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Yes, I haven't seen a storm like those in the videos for quite a few years. Now dont laugh at this though Brian lol I thought I had recorded an hour long video on my fujifilm camera.I was really excited about watching it after and guess what!! the video recording only lasted for 8 seconds when I watched it! . I thought,ok that wasen't very good ,so decided to try my webcam.excited once again I sat down to watch my storm videos and lo and behold they had taken up all my memory on my computer so I had to delete all of them before I even saw them lol Now I will have think of something else lol

Netweather extra radar is the one for me.Other lightning detectors I find are most unreliable.By just watching that red blob of heavy rain or a storm building up near my area on the radar is exciting and always very accurate.

Wow..excellent videos everyone.

Ash before the oak, the summer's all a soak. Oak before the ash, the summer's but a splash A backing wind says storms are nigh When cumulus clouds become heaped in leeward during a strong wind at sunset, thunder may be expected during the night When mountains and cliffs in the clouds appear, some sudden and violent showers appear Two full moons in the same month will cause severe weather in the following month. Full Moon names date back to Native Americans The Full Buck Moon July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month's Moon was the Full Hay Moon. Sound in nature is louder before stormy weather because, instead of traveling up and out into the atmosphere, sound waves are bent back to the earth and their range is extended. Bird calls will sound sharper and a train whistling in the distance may seem much nearer than it is. Meteorites (the pieces that make it to Earth) were long ago thought to be cast down as gifts from angels. Others thought the gods were displaying their anger. As late as the 17th Century, many believed they fell from thunderstorms (they were nicknamed "thunder stones"). Many scientists were skeptical that stones could fall from the the clouds or the heavens, and often they simply didn't believe the accounts of people who claimed to have seen such things. The sudden storm lasts not three hours. The sharper the blast, the sooner 'tis past Always a calm before a storm Same here dave, Nature is a very good indicator of any forthcoming weather.

Animal Lore When a cow tries to scratch its ear It means a shower is very near; When it thumps its ribs with its tail, Look out for thunder,lightning, hail. Old sheep are said to eat greedily before a storm, and sparingly before a thaw. When they leave the high grounds,and bleat much in the evening and during the night,severe weather is expected. In winter, when they feed down the hill, a snowstorm is looked for; when they feed up the grass,wet weather is near. (Will have to keep an eye on that one as the caravan is right next to a field of sheep lol) If the birds be silent,expect thunder. A screeching owl indicates cold or a storm.

The thunderstorms of the season will come from the same quarter as the first one. First thunder in winter or spring indicates rain and very cold weather --- Dr John Menual After the first thunder comes the rain Zuni indians Thunder and lightning in the summer show The point from which the freshening breeze will blow. J.Lambs Thunder and lightning early in winter or late in fall indicates warm weather. Forked lightning at night The next day clear and bright The distant thunder speaks of coming rain. If it sinks from the north It will double its wrath If it sinks from the south It will open its mouth. If it sinks from the west it is never at rest If it sinks from the east It will leave us in peace -- Kent If the weather gets warmer while the barometer is high and the wind north-easterly,we may look for a sudden shift of wind to the south. On the other hand, if the weather becomes colder while the wind is south-westerly and the barometer low,we may look for a sudden squall or a severe storm from the north-west,with a fall of snow it it be winter-time. A summer thunderstorm,which does not much depress the barometer,will be very local and of slight consequence. When the barometer falls considerably without any particular change of weather,you may be certain that a violent storm is raging at a distance.

Great photo there Snow Queen. Very well caught.

I have only just started using a Laptop at the caravan at the moment we have 2 caravan batteries and one car battery charged up.I am hoping maybe if we go away this weekend that the batteries will give the laptop at least 6 hours usage so as I can follow the radar and the forums.I would like to setup my webcam from the caravan but I think it would slow down the usage of the battery.

Thank you StormMad. Welcome new members

Welcome StormMad and multi cellular Hopefully this weekend you may get a storm

Good one Coast! Yes animals do react before storms.I think it has a lot to do with the pressure dropping.My springer spaniel starts acting strange and clingy,she will even go out and sniff the air.Once the storm is here she will stay very close by me I am trying to teach her not to be afraid of them.Birds also fly lower when the air pressure drops and leaves of plants and trees turn over to.I have loads of storm lore in a book which I have which I will post up at some point.

Well,where do I start lol I have experienced two separate incidents that were both scary! The first incident happened back in end of August 2003. I wasn't following storms then,so this storm came as a bit of a surprise. It had been a very hot and humid day the day before whilst out camping in the caravan. Got up in the morning and there were no indications of any storms about to happen,that was until the clouds suddenly went dark and started swirling just above the caravan. 'Wow',I thought, until a massive strike of fork lightning inches away from our car nearly hit it. That was so scary,I was near to tears and told my partner to get us in the car and drive away from it.This storm was quite vicious and carried on for 3 hours this being the worst storm I have ever seen.After experiencing this I decided to study thunderstorms to help me over my fear of fork lightning. I am not so scared now as long as I am in a safe location. Incident number 2. I knew there were storms that night going back a couple of years now,but was to tired to follow them.So went to bed only to be woken up by the Attic roof blowing off and sounding like a bomb had gone off outside in the street.I jumped up in fear.There was also very close lightning which sounded like a shot gun outside. I found out the following day that lightning had hit an Ash tree in the park across the road.I will never forget that and I still wonder today whether that was ball lightning! I love storms,nothing can beat the sound of thunder rumbling in after a hot and humid day and the coolness of the rain. As long as it isn't to vicious I dont mind lol

This is one of my favorite subjects. Do you have any old Storm Weather lore that you believe in and have found to be true.

Please post up any memories you have of any thunderstorms , whether they were good, exciting, scary or bad.

Good advice.As you may remember back along I was quite scared when storms were due a couple weeks ago when I was in my caravan.I would love to see a storm from the caravan this weekend and i'm still deciding whether to go or stay at home.I have a better view all around the caravan of the hills and fields.I must say though that the caravan is only 6 yards away from a wired fence.I do remember you saying that its perfectly safe if I remain in the caravan though.

I admire Nick F and Brickfielders forecasts,they are always very accurate.I'd be lost without them lol I also follow the storm risk and Estofex which I find quite good to. Regarding the lightning detectors, I have found that not a lot of them are accurate.The one I always use to track the storms is the Netweather extra radar, now that is always spot on. Torro is pretty good too.

Well done dogs, Keep them coming

Yes very interesting advice . I have a brilliant book called When lightning strikes .I have left it at the caravan lol.This book is american and states how to keep safe in a storm.It also tells a story about two mountaineers that got struck by lightning.Amazingly one survived and one sadly died.

Welcome Geordie snow and Andy and anybody else I haven't mentioned lol. http://nwstatic.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif Look forward to hearing about your memories of storms Andy.

Welcome Stuart I thought you would join lol .

Please post all your videos and pictures of any storms you have managed to capture.

This topic is to discuss Safety in a thunderstorm and what to do if you are in danger.

Gosh dogs,You know I never knew you were scared of lightning.I am a little too lol but I find it very fascinating. Welcome as a leader to the storms enthusiasts club.I know you will do well http://nwstatic.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif

Course you can Jan everybody is welcome Lol Im hoping we will get some storms this weekend and that picture is very good and just what I'm hoping we will all see on possibly Sunday lol. Keep posting those lightning pics up they are really good.I would love to capture a lightning shot, but I would need to learn,thats where you come in dogs lol

Thank you dogs,I hope so . Now we need you to manage the videos and picture section if you'd like too