Storms and Convective discussion - 25th July 2021 onwards

[Tom dewey likes thunder]

i am looking  on real lighting maps and some lighting around Devon area 

 

[TJS1998Tom]

Least we now know there's a chance for storms to pop up, a few around Cornwall area

 

[Liam Burge]

Take a guess where I am haha

[MP-R]

Skies looking promising and have heard 2 distant rumbles in the last ten minutes.

 

[Liam Burge]

Starting to hear distant rumbles of thunder now. It's super muggy.. feels like a sauna.

[Ciderwithrosie]

Rumbles of thunder I Taunton and frequent lightening in Wiveliscombe and surrounding villages a few recorded round Wells too. 

Rain looks incoming , wind increasing too . 

[MP-R]

Wish the flights out of Bristol airport would sod off... interfering with the sound of thunder lol.

[Tom dewey likes thunder]

i think that thunder and lighting has die down in Somerset 

[Ciderwithrosie]

5 minutes ago, Tom dewey likes thunder said:

i think that thunder and lighting has die down in Somerset 

Yes it has , but the rain incoming on the radr image  looks beefy to me. 

[Liam Burge]

Hey guys. I've seen a really weird cloud formation and was wondering if it was anything interesting? The picture doesn't do it justice, but it looked like a crack in the sky.

 

[MP-R]

One more rumble from this to the SE:

 

[Turquoise]

22nd time in a row we have had a thunderstorm warning and we had one distant rumble the whole year. What is the point of them?

[mike5900]

My lightning detector has gone off.

[Raindrops]

On 21/08/2021 at 17:03, MP-R said:

Wish the flights out of Bristol airport would sod off... interfering with the sound of thunder lol.

I know the feeling to well, I live not far from an Airport...is it or is it not?

[The PIT]

5 minutes ago, mike5900 said:

My lightning detector has gone off.

Power cut?

Storms see to be south west and Ireland. No where near the original warning area. That happens though. The heavy rain has brought a total of 1mm.

[Liam Burge]

 

[Raindrops]

On 21/08/2021 at 17:18, Liam Burge said:

Hey guys. I've seen a really weird cloud formation and was wondering if it was anything interesting? The picture doesn't do it justice, but it looked like a crack in the sky.

 

Cloud base, good for spotting funnel clouds.

Pc yoga.

[MP-R]

Gone quiet now but some good definition on this:

 

[Raindrops]

On 21/08/2021 at 17:19, Azuremoon2 said:

22nd time in a row we have had a thunderstorm warning and we had one distant rumble the whole year. What is the point of them?

To pinpoint where a thunderstorm will happen is not fully possible but to forecast a larger area is more possible but not always correct.

Your best bet is to track storms via radar for up to date real time information. Even if you see a thunderstorm heading to your area it does not mean it will survive the journey. Thunderstorms can grow rapidly and die of in a very short distance.

The warnings are put out for when a Thunderstorm does hit within an area for the safety of the public ie drivers, sport events, music events etc etc.

Edited August 21, 2021 by Raindrops

[Raindrops]

On 21/08/2021 at 17:51, MP-R said:

Gone quiet now but some good definition on this:

 

Beautiful  shelf 

Edited August 21, 2021 by Raindrops

[Electricmumma]

12 minutes ago, Raindrops said:

Beautiful  shelf 

That’s what he said

 

sorry couldn’t resist 

[Raindrops]

On 21/08/2021 at 18:07, Electricmumma said:

That’s what he said

 

sorry couldn’t resist 

That is probably the best what he/she said I've heard this year 

[Chris.R]

WRF 12 Z still keen for a storm risk this evening for my location. Starting around now; peeking around 2300 with 600 J CAPE and lasting until around 03:00. Whether it is going to be anywhere near the mark remains to be seen.

[Raindrops]

On 21/08/2021 at 18:27, Chris.R said:

WRF 12 Z still keen for a storm risk this evening for my location. Starting around now; peeking around 2300 with 600 J CAPE and lasting until around 03:00. Whether it is going to be anywhere near the mark remains to be seen.

I have noticed the activation ;).

Just checked sat24, looks good, good luck.

Keep an eye on converging winds

Edited August 21, 2021 by Raindrops

[Weather-history]

13 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

WRF 12 Z still keen for a storm risk this evening for my location. Starting around now; peeking around 2300 with 600 J CAPE and lasting until around 03:00. Whether it is going to be anywhere near the mark remains to be seen.

The latest TAFs for Manchester and Liverpool airports are nothing to write to home about.