Chrystal

Hearing a few distance rumbles just north of Banbury

Can confirm storm to north of oxford (Banbury) has been pretty crazy with the rain and lots of flashes. Witnessed overhead cg strike just after got in my car scared the s*** our of me ) still seeing fair few flashes and just heard another’s rumble just shows how things can soon pick up.

That explains it them must be the stuff up past Leicester/ Peterborough area just as mark said

Thank you john

Hi everyone. Can anyone explain why seeing distant lightning in cloud when looking at radar nothing is that close by?? Sorry quality is not great 52106777983__3287E870-32A2-4D1A-B706-8F3BE07E77B6.MOV

Groundhog Day lol

lol well I think I'm strange and I feel exactly the same as you but I think most people who are scared don't like being out in it and want to be in the safety of there homes. im absolutely petrified at home but then on Sunday I saw there was storms prob 10- 20 miles away on radar so went out to look for them an was extremely disappointed when they didn't last and saw nothing, earlier that day I did hear distant rumbles and was at my mum and dads house and wasn't scared sitting outside. As soon as I heard the thunder today I was shaking but ran out to my car and loved it despite it being an overhead storm I just don't understand my logic lol

Great thunderstorm earlier today right overhead just in time for school pick up! Constant flashes and deep booming rumbles and never seen rain come down so fast. Just got home and saw a strike come down just behind house. Had left bedroom window open earlier and wind must have caught it and it was wide open. Had to put heating on to dry up carpet and my bed. I don't think I'm normal I get frightened when I'm home but once I'm in my car I absolutely love it and can't wait to chase it and see some good strikes lol

Out in car don't know which direction to travel decisions lol

what direction is that Worcester/ Evesham storm heading just wondering whether a chance it could pass here or has it died now?

Thanks Ben :-)

Thank you for clearing that up for me :-) so a funnel cloud has a potential to become a tornado at any point?

What's the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado?

Lol that's the strike that seemed to just come out of nowhere n caused the blue flash to come out the plug sockets. Didn't have a clue what had happened until I heard a massive boom of thunder and the power went out scared me to death

Hello peeps just had a couple of very close strikes about 20/30 mins ago out of nowhere (plus an earlier few rumbles earlier this afternoon) but can anyone explain to me why I saw blue light/flash coming through all the plug sockets would it just be from the Lightning striking pretty close?

What's the thing with the white circles round the dots on the first picture?

Lol absolutely love your ride I'll have to keep an eye out for you when your out cruising in the storms. Maybe I could pimp my focus with some equipment least look the part lol

Lol good to know...... Does getting in my car and going for a drive during a thunderstorm make me a professional storm chaser then

Lol that would explain it just thought it was me doing something wrong (I'm not the most technical person). Ha ha so just go with the opposite to what you say then

Thanks for your replies- I've always enjoyed reading the forum since I discovered it a couple of years ago and thought right les be part of this lol. Ok then peeps what's your prediction for my area getting anything tonight or tomorrow? Also tried to load photo on my profile but for some reason it just disappears.

Hi everyone, I've just joined as a member hope it's ok to be on here without having any technical storm knowledge