Storms and Convective discussion- 7th August onwards

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

7 minutes ago, SenlacJack said:

It's  really quite odd isn't it ?  We've been absolutely sweltering for days, some local stations were reporting temperatures of 35c today. Storms just across The Channel in northern France die out as soon as they try and make the crossing yet further north in the UK it's a storm fest.

I think there’s just too much energy and the storms tend to ‘power up’ too quick. The updraughts need to be established properly for the storm to have life. These are on-off storms from what I see. Literally go from nothing to strobe in a minute. Then they just stop like someone pulled the plug

Guess once we have some decent shortwaves/forcing at play we can enjoy some more organised stuff. Hopefully tomo or Thursday night

[markw2680]

Certainly a lively night out there tonight,

could just keep filming it there’s soo much going on

[matty40s]

Most of the lightning is within the storm clouds, and doesnt register as a strike however pretty.

The energy has passed along the line of storms, including the rain, I was about to shut the roof hatches until I saw the rainfall wasn't really rainfall here. 

There have been two large strikes near here, both times when some plane has come low over heading into Coventry airport.(skyradar)

[Bishop Brennan]

The cat has scurried off to hide under the table - a sure sign that things are getting wild outside.

Bish

[Mitch the motorbike storm]

Best cell I've seen all week! Champers out south Eastern boys!

 

Edited August 11, 2020 by Mitch perrott

[Tomtommytom2020]

watching the Birmingham storm from Leicestershire 

[Guest]

Yes I can see the storms 90 miles to the S and SW flashing comfortably here just by looking out of my bedroom window. Looks impressive!

[BugboyMike]

On 10/08/2020 at 09:07, Calayte said:

 

Just a beautiful light show all around Hinckley at the moment. Some thunder in the distance 

Edited August 11, 2020 by BugboyMike

[sconetone]

can see lots of silent lightning from Mansfield..

[markw2680]

This is why never to take any notice of these silly apps!! I can tell you 100% it’s not like this here

[Garfmort]

Constant flashing in the SW from here in Leicester

[Bluebird2020]

I can see lightning in Newport South Wales but it’s not showing on any of the maps 

[Bishop Brennan]

Yesterday was 10/10 for thunder here, tonight is now at least 9/10 for lightning - hopefully we'll be able to combine the two at the same time in the next couple of days!

Bish

[Hodgheg]

The west London storm went mad for a while. Interestingly non of it picked up by blitzortung 

[phil b]

 The lightning show to the west of Brum is incredible!

Edit, now to South of me aswell now.

Edited August 11, 2020 by phil b

[WillinGlossop]

Flashes in clouds to se of here

[ancientsolar]

Watching those Cells from the Welsh Valleys ,., went out to my back window,. and can Even see the flashes in the SW sky ,. it's that bright still! 
My neighbours are out there watching it too :L 
that's before the meteor shower even starts

[Evening thunder]

So we have about the only shower in the area just arrived overhead.

Also, looking north, I can see faint 'atmospheric flickers' every few seconds that must be from the storms in the Midlands, about 120 miles away.. That's amazing!

And as I type, we just had a flash and rumble from this shower!

Edited August 11, 2020 by Evening thunder

[Eye to the sky]

I live just north of Derby and the lightning to the south is amazing.Not nuch of a view as i live in a valley, but this must be 30 miles away?.

[RobR]

1 minute ago, Bishop Brennan said:

Yesterday was 10/10 for thunder here, tonight is now at least 9/10 for lightning - hopefully we'll be able to combine the two at the same time in the next couple of days!

Bish

Yes this storm is very silent, but the lightning is Fantastic

[Turquoise]

very heavy shower in congleton now

[Cheshire Freeze]

It's lighting up the sky even here

[Martin Auld]

Edinburgh is getting absolutely obliterated. Lightning every second right now. 

[weirpig]

some of the best fork lightning display i have seen in a while    a flash  pause  then the true beauty is realised    beautiful show 

[Sweatyman]

10 minutes ago, Midlands Ice Age said:

Yep DWW...

Flashing at the rate of 1 a second.

The last 20 mins in the garden have been incredible,

Thunder not loud though, it all seems to be right up in the cloud tops.

Very odd - keep getting 2 mins of heavy rain then the clouds open out and I can see stars.

5 mins later and its raining again.

The lightning is a real show though.

MIA

 

its crazy. Been in the garden watching amazing lightning like you say. Never seen so much !!