Storms and convective discussion - 1st April 2021 onwards

[Delka]

a nice cell heading my way now but it’s still awhile off so i’m expecting it to die it’s death two minutes before it gets here in Wellingborough

[MP-R]

Thunder to the northwest and southeast and I’m in the sunny clear slot between the two again!

Nice mammatus ish on the edge of this cloud though.

 

[Delka]

like i said, it did die out before its reached here but a moderate shower with what i can only call “icy rain”.. big drops of rain with little bits of soft ice inside that splat when they hit the ground, it’s like hail started forming but didn’t quite get a chance or something

[Robbie Garrett]

Nice looking cloudscapes. 

[Zak M]

Here’s a few.. I’ll have a proper look at my footage later.

[Eagle Eye]

27 minutes ago, Zak M said:

Here’s a few.. I’ll have a proper look at my footage later.

Nice, nothing here very dark though. 

[MP-R]

Was sat in the sun with nothing but blue sky in front of me, then heard a rumble of thunder, turned around, and the sky was quite different! 

 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Looks like a shelf cloud developing

[Robbie Garrett]

Classic photo!

[minus10]

Just when i thought it was safe to go back into the gardens....

[Delka]

19 minutes ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

Looks like a shelf cloud developing

Do you happen to remember the impressive shelf cloud a few years ago that was over me towards west norfolk that you got an awesome photo of? that remains one of the best storms i’ve experienced

[wimblettben]

2 hours ago, Delka said:

What’s with bedfordshire area getting lots of cells this year and Wellingborough getting nothing but a distant rumble or two once

Hopefully changes today, just want an overhead storm not a couple minutes of drizzle..

I actually prefer storms when they are in the distance as I find it more relaxing and not so worrying.

We have had absolutely nothing here at Brongest in Wales so far this year.

[Robbie Garrett]

Nice cell growing west of here.

[Delka]

10 minutes ago, wimblettben said:

I actually prefer storms when they are in the distance as I find it more relaxing and not so worrying.

We have had absolutely nothing here at Brongest in Wales so far this year.

I’m never satisfied til i’ve had the excitement of torrential rain, shotgun thunder and bright flashes, always loved it!  

[matt111]

Very little in the way of showers here but heard a rumble a few minutes ago. Looks dark to the SW

[Zak M]

Just heard a couple of rumbles from a storm that developed to my NW. Only seen one flash.

[Mapantz]

Another boring day here.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Round two possible shortly! Big CB just gone up to the S, rapid development! 

Edited May 24, 2021 by East_England_Stormchaser91

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

1 hour ago, Delka said:

Do you happen to remember the impressive shelf cloud a few years ago that was over me towards west norfolk that you got an awesome photo of? that remains one of the best storms i’ve experienced

I do indeed! Back in 2016 I believe that was. That was pretty epic. 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

15 minutes later! What a beauty. 

[Robbie Garrett]

Big Anvil towards my SW. Can't get a proper picture at the moment. But you can see it.

 

[Robbie Garrett]

13 minutes ago, Robbie Garrett said:

Big Anvil towards my SW. Can't get a proper picture at the moment. But you can see it.

 

Different angle. Proper monster. Hopefully aided by the UHI effect.

[Robbie Garrett]

I'm going up higher, but looks like it's developing a wall cloud.

[LightningLover]

40 minutes ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

I do indeed! Back in 2016 I believe that was. That was pretty epic. 

2016 is often Overlooked as a season I feel for EA and the Southeast, yet it had some absolutely fantastic thunderstorm events. I vividly remember the 22nd-23rd June event for our area... Still one of my all time favourite Elevated night time thunderstorm events, purely for the lightning amounts and longevity of it (Spanned from 18:00 on the 22nd to around 08:00 on the 23rd)!

That particular event really felt like something you would witness in the states.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

22 minutes ago, LightningLover said:

2016 is often Overlooked as a season I feel for EA and the Southeast, yet it had some absolutely fantastic thunderstorm events. I vividly remember the 22nd-23rd June event for our area... Still one of my all time favourite Elevated night time thunderstorm events, purely for the lightning amounts and longevity of it (Spanned from 18:00 on the 22nd to around 08:00 on the 23rd)!

That particular event really felt like something you would witness in the states.

Definitely agree on that! It was that year I saw a big funnel cloud/potential tornado too, on a stagnant low pressure day like today! Capturing one with your own eyes is a whole different experience, and I can only imagine what seeing a full blown wedge tornado is really like over in the states!