Storms and Convective discussion - 25th July 2021 onwards

[Turquoise]

More storm warnings for the South East blah blah blah.... 

[A Face like Thunder]

12 minutes ago, Azuremoon2 said:

More storm warnings for the South East blah blah blah.... 

I think I'd prefer a brief full-blown storm to the damp, miserable gunge we've got in S Cheshire this morning!

[Storm_Sikher]

44 minutes ago, StormLoser said:

Glad you could meet him. I love his videos, his laid back approach and his wonderful music (as you know he composes it himself!).  And his fascination with the wildlife is a bonus. Great guy.

Tip him a nod from a fan when you next chat to him!  

Aww thanks, He is literally exactly like that, really nice, funny and chilled, then later he rolled into the same gas station so we had another chat.
Met quite a few of the big names, they are pretty much all nice people.
Will pass that on 

[alexisj9]

1 hour ago, Jamie M said:

CW Forecast

Day 1 Convective Outlook

VALID 06:00 UTC Sat 31 Jul 2021 - 05:59 UTC Sun 01 Aug 2021

ISSUED 07:33 UTC Sat 31 Jul 2021

ISSUED BY: Chris

A broad upper trough will linger across Britain leading to a scattering of showers, a few perhaps heavy with a rumble of thunder into the afternoon. 

 

The area with the largest chance for lightning appears to be a zone across London, Essex and Kent during Saturday due to a combination of around 300-500 J/kg of CAPE and weak surface convergence aided by a little terrain induced lift. There is very little shear in this set-up and profiles aloft are rather warm, so convection may be limited, and in most cases too weak to produce lightning. 

 

Elsewhere the risk of lightning will be low, however convection/showers will likely develop across southern and eastern parts of England as well as in a zone from north Wales southeastwards down through the Midlands and into SE England. 

I wonder if Dover will finally get one, wind direction is right, but last time they died before getting here.

[alexisj9]

1 hour ago, TEITS said:

Yet again tornadoes were reported in Peterborough yesterday.

‘Tornadoes’ spotted over Peterborough as city braced for thunderstorms | Peterborough Telegraph

WWW.PETERBOROUGHTODAY.CO.UK

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‘Tornadoes’ have been spotted in the skies in Peterborough as the city is set to be hit by thunderstorms.

Since 2007 that is now the 4th tornado reported directly over Peterborough.

Haven't seen whether it ever touched down or not. Funnels have been very numerous this year. I want to see one here, they are off the ground and harmless. Not sure I want a tornado charging through though, unless it stays on the numerous hills and field we have here.

[Turquoise]

39 minutes ago, A Face like Thunder said:

I think I'd prefer a brief full-blown storm to the damp, miserable gunge we've got in S Cheshire this morning!

Trust me, been a diabolical summer for stormy weather up here, great if you love cloudy muggy days though with a few hot sunny days in between lol

[alexisj9]

1 minute ago, Azuremoon2 said:

Trust me, been a diabolical summer for stormy weather up here, great if you love cloudy muggy days though with a few hot sunny days in between lol

Same best we've managed is distant channel rumbles, or light ppn left over from dead storms, coming from the SW or the se or the NW.

[alexisj9]

Today reminds me of how April often used to be, had two heavy showers through here now, twenty mins apart roughly, and more on the way. 

[<<Ryan>>]

Thunder to my east with towering clouds in all directions.

[Tn9]

3 minutes ago, <<Ryan>> said:

Thunder to my east with towering clouds in all directions.

there is a bruiser to my north west coming down M25(it is, not me im static )

3 minutes ago, <<Ryan>> said:

Thunder to my east with towering clouds in all directions.

 

Edited July 31, 2021 by TN9

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

There’s not enough solar heating to get things organised, so I think it’s popcorn mode for the rest of the afternoon with numerous heavy and perhaps momentarily electrified showers.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

3 hours ago, alexisj9 said:

Haven't seen whether it ever touched down or not. Funnels have been very numerous this year. I want to see one here, they are off the ground and harmless. Not sure I want a tornado charging through though, unless it stays on the numerous hills and field we have here.

Tabloid media don’t like funnel clouds as they don’t elicit the same fear and concern as tornadoes. The cynic in me thinks the misuse of the term is deliberate

[Harry]

Just heard an impressive peel of thunder from an intense looking cell running to my South. Just another rumble then too! Woohoo - shame it’s not nearer, but more downpours heading this way from London 

[Tn9]

10 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

There’s not enough solar heating to get things organised, so I think it’s popcorn mode for the rest of the afternoon with numerous heavy and perhaps momentarily electrified showers.

Same ,but there is few angry looking one about  to my north 

[alexisj9]

Thunder in Dover

[Atmogenic]

Got some amazing storm structures here but unfortunately im in town so not the best location to take a pic from

 

Edited July 31, 2021 by Atmogenic

[Jamie M]

Kent's day to shine currently.

[Eagle Eye]

On 31/07/2021 at 15:00, Jamie M said:

Kent's day to shine currently.

I'm missing all of it in Ashford currently, although it helps for pictures though,thunder rumbling away occasionally in the distance. 

 

 

[Atmogenic]

Now in a very good spot, at the top of a car park

[Eagle Eye]

On 31/07/2021 at 15:13, Atmogenic said:

Now in a very good spot, at the top of a car park

Back home, here it is from an even further distance. 

 

Edited July 31, 2021 by Eagle Eye

[Jamie M]

That is one good looking storm.

[alexisj9]

More thunder in Dover. Not much gap between at all. Other one electrically died one the rain got here, wonder what this one will do. Rain has been heavy with every shower that's come over since this morning.

[Jamie M]

Lovely 

[Atmogenic]

Looks pitch black here to the north towards Canterbury and i think a shelf cloud is forming in the distance

[Tn9]

34 minutes ago, Jamie M said:

Lovely 

Was that the M25 one ,run out of road ,it won't like that chilly water that's for sure ,but on my way back to southern Sussex I grabbed this pic from wateringbury ..north