Storm Reports 31st August 05

[Paul Sherman]

Looks like August will go out with a Bang!! With temp's expected to nudge 80/90F across the country expect fireworks, I will hold out until the evening if that's okay and get a better view at night :lol: :lol:

Please post all Reports here.

Paul Sherman

[thewildething]

First report,

Rumbles of thunder occasionally to the west of Barnstaple, North Devon.

May be occuring out over Barnstaple bay or the Bristol channel.

I will update if anything occurs.

Marcus

[SteveB]

Had a few flashes, and a couple of rumbles at around 1 pm.

Hoping for more later.

Had another storm around 4pm lasting around 30mins. This one had regular thunder and lightning and heavy rain.

Hoping for more later.

[MP-R]

Juts had a sharp 2-minute downpour with one rumble of thunder to the west.

[Summer of 95]

Just heard 1 massive rumble, surprised everyone. No rain yet...

[SP1986]

quite dark to the south - low distant rumbles.

[MP-R]

EDIT: Post removed due to copyright infringement. OON

[dee88]

oh the skys getting very dark here

yes we have thunder, no lighting or rain yet

[Verglas]

a mixed morning with dull and bright periods,but dry, we now have rumbles of thunder with the odd flash, coming from the west acording to http://www.meteorologica.info/freedata_lightning.htm

Rain started too.

20ºC, 1011mB, light airs

[MP-R]

The sun is now coming out but there have just been two very loud thunder claps to the north. Bristol City Centre should be getting some heavy rain according to the black sky - if anyone lives around Bristol do tell us. There are still some rumbles here and there.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Can I just remind everyone that these sort of threads rely completely on the veracity of the information posted. Please also ensure that any photos posted are yours to post.

Thanks

[Darren Bown]

Got distant thunder here. It's going dark too

[swebby]

Afternoon,

Small storm has just passed over exeter. Hazy morning with increasing cloud towards afternoon. Now very hazy with a fair amount of low/mid level stratus so difficult to make out any detail. Darkening of sky to southwest (torbay) around 2pm and has now moved overhead and looks like moving along the M5 corridor towards taunton and north devon. Very little of rain but a fair amount of lightning with some ground strikes towards the western side of exeter.

Cheers

S

Edit - Some rain followed the storm around 15.30-16.00. Dry & overcast now but cloud cover beging to break.

[Tim]

Just had some light rain and faint rumbles. Probably the same loud rumbles that were heard in Yatton!

[dee88]

may god the thunder sounds like something you would hear on a film it is very loud and happends about every minute

edit - i see that niw are having problems with there warning system

[CLH the red dragon]

Thunder in Cardiff now, well spaced but the reverb is around 15 seconds!

Stromchasing back to Pencoed now.

[Intrepid]

Just has a storm here. Torrential rain, thunder and lightning for 20 minutes. The thunder was very loud and I heard a loud bang which i presume was lightning hitting somewhere close

[platham]

Location Clayton, Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire

Weather:- Thunderstorm lots lighting as well

Weather Icon:- Rain

Description of upcoming weather:- Unsettled , rain later

Air Pressure:- 1013.2

Trend:- ▼ Falling

Temp AM 18.1

Temp PM 25.8

Dew point 14.4

Max Dewpoint 17.6

Min Dewpoint 12.2

Humidity AM 75

Humidity PM 58

Rain AM (mm) 0

Rain PM (mm) 0

Average Wind Speed 0.3

Max Wind Speed 2.9

Average Gust #DIV/0!

Max Gust 0.0

Wind Direction SE

[Snowkissed]

Still sunny here in Wimborne, Dorset, but beginning to see cloud cover - extremely warm, can just about hear distant rumbles of thunder. The Ilse of Wight Lightning decector shows that we have had lightning strikes but I can not report seeing or hearing anything significant!

[Darren Bown]

Thunder and lightning here! heavy rain!

[Paul R]

Nothing here, absolutely zilch. Some heavy rain, but the worst of the rai has now passed I think.

[dee88]

antirm just lost power for about 7 mins there, anywhere else suffing power cuts

[Summer of 95]

Rain stopped, but sky still very threatening. Havent seen any lightning yet but there was some thunder. Looking at the radar the main rain area is just NE of me, but there's more moving in from N Wales. Would like a good electrical storm to see one of the most boring Augusts in my memory go out with a bang (not expecting a repeat of 19 June though!)

[conor123]

For the last 3 hours.Its been thundery

with spells of showry rain

[rob-lancs]

In the past hour, I've had an amazing storm with one close strike and torrential rain. All gone quiet now.