Storms and Convective discussion - 10th April 2020 onwards

[Jamie M]

That cell near Eastbourne has done surprisingly well in my opinion. Better than that ‘Kent clipper’ earlier.

[Island Singer]

Some good flashes 40km to the se and sw of me in Ventnor IOW...bit of a storm repellent dome over us though...no rain either!

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

2 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

It looks like being a messy-rain situation. Lightning activity has waned and is unlikely to pick up as it moves closer to the South coast, just not enough to support that.

Not sure I completely agree with that as highest MUCAPE will only just be moving into that Eastbourne etc area 

[Mitch the motorbike storm]

3 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Apart from all the potential I totally agree

please point out where the potential tonight is then

[Mapantz]

These two areas look like merging and creating a mess of rainfall over the Midlands.

[ChannelThunder]

I imagine the two main storms are going to merge into one MCS soon-ish, the gap between them is shrinking

[tomp456]

And as the first real storm chance day comes to a close, the feared bust takes an all too predictable 1-0 lead. Still, it’s early in the season and Mother Nature still has plenty of time to produce the goods and to turn things around.

[Zak M]

1 minute ago, tomp456 said:

And as the first real storm chance day comes to a close, the feared bust takes an all too predictable 1-0 lead. Still, it’s early in the season and Mother Nature still has plenty of time to produce the goods and to turn things around.

...reverse psychology I'm guessing? 

[Chris Lea-Alex]

Indeed. A wet mess in April feels a lot better than one in August.  No reverse psychology methinks. It's it for the time being.... but I'm still leaving the bedroom window open a crack tonight just incase of a cheeky rumble..

Edited April 17, 2020 by Chris Lea-Alex

[Stabilo19]

Yea we do seem to have a merger imminent 

Little and large!

[tomp456]

3 minutes ago, Zak M said:

...reverse psychology I'm guessing? 

Nope.  

[Allseasons-Si]

6 minutes ago, lancem said:

I imagine the two main storms are going to merge into one MCS soon-ish, the gap between them is shrinking

Imagine when they do.

[Had Worse]

http://www.camsecure.co.uk/portsmouth_harbour_webcam.html

 

Some lightning activity to the left.

[biddie]

Looks like its moving slowly north west

[ChannelThunder]

1 minute ago, Allseasons-si said:

Imagine when they do.

 

That's what I'm hoping for, as it would hopefully give it enough ompfh to produce at least something for me to go out and point a camera at here! (North Hampshire)

[Josh Rubio]

I'll just be happy for a decent bit of rain. It'll give the gardens a much needed water with another dry week ahead incoming. 

[Mesoscale]

Are we talking a sporadic lightning event? 

[ChannelThunder]

Not a good last 10-15 minutes for lightning activity

[LightningLover]

Lovely consistent booms of elevated thunder now in Bexhill

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

I’m not sure but I think some wind shear near the coast and a flow of instability should pep things up a little

Edited April 17, 2020 by Flash bang flash bang etc

[Josh Rubio]

To me I think we're more likely to see 'thundery rain' - moderate to heavy rain with a few rumbles of thunder.

During this lull, I'd like to ask; do you prefer to see lightning/lightning strikes or hear the boom of thunder? 

[Mitch the motorbike storm]

Just now, Josh Rubio said:

To me I think we're more likely to see 'thundery rain' - moderate to heavy rain with a few rumbles of thunder.

During this lull, I'd like to ask; do you prefer to see lightning/lightning strikes or hear the boom of thunder? 

Sleeping to the sound of rain and thunder is the best

 

[Zak M]

Sferic now a few miles to the west of Eastbourne

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Looks like the main precip on the doorstep of Eastbourne now anyone report how much lightning? 

[LightningLover]

1 minute ago, Zak M said:

Sferic now a few miles to the west of Eastbourne

No thunder from that one oddly enough...