General Storm Discussion Thread

[Stuart]

The metoffice have have a weather warning out for thunderstorms up the Highland

Outbreaks of rain over parts of Moray and North Highland will become heavier this afternoon and this evening, leading to accumulations of 15mm within 3 hours and overall totals may exceed 25mm in places. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the latest Scottish Environment Protection Agency Live Flood Warning Information, and also to Traffic Scotland for further advice on road conditions.

Issued at: 0953 Mon 9 Aug

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/he/he_forecast_warnings.html

[Coast]

The metoffice have have a weather warning out for thunderstorms up the Highland

Off for a stormchase then Stu?

[Stuart]

Off for a stormchase then Stu?

lol yes up to my sister for the evening up on the bus

[staplehurst]

The metoffice have have a weather warning out for thunderstorms up the Highland

Outbreaks of rain over parts of Moray and North Highland will become heavier this afternoon and this evening, leading to accumulations of 15mm within 3 hours and overall totals may exceed 25mm in places. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the latest Scottish Environment Protection Agency Live Flood Warning Information, and also to Traffic Scotland for further advice on road conditions.

Issued at: 0953 Mon 9 Aug

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

Can't see the word 'thunderstorm' in that warning at all?

Fingers crossed for some rain here tomorrow, the garden certainly needs it...

[NUT]

Already some pretty wild showers blowing through the lowlands to where I am. Tomorrow might be pretty interesting at this rate.

[Mesosphere]

Already some pretty wild showers blowing through the lowlands to where I am. Tomorrow might be pretty interesting at this rate.

yeah , there's a band working through central scotland at the moment. Almost at my location. There's also a fairly big Cumulonimbus to my north at the moment

[The PIT]

When is the heavy stuff going to hit Ireland?? No sign of it of the radar as yet.

[Costa Del Fal]

A line of non thundery but heavy/very heavy rain stretching from about Leominster (Herefordshire) to Wolverhampton right now. Were just on the edge of it.

Torrential rain here now. Heaviest ive seen all year!

Edited August 9, 2010 by Blizzards

[Costa Del Fal]

Very torrential now. For once we get the direct hit of the heavy rain! At last.

Now if that was combined with thunder and lightning that would have been a very neat little storm!

[azores92]

Very torrential now. For once we get the direct hit of the heavy rain! At last.

Now if that was combined with thunder and lightning that would have been a very neat little storm!

yep, about 10mm here today through that. the ground really needs it!

[Costa Del Fal]

Indeed azores, the gardens must be really loving it! Still some heavy rain to move through. First downpour of the year! :lol:

[staplehurst]

18z FAX Analysis indicates a trough has developed in the centre of the warm sector (between the warm and cold front)

[Nick F]

Looks like instability developing through Midlands along cold front currently stretching from Lower Severn Valley to Lincs as evident on the lively radar returns, no sferics though. Lapse rates probably too weak for thunder tonight.

Could be a few rumbles across N Ireland overnight though, with steeper lapse rates, with a batch of downpours moving through in the early hours.

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

There's some storms moving roughly along the Scottish border. There's already been some sferics on the Netweather detector, especially just off the coast near Berwick. Hope the activity moves south a bit later.

[Nick F]

06z GFS gives a few 100 j/kg CAPE across NE England this afternoon aswell as Scotland, so chance of some storms developing as far south as the N York Moors too. As mentioned in my convective forecast, chance of spotting funnels over Scotland in particular today with weak winds, low-level instability and surface convergence zones developing.

Also GFS shows an area of low-end CAPE and LIs around 0 over S-central England later this afternoon just ahead of or along frontal wave clearing southern England, so can't rule out some stronger line convection developing along front clearing with odd isolated sferic.

[snow_mad_09]

Just heard a rumble of thunder to the North of me. Looks like some storm activity is coming this way

Best storm so far this year and it's still not too good. Couple of rumbles a minute , getting louder and closer now. Saw a few lightning strikes in the distance.

[topsweep1506]

Constant thunder/lightning in Cramlington and heavy hail/rain thunder about 5 times a minute

[stormchaser1]

We have thunder here in NORTH KENTON, just outside GOSFORTH

Bring it on

There's some storms moving roughly along the Scottish border. There's already been some sferics on the Netweather detector, especially just off the coast near Berwick. Hope the activity moves south a bit later.

Afternoon Mark ,

i will be in Consett later {for Work} so im hoping that they will last that long,

will be heading over to Consett around 1630ish start work at 1800hrs

[TonyH]

Parents who are staying with my sister in Blyth, Northumberland report TL and hail, very bad lightning.

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Parents who are staying with my sister in Blyth, Northumberland report TL and hail, very bad lightning.

Not surprising looking at the radar, it's hit Blyth bang on...

Afternoon Nigel, nothing happened up here yet, just a couple of heavyish showers.

[Mesosphere]

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[NL]

Time-lapsing these storms coming through but at the moment are slightly north of my location, still, there's some very dramatic skies though.

[stormchaser1]

Stopped for now, but sky looks really menacing, rain has arrived

[Geordiesnow]

Saw some lightning from the storms to the north of me, all CC lightning and saw just 3 flashes but i'm certain there would of been more if i was looking earlier! However some very dark bases was observed and i'm sure whoever were under those showers had an absoloute downpour

Some sharp drops in temperatures around here this afternoon also with 11C being observed widely in the region when the showers arrived. Thats pretty chilly to say the least.

Unfortunately i was on the edge of any fun and games and i just had a couple of moderate showers. Never mind.

[Harry]

Tail end of the rain band across the South starting to show signs of intensification!