Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - April 2012 Onwards

[Shane Wheeldon]

Anything heading Telford way or is it another none event for the unlucky ppl that are cursed to live in this part of the midlands when it comes to storms lol!!

[Jane Louise]

I reckon Tewkesbury has the storms Calling Tewkesbury, anybody on here today from there.If so do please let me know whether you've nicked them lol

[DubWeatherAddict]

Has anyone got the link to that video with the thunder that someone goes and says 'What was that'?? was posted on here a few days ago, can't find it... want to show my mum!

And it sounded as if the heavens opened up... with the thunder.

KABOOM

[Aaron]

Looks too far North for me.......

Looks too far north, south east and west for me.. the weather has been pleasant recently, but just one storm won't hurt.. will it?

Edited April 20, 2012 by Aaron

[Jane Louise]

Good luck all

TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION 2012/003

A TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION has been issued at 1115GMT on Friday April 20th 2012

Valid from/until: 1115GMT-1900GMT on Friday April 20th 2012

for the following regions

Parts of (see map)

S Wales

S England

Midlands and E Anglia

THREATS

Hail to 1.5cms diameter; gusty winds to 50mph; CG lightning.

Large upper cold pool with minor short wave troughs rotating around it covers the UK. Once such shortwave is rotating across S England. Diurnal heating combined with larger scale ascent/cooling upper air from shortwave is allowing showers and thunderstorms to develop. With fairly low freezing levels and steep low-level lapse rates, heavy hail of up to 1.5cms diameter is possible along with gusty winds. Low-level shear is generally rather weak so whilst a brief funnel/tornado cannot be ruled out due to steep low-level lapse rates, storms are more likely to be outflow dominant.

Forecaster: RPK.

[robt]

Theres some potential in the stuff thats building to the west of me, couple of promising looking towers beginning to bubble up,

[robt]

Looks like North Staffordshire is getting a little bit wet and thundery...

[Robbie Garrett]

KABOOM

If the UK could have one of those please... lol! Cheers!!

[Aaron]

Heavy shower to my west, but will it make it here?

[Guest QuantumSnow]

Lovely looking skies here but alas it all slipped NW of my location. Plenty of time.

[Kent Snow]

Showers bubbled up over the past hour or so around Kent. Few sharp ones passed through Canterbury but nothing electrical heard or seen yet.

Edited April 20, 2012 by Kent Snow

[Eskimo]

If the UK could have one of those please... lol! Cheers!!

Oh yeah the video I put up. Sorry I did look at your question but wasn't sure whether it was the one I posted.

Sporadic convection absolutely everywhere.

[davehowe]

Thunder to south of margate.

[bobbydog]

Lovely looking skies here but alas it all slipped NW of my location. Plenty of time.

i would have let you have it- 3 rumbles of thunder and now just heavy rain. i only needed another 20 minutes to tighten the bolts on my bumper!!!

[sunny scunny]

It's not looking good here so far with no convection whatsoever, and after yesterdays non-event im not confident at all for later.

[tcc]

It looked threatening but in the end just some light rain! Oh well on to the next one!

[Kookylou]

Good luck all

TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION 2012/003

A TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION has been issued at 1115GMT on Friday April 20th 2012

Valid from/until: 1115GMT-1900GMT on Friday April 20th 2012

for the following regions

Parts of (see map)

S Wales

S England

Midlands and E Anglia

THREATS

Hail to 1.5cms diameter; gusty winds to 50mph; CG lightning.

Large upper cold pool with minor short wave troughs rotating around it covers the UK. Once such shortwave is rotating across S England. Diurnal heating combined with larger scale ascent/cooling upper air from shortwave is allowing showers and thunderstorms to develop. With fairly low freezing levels and steep low-level lapse rates, heavy hail of up to 1.5cms diameter is possible along with gusty winds. Low-level shear is generally rather weak so whilst a brief funnel/tornado cannot be ruled out due to steep low-level lapse rates, storms are more likely to be outflow dominant.

Forecaster: RPK.

http://forum.netweat...s/page__st__600

south wales?!?!?!?! do i dare get my hopes up and sack off my revision?!!?

[Liam J]

A few short sharp showers so far with the main thrust of activity moving eastwards from my location ATM.

Wow the radar has exploded since I last looked, widespread activity kicked off..... Fun and games for quite a few today.

[Guest QuantumSnow]

i would have let you have it- 3 rumbles of thunder and now just heavy rain. i only needed another 20 minutes to tighten the bolts on my bumper!!!

ah sorry mate, there's a special law about that isn't there?!

More on the way by the looks of it. Get tightening!!! :lol:

[Eskimo]

Without being over the top, the south and east is being blitzed with showers!

[NUT]

Mostly quiet here which I wasn't expecting. Still got time for it all to go boom though (although admittedly so far radar is not too exciting)

[chionomaniac]

Bloomin' eddies in the main flow have scuppered the blob heading this way. Fun landing at Gatwick at the mo I bet!

[SteveB]

Bristol channel playing a big part in shower distribution again. Not a single storm coming up the channel, but plenty either side.

Had a little rain from a few light showers earlier, but I fear that's it for today as long as the wind is blowing west-east

Edited April 20, 2012 by SteveB

[robt]

Got stuff bubbling up to the SW of me, will probably miss me by not very much.

[Paul Sherman]

Got my Eye on the Crawley Cell, Should hit Leigh On Sea Smack On.

Lets see like the previous 2 days wether the Estuary Makes it Split.

Paul S