Storm/convective Discussion

[pinball wizard]

1) Cliffs overlooking Dover

2) Lydd Airport/|Dungeness

3) Fairlight near Hastings

4) Beachy Head

5) Cliffs overlooking Brighton Marina

6) Worthing Beach

7) Portsdown Hill overlooking Portsmouth (and get a Mick's monster burger at the same time!!!)

Good old Pompey, cant beat watching a storm on Portsdown, and as for Monster Mick - cant beat one of his finest either!!!

[Harry]

Looks like a WNW cell has developed ahead of the E Kent MCS - this is far closer and more likely to come my way... going back out for another investigation, lol

Just hoping I can hear a rumble so I can add it to my thunder days below!

Edited July 2, 2009 by Harry

[A.J]

What about li then? it is registering +5 ahead of the easterly storm which is a reading that is taken at 500mb which is around middle level. + means it is stable and the air is sinking.

you're absolutley right.....no lift, air loses its boyancy and sinks...suggesting the storms should die quickly upon meating the sinking air...nope, dont know the answer to that one...one for the experts.....nocturnal cooling perhaps?

Edited July 2, 2009 by ajpoolshark

[loopydreamer]

for Loopydreamer as well

just to expand, the CAPE on the NW Extra overlay is a measurement of surface based CAPE, they dont show the CAPE at mid-altitudes, as tonight we're focusing on mid-level instability, then MLCAPE comes into play

thanks aj, kissie for u

[Neilsouth]

Car and House alarms going off! , Flash flooding , Blinding flashs , deafening BANGS

Amazing , just amazing

[MPfreeUK]

mist rolled in here now, very humid now. the rain smell getting stronger and the distant high level flashes are getting brighter, saw one in the room without looking directly out of window

[maidstone weather]

Not that spectacular so far, last year in August was THE best but the lead up to perhaps a better event later tonight? has been pretty interesting.

cell to my NE on latest radar just developed. Still the stars are out but the lightning is getting more frequent and brighter. Thunder echoes are a tad more boomier than earlier

[Sno' problem]

The cells to the SE seem to be keeping their intensity as they hit land, so all bodes well for us down in here, best of luck to all others!

[Neilsouth]

This... is just amazing , i'll tell you all in the morning.

I've never seen anything like it

[Flash Elvis]

Neilsouth....what direction you getting all this from......I;m NNW to you and keeping my fingers crossed

[Glideslope]

Can see plenty of lightning from here now, orange and blue flashes, thunder heard too, strange thing is looking at the NW radar it should be miles away..

Steve

[Neilsouth]

Neilsouth....what direction you getting all this from......I;m NNW to you and keeping my fingers crossed

It's coming from the south , south east. Developing to my south , east and south east

[SarahWxm]

WOW! Massive flash a minute of so ago. Was just drying my hair by the window and the flash blinded me. Nearly jumped out my skin!! lol. Good rumble of thunder just after too. OOOOHHH and again!!! Massive flash YESSSSS!

[Sno' problem]

This... is just amazing , i'll tell you all in the morning.

I've never seen anything like it

????? What was it??????

[Tim B]

Could he orange colour be something to do with the recent eruption in russia, is aparantly been giving nice sunsets around the world.

Possibly, the moon here tonight also had that orange colour to it.

Edit:

WOW! Massive flash a minute of so ago. Was just drying my hair by the window and the flash blinded me. Nearly jumped out my skin!! lol. Good rumble of thunder just after too. OOOOHHH and again!!! Massive flash YESSSSS!

This may bode well for me then!

[Carl46Wrexham]

WOW! Massive flash a minute of so ago. Was just drying my hair by the window and the flash blinded me. Nearly jumped out my skin!! lol. Good rumble of thunder just after too. OOOOHHH and again!!! Massive flash YESSSSS!

Definate thunder.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

anyone see lightning in hampshire?

Just been for a peep. Zilch here yet.

[Glideslope]

Neilsouth....what direction you getting all this from......I;m NNW to you and keeping my fingers crossed

Flash, look ESE, some realyy bright flashes going on

Steve

[A.J]

you're absolutley right.....no lift, air loses its boyancy and sinks...suggesting the storms should die quickly upon meating the sinking air...nope, dont know the answer to that one...one for the experts.....nocturnal cooling perhaps?

Nick F, can you clarify this please mate?

[tripleseis]

Two more flashes seen now from the Kent storm. Must certainly be a bigg'un.

[Neilsouth]

????? What was it??????

Rainfall that was so intense it was like a thick fog rolling in , you could hear the roar of the rain before it even arrived. The tree in front was being blown instantly like a squall , the rain just got more and more intense. My vision became hazy is the rain came down.

[andy_leics22]

Car and House alarms going off! , Flash flooding , Blinding flashs , deafening BANGS

Amazing , just amazing

Sounds like a Friday night in Leicester

Just kidding. For anyone who wants to have a look at the satellite picture of the development of those storms, here it is...

http://www.sat24.com/HomepageAnim.aspx?cou...t=vis&type=

[xxsnowflakexx]

Car and House alarms going off! , Flash flooding , Blinding flashs , deafening BANGS

Amazing , just amazing

Wow sounds awesome Neil! I can hear deep booms echoing almost constantly in the distance over here in Brightn. Sounds like a war going on!

Edited July 2, 2009 by xxsnowflakexx

[Paul R]

Definate thunder.

That's three people then, you, Sarah and a friend of mine Phil in Gwersyllt.

[Mike Storm]

I have seen my first flashes from my east facing window..... !