The No Storms Club 2010

[BornFromTheVoid]

Almost caught my first storm of the year today.

Was just nearing the end of a workout, when I heard some loud rumbles and thought today was finally going to end my personal storm drought. So I quickly finished the workout, had a 2 minute shower, got changed and bolted (excuse the pun!) out the door, all the while hearing plenty of thunder. I stumbled down the steps, around the corner onto a larger street so I could see the action only for it to seemingly stop just as my eyes cought the towring mass of grey clouds to my south east. I wandered down the street (dragging my girlfriend along) to get a good vantage point, thinking I would surely see something but I got nothing, zilch! Not a single flash!

So close

[BlueHedgehog074]

Sorry, dude. I noticed that when I tried to crack your storm sheild yesterday, it appeared to have repaired itself almost instantly as I left to go and destroy another storm sheild, and this explains why the heavy thundery rain stopped when you and your girlfriend went out to view the storm.

I used Phil UK's lightsaber (pictured underneath) to slay the storm sheild, which I must admit, worked extremely well, but I think I will just have to buy (or invent) some additional ingredients that prevent storm/thunderstorm shields from growing back.

Still a start, though, but will just have to further improve my storm shield slaying abilities.

[Shane]

Lightning was detected in this shower but storm sheld made sure Telford was not having any of it

[BlueHedgehog074]

Drat, I thought I already slayed your storm shield. Guess I must have vapourised the wrong one.

[BornFromTheVoid]

Sorry, dude. I noticed that when I tried to crack your storm sheild yesterday, it appeared to have repaired itself almost instantly as I left to go and destroy another storm sheild, and this explains why the heavy thundery rain stopped when you and your girlfriend went out to view the storm.

I appreciate your efforts! Seems as though these storm sheilds are developing impressively powerful regenerative abilities... can anything be done to finally put an end to these villainous monstrosities?

[ZONE 51]

If some of us dont hand our N0 STORMS club badges in today(thursday) or by saturday (i say that just in case friday does have something..SE prob!) Then it be a long time before we do...say HI to our friend called HIGH..0-: its looking like a dry high,so the south very warm then hot. altho GFS 06z(Wednesdays)did hint of some convection midlands and ea early nx wk ,light yrs away tho

[Discombobulation Man]

I dont believe it! I've been having light rain on and off for the last hour and all of a sudden a distant rumble of thunder!!

Surely that doesn't count as a Storm?

Edit: Suns out and light rain has stopped - picked up only 3mm of rain from todays desperate effort and no way is this counting as a Storm.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Gulf Stream Hate Campaign Leader

[RichardR]

No. If you've had at least half an hour of intense rain, hail, frequent lightning and strong winds then you can say you've had a storm. We had all that here last week, so I'm out the club, but still haven't bothered to change my sig yet (because it's funny, unless you don't have a sense of humor).

Edited July 22, 2010 by RichardR

[Evening thunder]

Nothing what so ever here today.. heavy showers continuously drenching areas just to my west.. but any showers forming near here slowly move away due to the lows circulation and wind direction coming off the sea.. unless the low centre gets a shift on eastwards I doubt I'll even see a shower today..

[chionomaniac]

Right! that's it. No storms here this year and I am beginning to doubt whether I will ever see one again.

Please Jane Louise, may I join your club?

At the moment I would be grateful for drizzle even.

[r_dancing]

*Has emotional breakdown in thread*

[Severe Blizzard]

Still nothing. Usual story on the rain radar as all the showers pass to the north with no chances for the storm starved central southern S.E. to see anything.

There was a heavy shower at 1102~1115 with 3.4 mm rainfall, and my hope that there would be at least one clap of thunder was not realised, yet again. All we have had since is the usual cloud with sunny peirods as other areas get thundery showers.

There is one more chance - as this shallow low moves east and introduces a light N.W.ly or northerly then this region may benefit tomorrow before the next area of high pressure builds.

Let's hope this window of opportunity doesn't come in overnight when there is no surface heating unless it can hang around well into tomorrow, otherwise kent will benefit while we miss out again.

If this doesn't succeed then it's more tedious waiting and it will be well into August before the next opportunity arises.

