Superstormuk

Some nice photos I got of a cell that passed over me just under an hour ago. No thunder, however I believe there was rotation. Edit: this is the cell that is passed over Reading around 20 mins ago.

Anyone keeping an eye on the cell over Woking? It originally intensified over Crawley (SE), died off a bit, and now looks promising again. It's also on course to hit me soon.

Oh boy, I'm off work on Thursday.

I agree. Looking at CAPE and shear values as well, I would actually place the moderate zone further South, around the the Midlands (e.g. Northamptonshire) and Oxfordshire areas. I reckon these areas could see some good activity later on the afternoon/early evening.

Just revisited that Manchester cell on the radar and the size and rotation on that thing was phenomenal. I've not seen anything like that (over the UK) in a while. Can't wait for what tomorrow has to bring some of us. VID_20200615_212455.mp4

Sorry for the delay, my family member finally got back to me. Nothing too out of the ordinary but they claim there were torrential downpours and some quite persistent thunder and lightening activity. Very jealous, as it just missed me.

Yes, very interesting shape. Possibly rotation looking, at the most up to date radar images. Ironically, the first supercell thunderstorm was categorised as such over Wokingham; in the 70s I believe. I've got a family member in Wokingham as we speak. I'll give them a shout and ask them what it's like over there. I'm about 12 miles away.

Nice formations over where I am. I reckon some of these could be quite potent if given the right conditions.

It seems as if the bulk of the activity will be further East, like Anglia and Kent. The issue with England (especially the South and Central), and why we rarely see properly 'severe' storms, is because by the time they've matured enough; they've pretty much reached the sea towards the East. What should have been a big give away about today was the timings of these storms. Even on Tuesday I was getting 11:00AM - 13:00PM timings, which is just far too early for any considerable maturity in terms of storm development. If it was a bit later in the afternoon, e.g. 15:00PM +, it could have been more viable. Update: Now my storm forecasts for 13:00 and 15:00PM have been removed from AccuWeather. Just 26°C and sun (I'm not complaining).

Here are some photos from my little storm chase today.

Big flash and loud rumble just over me. Very close.

Huge tower just passed NE of me. Probably one of the most perfect looking/photogenic formations I've ever seen. Would have got a photo, but it went too far behind trees and buildings.

Yeah, looks more like those squall systems you see in the US. The conditions are perfect for tornadoes within the embedded areas of rotation. I'm sure we'll get more reports and footage as the day progresses.

Yes, it is very interesting for this time of year. But, I guess all these Atlantic depressions bring a lot of instability and wind shear which really suits supercell formation. If you look at one of my previous posts, I think from either September or early October, I took a photo of a structure that looked (and probably was) mesocylonic, and that was on a coolish autumn day. Edit: Also, this winter (so far) has been quite mild, which has probably also helped.

Regarding the tornado in Chertsey, I live in Virginia Water (about 4 miles away) and I happened to be getting the train at the time it touched down. I could see lots of rotation, and the whole event looked more like a summer storm rather than one this time of year. It's been a crazy day of weather down here.

The wind and rain suddenly picked up, then the biggest flash of lightning, and an impressive rumble of thunder (just a few minutes ago) where I am.

Look at the structure of this cell, over Surrey at around 17:45 this afternoon. Nice anvil and what looks like a mesocylone with a tail cloud (bloody tree blocked part of the view).

Heavy/torrential downpours where I am. There was also a huge explosion of wind that nearly blew a lady onto the floor outside my window, almost tornadic in nature. I thought the trees were going to blow into my window. Just checked the radar and there was a cell approaching me.

So, a cell has suddenly developed over the Surrey area, it kind of split into two if you look at the radar shot. Huge pressure drop (went from around 20° to 14°) in a matter of minutes and torrential rain (some flooding). I'm currently seeing interesting cloud/scud formations in the distance, its hard to keep track though due to obstructions. No thunder or lightning though.

Yeah, I was up at about 3 ish and there was a few rumbles of thunder and some flashes. A few showers as well. Nothing like Tuesday night, lightning wise. I reckon we'll see some stuff later this evening and tonight.

Wow, look at the size and rotation of the cell tracking up the West Coast. This storm looks like the real deal, most possibly a supercell by its shape on the radar.

Here's a nice clip of some lightening I took last night in Surrey. I was looking towards Heathrow Airport and NW London. VID_20190724_124814.mp4

Just spent a good hour standing outside. I was actually shirtless, in the middle of a field at one point (deathwish). I've been absolutely blessed here in Surrey. Frequent lightning (every few seconds), heavy downpours and gusty winds. When one cell hit us I first felt the cool, downdrafts that brought some heavy rain. Then complete stillness. Then a warmish rushing feeling around my legs (updraft?). It's died down a bit now, however there's still some rumbles of thunder in the distance. Great night.

Guys, first rumbles if thunder and lightening in the distance, here in Surrey. It's coming!

These cells look nasty. I'm praying they continue on their current trajectory and intensify as they cross the channel.