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    Storms and Convective discussion - July 2023

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    I think for me the fear/fascination crossover point was when I started watching the storm chase videos on early 90's tv that did it. The first time I saw a massive cone tornado (complete with surrounding storm, hail, lightning etc) stationary and just drilling into the ground and thinking "Wow, that's insane". The fear turned to fascination and curiosity from there I think which then turned into admiration for the power of nature, which then spawned my interest in storms and storm chasing (which I used to do until I sadly developed cfs, which has forced me now to become more a storm spotter so to speak - wait for them to come to me). 

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    Storms and Convective discussion - July 2023

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    9 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

    Paper or receipts on the dash … they will leap about or stick to the glass if there’s a close strike. I’ve seen it happen once before so now I always try and put some thin paper out when I’m chasing and it’s given me a sense of security when things get close.

    Not being in a thunderstorm is the other solution 🙃

    I did not know that! Very useful if storm chasing/spotting. 😄

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    Storms and Convective discussion - July 2023

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    13 hours ago, Thunders said:

    I got interested about 2017 only properly getting into it in  late 2020

    Well now this is weird. I used to HATE storms when I was a kid. I was so scared of them, used to literally hide on the stairs/under the bed sheets whenever we used to get a storm. Somewhere along the way during my early teens the fear turned into fascination and I can't get enough of Storms and extreme weather now.

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    Storms and Convective discussion - July 2023

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    I don't recall this night in 2015 everyone's talking about? The one in 2018 however with the London Supercell was incredible. Funnily enough it completely missed me but I could see it from here to my north west and saw it lighting up every few seconds (no thunder heard). Then about midnight we had an incredible french import with regular green flashes as it approached which transitioned to horizonal purple forks as it came right over my house. Lasted well over a good hour and a half. What a great night and funnily enough my last proper night time storm. Haven't had another one since.👎

    Storms and Convective discussion - July 2023

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    6 minutes ago, Woollymummy said:

    image.thumb.png.51904f4e28411cf1ccf8761a87eed053.png we just saw this lot going by, my camera ran out of battery so no photo but I like to imagine there were little mini tornado formations as it swept past. Very strange edge.

     

    Sorry to be that guy but there's no such thing as a "mini tornado" only a tornado. Did you see any rotation when it swept past? Be interesting to see if there was anything.

    Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023

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    Storm arrived at 6.45am. Not particularly potent/active but very HEAVY rain (and when I say heavy I mean monsoon style!). I'm at Crayford now and it's still going with the occasional flash and bang. Again though, it's all in cloud (seems to be a re-occurring theme this year 🤔?). Absolutely loving the rain though and the cooler conditions. Hope it stays cool today now and that blasted sun doesn't come out. 👎

     

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    Wow!

    Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023

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    On 16/06/2023 at 14:22, Harry said:

    I think there's a great many reasons for optimism to be honest.

    Current modelling shows some very moist, humid and unstable air wafting up from the south through Saturday night and more especially through Sunday. Pressure will be falling as a secondary low forms somewhere between the Iberian peninsula and the Bay of Biscay and sweeps up from the south through Sunday evening, bring with it (based on the FAX chart) a number of troughs, as less moist air tries to punch in from the SW.

    There is the potential for more than one round of thunderstorms and downpours, as a number of models are suggesting at the moment. I'm seeing signals that there could be thunderstorms/downpours on the leading edge of the humid surge, as it crosses into southern England through the early hours of Sunday, then again later as the drier air begins to sweep the humid air away into the N Sea later in the afternoon and evening. 

    As we all should know by now, these are incredibly difficult events to forecast as sometimes the air is so unstable, a cow parping at an awkward angle on the edge of the North Downs could cause storms to initiate. Similarly and by far the worst case scenario, is the models have been wrongly modelling the Low (and more especially the development of the secondary low) and it tracks further east than anticipated.

    As it currently stands, this is in my opinion by far Kent/Sussex's best chance for storms this year, with the potential for further heavy and thundery downpours into early next week.

     

    Your optimism paid off Harry. 😄 Sunday morning about 1.30am I could hear distant thunder and had a little bit of light rain for about 20 mins. Then at 4.15am we had a little storm and some more lovely rain. 🥰 Wasn't a particularly active storm but a storm nonetheless. 

     

    19 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

    Friend of mine sent this. (@nvangelder03 on twitter who chased with the @thunderyisles group)

    B&W edit of a shelf cloud taken around Grantham, Lincolnshire at 17:30 yesterday.

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    Oh my. Looks like a typical Usa style supercell!

    Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023

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    11 minutes ago, James1979 said:

    No rain since 9th May for me, missed all the storms by a whisker again last week, could see the anvils, the desert conditions prevail as per seemingly every year now.  Desperate for some rain/relief/God forbid some storms.  The forecast for Sunday is no storms here, guaranteed.

    Sounds familiar. I know others are in the same boat so trying not to moan (I did get a small storm on Monday here which cooled it down nicely but since then it's been business as usual! ☀️) .

    Last year although very stormy later on at the end of summer we had three months of this desert weather starting in May and lasting til August with not one drop in between. This seems to be a re-occurring theme. I also think temperature records fell again last year and I can see that being the case again this year. Like yourself although I love storms I will very much welcome any significant rainfall to wet the ground/plants, give the wildlife a much needed drink and just cool the place down in general. 

     

     

    Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023

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    55 minutes ago, Sam jackson88 said:

    Yeah I know what you mean by the heat, but we are only in June and it's only gonna get hotter but with the hot weather comes many severe storms so always a brighter side even tho we will be melting 🥵🥵🥵🥵

    Yeah agreed it's gonna get hotter yet - I just want a bit of a reprieve! 🥵 Usually we are the hottest place in the country for the longest and everywhere else seems to get loads of storms except us! We are lucky if we get 1 or 2. ☹️ Last year was an exception though - we had loads of storms and thunder days, so many infact I actually lost count after 17 😱. I was hoping for a similar setup this year but looks like the weather round here has reverted to type (three months of hot sunny weather with nary a cloud in sight 👎).

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