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Well the BBC forecasts is sounding pretty positive this morning with multiple mentions of intense thunderstorms for tonight and into tomorrow.
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It has now.
Issued at - 27 Oct 2013, 11:36
Valid from - 28 Oct 2013, 00:05
Valid to - 28 Oct 2013, 12:00
A very intense low pressure system is forecast to run northeastwards across England and Wales early on Monday, bringing the potential for an exceptionally windy spell for southern parts of the UK. At the same time, persistent, heavy rain could cause some surface water flooding, while the winds will lead to some very large waves around our coasts.
There remains slight uncertainty in the timing, intensity and track of the low as well as the northern limit of the strongest winds. However, the public should be prepared for the risk of falling trees as well as damage to buildings and other structures, bringing disruption to transport and power supplies. The public should also consider adjusting travel plans.
This warning has been updated to bring forward the end time.
Oooops Summer Sun beat me to it.
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Just watched the Poole cell skirt by me, lots of frequent fork lightning and distant rumbling, looked to have lots or rotation about too with scud moving in all directions and various speeds.
More to come by the looks of the radar, could be an interesting evening :-)
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Hi folks,
Just thought I'd post a screen grab of the storm over Bridport last night.
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Well that was the mother of all storms, not seen a storm with lighting of that frequency for a few years!
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I agree totally, a chase regularly but the majority or my potential storms come from across the channel and for sone reason this season once im in position they die over the water :-(I think im goinh to have start chasing further afield but like you say fuel costs are the limiting factor.Lets hope for some proper imports soon ;-)There were no storms over Belper and there has only been one this summer. Sometimes the only way to see multiple storms over a summer is to chase.If you are going to chase though then you need recent radar and internet on the move. Chasing blind is almost impossible unless its night and you can see the lightning from a distance away. Also have a satnav or a map so you can know the quickest way to get into position for storm interception.Avoid cities and towns during rush hour. If you are chasing through a town or city the storm will almost certainly be moving faster than you.There is no avoiding petrol costs though; although its up to you how far you are willing to travel. My storm chase fund is running low now after the past 3 weeks, so i'll be putting a limit on mileage for the rest of the season.
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Tell me about it mate! With one distant storm so far this year that I don't even thing would get me out of the NSC, then yesterday morning with storms raging in the south east then storms breaking out in the south west. We didn't even catch a dribble of rain and I think I managed to spot one lonely flicker on the horizon from the cells near Exeter.I'm in minority this time....not a sausage, not even a drop of rain....still can't grumble, we had 6 storms last tuesday!
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Sat on a hill just outside Weymouth watching the showers coming off the channel, just heavy rain and gusty winds, nothing electrical as yet.
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Lovely warm start to the day here on the south coast after 4 hours of storms last night. Was great to be able to sit in the garden and watch the top of the cb appear on the horizon, the tops just lit by the setting sun as the structure started to flicker.
Continued watching for the next hour as the darkness crept in and flashes got brighter with distant rumbles. Lucky the storm just seem skirt around the village leaving me to continue watching from the garden without getting wet. The pefect storm :-)
I usually chase but the other half had the car lasr night, I'm glad really as I'd of missed some great opportunities.
Took loads of vid I have to process and will post when I get chance.
Fingerd crossef for more to come over the next 48 hours
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The wind has picked right up all of a sudden, flashes mush brighter and just starting to hear the first rumbles in the distance.
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sorry about the dodgy pic but just to give you an idea. about 20 miles away according to the strike alert, flashing approx every few second
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Lovely big CB to my south giving off, I can see the tops flashing quite easily, Here she comes :-)
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I think we also need to be looking at the ppn towards the North west, look how it's pivoting and showers already being pulled back towards the South West. Hopefully this will coincide with the cold temps slowly moving East across the region.
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Sleet starting to fall from the precip coming off the channel, rain on the Dorset coast but a sleety mix 10miles inland where the temp is currently 2.5c and falling.
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Well I'm going for the lowest temp tonight, just hit -7.0c and seems to be leveling off now, I'll be surprised if it gets any colder with the cloud increasing from the West.
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wow just hit -6.1c, its really dropping fast, coldest of this cold spell so far, I agree snow cover really seems to be helping and hopefully aid temps for tomorrow.
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Some big temp differences across the region tonight, it's flipping chilly here at the moment, I'm at -5.6c and a D.P. of -5.8c and still falling slowly. Not much of a snow thaw here today, still a good 3" snow cover here and looking like that's going to be very crispy come the morning.
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In chard, sunny Somerset, about 12 miles from the coast and 15 miles to the west of Bristol. Think I maybe unlucky like most in the south west!
You might be alright, do you have any elevation?
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How far inland would you need to be to see snow, also does the gfs chart take into account elevation, or is based at a set level above sea level.
Sorry newbie, with an interest in the weather
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About 10 miles I'd say but also East of Bristol should do it.
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The problem here is only being 10m above sea level and being quite close to the coast (Poole harbour & Jurassic) it is likely to keep dew points above freezing despite being under cold uppers. i'd only have to travel to Bere Regis or Lytchett Matravers and they would probably have snow.
yeah I said the same thing to the Echo Mapants, 10 miles in land should do well, I should be alright in Blandford.
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That's put a kibosh on it, me and @wareham weather quoted in the local, doh!!!
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Well after a break in the weather this afternoon allowing surface water on the roads to ease, I just took a quick look at the radar and I wish I hadn't!
It's not looking good with the amount of rain we have received over the last 48 hours and more to come.
The ditch 40ft away from the house at the bottom of the garden has been dry for the last 5 years I have lived here, it's now a 2ft deep torrent of water flowing pretty quick, can only assume its on a sluice gate and they are relieving the pressure on the main river into the tributary's but its a bit worrying with more rain to come.
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Very heavy rain now across Dorset especially the Blandford area where surface water is becoming a problem, its looking like there is going to be a lot more through the night.
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Thanks Ian, sounds like a proper dreadful run up to xmas and even worse for people in flood prone areas that are still mopping up after the last disaster, the last thing we want is more people having to spend Xmas forced our of there home, never mind all the moaning going on because there's a lack of cold and snow over Xmas, some people need to see the bigger picture!
Convective / Storm Discussion - 21st May 2014 onwards
in Storms & Severe Weather
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Posisioned myself in Poole for the day and Just started to get the rain here. Fingers crossed for some action today.