[The Midlands - Weather Chat]

still snowing here in Loughborough after a bit of a lull in proceedings an hour or so ago

[The Midlands - Weather Chat]

Lots of big flaked snow in Loughborough now - already settling well.

[The Midlands - Weather Chat]

rain/slight sleet here in Loughborough.

 

Fingers crossed!

[Spanish plume anyone? Storm and convective discussion 17th July Onwards]

Lots of sheet lightning and distant thunder from Loughborough .

[Strange storm in 1990-ish - anyone know what was going on there?]

Hello,

 

I am new to this forum so firstly - hello.

 

With the impending storms over the UK it reminded me of a fabulous light show of a storm that happened over Peterborough on the edge of East Anglia back in I think 1990 or possibly 89/91/92.

 

It had been a hot day and when the evening fell there was loads and loads and I mean *loads* of sheet type lightning but hardly any rain and I don't really recall there being much in the way of audible thunder either. I remember that the lightning was often so frequent, you would get flashes immediately after each other and for a second or two you got a much better than usual glimpse of a landscape illuminated by lightning. This light show carried on for *hours*.

 

I was wondering whether that was possibly Spanish plume related or a different event entirely?

 

I hope tomorrow gives a good show

 

Melissa