Convective Weather Discussion UK

[❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️]

Haven't heard any thunder for at least half an hour, and it doesn't seem like there is anything more of interest.

[vortex_liam]

I think we captured the same cell at the same time

I got it tooo!

[Kain]

Nothing here. quite disappointed

[Lynxus]

Supercell now in west Essex, heading North.

This pic taken 5 minutes ago, approx 10 miles due west of Basildon. Full of sferics, shame it's gonna miss me!!!

I wouldnt quite call its a supercell.. But its a nice CB

While they do happen then the UK ( Very rare ), That is not one of them.

Edited April 23, 2011 by Lynxus

[Paul Sherman]

Supercell - Me thinks Not :lol:

Single Cell Thunderstorm

[MP-R]

While the stuff towards Cardiff and beyond is spreading out into something really impressive, my area looks like missing out completely. If the sun could go down some lightning might be visible but sadly not the case at the moment.

[magicpatch]

Ok, its all picked back up again, huge flash and rumble around 5secs or so later. Nothing near here yet but its dotted all around me at present.

[nanu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1UcIzml0EI

A quick time lapse of the storm that is up over london at mo... (from bathroom window)

meanwhile storm south of me is dying a death but the one north of me is absolutly going ballistic... check millwall match on sky at mo.. keeps showing the sky..

[Jason H]

This is going to be a cracking storm. Frequent lightning to the North, very slow moving. Could be some big rain totals from this. Three strikes whilst typing this message.

[andymusic]

this was it 5 minutes ago

I think this is the same tower from a Pontypridd

angle

http://www.wales-wea....com/tower1.jpg

Edited April 23, 2011 by andymusic

[Wet'n'Dry]

I wouldnt quite call its a supercell.. But its a nice CB

It's a supercell to me :lol:

[andymcpool]

Super single rumble in battersea, car alarms going off,not much rain...yet

[vortex_liam]

yeah got it too moving down to my laptop

[Mesoscale]

is it me or is everything heading SE now? that means i will miss out again.

[tripleseis]

Just heard a very loud rumble here in Camden (NW1). Raining lightly though. Dark cloud to the south of us currently. I gather this is the cell that was heard in Battersea.

[Lynxus]

Can see some lovely CB's to my North and NW..

Looks like someones gonna get very wet.

[vortex_liam]

endless rumbles from a new forming localised cell getting great roars

[A.J]

hmm....very interesting looking radar, a lot of lower level wind shear on that multicell cluster on the welsh borders....it's unlikely to affect me, but the NW radar GFS overlay is showing nearly 90 degrees wind shear between the 1000hpa & 850hpa boundaries (lower level winds)....1st of all, how accurate are the GFS overlays?... and 2ndly, if accurate.....possibilities of funnel clouds/ weak tornadoes forming?

[Tim B]

That area in the northeast looks quite nasty now, anyone here under that?

[PurpleButterfly]

Hay i'm at Luton (North)

[Lynxus]

hmm....very interesting looking radar, a lot of lower level wind shear on that multicell cluster on the welsh borders....it's unlikely to affect me, but the NW radar GFS overlay is showing nearly 90 degrees wind shear between the 1000hpa & 850hpa boundaries (lower level winds)....1st of all, how accurate are the GFS overlays?... and 2ndly, if accurate.....possibilities of funnel clouds/ weak tornadoes forming?

That is indeed a lovely looking MCS, I thinks thats what i can see to my NW / N.. Very pretty, Theres some lovely grey towers going up infront of the CB's looks great.

Re: funnels.. Why not... You have more chance from a MCS imo, Although im not sure how strong the shear is ?

[scud]

Thunder and lightning close to Staines......did ya here it in Egham?

[nanu]

ok.. quick update... HEELLPP im surrounded... Storm north of me is dropping bolts every 15 secs.... dont worry im filming it.. hope it all comes out.. storm south of me is quite rumble every now and then but i reckon the one north of me is sucking it dry possibly... Now another storm is going nuts west of me, odd crack now and then... id say its just east of heathrow.. keeping an eye on that as well... so as you can see.. im in this hole in the middle

[A.J]

hmm....very interesting looking radar, a lot of lower level wind shear on that multicell cluster on the welsh borders....it's unlikely to affect me, but the NW radar GFS overlay is showing nearly 90 degrees wind shear between the 1000hpa & 850hpa boundaries (lower level winds)....1st of all, how accurate are the GFS overlays?... and 2ndly, if accurate.....possibilities of funnel clouds/ weak tornadoes forming?

ah probably forget that, they're becoming less organised...nice thought though, if only the latest radar grab had actually been 5 hours ago!

Edited April 23, 2011 by ajpoolshark

[TonyH]

The scattered showers and storms have been well NW and north of here (Rugby) during the mid to late afternoon. Now though they are breaking out just to the SW and in a rough line towards Gloucestershire.