Convective/storm Discussion Thurs 23>>>>>>>>>

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Little belter coming my way in south essex, lightning every 10 seconds!!

This it?

[StLuke]

Thats the one, in all my 30 years i have never seen a advancing rotating cloud front like that!

[Neilsouth]

Thats the one, in all my 30 years i have never seen a advancing rotating cloud front like that!

I can see that huge storm anvil from here

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Thats the one, in all my 30 years i have never seen a advancing rotating cloud front like that!

How can you tell that it's rotating?

[michelle]

Little belter coming my way in south essex, lightning every 10 seconds!!

Can you believe here in Shoebury I got as couple of flashes and rumbles out of that.

Whoever is underneath that is gonna know about it, those clouds look menacing, lucky sods

Typical, huge flash just now, lights flickered.

Edited July 24, 2009 by michelle

[Pale Blue Sky]

Turned out there was still some spark in the cloud after all, though only a handful!

An awful lot of rain, though!

Thanks for the responses!

-PBS-

[Flash Elvis]

WOW!!!!

Caught sum lightening on my fone...how do i transfer to internet??

[Essexgooner]

Excellent show of lightening, hail and rain here in Rochford, loved the way the clouds rolled in, havent a formation do that for years. Roads well flooded now.

[Trancemaster1966]

How can you tell that it's rotating?

Because it's going round??? :lol:

[Thundery wintry showers]

After quite a uneventful day apart from some pretty good convection around mid-day but whats that coming to Tyne & Wear..??

Hope it stays together as it looks to be heading for my location probably hit when i'm on my motorbike visiting my father in hospital..!!

Yeah looks like the classic convergence down the east coast that often arises when the wind suddenly veers NNW'ly. Expect some very heavy downpours and perhaps even the odd rumble of thunder.

[Paul Sherman]

Can confirm great Rotation with this Essex Cell and Marble Sized Hail which hit my knuckle and Stung. Followed this down the A127 Where Lightning was flashing every 10 Seconds or so as previous poster stated. The Cloud base was literally hugging the ground and one or two half hearted attemps at a Funnel Cloud as well. It is still rumbling away but heading out towards the North Sea Now.

2 Storms today so a very nice day Storm Wise.

Paul S

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Because it's going round??? :lol:

OK LOL, I meant, how can you tell from the radar image?

[StLuke]

Well that is some of the most heavy rain i have also ever seen in my life, the roads are flooded and the sirens are now going, all the time constant cracks of thunder!

[Neilsouth]

The odd BOOM coming from the north

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

The odd BOOM coming from the north

I suspect it's the Essex cell heading your way.

[Essexgooner]

Been a while since Ive seen a storm like that in Essex, lol. Still lightening to the south east and rumbles of thunder

[StLuke]

I have now got the most amazing lightning show going on at the front of my house and sunshine at the back, the rain has stopped and theres not a breath of wind in the air, what a finish to the day!

[Neilsouth]

Won't reach here as its traveling along the north kent coast and out to sea.. Looks to have decayed aswell

[Paul Sherman]

Lol

Yep if I had Pats Daytime Trigger would have just bagged a Double IC Lightning bolt right across the front of the Strong Rainbow now.

But it has buggered me from Cutting the grass now for Sundays Netweather BBQ.

Picked some of the Hail up though and threw it at Mr Cameron who is here tonight LOL

Paul S

[TornadoJo]

Evening all.

i followed the SE cell on the train from london looking towards my north. The updraft was immence.

Then when I got to Pitsea I got some footage of the covection. The updraft was amazing!

J x

[Me & angel fiance]

Can you believe here in Shoebury I got as couple of flashes and rumbles out of that.

Whoever is underneath that is gonna know about it, those clouds look menacing, lucky sods

Typical, huge flash just now, lights flickered.

Ooooh I am out in Hertfordshire for the week. Missing the home storms, although had a couple of good ones here today. Sounds like some distant rumbling out there now, and very black but not sure of my directions from here.

[moogyboobles]

Fab storm here! The hail cleared all the moss off my roof!

[Neilsouth]

Boooooooom :lol: , not going out though to chase it can't be bothered lol

[kold weather]

Can't say I knew about the Eseex storm, though there were several potent cells that moved through during the afternoon. Had a weak cell moved through about an hour ago which was much stronger further west and seems to be the talking point here...had a great presentation from where I was.

[Geordiesnow]

Quite threatening skies just to my east at the moment, heard a few distance rumbles of thunder and saw one flash of lightning from what i can see.

Nice flash to my ne atm.

Edited July 24, 2009 by Geordiesnow