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Wasn't as cool as that image makes it look but better than nothing.
All the lightning was high up like an american prairie type thunderstorm so wasn't very spectacular but it did produce a hell of a lot of rain.
Tim - starting to encounter the same thing as you, I'm currently visiting relatives in Burnley. No rain yet but continual rumbles. Had a bit of rain around lunchtime which helped clean the car as the rain last night was laden with dust.Yeah it's the same one.
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Nice cloudburst that but only seen one flash so far despite all the thunder that came with it as it moved in, calmed down now as most of the electrical activity in this seems to be in the front of the cloud away from the rain band.
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That was quite strange, got moderate rainfall now but for a short while about 10 mins ago there was almost continual thunder but no visible lightning.
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Ok a storm is forming I think, thunder becoming quite frequent..
That was fast.
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What the..
Something very strange is happening here at the moment, there's a warm wind and it has turned dark suddenly filled with smaller cumulus that seem to be intersecting and deflecting in to a spin.
Off to investigate further, brb.
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(Just kidding folks, you'll get imports later on this summer to make us all green with envy! )
And I still won't have seen anything..
Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to find something else to keep myself entertained, like building a death star.
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Do you drive, Tim B?
No or I'd be out instead of on here complaining.
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Been looking at this and the others 50 miles east of me all day, to say I feel cheated is an understatement.
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And just look at that gap between them that I am stuck in. It's pathetic..
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Either that is really distant thunder I keep hearing or I am losing it..
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Man that storm system is close, come on, nudge east a bit!
Looks like I'm about to catch its tail end anyway but the big area out in the sea would be better.
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They do wake me up.. *Confused face*
The only time a proper one won't is if I have drank so much that I am comatose, and even if this happens it only has a window of a couple of hours before I become so parched that I wake up for water and notice it regardless.
Then again I always was a light sleeper.
I always thought it a curse but after reading this I guess it can sometimes be useful.
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Showers bubbling up nearby now but only small at the moment, I'm wondering if anything might develop during the night now as that is always a possibility when it is like this.
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Hmm, might be in for a heavy shower or 2 myself soon as there's some activity developing nearby according to the radar.
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Normally I'd rush on and buy a months extra pack at this point but since there has not been so much as one thundery downpour all year up here, I'm not holding my breath.
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Height.
I remember these types of storms from when I was a kid as they seemed to be more frequent back then. It is caused by lightning at high altitudes where the air is thinner which of course makes sound travel through it much faster so it dampens quicker especially when it reaches denser air, way before it reaches you.
These types of displays are usually caused by storms in the mid level or altocumulus castellanus. (Yes they produce lightning)
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Modern technology has definitely influenced the records, yes.
But that stated, global warming will bring with it more unusual and severe weather because the atmosphere and oceans are warmer and thus have more energy. Recent winters are a good example with blizzards causing chaos which seems paradoxical if the earth is warming but warming is indeed the cause because there is more energy available to evaporate and carry the moisture to where the blizzards form as a result of it, which makes them worse.
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Nice picture, reminds me of Star Trek The Motion Picture.
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Evening everyone, not sure where else threads like this belong these days but this area seemed appropriate.
Bored with the pathetic activity in the UK in recent years and both being big thunderstorm and extreme weather fans my dad and myself plan on taking a trip to Florida next year so we can get a look at (and hopefully film) some of the epic storms we have all heard about there. But the problem is neither of us know anything about Florida or storm chasing in the states.
As such I was hoping someone here with experience of chasing in this region could fill me in on a few details, such as:
Where is the best place to go and when, in terms of the potency and frequency of storms?
Where is it best to stay, is it better to rent a big hotel and remain in a set zone close to it or to go on a road trip and stay at whatever places come up along the way?
What equipment should I have handy, is there anything specialist I should have that other chasers use?
Thanks.
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There, I think that was a rumble.
Not 100% sure as the TV is on but it sounded like a distant one and the sky is very dark to my south east now.
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I wouldn't be surprised to hear a rumble of thunder or two in the next hour, it is very warm and humid here now and it is getting increasingly dark with big thermals going up. I've been watching the birds riding them around in circles up and down.
Look at this too:
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I suppose it depends where you are, up where I am the simple explanation is that every summer starting with 2007 to the present day has been terrible with none of the prolonged heatwaves that are required for proper storms. 2006 was the last year when I saw decent thunderstorms here and there was a good few of them, but that year was scorching hot from May to October with only a few cool periods.
Everyone flocks to the convective discussion threads whenever we get these mini heatwaves but the stone cold truth is they simply aren't good enough for proper thunderstorms as there isn't time for sufficient energy to build up except in rare situations where a plume is involved, you aren't going to get tropical thunderstorms out of just one week of hot weather any more than you are going to get 400 bhp from a 1.2 corsa engine.
What we need is a prolonged spell of very hot weather, say a month to six weeks, then for it to break down with a cold front passing through. This would give us a widespread outbreak of powerful storms.
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Quite a lot of convection up here today, wouldn't be surprised to see a storm today.
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Nice footage!
I wouldn't mind a rerun of the 2006 thunderstorms, what a summer that was.
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Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 28th June 2012>
in Storms & Severe Weather
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Looks like there is some more stuff forming behind the tail end of the system which just passed through here, might give Manchester something if it builds as quickly as the last one did.