Storms and Convective discussion- 15th August onwards

[staplehurst]

22 hours ago, staplehurst said:

There appears to be a small low centre over N / NW Kent (Medway vicinity) judging by surface observations. Will be interesting to see what happens when this thunderstorm drifts westwards over / near this feature - the added low-level vorticity may become ingested into the cloud base to bring the risk of a funnel...

We have a candidate! 

 

[Gordon Webb]

2 minutes ago, Josh Rubio said:

Frequent heavy downpours here in Leicester. Nothing thundery however I’m surprised of its intensity as there’s been no sun at all here today. Full dull but something is fuelling them?

only thunder at the moment seems to be the stuff in East Anglia , Near The Channel and just north of London

[poseidon]

Sun really struggling here, with a lot of cloud around still. VERY humid.

Edited August 16, 2020 by poseidon

[sunnijim]

Some reasonably close rumbles from this 'storm' 5 counted,the rest very distant.

[Midlands Ice Age]

Just had a sudden downpour without any warning. Sun is still shin now!

Dropped 6mms of rain in 10 mins and now intensifying again.

Serves us right for having a half hour of sun  an hour ago!!.

Cannot be long before the shower electrifies over the centre and north of Bham.

Massive towers going up

MIA 

[ancientsolar]

interesting storm over Gloucester, almost like it hit a mountain.. barely moved for 30mins

[Paul1968]

The best storm is exiting france into the north sea as per usual

[jake44]

shame its not night could maybe see some lightning dont know tho its very low cloud here

[Norfolk Sheep]

Constant distant rolling thunder here, guess it's from the storm now over March in Cambs. Nothing else capable of producing it. 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

5 minutes ago, jake44 said:

shame its not night could maybe see some lightning dont know tho its very low cloud here

Elevated probably. Or at least not the kind of lightning you’ll be able to see against the dark cloud base - not until a little later on anyway.

You’ll probably be able to hear it though. Been a bit of a blight for the south over the last few days but later today and tomorrow hopefully a return to more typical UK storm conditions and conducive to something a little more visual.

Fingers crossed...

Edited August 16, 2020 by Flash bang flash bang etc

[Chris Lea-Alex]

I'm here:

Any advice?

Can't see a thing yet

[ancientsolar]

Anyone know why the storm over Gloucester seems to have not moved much at all,. is it back building ? 

Edited August 16, 2020 by ancientsolar

[jake44]

3 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Elevated probably. Or at least not the kind of lightning you’ll be able to see against the dark cloud base - not until a little later on anyway.

You’ll probably be able to hear it though. Been a bit of a blight for the south over the last few days but later today and tomorrow hopefully a return to more typical UK storm conditions and conducive to something a little more visual.

Fingers crossed...

yeah wish the storms luck

[Paul1968]

3 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Elevated probably. Or at least not the kind of lightning you’ll be able to see against the dark cloud base - not until a little later on anyway.

You’ll probably be able to hear it though. Been a bit of a blight for the south over the last few days but later today and tomorrow hopefully a return to more typical UK storm conditions and conducive to something a little more visual.

Fingers crossed...

I'm afraid it's always "tomorrow" down here in the SE as has been promised all this week.In my opinion it will either be today/tonight or not at all

[JulieLighteningFisher]

Rumbles of thunder currently in North Kent, Crockenhill

[jake44]

Just now, Paul1968 said:

I'm afraid it's always "tomorrow" down here in the SE as has been promised all this week.In my opinion it will either be today/tonight or not at all

im sure there be another cluster tonight hopefully

[Gord]

27 minutes ago, Midlands Ice Age said:

Just had a sudden downpour without any warning. Sun is still shin now!

Dropped 6mms of rain in 10 mins and now intensifying again.

Serves us right for having a half hour of sun  an hour ago!!.

Cannot be long before the shower electrifies over the centre and north of Bham.

Massive towers going up

MIA 

Interesting. Still really gloomy and murky this side of Birmingham.

Looking forward to seeing how this is going to play out.

Edited August 16, 2020 by Gord

[Electricmumma]

Rain in East Sussex has relented and sunk back down to drizzle, more dark clouds rolling in from the sea 

[alexisj9]

Just rain no thunder, although there may have been a very distant one at some point, but also it could have been a plane. 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

11 minutes ago, jake44 said:

im sure there be another cluster tonight hopefully

There’s two meanings to the word ‘cluster’... I’m hoping you mean the good kind

[Gord]

And just like that, the sun is finally breaking through. Very quick clearance of the murk all of a sudden.

Might actually be able to see what's going on up there now!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

8 minutes ago, Electricmumma said:

Rain in East Sussex has relented and sunk back down to drizzle, more dark clouds rolling in from the sea 

Apparently caused by friction over land as the storms reached the shores. Unfortunately was expected to happen

[Dan the Man]

Thunder now here in mid Beds, but doesn't seem to be many sferics from this system at all.

[Zak M]

Just heard some loud thunder

[stainesbloke]

Quite explosive development on satellite over to the E of Kent, heading NW. Storms firing in N France too, behind the clag