Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[StormLoser]

Storm arriving in Reigate. It seems fairly active, too.

[LeveLUP]

3 minutes ago, FlightlessWings said:

First couple of rumbles heard in Dorking and rain has started. I was watching tv with my headphones on so not sure if there was anything earlier. 

Not much earlier about 5ish minutes ago

[LeeRoyxD]

Spoiler

 

 

[Azazel]

Beka in Winchester cannot be complaining now surely - this is one of the best displays I’ve ever seen

[Man With Beard]

Well lightning did strike twice here!

Very different from Sunday's storm. Sunday had far fewer strikes, but when they came they were huge. This evening, strikes much more frequent, but seemed elevated with not too much thunder. 

[Eagle Eye]

Looking to the South of me and there seems to be a wall cloud, lightning already seen and a low rumble of thunder.

[LeveLUP]

Pretty sure I'm seeing a mishmash of the current Farnborough cell to my northwest and the smaller subcell that's around southwest of me

Edited May 18, 2022 by LeveLUP
A word

[BugboyMike]

Didn't expect this, thunder and lightning just starting here in Hinckley 

[tomp456]

it's all kicked off here now several close rumbles heard...although tye lightning seemed to come from my north 

[Nick F]

Up on Gravelly Hill view point on North Downs near Caterham looking south, seeing CGs now in distance and low  grumbling thunder.

Edited May 18, 2022 by Nick F

[10 Days Away]

Noice!!

[LeeRoyxD]

 

[LeveLUP]

1 minute ago, tomp456 said:

it's all kicked off here now several close rumbles heard...although tye lightning seemed to come from my north 

It's popping off round here. Getting more and more frequent and it's about 3.5km from me

[Purplepixii]

Well that was rather enjoyable, far less thunder than lightning lightning (which puzzles me), sky still flickering now

[Jamie M]

Few flashes here and there around here, looking pretty mental near Bognor.

[FlightlessWings]

Living north of Gatwick, I am playing a game of plane or thunder

[Stabilo19]

Wow, can see the flashes in central London now looking SW. Storms are v high evidently.

 

a memorable night to come

[Aiden2020]

I was getting excited but think I may just miss out

[Purplepixii]

Was watching the mothership over Southampton from my loft, that structure was gorgeous!

[sunnijim]

Incoming now,Brighton/Saltdean.Some nice crawlers from an elevated position looking over the water,these every three or four minutes.

Alot of sheet lightning,lacking a proper spectacle perhaps due to the rain curtain ahead of it?

Occasional thunder now,far from severe at this stage.

[Norfolk Sheep]

25 minutes ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

Wow it’s gone soupy here!! Very humid!! Just made out the first flash! 

Haven't seen anything here yet, probably a good couple of hours until anything manages to limp up to Norfolk....

[matt111]

Still seeing almost constant flashes to the east as the two storms I've been watching for a while move away. A great show this evening

[Harry]

Gutted - so much cloud has come over I haven’t seen a single flash yet dreading the gap!! 

[urbanj]

It has just started raining in Croydon. Flashes of lightning. Distant thunder. Brace yourselves Londoners.

[matty40s]

Current rainfall 120mm/h, lots of what I used to call sheet lightning in the old days some crappy thunder sounds, nothing spectacular.

Rainfall seems to be increasing though.