3rd Aug 2011 - Storm/convective Forecast Discusion And Reports

[I Cumbria Marra I]

There clearly has Lauren, I totally agree. The "storm drought" deniers will tell you otherwise, but it's clear!'

You still get more than me and hotter weather and more snow

[Harry]

Paul I'm driving parallel to wicked convection over Essex - two new cells building, both of which smashed through the cap!!

[sunny scunny]

Torrential rain and my road is turning into a river

EDIT A big flash of lightning.

Edited August 3, 2011 by sunny scunny

[Wet'n'Dry]

Lol as a rule of thumb you can see the Cb's between 15-30 miles away and NE Of you is........Chelmsford, so you are looking at the Chelmsford cell to your NE Which is my NW :lol:

Ooops :blush: Sorry Paul, I misread your post! Anyway, I can still see these formations and one in particular is producing an impressive tower, shame a tree is preventing me taking a piccie!

[Mesoscale]

its bad enough when theres no storms around at all but its even worse when towns not to far away are getting battered haha.

I was hoping the storms would come through to cool everything down so I can sleep tonight but no, zilch, nada, nothing!!!

Not even a shower.

I might buy a boat and tie a rope around the uk and drag it to the Caribbean next to Florida or something, do you think we will fair better then?

Haha knowing our luck probably not.

[Harry]

Torrential rain and my road is turning into a river

EDIT A big flash of lightning.

Man, you know how to lay it on thick lol

Look forward to seeing everyones picks!!

[Arnie Pie]

Still a little convection in South Staffs....

nice little anvil gone up over the back of Barr Beacon

[Jason T]

Sunny and scorchio here 26.7c. Fluffy clouds here and there.

[Ben_Cambs]

A fast developing cell here has given some exceptionally heavy rain, several claps of thunder and several IC lightning flashes in the past 20-25 minutes, clearing now though.

Edit: More heavy rain now with an occasional clap of thunder.

Edited August 3, 2011 by Ben_Cambs

[Polar Maritime]

Just started raining here, sounds like a good storm coming

Edited August 3, 2011 by snowrob

[Eye of the Storm]

Storm now approaching Colchester, deep thunder and a few flashes of lightning!

[Static Prevails]

Just started raining here, sounds like a good storm comeing

Where in the Peak District are you? Do you think it's heading my way?

[Neilsouth]

Once again most of kent gets sweet f all, we melt and dry up but not a storm in sight

[Robbie Garrett]

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CB at 5000ft base over Heathrow, well well - are we in for anything tonight?

[Schnee]

Looking at Rain Today, there's something building to the West of Leeds. Looks to be another storm in the making.

[Polar Maritime]

Where in the Peak District are you? Do you think it's heading my way?

Im around 20 miles N/W of you, you should catch something very soon if not hear it....

[sunny scunny]

Man, you know how to lay it on thick lol

Look forward to seeing everyones picks!!

:lol: There must of been around six torrential downpours so far.The radar still looks very good for more aswell.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

anvil to my NE but missing here, cor way too warm here, feels like warmest ever, Mon and tues next week look ace! northerly toppler setup, cool down finally

[Mesoscale]

Not my video but its for people who havent seen/heard a storm today.

[Purplepixii]

Someone has stolen my hot day with clear blue skies and replaced it with this gorgeous fluffiness (although I'd prefer a TS ta very much!)

[weatherobsuk]

Anyone in Buxton following the cell that's coming up to Castleton about now. I'm looking at it, and for the past 5 mins its looked to have (what appears) a elongated funnel-feature to the rear updraught.

[Noctilucid]

Went out for a bit of a walk around to watch 2 or 3 new storms rapidly build into the line over EA and head off North, currently there's a gorgeous storm with well developed anvil off to the North East, oh if I had a car so i could get to the hill tops.

[Harry]

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CB at 5000ft base over Heathrow, well well - are we in for anything tonight?

I'm about 40 odd miles east and can see nothing of the sort. All that action is nearer but to my north

[Polar Maritime]

Anyone in Buxton following the cell that's coming up to Castleton about now. I'm looking at it, and for the past 5 mins its looked to have (what appears) a elongated funnel-feature to the rear updraught.

I can see it!!!

[Static Prevails]

It looks like this cell may narrowly avoid me. This seems to be getting beyond a joke now.