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Hello everyone
Just been on Eastbourne seafront / beach near the Wish Tower watching various storms and special effects from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. Best storm night out in ages...many people on the beach watching it all and I even chatted with some people! I experienced:
- A pink sunset rainbow - in the background you can see the underside / back end of that large MCS that moved up the Dover Strait early this evening
- Various mammatus and turbulant air clouds
- Extremely strong winds and gusts caused by downdraughts
- Sudden changes in wind direction and air temperature....all of a sudden the wind changed and became very warm....amazing feeling!!!
- Loads of cloud to cloud and cloud to ground strikes over the English Channel watched by me and others with mobile phones recording it....although having to wait a good few mins between strikes.....
- very little or no thunder / rain....most activity was in the Channel itself
I managed to capture some 3GP video (use Quicktime) on my Samsung D500 of some lightning strikes (first time)...you'll find a great strike at 45 seconds in on 0005 and 1min 40 seconds on 0006.....amazing horizontal lightning strikes.....just zips across
. The video is looking towards Holywell / Beachy Head (you'll see South Downs cliff edge on right)The pink sunset rainbow B)
MR CB
A wonderful night
thank you - A pink sunset rainbow - in the background you can see the underside / back end of that large MCS that moved up the Dover Strait early this evening
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Big thunderstorm here in Eastbourne 11.35am with torrential hail....big deep rumbles.....came over very fast almost without warning...........took me by surprise I was expecting them this afternoon!! That was close I'm off my compter now!
It's over but still developing and heading out to sea Hastings direction -
I am up in Stone Cross, how about you?
Callie
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Near the seafront 2 minutes from the pier........I grew up down the road from Stone Cross
Showers now moving in from the sea.....not thunder as of yet
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Another big flash towards Brighton but too much low cloud cannot see any forked lightning.......rain is steady and winds are quite fresh still too quiet I was expecting it to be more frequent strike wise
Just seen an amazing lightning folk light up the sky for a few seconds.........main strikes must me still a good few miles away.........terrible headache btw
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Massive flash of Lightning here as I type......................large roar of thunder seems to be slowly heading this way..............quite infrequent tho about a one strike every few mintues
Callie whereabouts near Eastbourne are you?
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Yeah I seem to get them when a storm is about.
good inicator tho -
Large active thunderstorm now coming up the channel heading towards Hastings / Rye. I can hear constant thunder and sky is quite dark. Also have splitting headache! :shock:
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Small thunderstorm now moving in here at Eastbourne, rain is already coming down. Seems these storms are still developing near south coast
WOW Massive rumble of thunder!! :shock:
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You lucky thing I've had absoultely nothing even Brighton had two storms looks like another disappointing year again for me. So many let downs last year what wiv them disappating. Again this evening they are all fizzling out. :cry:
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No south east will get snow as well. Met Ofiice has put warning of south east as well saying that there could be several cms in places. Will gradually die out this evening.
Weather fan.
The warning doesn't mention East or West Sussex so I'm not really expecting anything. Shame. I live on the coast too so my chances are even lower I guess. That warning wasn't on there when I last posted. Seems that they are sure where the snow is actually heading. Most of it seems to be heading to the north / north east of me. :cry:
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Well no snow here on the south coast. A few cars have a light dusting where it fell inland overnight. It's sunny and clear here but a tad cold.
THE MET OFFICE have issued an severe weather alert for East Anglia at 12.09pm saying an area of heavy snow is likely to arrive this afternoon. Accumlations in places. Have checked radar and it seems to be heading that way. N-NW direction. Looks like it'll miss us in the south east completely.
Is the cloud thickening there anyone?
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Location - Eastbourne
Temperature - 18 degrees celsius
Clouds - Strato & Alto Cumuli
Wind - W-SW
Humidity - 88%
UV Index - ?
Precipitation - Nil
Time - 15.32
Oi :roll: GlennWrench shouldn't it be copy and paste I can't cut it from there!
Mr CB (Developing an anvil over Southern France)
. The video is looking towards Holywell / Beachy Head (you'll see South Downs cliff edge on right)
thank you 
It's over but still developing and heading out to sea Hastings direction 
Storm Reports December 29th onwards
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Had a big flash of lightning just NE of me followed by big rumble at 1800....accompanied by hail and heavy rain before (merged showers?)....I almost gave up and then boom! Anyone who was at the Fatboy Slim @ Brighton event would've got a soaking!