Joey.G
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Think I may take my camera to work tomorrow since I look to be in a reasonably good spot and theres going to be some lovely cauliflowers about. At the risk of Tuting off my collegues! However, if it does thunder we will likely stop work anyway being as we're tree surgeons.
Edit: lovely autocorrect there, I starred it out an all!
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I'm inside a few forecasts risk boxes today tho I feel I may be a bit far north. Very hopeful though! Skies cleared here by around 8:30 and has been sunny ever since, nothing but some thin high cloud in the sky. Hope to see something erupt the evening once I'm done at work
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Got off the hill at the right time! Gusty winds now and thunder heard. New updraft right above me too looks cool
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Sat atop a hill just now near Stroud watching it come in. Currently look in line to be in the gap between the two western most blobs on radar. Might be that something fills the gap as it comes over, ccertainly gone very still tho not much to look at..
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5 hours ago, William Grimsley said:
Just want a opinion, how close do people think any developments will be to me as I can only ideally go inland about 20 miles if that if I'm quick later on or would I have to go all the way towards Exmoor?
Wheres William I wonder? Seems Exmoor would have been a good bet! Love the dense little compact core on radar of the storm there now
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Radar showing several lightning strikes in the NW of Scotland, around Ullapool, with heavy snow showers. Must be fun up there!
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That squall was a belter! As Snow_Joke said, torrential rain. Looked like hurricane footage out under the street light! (Stroud, Gloucestershire)
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You're right there Joey, fantastic storm passed over us for about an hour, plenty of Lightning and cloud rotation too, passed NE though, not sure if you are inline or not. It really built out of nothing and intensified, I got very excited about the cloud rotation but it moved off on its merry way taking the rotation with it into the distance. Some pics:
Ahh lucky you! Sounds great, it's always nice to hear a report from the front line when your looking at something on the radar, even better when theres photos! Doesnt look like we're going to get anything here, electrical activity has died away.
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Some decent storms over NI at the mo, slowly coming this way. Very rare I think for storms over there to make a crossing over to here but think there maybe is a chance tonight. The current rain over here has a v high cloud base and its v warm and muggy for here. Maybe someone could give a bit more insight into whats going on and either boost or dash my hopes?!
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Ahh never looked at the charts. So no then!
CAPE virtually non existent today across the country apart from the far south with a low amount of energy on offer this afternoon.
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Been clear the last couple days up here till mid afternoon when the clouds have started building, this morning tho theres cu building to the east already, perhaps a bit more in the way of thundery activity today
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I can see Towers to the North West of me not on the Radar so may disappear in the next few minutes.
Was in the exact same situation yesterday, heavy showers not really far away and towers going up nearby. Headed out but came to nothing, was a nice evening tho.
Could see the thunderhead of the storm in East Scotland today, looked meaty! Couldnt believe how far away it was when I was finally able to check the radar, was about 100 miles away as the crow flies. Could clearly see the bubbling congestus on the rear as it was backbuilding and the glaciated anvil being blown SE. Glad I never started driving to catch it, would never have got there before it decayed!
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Mum just rang to say plenty t & l going on at hers, making the dog go mad. Shes nr Stroud, Lucky devils, lovely evening here in Haddington nr Edinburgh
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For anyone interested Ive done a little account of my chase over the weekend here: http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/103729-chase-account-plume-storms-0706/#entry902487
short video of some clips here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNWRGOgENKM&list=HL1402264511&feature=mh_lolz
Gutted Ive gotta go back to work, cant I just storm chase please??
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I was a bit hasty with my last post, looks good for some sb storms for some this pm, think im gonna head home and hopefully catch something around Crewe this afternoon. Suns made an appearance here in Newbury an its baking (in the car at least!)
Good luck all!
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Well it looks as though thats it for the main event down here, barring the far se, just at Newbury showground now and managed to catch the last two cgs from that mass on the cf in this area. Think its time for a coffe and to get on the road home to bonnie Scotland.
Side note, anyone had any hail? Seemed quite prevalent in forecasts but I guess with everything moving thru quicker theres not been a chance for surface based storms to develop?
Please let me know if im wrong and theres another wave on the way, id happily stay a while longer here for another shot at this setup!
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A-mazing. Really glad I drove all the way from Scotland and stayed up all night. Was in Somerset earlier to meet it and, leaving that, ran straight underneath the development on the east side that is now the cluster rumbling northward through the West Mids. Best storm Ive seen since the 90s. Will post a link to some pics (hopefully got some worthwhile ones!) later on.
Supacell if your still on and not out chasing yet, it was worth it! (Also glad I sat tight and didnt head east too early!)
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That is some serious driving already, and more to come. I thought I was the only person mad enough to drive 100's of miles for a storm and stay out all night, nice to know there is someone else. Good luck tonight, I will be chasing too but not sure where as yet
Yeah its a problem, hopefully ill not regret it this time! Good luck to you too mate
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Hi everyone, exciting eh?? I just drove from where my sig says to my mums house, 380 miles away in Gloucestershire! Currently eyeing that lot in N wales and the NNM6 wondering if I havnt made a mistake. Your all keeping my hopes high though, still a long way to go and theres bound to be a lot more to chase throughout the night. Im gonna be out all night with camera, probably head east of here a little later to somewhere around Hampshire. Ill keep it going tomorrow too, lots of coffe, lots of miles and hopefully lots of lightning to come!
That tiny blob on the radar from the window just now, cause we all love a photo..
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If you wished me luck earlier then thanks
im a happy bunnyHeres a couple bolts, second ones better. Apologies for the weird noise I make, it was a bit exciting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMnrQc2rYo&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ONlxyNH_ws&feature=youtu.be
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Hey all, been a while since this happened. Cant catch up on all posts as on mobile but am currently on a hill just west of Glasgow awaiting what looks like a belter. Hope it holds together, wish me luck folks! An of course, good luck to you all too x
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ATD seems to be having a bit of trouble tonight but Blitzortung showing strikes fairly well, oh to be down there you lucky ducks
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Loving the look of the Iceland lightning map for today. Nothing here but has been fun reading the forum and seeing the photos! Wesite for the below map is here if you havn't seen it before: http://brunnur.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html?
Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards
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Sat up on the high ground on the road between Stroud and cirencester, in line for anything that happens on this eastern edge of the cluster. Seems a bit lacklustre, light rain ahead of themain cores and feels cool in the breeze. Anyone still around Stroud area this is a good vantage point!