Storm/convective Discussion

[saint]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!

More thunder and large and heavy hail!!!!!!!!! The hail has actually set a car alarm off! Sky has now gone too!

HELLLPPP!

[JamieUK]

Those in St Albans i think the storm that came over me is on it's way too you, although the most severe rain intensity is further north?

[PB22]

Thunder and lightning finally moving in from the west here now, but very slow moving.

[twister2005]

There are still quite a few towers around here still so maybe all is not lost, and there are still showers developing in south wales maybe heading this way

[maidstone weather]

Sun's gone in behind dark purple clouds to my NW, still very little hope of anything though

[saint]

Those in St Albans i think the storm that came over me is on it's way too you, although the most severe rain intensity is further north?

I;m not sure, the clouds looked so vicious...... We have some rumbles of thunder and large and heavy hail which set a car alarm off but no strikes, did you have any strikes?

[Tom D]

OMG!!!!! So your seeing strikes are you?

What direction?

I tell you these clouds are the meanest i have seen for ages, i can state it enough! So Black now, not like its too far away either, nothing from it at all.

AM radio is picking up more strikes now.......

Sorry saint, I'm looking at the lightning detector! But I think some of the strikes must be hours old coz they should haven't happened!

As I type I've just seen some real Mammatus clouds!

Edited June 15, 2009 by Tommyd1258

[tom_f123]

Storms? what storms , haven't even had a sniff of a storm today here, been another very warm and MUGGY day.

Dissapointing but i've enjoyed the sunshine atleast..

Sounds like some of you have had some cracking cells today.

[lian]

There are still quite a few towers around here still so maybe all is not lost, and there are still showers developing in south wales maybe heading this way

Just started to rain here now

[Neilsouth]

More towers going up to the north west , it's a breeding ground!

How long are these going to develop for? , will they develop tomorrow?

[r_dancing]

Lightening bolt just hit literally metres away from me! What a bang!

[JamieUK]

I;m not sure, the clouds looked so vicious...... We have some rumbles of thunder and large and heavy hail which set a car alarm off but no strikes, did you have any strikes?

Yep. We had stike after striker after strike, mostly CG's. There was hardly a time when the thunder had stopped, although the heaviest of the rain just skirted to the south of us and then blew-up again further East!

[tornadomanuk]

Amazing day of storms for alot of the UK. Had some down here and can say I have heard my first thunder for 2009! Some of the cloud formations have been excellent and the radar looks crazy!

[Darren Bown]

Lightening bolt just hit literally metres away from me! What a bang!

Lucky! Im literally 10 mins drive from you and it's gloriously sunny, with dark skies to the SE.

[kold weather]

Cell leaving Essex towards the North Sea looks really potent at the moment, got returns of 250MM still which I strongly suspect is a pretty strong hail core.

Storms have eased off in this area and seems to me that the instablity across the country is slowly declining which is to be expected given the time of the eveing, though we still have got some potent cells out there it has to be said.

[saint]

Yep. We had stike after striker after strike, mostly CG's. There was hardly a time when the thunder had stopped, although the heaviest of the rain just skirted to the south of us and then blew-up again further East!

Damn, we must of had the rain part......... Which was the heaviest ive seen for quite a few years i must say, but no strikes only rumbles of thunder! :lol:

But the rain was superb!

[r_dancing]

Its kinda over at the east side of me. It didnt half make me jump! Thunder sounds like its moving further away then all of a sudden there was a huge flash and a crack. Like a gunshot right next you!

[Noctilucid]

Relentless procession of powerful storms with cgs and the lot, current one brushing past to my South, St Albans storm not too far away either.

[swainclubber]

Lightening bolt just hit literally metres away from me! What a bang!

where abouts in north manc are you?

[textmum]

Amazing storm here in South London!

[saint]

Relentless procession of powerful storms with cgs and the lot, current one brushing past to my South, St Albans storm not too far away either.

I have to say it's more of a rain storm! :lol: But did have thunder.....

[Koppite]

Dark skies to my south and a fair amount of distant thunder.

[tinybill]

we are in a middle of a monsoon thunder lighting cant hardly see down the road its raining this hard

[snow raven]

2nd storm of the evening now in Bexleyheath - better than the first one an hour or so ago - plenty of lightning this time :lol:

[HighPressure]

He just had incredible storm over North Surrey South London amazing rainfall / Thunder / Hail. All the sirens are going so at lot of flooding here. The water came my house like a wave no way of stopping it and luckily it passed after putting an inch of water in the Kitchen.

Low Temperature 11.2 °C at 19:10

Rainfall

Rainfall Today 12.3 mm in about 15mins

Rainfall Rate Max 68.5 mm/hr at 19:11

Wind

Highest Gust 29.8 mph at 19:03

Its heading up the Thames towards north Kent / Sth Essex.

Edited June 15, 2009 by HighPressure