General Storm Discussion Thread

[Azores Hi]

You realise how storm starved you've been when your sitting at work thinking up a valid excuse to leave early

SOoooo True! I've been doing the same thing! But we are short staffed

[Neilsouth]

Booooooom and mammatus too

[dallas]

More thunder and rain getting heavier

Wow really tipping and massive bang

Edited August 4, 2010 by dallas

[snow raven]

SOoooo True! I've been doing the same thing! But we are short staffed

I am seriously thinking of leaving at around 4pm. I've had a headache all day - maybe that could suddenly turn into a migraine?

[Coast]

12Z sounding for Herstmonceux backing up current conditions:

[Azores Hi]

Booooooom and mammatus too

REally large anvil overhanging here, With Mamma forming too. The anvil from the west of me looks like it is about to collide with the anvil/cirrus from the stuff coming from the north.

Remind me, what happens when 2 storms collide?

[Snow Cat]

I am seriously thinking of leaving at around 4pm. I've had a headache all day - maybe that could suddenly turn into a migraine?

It's probably best to be on the safe side.

[dallas]

Proper proper kicked off one of the best for ages

Slowed down and nice fresh feel to the air

[Guest FireStorm]

thunder, one flicker of lightning so far and thundery rain! Medway, Kent

[Neilsouth]

REally large anvil overhanging here, With Mamma forming too. The anvil from the west of me looks like it is about to collide with the anvil/cirrus from the stuff coming from the north.

Remind me, what happens when 2 storms collide?

mcs? multicluster storm

[snow raven]

Could someone give a bit of an indication how long the storms will last for - will they keep developing, or once those currently hitting Kent and Sussex have passed, will that be in for the day? (but hopefully not for the summer season!)

[Snow Cat]

First rumble of thunder!. Storm is mostly west of here very dark there, blustery and a smattering of rain drops on the window.

[Callie]

Heavy rain now here in Eastbourne!

[sabre999uk]

Thunder, lightning and hail in Havant. Will report any further from under the table.......

[donna-m]

Thunderstorm here in Clacton,slowly making its way out to sea. First proper storm this Summer but as this as storms are my phobia, I've had enough so can some storm starved person wanna swap houses NOW pleeeeeeeeeease

[Coast]

.....more sustained and closer thunder now in Mid Sussex. Round 2 might just be a little bigger (crosses fingers)

[Neilsouth]

Very dark across the western horizon , sun has come out here and it feels nice! ... Looking good for later

[Flipflop]

Just had a heavy downpour here,makes up for the drizzle we had this morning and that maybe the highlight of the day....

[coldfingers]

Hooray, just having a most tre...men..dous thunderstorm! Gusting wind, torrential rain and lots of thunder and lightning.

Oh curses! I forgot to put out the buckets to catch the rain.

Just checked rain guage. 9 mm in the 10 minutes the storm lasted. Shame it was so short, could have done with more rain.

LOL!!! Neighbour was standing out in the pouring rain on a chair with his hands in the air worshiping the rain.

I know we have had a long drought but I wouldn't do that with the lightning around myself.

http://www.isleofwig..._storm_data.htm

Edited August 4, 2010 by coldfingers

[Coast]

Haven't seen rain like this for months! Approx 7mm fallen in the last 30 mins and a reasonable amount of thunder and lightning with some IC strikes overhead. The sky to all directions is now black and I think this may be in for a while.

When was the last time we saw this down here in the SE???

[sabre999uk]

Well that was rather a non event, one close flash & bang then a couple of distant flashes and rumbles and it was gone. Didn't get chance to get under the table.

[Guenhwyvar]

very good storm here.lightning and thunder every 30 seconds or so.Deep rolling thunder now aswell.

[snow raven]

*sob* looks like I'm going to miss out on all the action. So close, and yet so far

[ZONE 51]

im in the green patch!

[Azores Hi]

I'm looking at the radar between the gaps of my fingers, ruddy great big gap in the squall line opening up with every update and heading straight for me.