Storms and convective discussion - 18th June 2020 onwards

[Mitch the motorbike storm]

1 minute ago, matt111 said:

The mass of rain has just gone through, really exciting 

You agree that it's slowly looking like a Kent clipper ?

Edited June 25, 2020 by Mitch perrott

[Zak M]

The radar will start going bonkers at 2:30am, mark my words 

[StormLoser]

I just glanced at the radar and see there is an area of rain heading across the Channel towards Surrey.

However, not only has it de-electrified, it is shrivelling as it heads north. That suggests a cap remains over the area despite some low-level drizzle showing up.

Hmmm. I'm not encouraged.  Looks like a "whimper" scenario for the heat exit.

[Tom dewey likes thunder]

South and west of England is still in a yellow warning for thunderstorms 

[ancientsolar]

Let's face it.. the whole country got covered in lightning strikes.. let's all move to the Isle of man!

[ChannelThunder]

48 minutes ago, Christchurch storm nut said:

Yikes, where are you currently?

I wouldn't count out some cells developing anywhere in the channel at the moment, once this rain has cleared we should have a better idea

I was east of Winchester. Glad I left when I did as the radar is even more pitiful now! As @Azazel said, a nice drive with a breeze if nothing else. Storm-wise, a total bust down here, barring some kind of early hours miracle. Now to try and sleep in the sauna of a house while knowing no storms are coming to relieve it, depressing!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Three heavy cells developing near Selsey within that rain band. Could this be where the action starts?

[sheikhy]

Euro4 seems correct at the moment!!did not really break out any storms at all and so far i cannot really see anything developing apart from western areas!!

[Aiden2012]

Im in east Yorkshire, will we get storms there later this afternoon or is the cap gonna stop this? Thanks 

[Ryukai]

That rain blob heading towards Brighton appears to have an anti-clockwise spin to it (run the radar back and forth a few frames it looks like a whirlpool) 

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Just now, Ryukai said:

That rain blob heading towards Brighton appears to have an anti-clockwise spin to it (run the radar back and forth a few frames it looks like a whirlpool) 

I want thunder not spinning rain

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Thinking there may well be a renewed breakout of elevated cells a bit later on. 

Anyone seen that MCS in central southern France!? Wish that was heading over. Absolute monumental strike rate on it. 

[Wivenswold]

That band in the channel south of Sussex seems to have awakened.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

32 minutes ago, Azazel said:

And so the heat goes out with a whimper in Hampshire as is often the case since 2007. How predictably boring. 

I know it's ridiculous here!!

[Allseasons-Si]

5 minutes ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

Thinking there may well be a renewed breakout of elevated cells a bit later on. 

Anyone seen that MCS in central southern France!? Wish that was heading over. Absolute monumental strike rate on it. 

Yeh,i cannot stop looking at it with envy.

[Allseasons-Si]

A Kent clipper in the making perhaps looking at the latest returns

Edited June 26, 2020 by Allseasons-si

[matt111]

Hadn't even noticed that over France until the posts above 

 

Even if that was over northern France I'm sure it would find a way for avoid crossing the channel

Edited June 26, 2020 by matt111

[Norfolk Sheep]

1 hour ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Butser Hill, only 40 mins down the A3

Ooh I know Butser and Wardown very well, my grandparents lived in Horndean 

[Mark Parsons]

All the ingredients but no action! Really surprised there are no electrical storms with this humidity.

[Allseasons-Si]

2 minutes ago, matt111 said:

Hadn't even noticed that over France untl the posts above 

 

Even if that was over northern France I'm sure it would find a way for avoid crossing the channel

That's insane...

 

[SnowBear]

Great shot here from a photographer in North Devon a few hours ago of lightning over Instow. 

 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

3 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

A Kent clipper in the making perhaps looking at the latest returns

If we’re lucky! It’ll probably take the usual route up the French A1 past Lille into Belgium 

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That feature in the channel is beginning to spin up. A low?

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A low alow

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Is it me you’re looking for?