Storm/convective Discussion 26th June >>

[Geordiesnow]

yeah convection almost overhead now,but equally the sun keeps annoyingly showing his face! the carnival around the corner (with high rollercoasters - could be interesting! :o ) just let off a load of balloons - could the helium in these help storm initiation i wonder/hope?

woah cell fired up in Essex in just 10 mins! B)

Hopefully you will get your storm today MW, then it goes to show the SE is not a bad place for storms afterall.

Would seem to me the cell in Kent will expand rather than move in any particular direction before weakening i would of thought so it could be a frustrating afternoon for some and sheer joy for others.

[A.J]

Oh boy! I think in the next hour...

Cbs building rapidly, even under a cirrus canopy which would theoretically suppress any convection.

And WTF is going on in Kent? That is intensifying and not moved for the last hour and a half according to the METO radar! B)

Camera at the ready anyway. :o

Phil.

same here Phil, about 25 miles to your NW, quite a marked breeze picked up in the past 15 mins

[maidstone weather]

The cell down the M20 is well and truly exploded - flattening at the top, horizon turning dark!!

Think I am going to have to take a trip down the M20 imminently!

still absolutely nowt happening here whatsoever! :o

Cheers GS B)

Edit: rapid convection to my south! if that moves north i may be in luck

Edited June 27, 2009 by maidstone weather

[loopydreamer]

looking south i see amazing towers and dark grey skies

[Lazarus Long]

Would seem to me the cell in Kent will expand rather than move in any particular direction before weakening i would of thought so it could be a frustrating afternoon for some and sheer joy for others.

Thinking perhaps the sea breeze will keep it inland from the coast... Might explain why i have such a good view of it here in blazing sunshine with monster snow white cauliflower tops towering overhead to the NW!

[TornadoJo]

Been watching the storms build all afternoon. Looking really dark towards southend way.

Good cloud formations her and drops of rain.

Might go up the hill and take some piccis.

[Tom D]

Hot and humid here, lots of cumulus about, no visible cumulonimbus yet but certainly appears to be a potential for a storm to form fairly soon. 26.0c.

The cell which is apparently over Suffolk/Essex is very intense! Rates of about 200mm an hour!

Edited June 27, 2009 by Tommyd1258

[Noctilucid]

Convection beggining to organise in all directions now, but its especially dark to my SE, very mess clump of Development, looks like I may have a storm overhead or a few miles East of me soon.

[willinkent]

Bright sunshine and raining still....... rumble rumble.....

raining now for nearly two hrs........

steamy.......

[Neilsouth]

NEW STORM!! , exploding into life towards the south west B) ...

Saw some good forks from it too and loud rumbles

Second storm today :o

BOOOOOOOOOOOM

Edited June 27, 2009 by neilsouth

[maidstone weather]

to my northwest (and moving away from me! B) )

[James M]

That's an eye opening amount of cape on the 06z for later on in the week :o , now I wonder what are the chances of that coming off B)

Edited June 27, 2009 by James M

[Harry]

Big big big development towards London way - rocketing up, perhaps the most robust and impressive looking Cu I've seen today! Really got some umpf on it!! Definitely one to watch IMO.

[willinkent]

NEW STORM!! , exploding into life towards the south west B) ...

Saw some good forks from it too and loud rumbles

Second storm today :o

BOOOOOOOOOOOM

I thought so...... dark to my se...... bright sunshine raining still and loud rumbles.......

[Neilsouth]

OMG its huge , like an atom bomb just went off... Awesome B)

[MetWX]

That's an eye opening amount of cape on the 06z for later on in the week :o , now I wonder what are the chances of that coming off B)

On the T+132 and T+153?

[Chloe]

Big big big development towards London way - rocketing up, perhaps the most robust and impressive looking Cu I've seen today! Really got some umpf on it!! Definitely one to watch IMO.

Thiiis is over West London but nothing is happening

[Essexgooner]

Saw the start of that storm that is now heading through north essex, rumbles every 10 seconds, sounds huge, all I had out of it was some heavy rain drops, lol, oh well, looking south again

[Noctilucid]

Big big big development towards London way - rocketing up, perhaps the most robust and impressive looking Cu I've seen today! Really got some umpf on it!! Definitely one to watch IMO.

I can see that too becauswe its heading straight for me. B)

[A.J]

As I feared this morning, that blasted trough has sprung back to life, inhibiting the chance of surface based storms for the midlands....although...if there's enough mid-level instability left in it, it might still spawn some elevated storms this evening, he says, grasping at straws!

[Neilsouth]

New cumulus cloud going up to my east!!! B)

Southend look to your south :o

Edited June 27, 2009 by neilsouth

[maidstone weather]

sun's out again! :o

BUT to my East...

And convection practically overhead: B)

edit: towers going up to the west now! am i in the middle or something?

Edited June 27, 2009 by maidstone weather

[willinkent]

New cumulus cloud going up to my east!!!

Southend look to your south

Can see that huge white cauliflower growing to my se...... peachy......

still raining here temp shooting up again...... got down to 20c but now 24c ......

humdinger........

sun's out again! :o

BUT to my East...

And convection practically overhead: B)

Im just on the edge of that anvil in your top picture

[loopydreamer]

As I feared this morning, that blasted trough has sprung back to life, inhibiting the chance of surface based storms for the midlands....although...if there's enough mid-level instability left in it, it might still spawn some elevated storms this evening, he says, grasping at straws!

aww crap! B) could do with a storm! its so damn hot here!

[A.J]

New cumulus cloud going up to my east!!! :o

Southend look to your south

Neil, would you please stop spamming the storm thread with your storms, I'm getting insanely jealous... B) ....btw, hoping you'll be uploading some of your work later??