Storm Reports For Wednesday 19th October

[PersianPaladin]

A series of upper short-wave trough's are expected to move through England and Wales on this day as part of a moderately unstable low-pressure system from the south-west. With good moisture available and decent lapse rates - some reasonably organised clusters of thundery showers are expected to spread north-eastwards across England and Wales.

If you happen to live or be passing thru the 'thundery bits' please post your reports here.

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[Kiwi]

Thunderstorm here in North Hampshire. Been going for 20 mins or so but starting to brighten up now

-- Yikes!!! I spoke to soon -- that lightning was too close for comfort -- time to turn off for a while!

[barnety2000]

Had cool thunderstorm here around 1pm- plenty of lightning and caught some of it on my camcorder. Rainfall total around 13mm (just over 0.5inches) so far today :blink:

[mackerel sky]

Had 2 very heavy showers, first around 12.30pm with no thunder but has moved north and intensified and a second about half an hour ago with hail and thunder. Although its brightened up a bit now, there are lots of rumbles continuing in the background.

Edited October 19, 2005 by mackerel sky

[flagpole]

Am sure I heard thunder a few minutes ago and the sky has gone really dark!

[kar999]

Mrs Kar reliably informs me thundery shower currently underway at home location now (15:08).

[SnowJoke]

How cool is that, had brief thundery outbreaks around 12-1:30pm, just got a better one which lasted 20mins, heavy rain and frequent loud rumbles of thunder and lightning. In october too and it's freezing here. lol :blink:

[Summer of 76]

Nasty storm, with lots of thunder and lightening just past through, moving quickly

[mackerel sky]

Nasty storm, with lots of thunder and lightening just past through, moving quickly

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Same storm now affecting Rushden!

Lots of thunder rumbling about, but just seen the odd bit of sheet lightening.

[icy toes]

Getting some thunder here in Cambridgeshire. It's like night outside and the rain is coming down in bucketfuls!

[thunderstorm-lover]

Had heavy rain and hail for about 20 minutes at 2.00pm, followed by several flashes of lightning and some pretty loud thunder, passed quickly but sky is looking meanacing again and strike alert is beeping away so maybe more to come! Fingers crossed.

[Paul Sherman]

Very Big Storm just missed Central London, hit somewhere about 10 miles to the west of me, South west London area maybe Richmond and Wimbledon, but saw some great Mamma and lightning bolts anyway.

Paul Sherman

[LeeKay]

2 storms just passed by, amazing clouds on the one looking towards shropshire, the other storm had mamma forming under it. Its north east of me now. I took a couple of photos too, ill post them soon.

[coldfingers]

Thundery showers with heavy rain and very gusty wind began about 5:30pm. Temp dropped to 12C from 16.4 an hour and half ago.

[Candice]

Had thunder and lightening for about 10 minutes at 5.00pm. Wind slightly gusty but nothing too bad - about 20mph I suspect. Small hailstones and very black sky - all the street lights and the garden solar lights came on. Thunder very loud - lightening was CC.

[Summer of 95]

Torrential rain with 5-10mm hail at Sutton Coldfield, W Mids around 1700 BST. Was already flooding roads in 15 minutes. Heavy rain too in Telford area at 1745, some impressive anvils. Look dark towards Stafford and south to Birmingham/Wolverhampton too. Not currently raining in Shrewsbury but seems to have been recently.

[conor123]

Had torrential rain from 17:53 to 18:04 here

It really rained torrentially and bust drains AGAIN

Faint Rumbles of thunder and then

a bit of mammatus behind it

[Hurricane Debby]

Had no idea this was forecast (too engrossed in Wilma watching to catch the news and weather ) so what a pleasant surprise ! Started to get real dark about 20 minutes ago - now it is chucking it down and just witnessed the brightest flash of lightning and loudest clap of thunder ! Hope this continues although rain easing off as I type. Bugger.

[Portland Paul]

Big, dark cumulonimbus around from 4 to 5 pm. Very dark to the southeast, with rumbles of thunder - followed by a moderate shower and a bright rainbow, as the sun came out to the west.

[rhip]

Heavy rain and thunder in south east Kent (Dover) from 1730 until 1845 hail, lots of pink and blue lightning, and there is probably more on the way........

[frozencanals]

Small storm with some good lightning passing over East London not much rain to the south of the river. Lightning looks good from this side if the river.

[Callie]

Just had a massive streak of very pink lightning across the sky to the North, very unexpected!!!

Callie

Edited October 19, 2005 by Callie

[kold weather]

A good bolt just now with some fairly loud thunder as well from a passing CB.

[Guest Mr_S]

heavy rain, few flashes of lightning cuttin over my radio and rathr loud thunder..

[Kent Snow]

A big storm to the NE of Canterbury. Lots of lightning and distant thunder.

From looking at the Met Office radar it looks as if it just skimming the coastline. Margate/Ramsgate area I guess.

Impressive viewing though.