kentish_sally

If there was a golden twinkly star, i would present it to you Mondy! Many thanks

This is going to be a very long shot but can anyone provide me a link to a high res satellite imagery site that used to be used on here during summer to study cloud tops?? There was the option of full image / high res and it literally took up the whole of the pc screen. If anyone can help me find the link i would be greatful, Many thanks

Mr Crazy Snowman would be so happy 'lootons' got a mention :lol: :lol: :lol: A funny read to start my day! Thank you Roger

& Nice work on Monty Python's "Argument" in Signature. Seriously reminds me of model discussions. GFS Says it will snow. No it doesnt. Yes it does....

Should'nt that be part of SACRA's arsenal? a snow ramp?

Taken from the net-weather homepage; The long range forecast covering the rest of the Autumn and first 2 months of Winter will be updated during tommorrow, following a cool July, cool August and a September that is likely to end very close to if not below average, will the run continue? eyes peeled for today then

Snowbear has explained it perfectly, And its not so much being in Large Crowds. It's the same, as you mentioned.. being locked in a room with a tiger whos feeling rather peckish. You do all you can to get out of that situation. Not because you dont "like" being there. I love going shopping, I love heading into town. I used to really enjoy going out in a car and being places i never been before. Now - its pretty much near impossible to put myself in a situation i am completly terrorified of. And im sure the same goes for all the phobia suffers of storms or any weather as a matter of fact, they would rather be somewhere totally safe where storms dont exist.

Being pedantic - Would we be suggesting UK-Wide or more localised? Surely we would have a difference of opinion (as welcome as it is) based upon what benefits us more and the time of arrival. General setups such as polar lows or easterlies work well for North Kent and more recently ive seen snowfall happening, though not nessecerily from the above setups - more and more around the start of spring as flowers are begining to bud, where as people in Scotland fair better in Northerlies (obv!) and it seems these can occur generally on what would be described as mid-winter so early january

Excuse the long quote!! And i only have recently found this topic! I am a VERY big sufferer of the same kind of thing. I cannot physically bring myself to get in ANY form of transport specifically, but like yourself i find it hard to be in public places and large crowds (Demophobia). Hearing people talking about driving or something alone begins to really freak me out. Storms never really bothered me. And i did used to wonder what was so scary about them, the bigger the better for me. But since i now suffer in such a large way i had to go to my doctor, and am waiting to see a psychiatrist to begin getting treatment (besides the medicine i have to take).. i can 100% sympathise with everyone whos posted here and know how hard it must be for you. I feel quite lucky that if my fear is to great, i have the option to walk (run screaming!!!!!) away from it. It must be so hard to know something your scared of, is looming in the distance and you cant exactly escape it :o My thoughts and sympathy with you all *hugs*

flashes and rumbles for past hour. seems to be passing now, Moderatly heavy falls of rain 2

@ josh - sorry, John !!! Seems both of us need to sort out that typing problem today. I blame the keyboard gremlins

Thank you very much again Josh, And that site i have bookmarked for information and to read over in more detail B) And the lowering and highering Tropopause makes also due to the expansion and contraction of heat and cold ? Would that be correct?

That is perfect John!!! And very much appreciated B) im guessing 70mb would be 700 though? (not to highlight mistakes, more for my own accuracy) Massive thanks !!! a HUGE help

Can someone explain to me the levels at which the hPa recordings for weather data is please?? i know 850 is something like 1000ft extending up to 300hPa for the JS, But could someone clarify exactly what height equates to what level (and also if possible, where it relates to aka Atmosphere, Trosophere etc...) This would be a huge help B) Many thanks in advance !!!!!

Uninhabitable by 2025? I can think of a few scenerio's where UK would be mass evacuated ~ Drowning isnt one. Maybe it is the wettest summer* on record though, The top wettest periods for may - july was quoted as going back to 1782 (325 yrs?) And surely this will now be beaten with scenerio's being dreamt up for more LP's as we head into August - on top of any rainfall taken since that total was announced. It does make me wonder though - Will we get more floods from ex storm / hurricane system spinning out from the USA during the end of Hurricane season given in some cases the setup path has been ideal. B) @ waterworld !! Summer* a term used loosely to define the period of may - july so not to start a debate on when summer is etc

It's a shame Steve Murr has'nt had a chance to reply to my questions in the "Can someone explain" thread under model discussion as i have roughly the same question. The similarity between a previous setup we're experiencing currently with a lower then usual JS, and what caused it, why, and the reprocussions that followed. *Considers sending a PM to that busy man <_< :lol:

That does sound like cumulus congestus! http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/WES/WESSlides/Ch5/s054a.jpg More commonly known as TCU (Towering Cumulus) / Popcorn Convection i do belive <_<

Whats that blue stuff in the picture?

Well i hear something overflowing in my neighbours garden but am still playing down prospects except for heavy rain. Latest METO Radar has perked up a bit more, maybe even with a slight NNW curve to it on its most northern front. I'm heading off to bed with my hot choccy and a book to ponder ESTOFEX's storm forecast for friday ---> saturday with Level 1 Coverage S England, S Wales... A relatively weak but strongly cyclonic low-level flow is expected south of a large-scale precipitation area. This in combination with moist air and instability with low LFC heights suggest that thunderstorms, which could be rather widespread, may be accompanied by a few waterspouts and weak tornadoes. Some small hail will be possible as well.

Good Morning GMG. I dont think there ever was a chance of anything in the way of a proper storm to ever come from this. Some Thunder perhaps but nothing in comparison to the past few weeks Kent has seen (Or should i say Tamara / Neil?) Imo, Heavy Rain, a display across the channel perhaps. Might be lucky to get the odd flash on the south coast. If any thunder is reported further North (at a guess, draw a line north of Ashford) - then they have been lucky. At least we cannot say Kent's in a drought for once this Summer !

Not that anything significant would reach this far North in Kent, But i would hope they do not decay as IOW Detector has found a storm moving into the Channel so it would hopefully give everyone on the South Coast something to marvel at :o Shame its not another very warm night, could have been a more spectacular display! Enjoy what you get everyone but dont get your hopes up to much - this i imagine to be more wet then electrically stormy

just to finish off my 1st report earlier, 2 more storms happened bringing total to 3!!! thunder, lightning, soft hail and torrential rain seen today

Bright pink flickers of lightning, just had some VERY heavy rainfall - and continous gunshot booms of thunder rolling about, eased off now but still very stormy looking and pretty dark Nope, Still flickering and booming around! maybe i was a bit to pre-empt on the ending lol

Woman trapped by snow rescued 01 Jul 2007 An Australian woman is being treated in hospital after her house was snowed in, reports ABC News on June 29th. The news provider states that the 24-year-old was trapped by the snow in her home south of Canberra on Thursday evening. However, ambulance crews were unable to reach her straight away as they could not get through the waist-deep snow. Skidoos were used to reach the house and the woman was taken to hospital suffering from asthma and hypothermia. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/impact...7/18196491.html

not sure if this is even worthy of a storm report but Brighton cell passing - no lightning seen but Thunder heard