[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

crazy wind this morning associated with that squall line now sunny and breezy 

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

looks like there’s another active storm moving up through similar areas from earlier. bit of back building/ training in action. great to see so early in the year 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

45 minutes ago, festivalking said:

Looks like the southern tip of South hams is in line for some snow. Rare event!

just noticed the 700mb winds are se'ly. i wonder if this could form a streamer for the south coast as there a fair bit of light precipitation forming and heading towards iow possibly more north. something to keep an eye on

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

2 minutes ago, Willsy said:

seen reports of a tornado in east manchester. has ripped someone’s roof off. was ona severe weather page on facebook 

 

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

seen reports of a tornado in east manchester. has ripped someone’s roof off. was ona severe weather page on facebook 

[Storm Ciarán]

that’s a hell of a lot of dry air being pulled into the centre. definitely got sting jet potential on that 

[Storms and Convective discussion - August 2023]

2 hours ago, Azazel said:

ahhhh the heat is gone for next week and the storm potential for my area has shunted off to the east.

3 summers without a storm - the central south is possibly the worst location in the country for convection - what a painfully boring summer this has been.

part of what ya saying is true but i think central south is a prime loacation for convection. i saw a high end f2 tornado last oct that was 300m wide with several small damaging vortices within. it traveled 63 km inland 

[Summer 2023 chat]

wasn’t t expecting the temperature to be this high today! must be a fault with the station recording the temps 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards]

53 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:

That's Amazing, well done for capturing, I bet you were surprised to see that!

Did you try chasing it? 

ye si was so surprised as i thought there was a squall line moving through not a supercell. there was a break in the line which caused it think. i did and saw this a few mins later up the road

[Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards]

12 minutes ago, staplehurst said:

The video you captured as it came ashore was fascinating to watch!

There's a whole 60-minute presentation on both the meteorology behind it and the impact at this year's TORRO spring conference being held in Oxford in just over a week's time if anyone fancies coming along - completely free, full programme and to register:

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO)

WWW.TORRO.ORG.UK

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TORRO is a privately-supported research body specialising in severe convective weather in Britain and Ireland

thank you was mesmerising i really didn’t k it where to look i. the sky and on the ground. i did hear about this unfortunately is quite far for me to travel 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards]

6 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:

I'm not very lucky when it comes to seeing nearby tornados.

I lived in Birmingham back in July 2005 and didn't get to see that event, even though I would have had a great vantage point from where I was working at the time.

Although one of my colleagues did manage to see it from staff balcony just as it was dissipating!

and than later seeing it on the news was quite shocking!

And to only be a short distance from this one and being oblivious to it is very annoying  

I believe this was the same day? Amazing view !

https://youtu.be/1mhS99QjqZ0

fair enough, oh dear that’s not good bet you was kicking yourself.

 

yes that was from the same storm

 

here’s my vid from the cliff top 

 

 

 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards]

1 minute ago, Southern Storm said:

That's some damage! Was it you who posted a video of it coming ashore? I did remember seeing a couple of videos from the new Milton area.

I was sat in the car in Mudeford, just about to set off on a chase and could see some serious motion. 

Thanks for posting 

yes it was me that posted it. was such a sight. i wish i got ahead of it to film the damage as it happened. ah wow that was defo the storm. i literally pulled up in the car park at barton cliff top and there it was.

 

no worries i can send you the full vid if you want 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards]

i know this is old news but i witnessed a very large waterspout/tornado last year. After torro did their research they found that the parent cell traveled 62 inland producing at least 3 tornadoes maybe more . i caught the first one as it came in at barton on sea. was quite a sight to say the least. wasn’t your standard water spout as had a broad rotation with lots of spin ups within. seeing the damage first hand was like something out of a movie lol. i know i’ll probably never see anything like this again but with a warming world who knows! These aren’t my photos neither is the written info but thought i’d share it for. the torro forum i’m on 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards]

dramatic skys north east of new milton, had a few rumbles from this. must be what matt111 can see to 

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion]

led right up the garden path again. to get snow on the coast is wishful thinking in a set up like this anyway. i hope you all enjoy the snow if you’ve got it 

[Model Output Discussion - A cold start to Spring?]

