Heavy rain/storms Friday 20th - Saturday 21st

[NorthantsSnow]

It's encouraging to hear that there is a lot of storm activity at the moment, perhaps something which the Met Office slightly underestimated. I hope they reach this far north.

[ThunderWoman]

Still torrential rain here in Swindon, guttering can no longer cope and garden is looking more and more like a pond :o Still thundering, and still able to see the lightning. :o

[Guest]

To the West of the Pennines it's a different story. We've had light rain for the last hour which is now intensifying to the south of the city. Getting darker too.

To the west of the Pennines it is still dry and bright but it will go downhill there too during the afternoon.

Karyo

On a normal day, that line of storms around the London area (and also some rumbling around Essex) would excite me, but the rate at which this rainband is moving, it's taking ages, and may die out electrically unless we can get some sun (unlikely).

[03jtrickey]

Right. I'm off for a walk now to see if there's any flooding so far; i'll upload any pics that I get later.

cya

[londonsnow]

sorry a tad off topic but has anyone else in london and south east had their mobile signal cut out completely. mines been down since the storms started

[Lynxus]

I was going to ask if anyone has got a power cut , that that would be a silly question :o

Wind has picked up here. Fairly heavy constant rain now and the odd flash here and there.

Im hoping that the heavy stuff london way will move this way.

[Upgrade]

its actually quite electrical

[Mammatus]

I take it you are not in West London then, I would not decribe it as a heavy downpour with Thunder!!!!!!

I take it you've been to India and experienced a Monsoon then, I would describe it as a heavy downpour.

The radar highlights just how heavy this precipitation band is though, shouldn't be underestimated by any means. I'm sure it's severe down there folks.

Mammatus :o

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Is that the end I see before me

[turna]

National summary 1200hrs

2 Flood Warning 66 Flood Watch20 All Clear

Anglian

7 Flood Watch 7 All Clear

Midlands

18 Flood Watch

Northeast

2 Flood Warning 3 Flood Watch

Northwest

13 All Clear

Southern

4 Flood Watch

Southwest

1 Flood Watch

Thames

31 Flood Watch

Wales

2 Flood Watch

[Claire]

Absolutely full on storm here at London Bridge - Wow!! :o

[Andy H]

Really getting going here now constant thunder and lightning

[Bobby]

The fire alarm just went off live on Radio 2! Jeremy Vine said the lightning struck the building or something.

[SnowJoke]

lynxus, not a silly question to ask if anyone has had a power cut, i'm on the laptop so if the power goes out i have atleast 5hrs of battery power on the viao :o

[wallopweather]

30 mins ago the rain looked like it would clear here but its heavier than ever - ridiculous weather

This is bizarre, I have cloud at high altitude moving north while at lower level there is broken cloud moving rapidly south, rain intensifying again - whats going on ??

Edited July 20, 2007 by wallopweather

[nanu]

sorry a tad off topic but has anyone else in london and south east had their mobile signal cut out completely. mines been down since the storms started

Nope my signals ok on 3 network.

I can see blue sky and sunshine coming.. central london is getting pasted now from this, clearing here but river level behind me is almost overflowing :o

[Lynxus]

It will be interesting to see what happens behind the main band.

Surely with all this water and fairly high temps in clear sky this afternoon I personally would expect to see some nice convection.

Ideas?

[mackerel sky]

Not a sausage so far here in East Northamptonshire, just gusty winds and light-moderate rain at times. Some strikes about 25 miles to the south though.

[dogs32]

realy bad here now... a few roads started to flood...

[Nath]

Overhead storm and extremely heavy rain here. Lightning about twice a minute.

[monkeyuk]

realy bad here now... a few roads started to flood...

where abouts Dogs?

[03jtrickey]

looks from the radar like the heaviest's just about to come!

well i'm just getting waterproofed then im off... bye

[Harry]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY :o

Its absolutely pouring down here with thunder and lightning too! Sky went so dark and also a bit green; two people here have to go home because they got caught out and soaked to the skin, literally. Some flash flooding too! Thats my day complete :o

[Bofh]

anyone else near reading seeing cloud moving upwards !

really strange. low straggly cloud is rising upwards.

can't make out much more as the rain is blocking my view

[turna]

Page last updated: 12:15 on 20-Jul-07, Updated every 15 minutes

National summary

2 Flood Warning 68 Flood Watch20 All Clear

Anglian

7 Flood Watch 7 All Clear

Midlands

20 Flood Watch

Northeast

2 Flood Warning 3 Flood Watch

Northwest

13 All Clear

Southern

4 Flood Watch

Southwest

1 Flood Watch

Thames

31 Flood Watch

Wales

2 Flood Watch