Storm/convective Discussion

[we1330]

Look at that cell explode in EA near Cambridge!

http://www.sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=g...s&type=loop

Hello,

Just had a downpour here in St. Ives, can now hear thunder

[dogs32]

I cant see it??

Clouds now broken up now, thank god!! hopefully heat will now build and something should spark.. like 2 mondays ago

I should of been more accurate....I mean around Devon and Somerset area....looks like some convection trying to go up on Sat24

BBC guy saying the line of rain across the country will be the main event..................elsewhere Isolated Storms

also 30oc next week

Edited June 26, 2009 by dogs32

[TEITS]

Only just checked the radar and my word there is some activity 30 miles S of Peterborough.

[JamieUK]

Cumulonimbus over Birmingham airport according to XC weather

[we1330]

Only just checked the radar and my word there is some activity 30 miles S of Peterborough.

Indeed there is!

[DeeKay]

Raining in Walsall now

[Coast]

What, none of this coming my way?

*** NexStorm TRAC Report generated 26/06/2009 14:07:24

Tracking 7 thunderstorms

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Thunderstorm ID P-1032 detected 02:03

Storm location bearing 118.7 dgr distance 204 mi

Last recorded activity 14:06

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend Weakening

Current strikerate 4/minute

Peak strikerate 57/minute

Total recorded strikes 29694

Cloud-Ground strikes 12659 - 42.63%

Intracloud strikes 17035 - 57.37%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 1532 - 5.16%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 11127 - 37.47%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 11476 - 38.65%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 5559 - 18.72%

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Thunderstorm ID S-1280 detected 09:14

Storm location bearing 104.5 dgr distance 135 mi

Last recorded activity 14:07

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend Intensifying

Current strikerate 7/minute

Peak strikerate 20/minute

Total recorded strikes 1325

Cloud-Ground strikes 647 - 48.83%

Intracloud strikes 678 - 51.17%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 45 - 3.40%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 602 - 45.43%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 507 - 38.26%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 171 - 12.91%

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Thunderstorm ID H-2751 detected 11:25

Storm location bearing 144.7 dgr distance 180 mi

Last recorded activity 14:06

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend No change

Current strikerate 3/minute

Peak strikerate 9/minute

Total recorded strikes 407

Cloud-Ground strikes 188 - 46.19%

Intracloud strikes 219 - 53.81%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 23 - 5.65%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 165 - 40.54%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 162 - 39.80%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 57 - 14.00%

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Thunderstorm ID O-457 detected 12:34

Storm location bearing 20.2 dgr distance 98 mi

Last recorded activity 14:04

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend No change

Current strikerate 1/minute

Peak strikerate 14/minute

Total recorded strikes 272

Cloud-Ground strikes 138 - 50.74%

Intracloud strikes 134 - 49.26%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 8 - 2.94%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 130 - 47.79%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 121 - 44.49%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 13 - 4.78%

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Thunderstorm ID J-3728 detected 13:28

Storm location bearing 133.5 dgr distance 224 mi

Last recorded activity 14:07

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend Intensifying

Current strikerate 1/minute

Peak strikerate 5/minute

Total recorded strikes 47

Cloud-Ground strikes 24 - 51.06%

Intracloud strikes 23 - 48.94%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 1 - 2.13%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 23 - 48.94%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 20 - 42.55%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 3 - 6.38%

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Thunderstorm ID F-5248 detected 13:54

Storm location bearing 4.3 dgr distance 179 mi

Last recorded activity 14:06

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend No change

Current strikerate 3/minute

Peak strikerate 6/minute

Total recorded strikes 28

Cloud-Ground strikes 16 - 57.14%

Intracloud strikes 12 - 42.86%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 0 - 0.00%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 16 - 57.14%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 11 - 39.29%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 1 - 3.57%

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Thunderstorm ID Q-5374 detected 13:55

Storm location bearing 92.4 dgr distance 236 mi

Last recorded activity 14:07

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend No change

Current strikerate 2/minute

Peak strikerate 4/minute

Total recorded strikes 20

Cloud-Ground strikes 12 - 60.00%

Intracloud strikes 8 - 40.00%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 0 - 0.00%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 12 - 60.00%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 6 - 30.00%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 2 - 10.00%

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*** TRAC Report end - NexStorm V1.6.0.2553:PCI

[TEITS]

Indeed there is!

Are you having very strong gusts of wind?

At the moment we have clear blue skies but in the distance I can see this mighty storm and because it isn't obscured by other clouds it looks amazing. I have no idea what altitude this storm is but the top of the storm is the highest i've ever seen. At the moment we're experiencing very strong gusts of wind ahead of this storm.

