General Storm Discussion Thread

[dogs32]

Great pic pat i dont see much of them here lol

lol....I might not see anymore myself..lol

lightning seems to be dying down on netweather radar

unless it fires up later..its over

though heavy rain is still on its way by the looks of things

Edited July 22, 2010 by Pat Carter

[Wilxy]

OMG lol as soon as i said that BOOMMM

[twister2005]

im getting exciting pat them pics are ace so this could be the day us here in glos get a good storm !!!

or maybe not ???

Edited July 22, 2010 by twister2005

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8.6mm in around 15 minutes a few miles north, a few drops of rain here. Looks like there's some heavy slow moving precip coming this way.

Edited July 22, 2010 by RAIN RAIN RAIN

[J10]

Anyone in S Wales got Thunder? A decent thunderstorm has just passed to my south of Swansea, heading towards Swansea Airport and Gower now. Saw some decent cloud to ground lightning and some very loud rumbles from it.

We had some thunder earlier, but after the rain passed through. Didn't see any lightning though.

[stewfox]

Very heavy rain now here in Reading with Thunder.

Cant see any lightening yet so propose to go to the top of the office with a long metal rod to see if I can catch some ?.

Work next to a small ‘river’ a very large branch is floating by (Hit by lightening black in the middle ? )

Edited July 22, 2010 by stewfox

[vortex_liam]

Cell going through reading with strikes trailing behind it ! For all of us in london and kent then get ready its gunna be good a dry thunder storm is behind it lol

[SteveElbows]

Look at CV11 on the radar. Lines are strengthening in all sorts of directions, with the closest just to my east. Getting dark here now. I am recording view to the east but my vantage point isnt so great.

[Paul Sherman]

Cell going through reading with strikes trailing behind it ! For all of us in london and kent then get ready its gunna be good a dry thunder storm is behind it lol

Liam

Unless the MOD Has secretly put a huge Desert between Reading and Kent there will NOT Be a Dry Thunderstorm - I suggest you read up on where these occur - We sometimes get Storms from Plume situations in the Summer that are very High Based (Meaning the Rain evaporates before it hits the ground) and they are full of Lightning. Please dont confuse this with an Arizona Thunderstorm which IS a DRY Thunderstorm Pmsl!

[vortex_liam]

Liam

Unless the MOD Has secretly put a huge Desert between Reading and Kent there will NOT Be a Dry Thunderstorm - I suggest you read up on where these occur - We sometimes get Storms from Plume situations in the Summer that are very High Based (Meaning the Rain evaporates before it hits the ground) and they are full of Lightning. Please dont confuse this with an Arizona Thunderstorm which IS a DRY Thunderstorm Pmsl!

Sorry... its been a while since i've done all of this... LOL

[TonyH]

Thunder from a cell in the Lampeter area to the east.

[A.J]

Liam

Unless the MOD Has secretly put a huge Desert between Reading and Kent there will NOT Be a Dry Thunderstorm - I suggest you read up on where these occur - We sometimes get Storms from Plume situations in the Summer that are very High Based (Meaning the Rain evaporates before it hits the ground) and they are full of Lightning. Please dont confuse this with an Arizona Thunderstorm which IS a DRY Thunderstorm Pmsl!

Paul, I beg to differ...you obviously havent been to Penkridge, Staffs....The locals speak of a specific type of dry storm that occurs all the time, no rain at all.....come to think about it, no lightning or thunder either...in fact, we're having one right now!....

[Lynxus]

One of my offices in reading are completely without power.

Im assuming the storms are playing havoc round there.

Looks like a big cell moving into chelt.

No lightning, But looking very angry from here. Plenty of rain.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Lynxus

[dogs32]

OMG lol as soon as i said that BOOMMM

sorry Twister I thought i replied....

look towards Lecky hills...its gone very dark..

hopefuylly this is the storm

edit distant thunder

camera time

just saw a smal funnel dissapate in front of my eyes

Edited July 22, 2010 by Pat Carter

[twister2005]

cool will go and look

[SnowStorm(Jamie)]

We had some thunder earlier, but after the rain passed through. Didn't see any lightning though.

Had some heavy showers around here gone 2pm no thunder or lightning, looking at the radar it did intesify towards west Swansea.

[Lynxus]

Some very intense rain from teh cell moving into chelt.

It appared out of nowhere.

I watched the sky look worse and worse and now. Heavy BIG raindrops!

Its backbuilding..

Getting bigger.

VERY HEAVY rain here.. Massive drops.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Lynxus

[Paul Sherman]

Paul, I beg to differ...you obviously havent been to Penkridge, Staffs....The locals speak of a specific type of dry storm that occurs all the time, no rain at all.....come to think about it, no lightning or thunder either...in fact, we're having one right now!....

@ AJ

After I wrote that I did kind of think - Hmmm maybe we are now classed as a Desert in the UK With rainfall below most of the Middle East etc

Still nothing of note but some passing showers to the North of London - Reading doing well as is parts of East Anglia now - Hoping it can suatain until at least 10pm - My Camera is itching for some action

Edit: Oh and Pat owes me a thankyou - I told him a few hours ago he would get Thunder in Cheltenham around 5-6pm LOL

[vortex_liam]

that beast in reading is heading towards me...

[dogs32]

small funnel fery quick dissapaited...got small rotation above...going back out to film just in case

[<<Ryan>>]

Are Kent getting storms ??

[vortex_liam]

just saw bolt a red one

[MP-R]

Having flown west of France back from a holiday in Spain seeing cbs everywhere feeling pigsick that the UK wont have any - literally just got home to hammering it down and three loud booms of thunder with one flash of lightning a minute ago.

[Lynxus]

Still not heared any thinder from this cell.

Rain is easing again.

[dogs32]

I might ...and I mean MIGHT...have a small funnel on film pics...will have a look later and post..

we have rotation on and off above my house in the high skud

edit...seen another.in the same area...lol...very quick but sort of like the one in the states...but not as good...

going back out

Edited July 22, 2010 by Pat Carter