Storm Reports - Monday 16th October onwards

[conor123]

Some thunderstorms in the channel atm.

[kneely200]

a massive thunderstorm here in north somerset, now drifting into south wales. torrential rain and lots of lightning, heavy thunder!!!

[Thundersquall]

a massive thunderstorm here in north somerset, now drifting into south wales. torrential rain and lots of lightning, heavy

Yep, thunderstorm with heavy rain in effect over NW Bristol (Westbury-on-Trym) at present.

Infrequent but brilliant flashes of lightning - rain getting heavier once more.

[I can't believe it's not better]

A little one here.

[philglossop]

A little one here.

Just starting here in Plymouth city centre now- some nice large rumbles and the sky is black as the ace of spades. :o

[Thundersquall]

Absolutely huge cracks of thunder overhead around 1:15pm and torrential rain!

If anyone else on here noticed them, they were very similar indeed to the

ones I descibed months ago over Lynmouth.

The cloud was similar as well. It was as if the lightning was striking out of

a high-level cloud miles above the surface, so it must have been very

high voltage lightning indeed.

[swebby]

Afternoon,

Just had a storm pass over which was a little unexpected (teach me to watch the beeb forecast! NW storm risk map shiows 60% for the SW). It has been a very grey, misty, dark overcast morning with no cloud definition. Storm came over about 13.00 and has passed over now. Fairly active lightning every 20 secs or so (mainly C-C I think) with moderate rain. Sky had darkened to the south and the storm appears to have then moved north or N/E but what low level cloud that is visible appears to be moving rapidly westwards towards the moors.

Cheers

S

Edit - Opps, just looked at the beeb web site and they do indeed have a Tstorm forecast. Must have been watching an outof date news 24 forecast late last night or not paying attention!

Edited October 16, 2006 by swebby

[MP-R]

Huge thunderstorm over Bristol around lunchtime today with bright flashes of lightning, hail and torrential rain. Some very loud thunder too! The bl**dy fire alarm at school went off and we had to line up in the courtyard in the pouring rain! B) but at least there was a storm - the 3rd this month.