Heavy rain/storms Friday 20th - Saturday 21st

[dogs32]

loud thunder here just started..from s/e chelt..

yea trickey...nice one

Edited July 20, 2007 by dogs32

[The PIT]

Seems to be beginnign to move north on the eastern side while staying around the same pos or slightly moving south of the west side. Another words it's pivoting.

[Bofh]

just been out into Caversham / Reading and the roads are horrendous.

Sporadic fork lightning and torrential rainfall with no let up for hours.

Lightning seems to have petered out but thundery rumbles in the distance

[Louby]

South Park. Seems to have eased slightly now and got a bit lighter. Still V loud thunder. I think it strikes the mast on Reigate Hill.

Only seeing the odd bit of lightning, seems I am missing out on it again

I grew up in South Park!!!

[Jane Louise]

Thunder here too.

[Sharkbait]

This is like a day in the middle of January with the central heating full on - hate it! Hopefully should clear my area this afternoon giving a bright dry evening in time for a walk to the village pub

I know you mean, it's really dark here in Salisbury and still raining, according to the radar map all this area has had some of the largest accumulations in the last 24 hours.

[Neilsouth]

Its ok here still , makes a change

[dogs32]

Thunder here too.

lol its on its way Jane lol

Jane are you in the risk area of flooding over there.many floods happen your way

Edited July 20, 2007 by dogs32

[Supacell]

The bulk of the thundery activity appears to be in areas around the M4 pushing north and it seems like it is following this convergence line. The convergence line is pushing northwards and so areas under this have the highest chance of storms IMO. There is then more storms expected south of the M4 later as the sun comes out.

Have fun guys.

Edited July 20, 2007 by Supacell

[londonsnow]

first rumbles in sw london

[Jane Louise]

lol its on its way Jane lol

Only heard a couple rumbles so far lol..I caught the end of a storm last night about midnight only seen one flash though.The rain just hasen't stopped here,Tewkesbury will be really flooded

[Upgrade]

first rumbles in sw london

whereabouts in south west london are you?

[simonperkins]

Only seeing the odd bit of lightning, seems I am missing out on it again

I grew up in South Park!!!

At least its not woodhatch ! It seems to be pepping up and getting darker again ! My poor old sky scan lightning detector is going potty. Don't think its ever had to work so hard.

[coffee23]

Hi Peeps,

Everything is ok here, rather breezy and the temp is around 15c.

From what i have read and looking at the radar i hope you all keep safe...

[runboy]

Just started to rain in Norwich, but nothing much. Windy though with lots of small twigs falling from the trees. Very Autumnal!

[wallopweather]

I know you mean, it's really dark here in Salisbury and still raining, according to the radar map all this area has had some of the largest accumulations in the last 24 hours.

Does anyone have any rainfall totals for anywhere yet. Talk last night about upto 100mm / 4" possible. We must have had a couple of inches here already.

[londonsnow]

whereabouts in south west london are you?

battersea area

[monkeyuk]

lol its on its way Jane lol

Jane are you in the risk area of flooding over there.many floods happen your way

and there I was thinking it was a lorry going past the office window

[wallopweather]

Just had a rumble of thunder. First I've heard here this morning.

[Jane Louise]

Jane are you in the risk area of flooding over there.many floods happen your way

[03jtrickey]

Yes, new MetO report on storm totals and rain:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_...st_weather.html

[androcles]

Does anyone have any rainfall totals for anywhere yet. Talk last night about upto 100mm / 4" possible. We must have had a couple of inches here already.

Try this

http://www.weatherstations.co.uk/aws_map.htm

[Bofh]

just took this clip of my submerged pool table.

its been like this for hours. another good rumble but not seeing anything electric

won't let me upload mp4 file sorry

Edited July 20, 2007 by Bofh

[Andy Bown]

The local BBC forecast yesterday evening was pretty much spot on for today. He mentioned the heaviest rain, as the computer data told him at 17.00 yesterday, would move up across the Eastern half of Wiltshire into Gloucestershire while those places West of Salisbury plain would have heavy rain but not so bad. That is 95% what has happened so far today ; I'm to the West of Salisbury Plain and we've had persistent rain with the odd heavier burst, while East of the Plain has had torrential rain with thunder which is now moving into Gloucestershire. The 5% I've left off above is that no thunder was mentioned.

Cool to read of day darkness in places ; it's an eerie, fascinating occurence.

[Sharkbait]

Does anyone have any rainfall totals for anywhere yet. Talk last night about upto 100mm / 4" possible. We must have had a couple of inches here already.

N-W's radar accumulation is showing (if I'm reading it right) figures between 30-40mm in the last 24 hours with some areas up to 56mm in a line roughly between the Brighton coast and Bristol but locally I'm sure there is more in places.