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

[scottyuk]

It went south of me :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: Lettuce this town mk428rs

I know how your feeling Dave, its been happening all year, so close yet so far.

[alibabba]

well its a scorcher here in Skegness just soooo hot. Hope we get some storms later :-)

[Staffordshire]

Looks like another day of cloud here. ughhhh so frustrating.

[Joneseye]

It went south of me :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:Lettuce this town mk428rs

At least it's still early doors so to speak. There are plenty of oppportunities to come with the Buckingham cell on course to hit you

[Coast]

I see a DP of 17DgC in the sweet spot at the moment, lets hope that goes bang this afternoon:

[TheToastPeople]

I know how your feeling Dave, its been happening all year, so close yet so far.

The can never seem to get over the hill around us always skirts along the edge teasing us, Just like the snow in winter.

True joneseye but watch it vanish as it gets closer! the cape is supposed to peak over 1000 late afternoon maybe....

[BA Baracus]

The storm has passed just to the south of Leeds city centre but has produced at least 10 cracks of thunder and torrential rain intermittantly for 15-20 minutes. Skies very black to the east but sunny and blue skies to the west. North east Leeds looks like it is getting a pasting at the moment.

[Cheese Rice]

THat shower thats been over Leeds has brought frequent strikes of thunder and lightning, been like this for the last 40 minutes and still going strong. Very heavy rain too.

[Coast]

Good start to the afternoon already:

[we1330]

Things are looking promising for here (hopefully)...

[sbiggs]

Out chasing ATM, between huntingdon and Cambridge just off A14 watching an oncoming storm. No electrical stuff witnessed yet, but warm winds picking up as it gets closer

[scottyuk]

The can never seem to get over the hill around us always skirts along the edge teasing us, Just like the snow in winter.

True joneseye but watch it vanish as it gets closer! the cape is supposed to peak over 1000 late afternoon maybe....

Just to add insult to injury, there's a nice 20 mile gap between the cell the past south and the cell's that look like passing north....time will tell.

[sunny scunny]

Something is developing to my east,but looking at the radar im too far NW to get anything.

[weatherobsuk]

Nothing at all here. Ziltch. Well apart from milky skies and the cumulus fields blocking out the sun every now & again, looks like the spine of the Pennines will be the dictating W-E force today. Sigh. Always the front coming out West later on into tonight and the morning that might bring something.

[Love Snow]

Finally Leeds gets a storm heavy torrential downpour and flashes of lighting and a few bangs to go with it!!

[Coast]

*** NexStorm TRAC Report generated 03/08/2011 14:08:14

Tracking 1 thunderstorms from the Isle of Wight

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Thunderstorm ID H-2831 detected 13:13

Storm location bearing 15.9 dgr distance 196 mi

Last recorded activity 14:06

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend No change

Current strikerate 2/minute

Peak strikerate 4/minute

Total recorded strikes 48

Cloud-Ground strikes 16 - 33.33%

Intracloud strikes 32 - 66.67%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 1 - 2.08%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 15 - 31.25%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 29 - 60.42%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 3 - 6.25%

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*** TRAC Report end - NexStorm V1.8.0.7025:PCI

*** NexStorm TRAC Report generated 03/08/2011 14:10:25

Tracking 1 thunderstorms from Burnham on Crouch

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Thunderstorm ID C-5695 detected 14:01

Storm location bearing 301.7 dgr distance 171 mi

Last recorded activity 14:10

Intensity class Weak

Intensity trend No change

Current strikerate 3/minute

Peak strikerate 3/minute

Total recorded strikes 16

Cloud-Ground strikes 1 - 6.25%

Intracloud strikes 15 - 93.75%

-- Strike type distribution --

Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 1 - 6.25%

Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 0 - 0.00%

Positive Intracloud [+IC] 10 - 62.50%

Negative Intracloud [-IC] 5 - 31.25%

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*** TRAC Report end - NexStorm V1.6.0.2553:PCI

Looks to be mostly + IC

[TheToastPeople]

Just to add insult to injury, there's a nice 20 mile gap between the cell the past south and the cell's that look like passing north....time will tell.

Haha im soooo shocked fingers crossed we get something though'! when was the last time you remeber a thunderstorm here i only remeber a few flashes at night on may 1st 2010

Edited August 3, 2011 by Daveweiser

[Bronski]

Still very dark here over RAF Henlow, Beds.

Been thundering for a good 45 mins so far.

Very dark sky, looks like its heading over A1 towards Biggleswade. no rain, very little wind and still warm and humid.

No lighting (that I have seen sofar) but lots of thunder!

[Cheshire Freeze]

Nothing at all here. Ziltch. Well apart from milky skies and the cumulus fields blocking out the sun every now & again, looks like the spine of the Pennines will be the dictating W-E force today. Sigh. Always the front coming out West later on into tonight and the morning that might bring something.

Aye, looking grim now this side of the Pennines. To be honest nothing was expected to happen here today anyway so can't grumble

[gottolovethisweather]

Bloody annoying here in Newbury,

Just as things were looking reasonably hopeful a large sheet of cirrostratus is invading from the southwest.

According to SAT24 animations, it may well clear come 4pm time but that's surely put the mockers on our (Joneseye etc.) hopes in the West Berkshire area.

Temperature peaking at 25.4c and a DP of 18.6c, oh how things could have been. Good Luck to all the other storm starved folk in here.

Desperate Regards

gottolvethisweather

Edited August 3, 2011 by gottolovethisweather

[Grazy2266]

Just heard a rumble to the west of Aylesbury, it looks towards Leighton Buzzard/Milton Keynes area

[paul m]

Finally Leeds gets a storm heavy torrential downpour and flashes of lighting and a few bangs to go with it!!

And its still rumbling on to the east

[we1330]

Out chasing ATM, between huntingdon and Cambridge just off A14 watching an oncoming storm. No electrical stuff witnessed yet, but warm winds picking up as it gets closer

Enjoy!

[scottyuk]

Haha im soooo shocked fingers crossed we get something though'! when was the last time you remeber a thunderstorm here i only remeber a few flashes at night on may 1st 2009

I think I've been elsewhere in the UK when we've had a direct hit. I bought a DSLR a few years back and that was the kiss of death!

[andy_leics22]

Arrrghhhh bugger!! A storm formed about 15 miles East of me and is moving East

Oh well, Fools and Horses is on BBC1 so it's a decent replacement Cushty.