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6 minutes ago, leedsnowfan said:
68mph at Shoreham. Im scared
Would be pretty hairy on the i360 or the end of the pier right now! The waves at the marina must be pretty decent as we are approaching a high tide now!
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24 minutes ago, Lu. said:
The wind is quite shocking here at the moment. I’m less then a mile inland from Southsea. Trees might not actually be trees in the morning & can hear debris flying down the street.
It's very strong here too and I'm a good 8 miles inland with the South downs as a bit of a windbreak so must be pretty intense in Portsmouth. Would be really strong up on the ridge just north of Portchester for sure!
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21 minutes ago, Freeze said:
60mph gust at shoreham airport
Not at all surprised at that, it's not far off that here now in Hassocks in the strongest gusts. Likely to be higher directly on the coast by the beach huts at widewater lagoon.Every chance of it exceeding 70mph in gusts comfortably directly on the beach and at the top of beachy head I wouldn't rule out 80mph gusts there as it's over 500ft above sea level and totally exposed!
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11 minutes ago, wimblettben said:
Are there many houses at Portland?
I ask as I haven't been before and I would have thought with it getting about 30mph higher winds then other nearby areas that there would be many instances of quite bad structural damage or power cuts through out the winter months when the usual Atlantic storms come in.
There are s fair few but fortunately not too many down near the bill on the far south of the Island. The majority of the property is from the centre towards the north of the Island is protected a little by the highest point but houses on the west side of the Island can take quite a lashing. I go away every year to Dorset and visit Portland every time and the weather on the far south of the Island is certainly comparable to the highest point on Dartmoor in these conditions! I've been on the summit of Dartmoor in a named storm too and also Bodmin moor and the wind gets so much stronger with exposure and elevation!
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1 minute ago, Freeze said:
I am on the coast and it's very windy, lots of loud bangs and crashes, almost a constant roar.
I'm not at all surprised,it must be really strong in Shoreham right now. I know Shoreham well its one of my port's of call when imports move in from the channel and I swim there a lot too. I welcomed storm Eunice there earlier this year from a sensible distance on the beach near the west harbour arm and it was nuts.I watched the storm roll in last week under the veranda of perch restaurant in lancing just along from your locale and it was really intense too. I saw one strike hit the sea only a hundred metres or so away and the thunder was explosive. But it was the wind's on this as it moved in which left a marked impression on my 20 plus years of chasing storms,one of the most potent day time storms I've ever seen without doubt!
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4 minutes ago, Mapantz said:
It has been bad here!
Damage in the area from 50 to 60mph gusts.
84mph recorded at Portland.
It's bad here now too in Sussex, I'm roughly 8 miles inland and wind gusts here are certainly in excess of 50 mph in the showers and that's being potentially conservative so could well be higher! Not at all surprised Portland has exceeded 80mph it gets very fierce there because of it's exposure. Was on Portland a few years back in a named storm and I've never seen the sea like it! The waves over the Portland tidal race and around pulpit rock were absolutely astonishing and I had a job to even stay on my feet!
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Evening all bit of a late post. Some very active weather for some of us tonight, some very heavy showers moved through here over the course of the evening. Will be very minimal lightning with this but I'm very impressed with the wind speeds and certainly the gusts here in Sussex now. I'm approximately 8 miles in land from Brighton and Hove and have the south downs as a bit of a windbreak but wind conditions here have really ramped up in the last hour or so. There's likely to be some exceptional wind speeds reached in gusts on the south coast in the next few hours as the centre moves across. Just had a very squally shower move through with a few minutes of sustained very strong winds,trees in the main road nearby still mostly in full leaf and moving around quite alarmingly! And just had another one move through with even stronger winds! Will venture out on foot with the dog when the centre is nearer to my locale and see what it's like in the fields near my house, slightly higher ground and fully exposed to this wind direction so should be pretty lively over there.
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On 27/10/2022 at 16:50, Tamsin said:
Have some of this Foxy! From 5th September
I remember you posting this Tamsin,a truly massive strike,one of the best I've seen on here! Thanks for sharing again!
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On 24/10/2022 at 21:52, Thunder and Lightning said:
Here is my footage from the event... was quite intense must admit one of the strongest storms I've ever experienced in my life!
Great video and a brilliant chase too, well done mate! That storm almost certainly is supercelluar at the start of your footage and the first picture of your stills clearly shows this. There is a distinct wall cloud forming within that structure and also a very strong updraft present too. Thanks for sharing this with all of us and keep chasing too! Cheers.
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On 23/10/2022 at 17:44, Mizzle said:
I am...and there was me worrying the weekend was going to be a washout
I thought I recognized it,I stayed there 4 year's ago in one of the lodges on that hillside. Ironically,I watched a passing storm from the hot tub when I was there. Saw some big CGS over towards the Verwood area so I was able to stay out there the whole time,the veiw across the Avon valley is awesome!
