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    Convective / storm Discussion - 5th June 2014 onwards

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    Well in a nutshell most of my life and when one comes along shut curtains turn up the volume on tv to very high levels turn light on and sit in one position and wait it out

    Hmmm, similar to me, do you have sky, cable or standard tv through aerial I had sky installed to avoid an aerial on the roof!!! 

    I unplug everything electrial except Sky tv, turn mirrors around, and basically sit there terrified!! 

    Convective / storm Discussion - 5th June 2014 onwards

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    I will be on duty at Leicester Speedway on Sat afternoon, getting track ready for our meeting Saturday night at 7.30pm, as you all know by now, I hate thunderstorms at the best of times !! What's our storm chances? I'm hoping by say 2pm they will have passed us by, at least the big uns. Our track is sort of west Leicester, nr Beaumont Lets, post code: LE4 1DZ , I put that to aid non Speedway fans and people that don't know Leicester well..

    Cheers for any input

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    Convective / storm Discussion - 5th June 2014 onwards

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    In all seriousness, have you considered some type of meditation/relaxation methods to help you deal with your fear?

     

    What is it that scares you exactly? If you know that then you might be able to focus on working on that aspect of it.

    Same with me........ I am terrified of thunder/lightning, obviously it's the lightning element that actually terrifies me, I'm not so bad if I am with a group of people, in what I consider a "safe place" but on my own, i'm useless! Most likely seen running to get in a car, wind up Windows, feet on rubber mat, hands off all inside of the car and wait until it passes over... I actually have recurring nightmares about lightning, thunder, ridiculously massive tornados, stupid constant lightning, hitting everywhere around me..... Feeling nervous just thinking about it.......

    Convective / storm Discussion - 5th June 2014 onwards

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    I've had a problem with the forum off and on all week, the forum doesn't render properly, so I cannot see or post anything. Posted Image

    Don't let William Grimsley see that, all hell will break loose! Posted Image

    I'm sure it'll update again though.

     

     

    I've had a problem with the forum off and on all week, the forum doesn't render properly, so I cannot see or post anything. Posted Image

    Don't let William Grimsley see that, all hell will break loose! Posted Image

    I'm sure it'll update again though.

    Yep, me to...took 8 goes yesterday to make a post stick.. Seemed like the forum lost all its formatting and html coding....seems better now..

    Convective / storm Discussion - 5th June 2014 onwards

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    We had a fairly similar setup during Wimbledon a couple of years ago (2011?) with very moist and unstable airmass across C/S/E England, with very high dew points, very high CAPE/LI, high temperatures and an active cold front pushing through around mid to late afternoon - the result was a massive line of very active tropic like thunderstorms which rode the front SW to NE, frequent lightning, torrential rain, relatively large hailstones and lasted for a good hour or two. The primary difference I can see between then and Saturday is on that day the temperature had reached 30C by midday then as the storms were firing they dropped off to around 22C.

     

    I'm very much hoping for something similar - that was an awesome day with great green hues in the sky and one storm after another riding the front. The thunder on that particular day was extremely loud and angry too.

     

    This was a clip posted by a chap I am very grateful to 

     

    Blimey!!!!! Just watching that, 4 years later, has given me a belly ache, butterflys in my belly and a cold sweat!!!!! Hope we don't get anything that close/violent/loud in Leicester on Fri night, Sat day....!

     

     

    Convective / storm Discussion - 5th June 2014 onwards

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    Right, Thundery Shower v Thunderstorm, if lightning can only be formed in a cumulus nimbus (thunder cloud) i think I have spelt it correctly, what is the   difference between a thundery shower and a thunderstorm or can lightning be produced in other cloud formations if certain conditions are met, ie you get a ruddy great shower, and a single flash bang event....... If you understand what I mean....??

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