I shall take some pics shortly.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Heartbreaking isn't it Coast! Whats worse is apart from the temps everything else is in place to go bang!! If there was more stuff to add it wouldn't be as upsetting. But to know that its all up there waiting makes me go ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHJH!!!

[stormnut]

Hi

Well I think the temps have made the grade over the south east. Looking black over towards SE London from where I am as well as other convection kicking off. I have a feeling we may still see something during the evening.

[we1330]

Are you having very strong gusts of wind?

At the moment we have clear blue skies but in the distance I can see this mighty storm and because it isn't obscured by other clouds it looks amazing. I have no idea what altitude this storm is but the top of the storm is the highest i've ever seen. At the moment we're experiencing very strong gusts of wind ahead of this storm.

I shall take some pics shortly.

Hello,

Yes, strong gusts, torrential rain, and thunder!

Shame I have to go and drive buses for the rest of today shortly...

[fromey]

the cloud is thining and begining to break, temps now up to 20.0c 69% humidity, i can see something coming up from the south, wont be much for me but the further north it goes it will probaly explode like yesterday

[Kain]

Well I think I'm going to put this down to another non event.

Ahh well, time to do something else

[JamieUK]

I am right slap bang in the highest CAPE in the UK (1300) with Lifted Index of -3, and all these showers are missing meeeee, either developing to far east or north. lol

[davehsug]

Mods, do you think we could start "pruning" a little. Particularly as it may well get busier, it's hard enough keeping up with what IS happening, rather than the stream of pointless posts whinging about what isn't.

thanks

[Kain]

I wish an expert would explain to me why south of Cambridgeshire is getting thunderstorms and all the Midlands is getting are heavy showers. It's no wonder I moan when something like this happens, it's a question of, why them and not us?

Iv'e wondered that for years.

No answers, there probably isn't one either.

[we1330]

I wish an expert would explain to me why south of Cambridgeshire is getting thunderstorms and all the Midlands is getting are heavy showers. It's no wonder I moan when something like this happens, it's a question of, why them and not us?

A week ago, when there was all the widespread storms, and funnels in Suffolk, we saw not one storm, and had not one rumble of thunder... the weather does what it sees fit...

[SalopWatcher]

Chucking it down.... not electircal!

Edited June 26, 2009 by SalopWatcher

[Noctilucid]

Rather dark updraft bases around here now, convection is certainly developing. Unlike earlier these cloud bases are very low.

[Paul Sherman]

I wish an expert would explain to me why south of Cambridgeshire is getting thunderstorms and all the Midlands is getting are heavy showers. It's no wonder I moan when something like this happens, it's a question of, why them and not us?

Jeez

It is nothing personal with the Weather.

My own thinking is that Cambs and surrounding areas were not affected by the Low Clouds from last nights Storms in the West country or the French Stuff from this morning, so they had clearing skies and surface heating this morning, they are also North of the Convergence Zone which is moving North. So with the Convective temps and Dewpoints possibly the best in the country this area has yielded and released more Cape than areas that were under the cloud, so conversely the Storms have more favourable energy to grow and become Electrified.

Paul S

[Radiating Dendrite]

I thought this was convective discussion? Instead it seems to be convective moan.

Look, some people get lucky and some do not. If you want guaranteed Thunderstorms go and live in the tropics

[dogs32]

I think the golden hr in this country is 16.00....We should know by then the lucky places getting hit....

Currently the Storm in the East is increasing in Sferics.....The direction its heading to is Manchester but I could be wrong....

The showers over down South havent done alot yet....but still time

[Guest]

Mods, do you think we could start "pruning" a little. Particularly as it may well get busier, it's hard enough keeping up with what IS happening, rather than the stream of pointless posts whinging about what isn't.

thanks

+1 Yes it's getting rather tiresome isn't it

On a weather note, we are brightening up nicely here. I'm wondering what is going to happen to that line of showers across the midlands. Some thunder reported on the eastern edge of the line. It's moving slowly northwards. Perhaps it'll intensify further as the afternoon goes on

[TEITS]

Looking at the recent sat/Radar echos and it appears the storm moving NNW in Cambs is showing signs of weakening.

[Kain]

Why is it on this forum, a few select few from the SE and the likes are alot to complain and moan as much as they like when the stuff from France don't hit them.

Yet is anyone further north moans then its tiresome.

Is it some kind of secret postcode lottery?

Yeah were moaning about it, but when constantly getting told were having a storm event or whatever and bugger all happens, it is kinda depressing. Not all of us can afford to go to the US for the storms.

Give us a break please.

Edited June 26, 2009 by Kane