Joey.G

Land/Waterspouts likely :lol: The trough off the E coast has remained almost stationary overnight providing enough lift to keep heavy showers going all night in E Kent, they look to be pepping up a bit already though sferics confined to the line just off the French coast. Theres been some mention of ridging in the North spreading South during the day, does anyone know timing of this and if it will inhibit storms continuing untill the evening?

Congrats and thanks! Looks like a beauty on radar.Tomorrow is looking hopeful though it feels chill enough to be March so will be relying on the troughs to give lift as there isnt gonna be a huge amount of SBCAPE. Still, For once I should be going out and chasing the storms back to where I live! If people had to bet, which county for the storm of the day tomorrow?

I was expecting all this to stay much closer to the East coast today, may even get something down here later if it keeps going a little after dark, though I doubt it given its so cool and cloudy here. Some good looking storms on the radar today, Manchester looks to be getting a pasting

Neither. Tornados touch down and this doesnt look like it does, but it isnt just scud, its a funnel cloud, nice capture :lol:

Thought the radar was broken for a second when I first looked at it, wheres all the showers for the East today? Unlucky guys! Since its quiet, heres a pic of the Storm I chased in Worcestershire/Glostershire yesterday afternoon, I will make a blog post with more photos soon.

U guys in Glos/Chelt get much of that? I caught up to the Worcester cell as it was dying, since then been driving in circles around Worcs & Glos, saw a few cg's, though not many at all considering how badass the storm started to look at one point. Still got some nice pics tho, successful chase unfortunately managed to accidently delete all the pics of all then funnels and tornados

Cell popped up by Worcester, extremely fast to get to 120mm+ rainfall rate, think its time to go to the top of a hill with this laptop!

Ive learnt my lesson, if I go driving up there ill be storm chasing.... chasing them all away lol, then Crimson Sprite will probably either kill me or explode

Yarr Keeping an eye on that bunch south of us., creeping our way ever so slowly

Plenty of insolation to build CAPE through the afternoon ready for a beast in the evening.... maybe

Wow radar looks a mess! All this is mostly going to circle around since the low is centered over the SW. Where would be the best spot today for a chase? The East is usually better for electrics and photogenic storms but tis a bit far away today..

Anyone in Llandudno in North Wales? Seems theres been a tiny cell just off the coast there that has barely moved in the past hour and registered a few sferics..

Nice preview of whats heading our way tomorrow then

Just been on top of Robinswood Hill watching it make its way up the Severn, no thunderz Looked pretty sweet for a while, got some panoramas and a bit of a timelapse Now raining moderately here, still feel like were in the firing line if anything gets its act together over Devon

Not a lot happening down here in the SW. Those showers are not getting going, if anything theyre less 'intense' than they have been. Looks like the trough is not moving in as it was expected to do? If I didnt have radar id be getting a little excited though, this is the view from the tip top of the tree in my garden Hope something develops this afternoon :lol: Edit: Dont get your BBQ on yet Pat

Some awesome skies about today with all the elevated thundery cloud. Still hoping for something for this area though all the action is further north currently with some serious looking radar returns in the wake of that beauty heading out to sea. Doubt here will see anything that may develop along that trough as it looks on Sat24 like the band is starting to push East and our end of the CF aint too exciting either atm. I would be surprised if that was it for everywhere tonight, but I would be more suprised if we got something here in Glos!

Have been sat on a hill for the past 30 mins looking North toward Birmingham area, thought it looked interesting! Sudden intensification on radar. Ive just got a nice view of a long line of congestus feeding into the back of it. Looks like its all past here now :unsure:

Sorry to go OT again about this thing but just found this on YouTube, looks almost exactly the same as the Kent video one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIO37eVlLJc&playnext_from=TL&videos=BeWoGLqGEQk&feature=grec_index Im a sceptic about little green men stormchasing but I shure would like to know what this is!

Thats what I thought...

About turn then, Should listen to my own rule, never head North! lol. Hope next time I stop things are still following a similar pattern

Sat under that shower between Birmingham and Nottingham on the radar, cant decide what to do! I would go sit on the A46 between Leicester & Newark on Trent to wait and see what develops this afternoon but now the Southern half of the UK looking better, especially looking at that little line of storms just off the coast of NW France now, heading IOW way by the look of it. Is the NE now not so favoured or are there promising signs over the London area of things sparking off for further North later?

So am I right in thinking the best chances for a chase tomorrow would be from Midlands to NE England as the trough moves through? MetO pressure charts have the trough still off the SW coast at 1200 and up in Scotland by 0000, guessing then that hopefully it will pass though the midlands in the late afternoon, although fairly swiftly. Might aim to get to Nottingham for 1pm & see how things develop. Any advice would be appreciated!

2 days notice you can get the chunnel from £44 return per car off peak times, twas very quick and hassle free (we got one ~8pm) Stayed in a basic hostel in Calais for (I think) 65 Euros for a three person room. We camped in the Alps for as little as 20 euros a night for 3 people (one big tent) inclusive of electric but I dont know how common campsites are out of the Alps, probably still very common! Other things to remember are the things you gotta have for driving on French roads: Warning triangle, replacement bulb set, reflective jackets, headlamp converters if you need them and also remember some of the main roads are toll roads. Ive got a good atlas already and could borrow my friends walkie talkies and I would definitely be up for a trip to see this again.....

Ive literally just got back from France after a holiday there, drove the 1,261km back from Menton in the south to Calais over the past two days and missed everything! Couldnt detour for a chase so just saw a few nice Cbs in the distance and suffered the 36+ degree heat. The way down was better last week though :lol:

Tonight ill be getting the ferry and staying in Calais for the first part of a week long break in France. Actually cant wait! So much CAPE progged there for tomorrow