Tamsin

Just had another one! Not quite as loud but possibly also positive

JUST HAD A POSITIVE STRIKE IN BROMLEY, KENT! Sorry about the caps. Never seen one in the flesh before

Surprise December rumble in Bromley!

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) WWW.TORRO.ORG.UK TORRO is a privately-supported research body specialising in severe convective weather in Britain and Ireland they don't seem excited about tonight but nonetheless it's November

Haha, it could end up being a very big thread indeed considering we're on our 12th consecutive thunder day!

If shoulder seasons end up being the new storm seasons for the UK I'm totally cool with that

I think you made the correct call by heading to the south coast as over the last few years, that's been where the action has seemed to be before decaying inland. On this occasion we got the classic southern plume event that for once didn't collapse over land but how were you to know? Despite being stuck at work in Croydon I probably copped the same storm that you were chasing. The continuous thunder was very satisfying indeed. It was nice to actually be able to point my phone at the sky and not have to wait for flashes. Ultimately I feel like 2023 has redeemed itself for me.

Despite being at work at the I'm very satisfied with tonight's offerings. Continuous thunder at one point before the rain kicked in. Fortunately I did manage to sneak away for five minutes and film some of the storm. And here it is https://youtu.be/z2GTqn40API?si=k3s9J1QHT16KmrLr

I would guess that it's because they're most likely to form in the afternoon in France and take time to blow north. The North Sea probably wonders the same thing about our homegrown storms

To be fair, I was looking at the UKv and saw that the wind that was traveling east to west was forecast to die of by now. The wind was only offshore anyhow and presumably that was what was holding this squall together. Round two it is

Depends on the angle!

I do hope you have visited the Bude Tunnel whilst up there!

It didn't.... Want a leftover crisp?

Wow, I hope you have a camera!

This one looks very very very interesting.

I know what you mean. On two occasions now I've been under a storm with frequent lightning and not seen a bolt or heard anything more than rumbling. The most recent was June 25 this year near Bridlington (yes I drove that far). Wasn't even worth uploading the video. The discrete cell in Stoke yesterday on the other hand would have been more to my taste though. My mum described its thunder as "disturbing". Such quality wasted on her!

I'd be watching that one for dangly bits

It looks the 2023 convective grand finale is going to happen in the north tomorrow. It may have looked like the Southeast got plenty of action from a precip map but on the ground it has been very isolated down here. The other problem is journey times in the Southeast: A storm on the opposite side of London for example is 90 mins away and that is the equivalent to Leeds-Liverpool timewise - things are different than how they appear.

I'm sorry to hear about that. I hope you recover quickly and get an electrical remedy on your doorstep

Pretty little cell heading northeast from Croydon right now. Just missed a lightning flash literally as I was making this post

I thought this lot was passing by then I just had proper dirty dirty filthy loud rumble in Croydon. No rain here either. Pity I'm starting work now...

Managed to get as far as Ashford. The lightning from this blob thing seen below was briefly frequent but it's died right down now. Didn't see any bolts though. Going straight home now!

Supacell said: "Eastward shift on AROME 12z. Risk area now looks to be Kent and then grazing the coasts of Essex and southern Suffolk." So yes, Kent is still in the game

By UK failure standards? Those are strong words!

I'm actually kind of digging the uncertainty. I much prefer a sniff of something special than a guarantee of something mediocre