Let's hope this new area of high pressure delivers proper sunshine and pleasant temperatures & humidity, and isn't going to sit over France with embedded fronts and more S.W.ly dross like the last few weeks. Please - no more stinking high humidity without storms.

Whether we are ending up with a 'good summer' like 1976, 1983, 1984,1989, 1990, 1995, 2003 or 2006 (only 1990 was really disappointing for thunder) I still think summer 2010 is a throroughly disatisfying season which is not helped by the crap summers for storms in 2008 & 2009 in this area.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Severe Blizzard

[sunny scunny]

As usual ive not had a storm,although there has been a little rain, so it hasn't been a complete non event

[Sunlover]

As usual glorious blue skies and heat here in kent/sussex (live in sussex, work in kent) with not a sniff of rain let alone a storm today. In fact the small shower yesterday was the first time I have seen any rain in weeks. Wouldn't mind so much but the IOW radar shows the mid & northern part of the country lit up like a bloomin christmas tree ....

[slb97]

Was meant to work from home today but went into the office in Southampton - heavens opened there and Portsmouth had a bit of thunder (not much but hey ho) - typical that I missed it!

Now it's just sunny and humid again, boring

[Phil UK]

Right! that's it. No storms here this year and I am beginning to doubt whether I will ever see one again.

Please Jane Louise, may I join your club?

At the moment I would be grateful for drizzle even.

You're more than welcome to join, Chionomaniac. I have me this feeling that this will be the biggest membership on record in 2010.

Otherwise here today in Solihull (to date!)... One crack of thunder earlier on this afternoon heard from a nearby Cb, barely any rain and a shower now stalking my east which looks to be dissipating as it closes in.

This year so far I put on a par with 2007 and 2008 for lack of storms but plenty of rain (2007 especially!). Only difference being that there is a distinct lack of rain AND storms this year. I think I'm going to be here for the whole Summer duration.

Phil.

[DeepSnow]

No storms here today either Doubt i will see any today, not sure about the rest of summer but also starting to doubt that to

Edited July 22, 2010 by Deepsnow

[Shane]

Right after this week of weather warnings and promising looking radars i have seen nowt so think u got another member

[Jane Louise]

Welcome new members. Sorry to see you here. hope you can leave soon. Nothing again today for me .Story of my life:cray:

[loopydreamer]

im feeling very disappointed!

i know there was not any chance of me getting a TS in my region but so many of u seem to have atleast heard some thunder today!

i lived in redditch west midlands up until 8 weeks ago when i moved to the s/e! since that time u guys up there have had more of a chance of hearing thunder and seeing lightening then we have down here!

im in mourning :¬(

[loopydreamer]

YAy thanks for answering

yep! i knew that today it just wasn't going to happen for my area when i took i closer look this morning! well there is tomorro and if that doesn't come off then lets be positive, the s/e will have a cracking august for sure!! *winks*

[remymartin]

Still nothing for me. One short shower at lunchtime and thats it

[Phil UK]

Heavy shower just began at 7:15pm, now dissipating and non electrified.

You know, I wonder if this storm drought is some kind of payback for the good Winter we had from mid December to mid January?

Phil.

[chionomaniac]

You're more than welcome to join, Chionomaniac. I have me this feeling that this will be the biggest membership on record in 2010.

Otherwise here today in Solihull (to date!)... One crack of thunder earlier on this afternoon heard from a nearby Cb, barely any rain and a shower now stalking my east which looks to be dissipating as it closes in.

This year so far I put on a par with 2007 and 2008 for lack of storms but plenty of rain (2007 especially!). Only difference being that there is a distinct lack of rain AND storms this year. I think I'm going to be here for the whole Summer duration.

Phil.

Thanks Phil.

Still no storms here- though I have just spent the last couple of hours watering the garden and there have just been spots of rain.

Don't think I will leave this club until May next year when I will get help from the Shermanator.

c

[ZONE 51]

so No Storm again ,altho i did get heavy downpours and a great view of big cells nw of weybridge with a deep rumble , also got a pic of lowering bases with some rotation which was wide and light dark under very dark base, its on 35mm il upload when get transfered. SE missed out on storms and kent nothing ,but friday its a risk for se with kent included! Convergence line/zone

like today were had storms.