Storm Reports Fri 9th Sept 05

[Paul Sherman]

Looks like Friday could see some action just about anywhere, 2 main areas are the warmer plume of air setting off Thundery showers and embedded Storms with the heavier rain firther North and West.

Please post Only Reports of Storms Here

Paul Sherman

[Darren Bown]

I slept through it, but I was told by my brother that there was thunder and lightning here at 6am.

[Famoiely]

Big bang of thunder and very heavy rain just started two minutes ago here in South West London..just heard bang number 2 but haven't seen any lightning yet. Rain faling from an eerie yellow grey sky, pretty dark outside.

Fam

[Mammatus]

Just had a huge bolt of lightening, the sky lit up yellow, then only one loud rumble of thunder. Intermitent heavy spots of rain.

[GG1]

Lightning currently all around the Norfolk coasts. Also a bit near the tip of Cornwall

[Weather-history]

I slept through it, but I was told by my brother that there was thunder and lightning here at 6am.

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I think your brother may be having you on here. Nothing on the radar nor the sferics backs you brother's report.

[Paul Sherman]

Currently Thunder and Lightning just to the west of Central London the sky is pitch black.

PAUL Sherman

[snow raven]

rumbles of thunder here - no lightning yet

[coffee23]

Hi,

Got some rain and thunder here ATM.

[mr_crazy_snowfan]

distant rumblies comings from east lootons! no lightenings vieebals but yucky thundry clods! :lol: very warms indeedlys!!!!

[Mikel Nimbus]

Why isn't the rain over London showing up on any of the radars? The rain rate here has just peaked at 128 mm/hr (the highest i've ever recorded) and there is constant CC and CG lightning.

[MAF]

rumbles of thunder here - no lightning yet

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SR is we had 2 mins of rain and now really muggy but dry and bright. maybe a bit later for the SE eh?

[coffee23]

Hi,

Just had lightening (sp) hit the field next to us (100-150 yds away) and the thunder was instant and like a cannon then the rumble.

Oh and the lightening (sp) was a orange'y - pink'y color....

[mr_crazy_snowfan]

lightenings viseebals the me is swithcings off and backs laters

[Mikel Nimbus]

Many parts of London are now flooded, high street shops using sand bags to keep water out. 23.6 mm in 45 mins. Rain stopped, still thunder + lightning.

[Darren Bown]

Can confirm lightning here at 6am this morning, 3 opthers have said so too.

[Summer of 76]

Thunder just started, very loud

[mr_crazy_snowfan]

thundrys come nd gones with a heavy rain showers. rather louds thunders it is set of car alarms. very few lightenings.

[flump]

Some large drops of rain about half an hour ago, then it threw it down ......a few bolts of lightening but nothing exciting.Just started raining again as i speak........sky still dark and looking very stormy.........have we more to come in my area ?

[Matt B]

Heavy rain passing over me in Reading. Very large drops !! Occasional rumble of thunder. No lightning as yet.

[StormChaser]

Weather Conditions Didcot Oxfordshire:

Very black clouds no sighn of thunder or lightning "yet". Very heavy rain just started and now stoped. This storm may develop into something big just have to wait and see.

[StormChaser]

Ok correction Thunder just started (sods law). If it gets bad may have to turn of computer for a while.

[Greenman]

Storm cell - south west of Ealing in the direction of Heathrow. Aircraft are taking off on 28 left and turning to the north. I have heard one noise within the last ten minutes.

Greenman. 19:26pm..

[c_jephcott]

Storm here, not much rain and not much lightning, but there is!

[Fitz]

Storm to NW about 3or 4 miles over or beyond Chiltern escarpment since 1950 or so lots of lightning and some rumbles. Steady rain now.