General Storm Discussion Thread

[Coast]

New day, new storm discussion thread!

Please remember, if you just want to generally chat, here is the place to do it:

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[vortex_liam]

That thing over reading is heading my way... its cloudy here and muggy looks like a eairley heads up today for me...

And its starting to grow, something to watch for later as it already has a strike on it according to NW Radar and star strike probally has alot of thunder and lightning and a few strikes anyway check it out

It is makeing a sort of tail, I think that will form to be more solid and gain power and become electrical as the system moves south towards portsmouth and brighton... although haveing 0 cape could make it a small shower :cray:Although it seems to be growing and makeing its self bigger and more powerfull, I do hope the tail that is forming will swing round... Thats if it even forms allthough it is roughly forming

The whole system has changed it is all moveing south verry slowly and growing bigger and more powerfull this could be the day of wide-spread thunder storms

There seems to be something moveing over the channel without rain but with thuner !!!

Edited July 23, 2010 by Coast

[Coast]

I'm afraid it's a no from me today, France will be getting all the fun I suspect.

[vortex_liam]

I'm afraid it's a no from me today, France will be getting all the fun I suspect.

I'm affraid i will have to agree allthough if anything dose form then it will grow, also there is something moveing the channel according to this http://www.ukstorms.com/ on the Lightning Data page :'(

There is a small cell forming linked with alot of rain 3B is recorded this is getting more powerfull.

It's lost its power and just heavy rain could have a few flashs...

[Harry]

Hmm...not looking too great for us in the SE (oh surprise)...though some very early starters across northern France, some of them looking quite potent and quite electrical!

[Paul Sherman]

Got to say not liking the look of the Models for the rest of July - Another of those quiet cloudy periods coming up with some heat building next week only for it to go out with what looks like a whimper again. This really has been an appalling summer for storms, you cant even really say yesterdays were any more than Thundery showers with most places receiving between 1 and 5 Rumbles of thunder (Tamworth and a few places in Suffolk excluded)

This will be the first time in my 37 years that I have not had what I would class as a Thunderstorm during April to July in the Uk or what constitutes a Thunderstorm (It does not even have to be Severe to meet that criteria)

Expecting a few "Thundery Showers" today but once again very very poor.

RIP Summer 2010

Paul S

[Nick F]

Expecting a few "Thundery Showers" today but once again very very poor.

RIP Summer 2010

Paul S

Late Autumn seems to be more active than the whole of summer these days.

Oh well, only another 9 months for you and then you'll see the Real McCoy.

Might finish work early today see if I can catch a funnel along expected sea breeze convergence towards Channel coast this afternoon.

[Paul Sherman]

Good luck Nick

Thinking if anything does throw up a funnel it will be from Herne through Ashford down towards Hastings way - The old classic North Sea Breeze pushing up against inland flow or vice versa further south. Seem to remember you had some luck on a similar Saturday a few years ago with a nice funnel in similar conditions.

Work for me

Paul

[vortex_liam]

Its really muggy outside it just needs something to spark it off just a shower could turn thundery. It is also verry cloudy.

[Nick F]

Seem to remember you had some luck on a similar Saturday a few years ago with a nice funnel in similar conditions.

Yes, June last year caught a funnel near Ashford that formed along a sea-breeze convergence:

[Coast]

Got to say not liking the look of the Models for the rest of July

Maybe around the 28th, but nothing attractive otherwise

Might finish work early today see if I can catch a funnel along expected sea breeze convergence towards Channel coast this afternoon.

I might do the same, see you somewhere on the Kent/Sussex coastal border then!

[vortex_liam]

Yes, June last year caught a funnel near Ashford that formed along a sea-breeze convergence:

http://forum.netweat...d-ashford-kent/

Good luck, hope you get one today, I want a storm and a power cut...

[Neilsouth]

Lots of deep cumulus clouds building now filling the sky , could be interesting later

I'm afraid it's a no from me today, France will be getting all the fun I suspect.

You posted saturday's charts

[Coast]

I want a storm and a power cut...

So do we Liam, so do we.........

[vortex_liam]

So do we Liam, so do we.........

The one time it moves south there is nothing north of me

The sky has 2 small fingers hanging down...

Watching them, It looks like something is about to form

Edited July 23, 2010 by Vortex_Liam

[Coast]

You posted saturday's charts

Hot-linked and then they updated before I could blink!

[Neilsouth]

Surface heating should set off a few heavy showers and perhaps isol TS across parts of W & E Sussex, and Kent today. A sea breeze convergence zone should set-up close to the coast, with a chance of a few funnels. I suppose a weak, brief tornado cannot be ruled out, but low-level buoyancy seems to be lower than yesterday.

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Paul Knightley

ukww

[Coast]

ukww

Interestingly TORRO have updated their page with a 'no thunderstorms forecast' so that must back up Paul Knigthley's low expectancy for today

[vortex_liam]

Can't see the 2 fingers any ore but 1 big dangleing lump in the sky...

It's rotating verry slowly and thinning fast...

Something is going to drop soon, I've got my spare camera as my other is in jessops and my trusty gorrila pod its all set

Its really close to dropping something now,

Uploading photo

Something is close to dropping

[Azores Hi]

Maybe around the 28th, but nothing attractive otherwise

I might do the same, see you somewhere on the Kent/Sussex coastal border then!

I finish at 4.30. Where are we off to then?

[dogs32]

looks like a USA Supercell Liam ..

looking good mate....

I hope you get your storm for today..goodluck

edit..Paul that reminds me of the early stages of The Oklahoma Supercell Clinton...wowo did that give of some lightning later

more lightning from that ONE supercell than any UK storm in a life time...vids to prove it..AWESOME stuff

SORRY COAST..IM GONE

FOR LIAM..SORRY for the langugae..rather excited

Edited July 23, 2010 by Pat Carter

[Paul Sherman]

Convection really firing up in SE Essex, looks like we are going to be the breeders of these babies today for Kent and Sussex.

Looks like a Supercell in the Making there Liam

[vortex_liam]

That went over the horrizon but shows me whats in store

Pat thanks for the vid Lots of lightning it sounds like a devil is wakeing up!

Edited July 23, 2010 by Vortex_Liam

[Coast]

Something is close to dropping

I finish at 4.30. Where are we off to then?

It's a long shot AH, but what do we think about Rye or Fairlight?

[Azores Hi]

It's a long shot AH, but what do we think about Rye or Fairlight?

I'll wait for the GFS update and then watch the radar. I'll pop home at lunch, grab the satnav and camera and see whats what. My punt is for further inland from there though Coast. Roughly draw a line from Lewes to Ashford but lets wait and see. Sometimes these setups produce a suprise and I missed that funnel in Ashord 2 years ago as I was on the wrong side of the storm!