some very interesting output from the models the last few days. i really hope we don’t get led up the garden path again tho as has happened more than enough this winter. praying we can get these tasty charts within t24 

[Meteorological highlights of 2022?]

my best highlights of 2022 was the barton on sea tornado which caused t5 damage in places which is phenomenal for this country.  saw it first hand to which was experience in its self let alone seeing my first waterspout then tornado and not just a normal one as was a multiple vortex. as it came in off the sea i could see the mesocyclone spinning rapidly which must have been 500m across with several funnels touching the water and a horizontal funnel being sucked in from right hand hand side. torro estimated the tornado to be 300m wide at its widest point and this occurred a couple miles in land and also where i saw the worst damage. i will remember this for a lifetime! 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

i know this is old news but some may be interested. it’s been confirmed that the waterspout i saw at barton on sea  went on land to be a t4 multiple vortex tornado with slight t5 damage in places that traveled 11 km before lifting with max width of 300m 

 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

weyyy i made the bournemouth echo with my interview and video

VIDEO: "Mini-tornado" causes havoc ripping off roofs and bringing down trees

WWW.BOURNEMOUTHECHO.CO.UK

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WITNESSES filmed what they described as a "mini tornado" as it ripped through Barton-on-Sea into Ashley.

Here’s a edited video of the original waterspout/tornado clip i recorded the other day at barton on sea. i’ve changed the contrast in the video to highlight the cloud more and you can defo see rotation on the water with separate vortices wrapping around the main one as it hits land. i know this sound crazy for this country but could this have nearly been a fully formed rain wrapped multiple vortex wedge if the main area of rotation touched the ground as it moved over land. i’d like any experts on stuff like this to possibly give me a hand in working what was going on with this pretty rare event. when i took the vid there was so much going on to take in what was happening as there was so much going on under the mesocyclone and also i he only just pulled up in the car park so didn’t have to to watch it fully come in which was a real shame.

 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

18 minutes ago, Ben Sainsbury said:

This is exceptional footage of large rotation and resulting tornado/waterspout IMO, good job. Have referred your comment to Torro.

thanks for referring me. a farm took some bad damage. a large 100 gallon lpg storage tank was ripped from the floor and gas was leaking everywhere. they shut the road as was to dangerous for anyone in the area. i showed the farm owners the footage and said a tornado may have came through 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

9 minutes ago, Willsy said:

so i thought i’d take a trip down barton on sea to see this storm coming in. as soon as i arrived i could see rotation on the water with the maddest right to left motion the meso was several 100 yards across rapidly spinning with a couple funnels. as it hit land it kept its intensity so i thought i take a look to see if there was any damage in land an to my surprise there was. a farm had been hit and had a major gas leak as it ripped an lpg canister from the ground and the barns were all over the place with corrugated sheet everywhere with a wall taken out, across the road there was an oak tree snapped in half completely and up the tree the on the field had a lot of damage with bare twisted wood all the the way along . i’m actually buzzing in what i just witnessed and probably will never see that again. ive made a short film out of the footage and pictures for everyone to see 

 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

so i thought i’d take a trip down barton on sea to see this storm coming in. as soon as i arrived i could see rotation on the water with the maddest right to left motion the meso was several 100 yards across rapidly spinning with a couple funnels. as it hit land it kept its intensity so i thought i take a look to see if there was any damage in land an to my surprise there was. a farm had been hit and had a major gas leak as it ripped an lpg canister from the ground and the barns were all over the place with corrugated sheet everywhere with a wall taken out, across the road there was an oak tree snapped in half completely and up the tree the on the field had a lot of damage with bare twisted wood all the the way along . i’m actually buzzing in what i just witnessed and probably will never see that again. ive made a short film out of the footage and pictures for everyone to see 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

never seen so much low level shear earlier before dark. you can clearly see the low level cloud accelerating one way and the mid/upper level the other way.

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

On 05/09/2022 at 22:49, Mizzle said:

Fantastic shots!

thanks was just before dark. had it on night mode on my phone which brings out the contrast. 1 min after this photo it was pitch black with copious amounts of lightning and rain. was amazing!! had another storm tonight which came from no where. had a positive cg close by which sounded great. missus and kids weren’t to happy tho

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

lovely squall line developing on the radar. had several flashes so far in new milton