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

[richep]

Heavy shower here about 30 minutes ago. Is there much chance of thunder today as there are some very dark clouds here in somerset

[dave48]

Heavy shower here about 30 minutes ago. Is there much chance of thunder today as there are some very dark clouds here in somerset

I don't think cloud tops will be high enough today for any lightning or thunder.

[Paul R]

Just a quick message from me. The storm that passed over me yesterday afternoon dropped a waterspout 20 miles or so to the West in the Irish sea between Colwyn Bay & Rhyl about 1 hour and thirty minutes before it hit me. To be honest I'm not surprised, it was a nasty storm with some really loud cracks of thunder and apparent rotation.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/07/25/twister-hits-north-wales-55578-24235032/

[Wilxy]

Just had heavy rain/shower with a rumble of thunder

[Harry]

Beast of a storm to the south of here, rumbles of thunder every 5 seconds:

Sun coming coming out despite big crashes of thunder.

I could see that 'beast' while heading home after work yesterday evening!

That Cb was about as good as I've ever witnessed - it was almost a view worthy of a textbook! Got pics, but cant upload until monday It seemed to reach as good a height as any good storm we get over our lands, had a very robust anvil with what looked like mamma buldging from just under the very top. Along with the mammatus earlier in the day, I was more than happy with what I saw, despite not actually getting hit by a proper storm.

Edited July 25, 2009 by Harry

[Nath]

I could see that 'beast' while heading home after work yesterday evening!

That Cb was about as good as I've ever witnessed - it was almost a view worthy of a textbook! Got pics, but cant upload until monday It seemed to reach as good a height as any good storm we get over our lands, had a very robust anvil with what looked like mamma buldging from just under the very top. Along with the mammatus earlier in the day, I was more than happy with what I saw, despite not actually getting hit by a proper storm.

I was in Luton yesterday about 7.45pm and to the east was the most amazing anvil I have ever seen. Must have been 30-40 miles away at least but it looked like a nuclear bomb had been detonated, it literally resembled a mushroom cloud towering so high. I am gutted I didnt have a camera with me, never seen a structure like that in my life.

[maidstone weather]

Passed under some impressive convection around Swindon late morning on my way to the Met Office, it stayed dry until I got to Somerset and Devon where the heavens opened for 3 or 4 brief but heavy showers. Forecasters at the Met Office showed this to be as a convergence zone over the southwest, known as the "A30 line" as, apparently, it follows the route of the A30 and is quite common in that neck of the woods.

[Coast]

I suspect this could be a quiet week storm-wise with the only possibility currently being Wednesday night into Thursday:

Here's the longer term picture:

[maidstone weather]

according to ATD, storm south of Manchester currently?

[RichardW2]

according to ATD, storm south of Manchester currently?

Yes there was thunder here within the last half an hour.

[Tn9]

I suspect this could be a quiet week storm-wise with the only possibility currently being Wednesday night into Thursday:

Here's the longer term picture:

Dont like the waiting in between,and if you miss out on a storm on the prime day,the wait seems forever,a good thundery 'spell' thats what we need

[Shiny_Bottom_1]

Ooooooo....a squally shower and a crack of thunder. Didnt expect that one.

[azores92]

2nd torrential downpour here today. completely unexpected.

[Crimson_Sprite]

some black clouds on the horizon! Radar shows an impressive squall line

[Harry]

Some quite heavy downpours moving W to E across southern counties at the moment. Not seeing any sferics from them, but then again I wasn't really expecting showers here today anyway, let alone potentially torrential ones.

Worth keeping an eye on through this afternoon maybe

[Wynn D Woo]

No showers or anything here but the cloud has built upwards quite nicely, sorry picture quality isnt great but its not the best phone in the world

[sunny scunny]

Torrential rain here with thunder. large hail now

Edited July 27, 2009 by sufc

[Snowkissed]

Just had a torrential down pour with a crack of thunder here. Anvil clouds can be seen to my West. This is very unexpected!

[Lewis]

Just got home around 2 hours ago from holiday. One hell of a shower here, i recorded it and i'm uploading now. Honestly i have not seen rain like this for years! As it's clearing now constant very loud rumbles of thunder lasting 30-40 second per rumble. Will post video when it's uploaded.

Lewis

[andy_leics22]

Just had a heavy shower pass over us, was 1 lonely rumble of thunder in it and that was it.

[kamboocha_mushroom]

A bit surprising, but a number of really beefy showers developed around this area, and I'm pretty sure I've heard a rumble to the North

[Lewis]

Below is the video of the heavy shower, best viewed in HD

Edited July 27, 2009 by Lewis

[Lincs Observation]

Afternoon all

currently have a thunderstorm here in Lincolnshire on the coast, very heavy rain plenty of cg and noise.

LO

[sunny scunny]

Another torrential downpour passing through here

[Marcus_surfer]

Torrential downpours early this morning, since then dry with sunshine but more clouds and showers looming for the remainder of the week