El Gordo! - Spanish Plume Thunderstorm Discussion 3

[Costa Del Fal]

Looks like its kicking off over South Shropshire now.

[camiscool]

Will that storm in the south of France hit us?

[Purplepixii]

Is your sensor in the sun, or near anything reflecting the sun?

Nope, just been & checked, although garden is a sun-trap... Temperature got to 25.5c, lovely blue skies outside with hardly a cloud in sight B)

[Kain]

Just seen a CC over towards the Clee Hills. Also looks like its peeing down over there. Clee Hills are SW of WV16

[Wales123098]

darkest sky in years. Looks like its going to explode any second

[Alex95]

Apart from the fact Singapore is on the other side of the world and France is a couple of miles away. Durr

Yeah, some people might have taken a couple of days off work to chase over there! £40 return or something on the eurotunnel, not bad! That storm is less than 2 hours drive away from Folkestone.

[SalopWatcher]

Bangs head.... show line develops more intensity as it crosses Shropshire and passed Shrewsbury! Looks like the W mids could be in for some fun if that keeps up!

[Polar Bear]

The 1800z Eumetsat.

cool you certainly see why the north east of france is having alot of snap crackle and pop...!

[Alex95]

France is a couple of miles away. Really? You need to brush up on your geography I think.

France is free from stratus and capping.... that storm is already well east of the UK, and moving, well, East. Point being, it might as well be on the other side of the world. 'cause it ain't getting any closer to the UK.

DUUUUUH.

Singapore is thousands of miles away. You can see France from Kent.

[Backtrack]

Nope, just been & checked, although garden is a sun-trap... Temperature got to 25.5c, lovely blue skies outside with hardly a cloud in sight B)

That's why it is reading higher then, suntrap. xD

[TonyH]

Worth keeping an eye out now as the front cuts in, Wales for example..

Well, just into the West Midlands actually those

[Harry]

Perhaps the cells erupting over w midlands might encourage the pessimists who know everything to perhaps hush up a little

[EaasmanG]

Singapore is thousands of miles away. You can see France from Kent.

I think I got that part.

We're referring to a storm that is getting further from the UK.... hence my point it might as well be on the other side of the world RE its chances of ever getting to the UK.

[Static Prevails]

Any chance of these West Midland cells moving to me?

[andy_leics22]

Looks like its kicking off over South Shropshire now.

I'm keeping an eye on that too, on it's current track it's heading for that magical city called Leicester Doesn't look thundery at the moment though.

[UKSupercell]

They can, and do, UKSupercell. I remember September 1993 and a small but active cold front was passing through, then at around 2:00am, all hell was let loose with backbuilding storms which crossed over the Midlands and progressed NNE. Maybe Ian (TWS) or some other knowledgeable person on here can verify this?

Now talk about 'out of the blue'. That was literally unexpected given in mind that it was cloudy, humid but the BBC forecast said for a clear night for many areas. So maybe there is a distinct possibility that history could repeat itself?

Currently looking at the radar and something looking rather interesting towards the Bristol area. But after many years of disappointment, you get used to it.

Phil.

Thanks for replying. Well interesting anyway, I guess it's just sometimes it happens other times it doesn't, I would've thought the conditions were favourable originally but I'm not feeling optimistic, please prove me wrong God (if you're out there) !

[paul m]

What is the point in this?

That storm is already well east of the UK and moving into Belgium. It means nothing for the UK. Conditions over France are totally different from what we have over here with the convection inhibiting capping and stratus cloud over us. This is meaningless. It's in another country for heaven's sake.

Let's all get excited about storms in Singapore while we're at it.

Are there any in Singapore!!!! Link please

[Evening thunder]

What is the point in this?

That storm is already well east of the UK and moving into Belgium. It means nothing for the UK. Conditions over France are totally different from what we have over here with the convection inhibiting capping and stratus cloud over us. This is meaningless. It's in another country for heaven's sake.

Let's all get excited about storms in Singapore while we're at it.

The point of it is It's a very interesting image for some showing what a powerful isolated storm looks like with an overshooting top by the looks of it. I for one found it more interesting than most other posts on here simply because it's a detailed satellite image rather than words like 'nothings happening here'

A picture speaks a thousand words, also it shows part of the UK and anything moving up from the south or over much of England/Wales where the activity is expected, so it is also relevant to the UK.

Edited June 27, 2011 by Stormmad26

[andy_leics22]

Fine France is 29 miles away who cares. Singapore (your example is ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD

LOL, where that massive storm is though near Paris... Is about... 200 miles away from Kent and it's not moving North West.

Edited June 27, 2011 by andy_leics22

[Costa Del Fal]

I'm keeping an eye on that too, on it's current track it's heading for that magical city called Leicester Doesn't look thundery at the moment though.

:lol: To me it looks like it will move towards Yorkshire???

[camiscool]

I was talking about how close France was to the uk compared with Singapore :s

[sbiggs]

is something forming north of channel islands?

[10 Days Away]

Fine France is 29 miles away who cares. Singapore (your example is ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD

21 miles actually.

[marksp]

yep looking good now, I,m North East of yer, and its gone really dark here.

25c and 60% humidity. could start to kick of soon. Been a long wait all day

Good stuff mate!....very angry looking skies to my SW now, and explosive development of that cell in the past 15 mins...

compare radar grabs (it's the cell to the north of Hereford)

[A.J]

Looks like its kicking off over South Shropshire now.

Thunder & lightning, very , very frightening!!.....excellent, monday in the west midlands = storm day..lol.....nice rumble of booming thunder to my SW