Storm Reports 22nd July 2006

[Bilz]

Heard some distant rumbles of thunder between 4.40 and 6.30 here in Oxford. Not much of a thunderstorm event, and it doesn't look like there's any more due today as the risk region seems to have shifted northeast on Ceefax 401.

Very uncomfortable night, tho, with temps not dropping below 19.5C.

[Paul Gilliver]

Dull overcast start Thunder heard in the distance around 7am folled by a brilliant display of thunder and lightning With some heavy rain it almost doubled my monthly rainfall in one half hour burst. Started to brighten up for a while but has turned dull overcast again very humid.

Current Weather Conditions

As of:22/07/06 9:40

Temperature: 19.8 °C Wind Chill: 19.8 °C

Humidity: 92 % Heat Index: 20.8 °C

Wind: NW at 2.0 mph Dewpoint: 18.5 °C

Barometer: 1012.5 mb Rain Rate: 0.0 mm/hr

Todays Rain: 9.1 mm Monthly Rain: 22.9 mm

Storm Total: 9.1 mm Yearly Rain: 205.7 mm

High Temperature: 23.4°C 0:00 Low Temperature: 17.7°C 6:07

High Humidity: 96% 9:30 Low Humidity: 62% 0:00

High Dewpoint: 19.4°C 9:30 Low Dewpoint: 14.4°C 5:46

High Wind: 16.0mph 7:26 Low Wind Chill: 17.8°C 5:36

High Barometer: 1014.3mb 0:14 Low Barometer: 1012.5mb 7:59

High Rain Rate: 70.4mm/hr 7:31 High Heat Index: 23.9°C 0:00

[flagpole]

Been thundering for about an hour - now some spectacular lightning to go with it B)

[snow raven]

Distant rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightening at around 4.15am this morning.

[Flat land Andy]

between 9 and 10 had a storm pass by,

with a light rain only lasted 10 Min's,

did not see any lightning,

but had some very long rumbling thunder.

think we was about 8/9 miles from center.

[Rustynailer]

I can see and hear thease 3 storms. they are heading north right over me for once.

Most storms avoid the IOW you see, but not today!

[parmenides3]

cloud builing up rapidly here. can hear the thunder s-sw. Good luck, Rustyn.

[roberthines]

1 rumble of thunder and very light rain we got this around 5am ish lasted 5mins

[textmum]

Woken by extremely heavy rain about 4 a.m. this lasted baout 15 mins, and then lightned, overhead thunder and lightning for about 5 mins which then rumbled away in the distance.

[Rustynailer]

This storm looks good on radar.

i am sat right under the eastern most bit at the moment,

all i can say is that its rumbley but the lightning is high altitude mostley.

[GlennP]

Hi,

Small Thunderstorm just crossed coast at Cleethorpes. Mainly on the north bank of the Humber, produced some forked Lightning and loud claps of thunder as it headed North West. Currently raining (big spots) and very Humid.

Rgds

Glenn

[Barbel]

Heavy rain and thunder about 10 miles north of Brighton temp 30oC

[jaynemc]

another storm........2nd today, rumbling away to the south (towards Horsham, Sussex) lightening and thunder but still NO rain !!!!

[paul tall]

Thunderstorm this morning dumped a whopping 1mm rain :blush:

[Barbel]

Deluge in Haywards Heath, Mid-Sussex, everything in the mix including fork lighting and torrential rain for 30 mins. Still going,...the storms seem to have merged together and are moving north.

[D KARLSON]

This storm looks good on radar.

i am sat right under the eastern most bit at the moment,

all i can say is that its rumbley but the lightning is high altitude mostley.

Very nasty storm here in poole dorset at the moment pitch black with torrential rain and lightening :blush:

Edited July 22, 2006 by D KARLSON

[Kent Snow]

A few rumbles of thunder during the night accompanied with some heavy rainfall.

Edited July 22, 2006 by Kent Snow

[wallopweather]

Turning dark here in the Wallops, light spots of rain, storms not too far away. Following link very useful for local area info:

Isle of Wight Lightning data

Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post later today

[D KARLSON]

Turning dark here in the Wallops, light spots of rain, storms not too far away. Following link very useful for local area info:

Isle of Wight Lightning data

Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post later today

This storm is heading your way quite a dangerous storm here in poole dorset!!!!!

[sunnijim]

:blush: Terific storm from 0300 this morning,spectaculer fork lightning and three overhead claps of thunder setting off alarms all over town

There is now thunder rumbling and fork lightning over Eastbourne 1230pm

[wallopweather]

Looks like IOW Dorset and Hampshire are in for some storms in the next few hours - strange that the Met Office have removed the severe weather warning this area had first thing this morning ??

[Hurricane Debby]

At last - had my first storm of the year at around 4am this morning and what a cracker it was ! Went on for about an hour with lots of lightning although sadly only sheet. Pretty torrential rain for a while too. Looks like we could be in for another very soon as well and certainly getting dark here at the moment.

[Hurricane Debby]

Yeh ! Another storm ! Its just started to rain here and I just heard a very distant rumble of thunder

[Sin]

its been thundering in Cheltenham for about 20 mins now, still going strong :blush: and a good about of rain fall

Edited July 22, 2006 by Sin

[shadowdragon]

An update to what I posted earlier.

About 3.15am was standing by the window trying to guage where the storm was coming from when there was a tremendous flash of cg lightning and crack of thunder that close that it appeared to have struck in the gardens across the street. I ducked and cat shot behind the sofa. hubby said he could hear the car alarms going off in the next street. Then it started raining heavily for about 1/4 of an hour. didn't hear anymore thunder until about 5am (ish) when we had several rather loud long rumbles (was half a sleep so couldn't guage things exactly).

Rumbling again now has been for about an hour.

oh yeah the thunder in the first storm (2am ish) seemed rather muted like it was trying to keep the noise down because everyone was sleeping :blush: