Storms and Convective discussion - 16th June 2021 onwards

[Dami]

some very close strikes and heavy rain, but i'm happy. 

[HarryA98]

Storm did a mould around biggleswade and re-grew as it went away! Got a stream of it passing and heading towards London!

[matty40s]

48 minutes ago, Zak M said:

OH MY GOD!!!  THIS STORM IS INSANE

I did try to steer it your way...

[Justin1705]

Well it made it here seem 2 cgs but no thunder seems to be weakening but thankful for the rain!! So hottt

[Ben Sainsbury]

1 hour ago, Harry said:

That's what I'm hoping for @Justin1705 - once these dregs clear we should have a decent view of flashes from the cells up North. 

The big storms earlier today have done a sufficient job at mixing the air, whereas further North the air is ripe and untainted. 

Really impressed by the lightning rates on those storms in the Leicester area - very impressive.

Would love to know also whether @Ben Sainsbury did in fact spot a large tornado (by UK standards). I suspect he's either chasing the Midlands storms or en route home. 

Decided to make my way home afterwards! I think myself and a few on Twitter have come to the conclusion it’s likely that it was just a very impressive wall cloud. But just incredibly difficult to tell, still a real possibility may have been a weak funnel/tornado but cannot confirm:(

[HarryA98]

Watching the cell as it heads towards London - please delete if links are not aloud

[minus10]

Getting closer, rumbles and flashes seen...

 

brilliant flash just seen....

[Peachy]

Some cloud building recently started around staffordshire. 

Just spotted this anvil.

 

[A Face like Thunder]

Pics of hailstones on the BBC News this evening, N Essex although not sure where. No such problems in the NE and a perfect summer's day ending with a warm cloudless evening.

[Zak M]

Well, that storm was quite something, to say the least.

[TJS1998Tom]

BBC Weather showing thunderstorm for midnight, though think that's it for today, feels much fresher now

Sneaky little cell trying to pop up, I imagine it's just going to be rain at this point 

Edited July 20, 2021 by TJS1998Tom

[Had Worse]

Weather coming in from the right behind the wheel.

[Tim Bland]

Best storm in a long time in St Evenage…

[James1979]

Start, middle and end. What a lovely convective day!

[HarryA98]

2 minutes ago, Tim Bland said:

Best storm in a long time in St Evenage…

Some awesome shots and videos! 

[TJS1998Tom]

Looked like this one was dying down but it's gained strength with increased lightning again 

 

[poseidon]

Some shots/video of the supercell in Essex earlier today as it passed overhead...

  

 

[Dami]

Can't get out so not the best pics, but this is the cell going away. Just missed a lovely cloud to cloud in the distance before i took the pics.

[matty40s]

Well it's all gone South now...

[Freeman]

Short clip of us driving through the hail near Corby. We chased this cluster of storms for an hour and a half, huge amounts of rain, gusts, lightning and thunder. 

Edited July 20, 2021 by Freeman

[Dan the Man]

Just seen a picture of someone from Thaxted, Essex reporting 3cm hail. 

[Zak M]

It's not even over yet.. I can see some lovely IC flashes from that storm over Tring! One every 5-10 seconds.

[Storm_Sikher]

Caught the lightning striking my next door neighbours scaffolding around 50 feet away from where I was watching the storm, I knew it was close as the flash and crack were instantaneous, my previous close call was a tad further away around half a mile, I think this is as close as I want to get! I was safely *Gulp* indoors! ️️ Closest strike I've had in around 35 years of photographing lightning! Gravesend, Kent.

[Had Worse]

London Skyline Webcams from Kensal Green

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London Skyline Webcams from Kensal Green

Can see shafts of rain to the right near Wembley arch

[KT]

24 minutes ago, Tim Bland said:

Best storm in a long time in St Evenage…

As soon as it came to Hertford it died. I heard lots and lots of rumbles in the distance towards Stevenage. You’re lucky. I only saw two cg’s.