Convective / Storm Chat And Discussion

[paul m]

In that case im going to go outside and wave a twix about lets see what that will do

[Crimson_Sprite]

approaching Solihull West Mids

I thought that was a blimp! LOL!! WOW, those clouds are impressively dark

[curtyoung]

Me too!

I did as well and i took the photo!!

its passed overhead now torrential rain but nothing else, it's actually brightened right up and blue skies poking through!!

[paul m]

Lightning strikes starting to increase

[Crimson_Sprite]

anyone catch that giant red spot to the west of Brum on radar? Looks impressive!

[Alex95]

Torrential showers and one clap of thunder today so far. Looks like the showers are from here southwards, I'm on the Northern edge of it all.

[Harry]

Looking a lot better now - now the air is that bit more convective it seems to be dispersing a lot of the mucky cloud from earlier.

Had one heavy downpour about 20 mins ago, now the skies are sunny That should assist in beefing up anything heading your direction!

[Lauren]

Looking a lot better now - now the air is that bit more convective it seems to be dispersing a lot of the mucky cloud from earlier.

Had one heavy downpour about 20 mins ago, now the skies are sunny That should assist in beefing up anything heading your direction!

I didn't get a heavy downpour

[Arnie Pie]

impressive cell coming into W Birmingham at the moment

[Neilsouth]

Rather nice cells about now

[Guest Kent-Weather]

I didn't get a heavy downpour

Localised springs to mind - scattered heavy showers are expected through today though.

Shall be going for a walk with the camera shortly to have a look over Rochester / Cuxton and looking up towards the M2 to see what's worth taking a picture of. Looks pretty dark to the West/South-West which makes sense looking at radar.

[Thundery wintry showers]

Cloudy morning in Norwich but we're now heading into "sun and showers" territory, and some thunder activity showing up over the south Midlands/northern Home Counties, which looks on a collision course with Norwich- obviously I will be hoping for that electrification and intensity to increase as it heads east!

[weatherobsuk]

To my trained eye that cell W. of Birmingham looks like its spinning with a good hook right in its inflow. Anyone round there/chasing currently on this thing?

[PurpleButterfly]

Very up and down here! One minute we have some blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Then bam dark, windy and heavy rain!

I really hope that if we do get storms here then they wait till Ive done the school run.

[Lauren]

Localised springs to mind - scattered heavy showers are expected through today though.

Shall be going for a walk with the camera shortly to have a look over Rochester / Cuxton and looking up towards the M2 to see what's worth taking a picture of. Looks pretty dark to the West/South-West which makes sense looking at radar.

Should look great over the farmers fields (which is what my garden overlooks). that's where I'll be setting my camera to record if we get anything.

[Lynxus]

The Skies around here are covered in lovely CB's

Fingers crossed aye

[curtyoung]

Im just outside Solihull town centre and there looks to be cells approaching from the west and a smaller one from my east!!

[Guest Quantumsnow]

Gusts really picked up here in the last 20 minutes or so. Think i'm probably a little too far south for any action judging by the radar loop but it's early yet.

[Guest Kent-Weather]

Should look great over the farmers fields (which is what my garden overlooks). that's where I'll be setting my camera to record if we get anything.

Hey that's good thinking. A little further then I'm willing to walk today though lol

[paul m]

Whenever something starts to happen Strike display starts playing up stoopid thing

[Lauren]

Wind has certainly picked up. Nice tall clouds too.

[Alex95]

Another clap of thunder, I think that's it for the day though!

[Snowangel-MK]

Very heavy downpour here atm - at least the grass is going to get a good watering !!

Edited May 26, 2011 by MKsnowangel

[TheToastPeople]

HOLY **** that came from nowere!! saw some upward lightning from a pilon not far away, torrentual rain that filled my pockets! couldnt film the lightning becuase the rain was so intense the camera would die but i got some good pics of anvils and such i will upload soon. Now its passed the sun is out and everywere is steaming!! another anvil coming this way lol!!

[Harry]

I didn't get a heavy downpour

I'm at work in C London and all showers/cells appear to be shifting more NE than E...also, radar seems to show them pulsating so you may have got the dregs