Storms and Convective discussion - 1st June 2020onwards

[ChannelThunder]

34 minutes ago, Azazel said:

Tony Gilbert of UKWW actually puts me in the possible weak FC/TN box for today.

That's encouraging; i'm in it too and Tony is very knowledgeable. 

It has to be our turn down here either today, overnight, or tomorrow, surely? Bored of seeing everything go up to Reading and beyond. It'd be a joke to go this entire 'thundery' period with zilch. 

Edited June 17, 2020 by Lance M

[TropicThunder]

Was out chasing most of yesterday afternoon/evening initially focusing on the storm around Leicester but it was decaying by the time I caught up with it.

After a few frustrating hours of popcorn storms building then dying I eventually managed to get under the storm over Lutterworth and saw some fantastic overhead lightning. Will try and upload video later in the week but will be busy chasing again today.

Really enjoying all the pics and videos in this thread, what a week it's been so far for some parts! Good luck today all.

[Marcus_surfer]

Fog just lifted. Looking north we have towering Cumulonimbus clouds yet again but will we catch anything today

[dave reid]

41 minutes ago, Calayte said:

Looks like were in for another interesting day! Who's out chasing today?

Yeah I'm out.

Currently on a job near Ipswich then I'll be heading west. Hoping something goes oxford area then tracks into the nice bit of sheer towards bristol

[Atmogenic]

This could be the day where I can finally join the excitement crew that has been happening for the past 4 days 

[Ben Sainsbury]

1 hour ago, Calayte said:

Did you end up seeing anything?

I'm unsure on what to do today at the moment, probably going to stay at home to see how the developments take place. Probably won't travel too far Mendips should be a good enough vantage point for me.

[Paul Sherman]

Managed to get some of the Cgs off from the prolific Lightning producer near St Neots yesterday. A few CZ Funnels with this and nice structure. 

[SalopWatcher]

59 minutes ago, Calayte said:

Looks like were in for another interesting day! Who's out chasing today?

Will be out around Shropshire again. In last three days been as far west as the boarder with Wales (which we are not allowed to cross even for Storm chasing reasons) And as far east as the boarder with the West Midlands (which I dont want to cross for personal reasons ) 

Today might be the day to head south to deepest darkest 6 fingered Herefordshire! 

[SteveB]

Seems a bit too cloudy for my liking today.

[slinky1989]

Looking at the radar, a couple of cells have just popped up to the north of Plymouth.

[slinky1989]

Also a couple of cells north of Swansea - these formed in the last 40 mins

 

[Chris Lea-Alex]

5 minutes ago, SteveB said:

Seems a bit too cloudy for my liking today.

Convective Weather have added a moderate zone starting at Taunton southwestwards

[Frosty hollows]

Fresh and dull here this morning. Doesn't feel like anything is on. Yet

[SteveB]

3 minutes ago, Chris Lea-Alex said:

Convective Weather have added a moderate zone starting at Taunton southwestwards

Unfortunately a bit to far south for me. I'm sure it won't change,  Taunton way do fairly well storm wise.

[jake44]

Looks like ramsgate could get a big thunderstorm tonight

Edited June 17, 2020 by jake44

[slinky1989]

Thunderstorm yellow warning now out for today and a heavy rainfall warning out for tomorrow for the south.

[Argyle10]

I'm camelford. Noooo!! 

[Wilxy]

Well what a great day that was yesterday for many areas, I decided to go out chasing but I was mainly chasing the cells around Somerset which had formed on a convergence zone I initially waiting around Shepton Mallet for a while and headed towards the Glastonbury where one of the cells had continues thunder and some lightning flashes which were mainly IC strikes but towards the peak of the storm it let out 3 CGS which I unfortunately did not capture but here are a few pictures from yesterday

[WxHerts]

Sun just broken through in north London, temp 19.5c and dp at 13.9c, feels steamy but not stormy (yet).

[James1979]

Incredibly warm and muggy here already, a classic stormy feel to the day so far. 

[Calayte]

So going through my footage from yesterday and this is the first strike my camera caught, wonder how many more there are in this footage

[oliverek7]

Met office have extended the warning area further eastwards for today. 

[Harry]

1 minute ago, Oliver Wyndham-lewis said:

Met office have extended the warning area further eastwards for today. 

Yay! The best update is they’ve expanded the Thursday risk northwards and re-categorised it as “Thunderstorm”

[oliverek7]

1 minute ago, Harry said:

Yay! The best update is they’ve expanded the Thursday risk northwards and re-categorised it as “Thunderstorm”

Oooh yes didn’t see that. Things are looking good...

[Paul Sherman]

3 minutes ago, Oliver Wyndham-lewis said:

Met office have extended the warning area further eastwards for today. 

Love it even the Met Office know about the COS & TOD 

Spectacular if SE Essex and Eastern Suffolk/Norfolk get zero rain from this weeks events