Storm/convective Discussion

[Lynxus]

Light rain here now

Can see some CB's to the SW

Plenty of Sferics now.

Edited June 15, 2009 by Lynxus

[karyo]

Nasty looking towers to my north, and haven'y felt it this humid in a looooong time. Here's hoping for a fun afternoon!

Yes, they cells look beautifull with brilliant white tops. I am at work in Wythenshawe and they look a fair distance from here.

I don't like this westerly breeze that has developed here in the last hour. It is pushing everything away.

Karyo

[Darren Bown]

It looks like today will see some amazing weather, already getting some nasty CGs around the coutry and it's not even midday yet, this has come earlier than the met office's predictions on thier warnings too.

[SalopWatcher]

quite a train trip between crewe and London I'm having! Dome amazing cloudscapes and already big cells bigger the further south I get. Near Milton kenyes at the moment, v dark cell to north and east. Towers in pretty much all other directions in the distance.

[conor123]

I can see that storm from my front garden...it looks a beast, and its heading towards me!

and a radar grab to show the storm + new cells to the west and SW of my postcode

a quick edit...first rumble of thunder heard to my SW

Its still giving some loud rumbles of thunder now even though its past over, temperature has dropped a lot, now a cool 11.7c

[pottyprof]

Storm kicking off over Sheffield at the mo. Some intense rainfall going by the radar. Can hear the thunder but still dry/sunny here..

[johnholmes]

FWIW, UKMO Nae model breaks out heavy convective precipition in the London and areas SE of it today!

Do any of you use the sferic chart http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar ???

It uses UKMO Atd data

I notice UKWW has no warnings out Dave

do your lot know something the rest of the UK seems oblivious to I wonder?

[Darren Bown]

The air to the SW and S at the moment looks pretty settled, only a few fair weather clouds

[Odd Spot]

Very dark over towards the hills. Looks like missing here and probably heading sheffield way.

Plenty of time yet though for some action

Edited June 15, 2009 by Odd Spot

[janetmh71]

Clouds to the north and west of here, started building about an hour ago but nothing that looks like a storm yet

Janet

[VillagePlank]

Towers starting to rise here in Erith, now.

[maidstone weather]

Towers starting to rise here in Erith, now.

I'm still waiting for this pesky high cloud to clear, but i have noticed on the sat. rapid convection as soon as the cloud clears, if not before

[Gray-Wolf]

Nice storm passed to our west around 11:30 then flowed back over us (as it grew) leaving us in the middle of a hail storm (3 to 4mm?) yet remained sunny over on Sowerby hillside throughout.

Looking like it could get very interesting esp. as the outflow was 180 degrees opposed to the general cloud movement (funnel clouds??).

Have fun folks

[Gordon]

Towers starting to rise here in Erith, now.

I am surprised the SE hasn't seen many storms this year

It's usually the place to be

I hope you get a storm just as much as I hope I Don't

[philglossop]

Looking at the radar, there's something brewing off the Lizard and with the wind direction looking favorable, could the Plymouth shield be broken for the 1st time in nearly 3 years????

[Dave Clarke]

I notice UKWW has no warnings out Dave

do your lot know something the rest of the UK seems oblivious to I wonder?

As far as i'm aware, we don't really issue watches/warnings for scattered TS's unless there's a real risk of something severe, i.e tornadoes, lots of +ve strikes, strong conv gusts etc.

[OldGreggsTundraBoy]

Looking at the storm map 'slight risk' is a bit less far spread and Eastern than i would have hoped. Although thunderstorms covers most of the UK... it doesn't cover London and the general SE area.

Areas N or W of London have CAPE over 1,000 and decent LI values...Apparently NO risk??!

I Guess anyone could get lucky today though :lol: Especially anyone around East Anglia

[Stuart]

I think i just had the cell what ross had rain was Hervy but no thundr

[Dave Clarke]

Cell just to the north of Oxford now electrified (southernmost TS sferic so far)

Edited June 15, 2009 by Dave Clarke

[VillagePlank]

I'm still waiting for this pesky high cloud to clear, but i have noticed on the sat. rapid convection as soon as the cloud clears, if not before

Yup - that milky high stuff disappears almost at the same time that convection kicks off. Can't help but feel the SE will see something today, but it will probably be limited to North Downs and northward - I'd guess that the Medway River is probably the cut-off point and anywhere south and east of that is likely to not see much at all.

Waiting for and am very interested in the 12z Herstmonceaux ascent, though; if that shows good instability, then just about anywhere will have a chance.

Edited June 15, 2009 by VillagePlank

[Lewis]

Yup - that milky high stuff disappears almost at the same time that convection kicks off. Can't help but feel the SE will see something today, but it will probably be limited to North Downs and northward - I'd guess that the Medway River is probably the cut-off point and anywhere south and east of that is likely to not see much at all.

Waiting for and am very interested in the 12z Herstmonceaux ascent, though; if that shows good instability, then just about anywhere will have a chance.

Good luck, hope you get something.

[Gordon]

At the moment my day is going perfectly

a little blue sky and any showers/storms seem to be travelling all around me

so far I am quite Happy

(Now Waits For God To Crap On Me From A Great Height)

[Stuart]

wooo we just had thunder

[Paul Sherman]

Skies have cleared in Central London MW - Big Towers visible to my North and North West!

Chasing from 5pm with James (UkStormChaser) and heading Northwards this evening

Paul S

[Dave Clarke]

Reports of flash flooding in Sheffield