems to be a standard storm. Not much to write home about and a strike rate around 10 - 20% of the others. 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

13 minutes ago, Ruck Bodgers said:

This is amazing! Not seen and heard anything like this for well over a decade!

Aye, can imagine all forum members being awake in NW Midlands, 2.15 'orrid time

[Superstormuk]

Just spent a good hour standing outside. I was actually shirtless, in the middle of a field at one point (deathwish). I've been absolutely blessed here in Surrey. Frequent lightning (every few seconds), heavy downpours and gusty winds. 

When one cell hit us I first felt the cool, downdrafts that brought some heavy rain. Then complete stillness. Then a warmish rushing feeling around my legs (updraft?). 

It's died down a bit now, however there's still some rumbles of thunder in the distance. 

Great night. 

Edited July 24, 2019 by Superstormuk

[Monkeypants]

1 minute ago, RobR said:

 

 

Incredible light show. Just a shame the early views of the fork lightning disappeared. That cell seemed to roll in very quickly almost like it formed over us.

it was just all around neighbours must think i am nuts in the street spinning round looking in all directions

[Zak M]

My hometown Bedford looks like they are getting some nice close bolts of lightning.

[TJS1998Tom]

Frequent flashes in the background now . Will give it an hour before it gets here should still be dark enough

[RobR]

Do we have a part two to come? First lots moved off. I sense more coming.

[crazy_diamond]

Lovely light show to my north, distant, elevated, with nice cloud crawlers.

Edit: Someone is getting a beauty! It’s either getting bigger, or nearer!

Edited July 24, 2019 by crazy_diamond

[ianbillmorris]

I just woke up to the most intense lightning storm I've ever seen in Nottingham. A flash at least every second.

[Ryukai]

Ahhh that was nice, just raining now and I'm thoroughly enjoying the Petrichor scent from the open window.  Ended up going downstairs and ogling at it out the living room window. Just before it started there was an amazing cloud, looked like a cross between an arcus and a roll cloud stretching across the entire sky from SE to ENE.  Looked absolutely fantastic when it was being lit from behind by the lightning.

[alijoy60]

Been outside for 45 minutes. Can see fantastic lightning tonthe W of me (over the sea), to the  East (Ormskirk and Manchester way), south and  north too! Some lovely rolling thunder. No strobe show like some of you, but lovely all the same.

Gusty wind getting up now.

[moorlander]

working nights so just enjoyed a fantastic light show. may get another later as the cell currently over wales may come this way, fingers crossed.

[Polar Maritime]

Woken here with a big storm..

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, ianbillmorris said:

I just woke up to the most intense lightning storm I've ever seen in Nottingham. A flash at least every second.

I can see it in the distance from my house near Lincoln. Looks incredible if it keeps coming this way 

[Norfolk Sheep]

London storm now doing the standard move towards Suffolk and the coast. I could cry.

[Gord]

The second band heading this way seems to be going a lot slower than the leading one. It's not as active, though still looks interesting.

[Ruck Bodgers]

21 minutes ago, RobR said:

Not seen this since I moved here ten years ago. Last time would be when I was a child in Birmingham during the 90s.

Aye, I cant remember the exact year, but I was definitely lot younger, where I still lived here but I remember seeing multiple storms going off in different directions, one strike resembling the filament of an incandescent bulb across the sky very vividly. Must have been early noughties or late nineties, just cant recall!

[James1979]

[James1979]