Convective Weather Discussion UK

[weatherobsuk]

Copied from Digitalspy

Between 3 and 4pm today in the northern parts of Sheffield we had extremely heavy rain which flooded the road outside by about a foot in the space of 2-3 minutes and we also had huge hailstones (penny sized - those buggers hurt!) that turned the ground white. Heard from others that loads of roads have been flooded or damaged and saw a number of manhole covers that had been lifted out of the road by the water pressure.

There was a pretty constant rumbling of thunder for all that time and several people have reported seeing a tornado funnel forming over the Deepcar area but it didn't touch down fortunately.

Ten minutes after it had finished most of the roads were clear, the sky was blue and sunny again and the heat became horrendous.

What a day!

[TheToastPeople]

Well i seem to be surounded by some wonderful "clouds"

Took this just 5mins ago...to the sw of me.

We have the odd big spot of rain here, no thunder or lightning yet but the sky is looking very dark towards the east of me.

looks like a fist punching the sky! still retarded autocorrect all to report here apart from its hot.

Edited April 23, 2011 by Daveweiser

[Slowpoke]

Copied from Digitalspy

Between 3 and 4pm today in the northern parts of Sheffield we had extremely heavy rain which flooded the road outside by about a foot in the space of 2-3 minutes and we also had huge hailstones (penny sized - those buggers hurt!) that turned the ground white. Heard from others that loads of roads have been flooded or damaged and saw a number of manhole covers that had been lifted out of the road by the water pressure.

There was a pretty constant rumbling of thunder for all that time and several people have reported seeing a tornado funnel forming over the Deepcar area but it didn't touch down fortunately.

Ten minutes after it had finished most of the roads were clear, the sky was blue and sunny again and the heat became horrendous.

What a day!

Similar reports from Hallam FM (local radio)

[Nick L]

They had all the snow in winter, now the south Midlands are getting all the storms too!

[Tim B]

No-one seems to have noticed that monster over Sunderland...??????

Yeah I've been asking about that for a while now if anyone here is under it but I get drowned out from the noise of all the action down south.

[NUT]

Thunderstorm on going at stamford bridge (watching it on ESPN)

[Wet'n'Dry]

Still very active in West Essex, shame the storm is out of my area but makes for good pics as I can show great cloud formations at a distance. My Am radio is going mental, Burnham and Upminster show loads of strikes but for some reason Newport has lost the plot!!

[Costa Del Fal]

Any lightning to the west of the Convergence Zone seems almost all gone. I have to say i expected more from today in this area.

[Slowpoke]

Rotherham apparently bore the brunt of that thunderstorm earlier.

[staplehurst]

Any lightning to the west of the Convergence Zone seems almost all gone. I have to say i expected more from today in this area.

Same. I wasn't expecting quite that much in Kent too!

[Static Prevails]

Any lightning to the west of the Convergence Zone seems almost all gone. I have to say i expected more from today in this area.

The same here too. I'm really disappointed by today.

[TonyH]

Can see the one over Loughborough from here (Rugby) 25 miles to the north a monster!

[Andy Pepler]

sorry for this

here is the panorama

http://img148.imageshack.us/f/sam0154sch.jpg/

[Arnie Pie]

Current Anvil over NE Birmingham

sorry about the size part of timelapse

[gpspete]

Still very active in West Essex, shame the storm is out of my area but makes for good pics as I can show great cloud formations at a distance. My Am radio is going mental, Burnham and Upminster show loads of strikes but for some reason Newport has lost the plot!!

so has my Boltek will have to check the ranging settings as i adjusted it for the storms in Spain a couple of days back as it was showing them in France now its showing our UK storms too far away direction ok though http://www.bicesterweather.co.uk/StormVue.php

Edited April 23, 2011 by gpspete

[dave48]

sorry for this

here is the panorama

http://img148.images...sam0154sch.jpg/

Great photos from up on the horse, I watched the storm from the garden, did you hear much thunder up there?

[vortex_liam]

ok that london cell has moved back south but another smaller cell that is growing is now forming and heading my way

[dogs32]

thunder on and off to the North of here...

Large anvils to the South and West

[TonyH]

That photo from Brum is of the storm north of Leicester, it has given torrential rain, hail and TL according to Duane on TWO.

Also 40mm plus of rain in 1 hour according to NW radar.

Edited April 23, 2011 by Tonyh

[Static Prevails]

So, it looks like that's today done and dusted. How disappointing, we've had nothing here at all. This really is a rubbish place to be for weather.

[Slowpoke]

You all saying "guess that's it for today". The storms were rumbling 'til after 9pm last night in the NW.

[A.J]

Holy smokes, the NW radar lightning detector has offically gone berserk near leicester!...someone's getting flashed to buggery....:lol:

[Slowpoke]

That photo from Brum is of the storm north of Leicester, it has given torrential rain, hail and TL according to Duane on TWO.

Also 40mm plus of rain in 2 hours according to NW radar.

That one is the most impressive going by the radar. Currently over Loughborough...

[Andy Pepler]

Great photos from up on the horse, I watched the storm from the garden, did you hear much thunder up there?

oh yes very deep low rumbles just above the local noise levels

was lovely and cool

[picog]

Action has now passed over the Welsh-English borders area near Ludlow. Lots of lightening and thunder, a few power outs, and a bit of rain.. Much cooler and air fresher.