El Gordo! - Spanish Plume Thunderstorm Discussion 6

[capt.snowman]

Actually the sun is really starting to beat down and the air feels no clearer, still hot and muggy.

[paul m]

Where are all the moaners from yesterday now then........?

HERE is one. You got it so wrong yesterday even the netweather storm risk for here was between 50- 85% and nothing

[Staffordshire]

Well done to all you in the east! So happy for you does it look like this will continue into the evening and beyond?

[Richard Lake]

boom, boom, boom, let me hear you say...

[MPfreeUK]

Distant thunder again to east , very dark looking over there

[Neilsouth]

Where are all the moaners from yesterday now then........?

That was yesterday and it was wrong

So whats your point coast?

[Chloe]

Hope thers more on the way??? feeling greedy!

[tonbridgemole]

Dangerous storm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13948655

[Flipflop]

Living in Hull must be incredibly annoying today! The storms have skirted past for hours now!

Dam right ,iv been radar watching all day!! just for it to miss.....ah well!

[Noctilucid]

The clearing has revealed the back end of the Southend storm, mighty impressive, for a good 5 minutes there was continuous rumbling eminating from the Estuary area.

Edited June 28, 2011 by Noctilucid

[Adi F]

I have just got in and that was an interesting couple of hours. I was going to chase once it had moved over the top of me but popped back home instead of trying to get through Worthing on the A27 during school kicking out time. My strike alert is still going mad. I might have to pop out again.

[Calamity James]

Dangerous storm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13948655

I can believe it, the storm was immense around Tunbridge Wells!

[Iceni]

About 20 minutes ago had a crack of lightning and thunder right over us… naffed the internet and the lightning actually tickled my nose — dog's not too happy about it… panting and won't even eat his dinner.

[DanN]

Just had the best storm in years, right over the top of me in essex. Have managed to film about 10 minutes on my phone so will upload later..Just trying to get the power back on!

[Southender]

Best and possibly last of the day now passing through.

A couple of really good +CG strikes close by.

[Neilsouth]

In terms of thunderstorm activity canterbury/whistable,herne,herne bay

Poor

However one storm was awesome to watch but that was more towards west kent

[nimbus20]

Heavy rain for the past half hour with a few rumbles of thunder for good measure. Its 15C here and now feeling cooler and fresher than earlier. Radar shows more rain and maybe storms to come though.

Edited June 28, 2011 by nimbus20

[tripleseis]

BBC reporting a lightning strike on the air traffic control tower at Gatwick!

[Chloe]

Block of flats have been struck by lightning in Bermondsey, south London.

http://audioboo.fm/b...ct-south-london

not surprised, im surprised their wasnt any direct hits in west london earlier!

[Alex95]

HERE is one. You got it so wrong yesterday even the netweather storm risk for here was between 50- 85% and nothing

It wasn't "So wrong" - generally it was thought that there would be imports from France in the SE, and home grown storms in Eastern England, say around Lincolnshire to North Yorkshire. The home grown storms materialised further north, giving Tyneside a fantastic thunderstorm and an absolute deluge of rain and hail. Admittedly the French imports didn't show up, but I doubt that's what you're on about as they wouldn't affect anywhere NW of a line from the IoW to Norwich.

[Calamity James]

Hmm increasing rumbles in the distance again and the lights just flickered, getting darker too

[Paul Sherman]

The clearing has revealed the back end of the Southend storm, might impressive, for a good 5 minutes there was continuous rumbling eminating from the Estuary area.

That storm rapidly intensified in the last 10-15 minutes, counted about 10 Cg Strikes and 2 were Gunshot Thunder which I filmed in full HD. Just have to learn how to import it onto the Pluter and Will put it up.

I would class that as quite a decent little storm for the Uk!

[sparky1972]

Well done to all you in the east! So happy for you does it look like this will continue into the evening and beyond?

i must say from the weather forecasts i looked at this morning, today has come as a nice surprise, if i got as much surprise snowfall in winter as the rain and thunder we have had today i would be a happy bunny. lol.

[Backtrack]

Never seen so many strikes on the radar.

[cloudsabove]

Things pepping up again, massive shotgun type crack of thunder just now, heavy rain, dogs barking, think that must have woken a few people up quite breezy too.