Storm/convective Discussion

[Evening thunder]

Seems to be a load of small cells popping up around here.

Saw a couple of very distant flashes from a distant cell no the NNE through a gap in lower cloud when ive been looking.

Lets hope they build further!

[SizzlingHeat]

Latest Radar really shows well the trouble the MCS Has of moving North once it gets above 50N, As soon as it hits the Upper Strong Steering flow is sending it quite abruptly West North West, Landfall at the moment seems to be near to Bournemouth or even Eastern Devon, should just skim the South of the IOW, Plenty of Storms firing along the Front in a line and heading WNW As well. Going to be quite a noisy old night in W Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, Devon and onto South Wales.

Pictures tomorrow Guys! No excuses

i like how you highlight bournemouth!!!

[dogs32]

new cells

[Marcus_surfer]

Very noisy bangy flashy storm here now, looks an active night ahead.

[dogs32]

The MetOffice has issued warnings: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/...t_warnings.html

But not for Gloucestershire

South West England: Bath + NE Somerset Bournemouth Bristol Devon Dorset N Somerset Poole S Gloucestershire Somerset Torbay Wiltshire

[Dean E]

I think the Cell from france is arriving, I am starting to hear distant rumbles, and have seen one lightning strike out to sea

Its looking good for me

[Costa Del Fal]

I wouldn't bet any money yet, especially after what happened on 25 May! I'd assume make the most of what you have tonight guys!

True, it does look quite good...at the moment though. As ever its a game of wait and see!

[Kain]

Bit of a worry to me.....I really hope it keeps some sferics and gives us a breakfast show , otherwise tomorrow could end up being a mixture of light showers and little surface heating because of the mid-level crud remnants of the MCS

Yup thats what I was thinking.

They always send there rubbish up here, unthoughtful southerners lol

Kain

[twister2005]

Cant believe they missed out gloucestershire, hope this changes

[Wilxy]

Does anyone onestly believe bristol is gunna get a good storm otherwise im thinking of going to bed midnight.

[Marcus_surfer]

Just had Spider lightning!!!! Amazing sight!

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Latest Radar really shows well the trouble the MCS Has of moving North once it gets above 50N, As soon as it hits the Upper Strong Steering flow is sending it quite abruptly West North West, Landfall at the moment seems to be near to Bournemouth or even Eastern Devon, should just skim the South of the IOW, Plenty of Storms firing along the Front in a line and heading WNW As well. Going to be quite a noisy old night in W Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, Devon and onto South Wales.

Pictures tomorrow Guys! No excuses

Thanks Paul

Any chance of some sort of time frame, or have you stuck your neck out enough already

[03jtrickey]

I have an annoying feeling that these storms might end up staying SW of a line from Bognor Regis to Aberystwyth, and skim past us by about 25 miles... but I hope I will be wrong.

[MP-R]

Does anyone onestly believe bristol is gunna get a good storm otherwise im thinking of going to bed midnight.

Im surprised you didnt just get a whoppa of a storm. A huge one just passed over Yatton and that area with torrential rain and quite frequent thunder and lightning which suddenly has just ceased. Quite exciting really seeing as the best is supposedly to come.

[TimMB]

Does anyone onestly believe bristol is gunna get a good storm otherwise im thinking of going to bed midnight.

Well Clevedon has had some good spells so far and that's 20 miles rom Bristol.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Latest Radar really shows well the trouble the MCS Has of moving North once it gets above 50N, As soon as it hits the Upper Strong Steering flow is sending it quite abruptly West North West, Landfall at the moment seems to be near to Bournemouth or even Eastern Devon, should just skim the South of the IOW, Plenty of Storms firing along the Front in a line and heading WNW As well. Going to be quite a noisy old night in W Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, Devon and onto South Wales.

Pictures tomorrow Guys! No excuses

So close but so far

[Mad Murdoch]

10 per min distant flashes now and faint thunder....

[Somerset Squall]

Just had some amazing fork lightning and deafening thunder directly overhead, some torrential rain aswell.

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off topic, but just hearing that michal jackson has just died. what a tragic end to a bizarre life

crikey, what a way to find out, in a convective discussion...

Anyway

Just had Spider lightning!!!! Amazing sight!

Unplug and plugs, and start papping the skies!

[Thundery wintry showers]

Looks like heavy showers are sprouting up over the sea between north-west France and south-west England, which is pretty unusual! I guess it must be due to the upper-air instability overcoming the "stabilising" effects of the sea, which would also be consistent with the large altocumulus castellatus clouds over the sea.

The main action is to the east of the Exeter area at the moment but it does look as if this area stands a significant chance of getting some thunderstorms overnight, as they wouldn't have to develop much further west.

[dogs32]

well I dont see any lack of intensity with the storms now in the channel.......which is only better for us later as the sun comes up we might get a more widespread event......I am going for around dawn for my area....

new strikes appearing west in the channel far from the main mama Bertha

it might be best to start a seperate thread for M.J

Edited June 25, 2009 by dogs32

[keithm]

good lightning on this webcam,looking out to sea from bournemouth pier

http://www.livesurfcams.co.uk/index.php?op...1&Itemid=80

[TornadoJo]

Shock news about MJ- the wife really likes him!

You beat me to it! I've been on this for a few - trying to get confirmation..

Hope you're all enjoying your storms. Excited bout tomorrow - got the day off!

[Paul Sherman]

Can we keep the Michael Jackson messages in another thread please, I am sure there will be one in the Cafe or Serious Discussion page

Paul S

[dogs32]

those who have been blessed with the Netradar run the loop from 22.00 and see the cells growing across Devon and Somerset on zoom...........