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11 minutes ago, Mizzle said:
Just WOW! On a short break in the New Forest, with spectacular views to the South and West, and just had the most amazing thunderstorm experience ever. Knew it was coming so me and my daughter sat in the hot tub, perched on a hillside, and watched it roll in. Once the rain got super biblical we exited hit tub and proceeded to dance around in the storm. Just such a wonderful, memorable experience. The storm passed directly overhead, and was truly awesome. Sadly my phone captures don't quite do it justice but I hope you fellow storm lovers enjoy our insanely unusual storm non-chase
That's awesome well done! Looks like you are possibly at sandy balls in godshill near fordingbridge if im not mistaken!
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44 minutes ago, Freeze said:
Another direct hit, and during the day! This is amazing!! Best year for storms here.
Same for me too mate just down the road in lancing. Was under the veranda of the perch restaurant on beach green and it was insane!
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Just been under a particularly savage storm on lancing beach,had a really strong gust front and some close shotgun thunder! Absolutely unreal for October!!
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Afternoon all hope everyone is well. An absolutely biblical amount of action crossing the channel right now. For the time of the year this could be pretty special so heading down to Shoreham by sea with my son to see how things unfold. Good luck all who are out to chase.
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1 minute ago, TallPaul said:
Probs still 'hoping', but interesting to see some small development's south of Devon/Dorset in the channel...could be nothing to sing about.. but then again...
It's a very slim chance but the weather can always throw up a suprise or two at this time of the year. But I'm not too confident if I'm being honest.
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5 minutes ago, TallPaul said:
Yep totally 50/50 mate. Good luck for the coming hours.. latest obvs looking interesting, we now just need a rapid cell or two to rapidly form and build as this front moves northwards...anyone's guess, but I'm wishing more than expecting to be fair...
Thanks buddy and to be fair it's at very best 50/50! Probably less!Some coastal areas on the south coast may get a small light show but it's just not quite right at the moment. The front has stalled somewhat which is reducing my confidence of any sort of event so unless the front moves further north then I'm only radar watching for the foreseeable.
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1 hour ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:
I think you are all
bonkers!
but best of luck!!
I knew for sure that this wasn't nailed on by any means and was at best a radar watching situation. The radar shows it petering out as it leaves the coast of France so instability is still a fair way off our shores right now. That front needs to be a good few miles further north to enable the plume to get across the channel in my opinion so certainly not feeling too disappointed with the outcome so far.
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15 minutes ago, TallPaul said:
Warm and humid here, not a breath of wind.... keeping close tabs on the radar...will we, won't we, later tonight??? 🌩
Good shout mate and exactly what I'm doing. A rather borderline situation here tonight but over the years I've seen setups like this evolve into some pretty decent storms unexpectedly. We'll wait and see.
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Some developments around the channel Islands in the last half hour or so too so the trigger is there, just need that trigger to drift North a few miles!
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44 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:
As of 19:25 this is the state of play..
I believe this morning's convective weather forecast mentioned that storms firing over northern France may inhibit chances for the far south of England/Channel area
This might be the case looking at the current radar, I have still put the camera on charge though.. just in case
Plenty of preliminary instability on your photo there, great shot! I'm not ruling out a possibility later,now feels rather close here in West Sussex.
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I think as southern storm has mentioned storms may do well to reach here tonight but development around the Cherbourg peninsula currently is worth just keeping an eye on for the next few hours. If the stars start to align I shall be heading out to investigate so if we get lucky then best of luck to all that go out tonight, it's been a productive spell for all us storm heads here near the south coast!
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On 09/09/2022 at 06:58, Eagle Eye said:
Wish my parents liked weather as much as some people on here
, occasionally I have gone garden chasing though and one time did go to the local park to try and get a better view but apart from that, nothing really. I might go to the windmill next time but I'll need a coat (I don't have one I think ) because there's nowhere to hide if I do.
I was lucky,my dad liked a good storm so I've been watching them now for over 30 years. Nothing wrong with a chase in the garden or up the park, seen some really good one's from the park which is only 50 yards from my house. I recommend getting a dry robe and waterproof trousers you don't get wet then. I always take them out when I chase because I go to some pretty exposed locations. Wait till you start driving lad you'll see so much more!
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1 hour ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:
WOW this was that stationary storm in Montpellier a day ago
Holy sh*t that's absolutely colossal! Saw one in September 2006 just off the North coast of Crete like that and it even made me slightly scared! I'm glad it was 10 miles out at sea and I'm glad I wasn't on a boat at the time! Constant thunder for 2 and a half hours!
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5 hours ago, Lu. said:
My take on this week. Few different, but local locations.
Never seen a shelf cloud & to see 3 in one week was quite something.
To be under one was a monumental moment, to sit & watch the incoming storm with no wind, rain was really peaceful until it unleash the mighty power of biblical rain & wind!
Mother Nature I applaud you
Great shots Lu. I could see that shelf cloud from my spot on the south downs here just north of Hove and it looked massive! The one we had here was about half the size at best!
Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards
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I'm currently over in the fields on the old Hassocks golf course just behind my house and it's absolutely nuts over here! The dog took one look outside when I opened the door and thought sod that! Wind is starting to veer round to a more south westerly direction now.