The No Storms Club 2011/2012

[TheToastPeople]

Thanks people! Jane you should move here! Very sunny and aparently in the summer months they happen almost every evening hehe. High cape and negative lifted index is expected for 5+ days from friday onwards which i cant wait for! Glad to see bedfordshire had a storm the other day but trust me to miss it been waiting like 2 years for it to get hit lol! Good luck everyone

[Jane Louise]

Thanks people! Jane you should move here! Very sunny and aparently in the summer months they happen almost every evening hehe. High cape and negative lifted index is expected for 5+ days from friday onwards which i cant wait for! Glad to see bedfordshire had a storm the other day but trust me to miss it been waiting like 2 years for it to get hit lol! Good luck everyone

Oh my, it's sounds great there Dave, I really should move there too, but I'm moving soon near the River Severn and I may get a storm there lol time will tell, but knowing me I'll still be stuck in here next year too grrrrr.

[Stuart]

Oh my, it's sounds great there Dave, I really should move there too, but I'm moving soon near the River Severn and I may get a storm there lol time will tell, but knowing me I'll still be stuck in here next year too grrrrr.

maybe not if you moveing

[Jane Louise]

maybe not if you moveing

I have my fingers crossed that this could be the place for storms.

[Chris K]

Oh my, it's sounds great there Dave, I really should move there too, but I'm moving soon near the River Severn and I may get a storm there lol time will tell, but knowing me I'll still be stuck in here next year too grrrrr.

The River Severn is like a drain on a storm's soul Unless its a plume event we hardly get storms here (depends which bit though I guess it's a pretty long river.)

I live about 4 miles from the old Severn Crossing that goes to Chepstow, and whenever storms approach us they always die out, especially if its a set up with them moving in from the SW or West over the Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary. If they come up from the South or East though they are usually amazing storms then!

[Jane Louise]

The River Severn is like a drain on a storm's soul Unless its a plume event we hardly get storms here (depends which bit though I guess it's a pretty long river.)

I live about 4 miles from the old Severn Crossing that goes to Chepstow, and whenever storms approach us they always die out, especially if its a set up with them moving in from the SW or West over the Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary. If they come up from the South or East though they are usually amazing storms then!

I guess I'll be living about 38 miles away from you, so when , if any, storms come your way I expect they'll be on my way too lol.

Damn the Severn grrrrr. I look forward to the rareity of a spanish plume lol. There is talk from the model output thread of a plume event early October when I'm moving but sadly it's all in FI at the moment

[Chris K]

I guess I'll be living about 38 miles away from you, so when , if any, storms come your way I expect they'll be on my way too lol.

Damn the Severn grrrrr. I look forward to the rareity of a spanish plume lol. There is talk from the model output thread of a plume event early October when I'm moving but sadly it's all in FI at the moment

Ye I've heard about that. The last decent storm I remember here was the huge one in July 2007 maybe? or 2008 im not sure..but that one lasted hours and the light show was intense looking across the Severn Estuary. I think that was from a Spanish Plume. Since that storm i've probably seen 2 maybe 3 short thundery showers? This year being the worst with just a couple of flashes Hopefully the forecast in FI becomes reality

[Raidan]

Hi Bugganuts,The storm you refer to was in 2007

[Chris K]

Hi Bugganuts,The storm you refer to was in 2007

Was this the one that lasted into the night? All i remember is I was in my mates car driving to a friend's party and we were going through some lanes with open fields surrounding us. We just saw the clouds literally swirling and building above our heads and it went pitch black about 7pm, proper dark like night time everyone was sketching out wondering what was going on haha. Then it was a proper lightning show for the next few hours after that. Was the best storm I have ever seen and I think it covered a big part of Southern England as it moved in.

I'm sure it was in 2008...because I think we had just finished our A levels. Definately no earlier than summer 2007 because my friend was driving so we had to be 17 or older Wish I could remember now...

