Storms and Convective discussion - 1st June 2020onwards

[Chris.R]

Can see distant lightning now to the east.

[Chris.R]

Can hear thunder now as well very distant. Strikes seem to be getting more frequent again.

[Guest]

I can see a few distant IC flashes from that storm just SE of Macclesfield.

[Chris.R]

It seems there is a lot of MLCAPE as WRF predicted as sunset has not changed much.

[Hirudine]

1 hour ago, Chris Lea-Alex said:

 

@Hirudine

I was excited to see those pictures because I thought there was a storm in Croydon and hence could reach it!  Then I saw your location...

Hah, I used to live in Bethnal Green, so a couple of years ago that might have been the case!

[Weather-history]

The Cheshire storm is a beauty, could see lightning even heard faint distant thunder.

[Paul R]

3 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

Can see distant lightning now to the east.

There's also a cell developing behind the one heading to you, between Crewe and Northwich, which has become electrically active in the last few minutes. Worth keeping an eye on.

[Sparkiee storm]

Second storm just past here lasted a good half hour - 45 mins, not overhead this time but still a great lightning show and some moderate to heavy rain, 2 storms, 1 in daytime and 1 as it went dark, a very good storm day. Didn't expect to get quite this much, it was literally like a less severe version of May 2018 for the Midlands, almost the exact same track for the storms, just a little more vertical.

First image is today (now) and the second is May 27th 2018. Very similar but like i said, less severe.

 

Edited June 13, 2020 by Sparkiee storm

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Quite a storm over me now, thunder, lightning, heavy rain, squally winds

[Chris.R]

17 km. Come on, 12 to beat.

[Had Worse]

I can even see the cheshire storm but leaning out the window full stretch to my right is risky

[Zak M]

Well that was nice! Got an absolute bunch of timelapse videos today of all the storms. Managed to see some distant lightning too!

It's going to be a loonngggggg day of editing tomorrow 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

it is right over me

[phil b]

Good display tonight! Enjoyed that

Edited June 13, 2020 by phil b

[MerchantNavyOfficer]

Was just under that cell. Very short and sharp with only a couple of flashes not very exciting.

[Chris.R]

Lightning very frequent now. Come on, thunder getting louder.

[toggerob]

Hopefully the camera picked up some lightning from the Cheshire storms, just done a 20 minute timelapse of it passing to the SW so will have to go frame-by-frame to see if I caught anything although to the eye the in-cloud lightning flashes were visible.

[Rush2019]

12 minutes ago, Jim Halpert said:

I can see a few distant IC flashes from that storm just SE of Macclesfield.

Been watching pink lightning from this cell to my west for a little while now,

[Turquoise]

The cell movin off towards Merseyside, beautiful structure 

[Zak M]

 

[Rush2019]

Here's a taster of some of the lightning I've been watching, sorry about the quality.

[cheshire snow]

20 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

The Cheshire storm is a beauty, could see lightning even heard faint distant thunder.

It was a cracking storm Kev the light show  was fantastic with some loud claps of thunder along with the hail and Torential rain still some flashes lighting on the front room will give that storm 8 out of 10

C.S

Edited June 13, 2020 by cheshire snow

[Chris.R]

Omfg 20 stiokes per minute and it’s coming right overhead. Not had something like this for years.

[Jan]

Wow fantastic just constant flashes rumbles a plenty rain just coming heavy

[Lu.]

16 minutes ago, phil b said:

Good display tonight! Enjoyed that

Very nice..!! A post worthy of posting & not some distant light display love it