Storms and Convective discussion- 7th August onwards

[Frosty hollows]

Two convergence zones visible on sat? One running SE to NW towards Swindon. One running W to E over Swindon 

[Harry]

12 minutes ago, UKSupercell said:

You must know more than me as I have to ask, how come? 

I thought surface-based storms were potentially more powerful than elevated storms, and were more likely to contain strong updraughts and rotation to potentially spawn tornadoes? 

Is this something to do with our friend the English channel killing off any surface-based storms?! 

As @Flash bang flash bang etc says, that is precisely my concern. Yes the channel is warmer this time of year, however I’d have thought it’d take a mean sized storm (driven along at quick a pace) to make it across surface based, or be severe enough that it can transition to elevated and then back again.

[Weather-history]

1 minute ago, TJS1998Tom said:

Will probs see the clouds rolling in more soon, too bright to see any distant lightning from here though  

Are you in Lincolnshire? I'd be amazed if you saw a storm near Llandudno from your part of the world. Visibility is poor, I'd be surprised to see lightning from that storm from my area even if it was dark. 

[Harry]

2 minutes ago, P-M said:

Great to see / read reports from areas hit today with storms. North Wales seems  the place to be right now! 

 

But gutted that I'm out of any major warning zones. Hasn't been particularly humid or hot here. 

 

What's the outlook for storms moving north this evening or am I clutching at many straws now?  Would love to see something up here in the north east.

Echo that

[Eagle Eye]

I'm going up north at the weekend anyone know the storm forecast

[Harry]

1 minute ago, Frosty hollows said:

Two convergence zones visible on sat? One running SE to NW towards Swindon. One running W to E over Swindon 

Yay for Swindon

[Gord]

Isle of Man...again?

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, Weather-history said:

Are you in Lincolnshire? I'd be amazed if you saw a storm near Llandudno from your part of the world. Visibility is poor, I'd be surprised to see lightning from that storm from my area even if it was dark. 

I'm currently in Silverdale for two weeks in the area with the red box, don't think I'd see anything from that distance if I was in Lincolnshire lol

[Mitch the motorbike storm]

Can someone say what is reaching South east is, jusr a ball of cells

Edited August 10, 2020 by Mitch perrott

[PurpleLED]

looks like could be storms developing north of me, lot of cumulus developing now with a bit more vertical extent, fairly high tho.

[Eagle Eye]

1 minute ago, Mitch perrott said:

Can someone say what is reaching South east is, jusr a ball of cells

Possibly this

[Mitch the motorbike storm]

Just now, Xanderp009 said:

Possibly this

Could get a storm then?-

[Weather-history]

1 minute ago, TJS1998Tom said:

I'm currently in Silverdale for two weeks in the area with the red box, don't think I'd see anything from that distance if I was in Lincolnshire lol

Lol.

Actually on a little serious note, visibility at least here, is poor. It's doesn't  good observing for distant storms if there are any tonight but we shall see what happens. 

[Ryukai]

'Nother Cell going up just south of Chester (heading towards them) already showing hail on the radar.

[Eagle Eye]

2 minutes ago, Mitch perrott said:

Could get a storm then?-

It'd the southeast don't get your hopes up

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, Weather-history said:

Lol.

Actually on a little serious note, visibility at least here, is poor. It's doesn't  good observing for distant storms if there are any tonight but we shall see what happens. 

Yeah, hoping viability is alright though it's been hazy all day but there's been signs of development 

[ChannelThunder]

Sorry for the rubbish phone photo, but it's an absolute tower-fest just to my south now.

 

[Rush2019]

Currently showering here in Macclesfield.

[Turquoise]

1 minute ago, Rush2112 said:

Currently showering here in Macclesfield.

I'm in macc, it's moving north, just a shower. Hopefully big stuff later

[viking_smb]

36 minutes ago, PerfectStorm said:

For the worriers. The upper trough that's moving through Somerset could spark off storms ahead of it. 

started raining here now

[Chris.R]

Big storm developed over the wirral now. Can hear some scary sounding cgs from it quite well even though it’s still 10 miles away.

[samadamsuk]

Explosive updraft north of Oxford - nothing showing in radar but the cap broke  and its rapid. 

[Cheshire Freeze]

Just now, samadamsuk said:

Explosive updraft north of Oxford - nothing showing in radar but the cap broke  and its rapid. 

It's absolutely explosive when the cap breaks isn't it

[PurpleLED]

Just now, samadamsuk said:

Explosive updraft north of Oxford - nothing showing in radar but the cap broke  and its rapid. 

think thats what i see, did not see that there 5 minutes ago.

[SP1986]

yes this storms just initiated here.. Im actually very surprised to be honest.. maybe there is a convergence zone. I presume that this is the storm that will move north and become large and potentially severe north of here? 

The surprising thing is that that thunder was extremely loud, but it was also elevated... imagine if that had been a surface storm? 

I presume that was the line to look out for this evening?