[Raidan]

Maybe it was this one,I dont remember it though,maybe i was out of Bristol

[Chris K]

Maybe it was this one,I dont remember it though,maybe i was out of Bristol

Cheers I think this might of been the one! It sounds about right actually. We had just started study leave for our A level exams in June. So May would seem to match up quite well. I hope this upcoming warmth predicted next week produces something before cooler air gets sent back in Will just have to wait and see on how things go in the charts etc.

Edited September 22, 2011 by Bugganuts

[MP-R]

Was about to say. 19th June 2007 was done by about 8pm but there was 9th May 2008, 29th May 2008, 28th July 2008 and 25th June 2009 fitting your description on timing.

[Eabie]

Pretty solidly in the no-storms club over here in Coventry. I heard a couple weak rumbles of thunder on the 7th and 8th of May when I was still in Canada, and on the 8th and 10th of July here in Coventry. All were from passing rainshowers. Thus, it's the first stormless year that I can remember... unless autumn surprises me.

(I think there may have been more thunder here in Cov in late August, but I was in Skegness that week.)

Edited September 29, 2011 by Eabie

[Staffordshire]

Booked to go to Lyon late May so fingers crossed

[Jane Louise]

Pretty solidly in the no-storms club over here in Coventry. I heard a couple weak rumbles of thunder on the 7th and 8th of May when I was still in Canada, and on the 8th and 10th of July here in Coventry. All were from passing rainshowers. Thus, it's the first stormless year that I can remember... unless autumn surprises me.

(I think there may have been more thunder here in Cov in late August, but I was in Skegness that week.)

Yes, here's hoping for a storm in Autumn lol.

Booked to go to Lyon late May so fingers crossed

Fingers crossed for you Staffordshire.Have a great time.

[ZONE 51]

The Channel seas warming up more than normal i would expect during this heatwave, this can only mean something helpful for storm potential, this being as we set into colder conditions the land/sea temperature difference would be greater than normal, maybe not to much added potential but i think it could help? i would think as we can get more thunderstorms up the channel during october-for example, then the warmer sea would build more convection.

just a thought!

Edited September 30, 2011 by ElectricSnowStorm

[Coast]

The Channel seas warming up more than normal i would expect during this heatwave, this can only mean something helpful for storm potential, this being as we set into colder conditions the land/sea temperature difference would be greater than normal, maybe not to much added potential but i think it could help? i would think as we can get more thunderstorms up the channel during october-for example, then the warmer sea would build more convection.

Figures not much different from August, just a degree or two down at 17.2 DgC today and you know the last few months have been on a starvation diet anywhere bordering the Channel!

http://www.channelco...me_data/charts/

If you're still in the No Storms Club, then I can offer no consolation I'm afraid:

[ZONE 51]

Thanks Coast.

just be hoping for some activity on the break down, but it does not look that way, although i think some convection would take place somewhere

[wimblettben]

I'm not in the club at the moment because thankfully we have had about nine day's of thunder here this year.

Had this have bin last year though then it would be a different story.

2010 was the worst year I have ever known for thunder and will gladly erase it from my mind!

[Weather-history]

Another poor year for thunder. After looking promising during late April and May, it dwindled to nothing. Last year was very bad for thunder as well.

Edited October 8, 2011 by Mr_Data

[Jane Louise]

Another letdown for 2011 in Cheltenham , but what's new! I guess there is still November yet but I think this mostly applies to the SE by the coasts if I'm right. (something to do with the sea temps)

We all know who the winners are this year don't we ? and maybe again next year knowing our luck.

Now, there's always 2012 yet..... (time will tell, as the saying goes)

[MP-R]

Place along the Channel and around the Bristol Channel tend to do well from relevant airmasses in autumn. November 2009 brought 4 days of thunder to Yatton (my hometown) from similar setups feeding showers off the Channel.

[Jane Louise]

Hopefully I'll see something in November Mike, now I have the river Severn almost on my doorstep lol

[Coast]

now I have the river Severn almost on my doorstep lol

Sounds like you need sandbags Jane!

[MP-R]

Hopefully I'll see something in November Mike, now I have the river Severn almost on my doorstep lol

Fingers crossed! I'm in the southeast until December 10th so I'll be looking for a slightly different setup. Some examples of good setups that delivered thunderstorms: