Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 27th June 2012>

[sunny scunny]

It's starting to get darker here now.BRING IT ON!

[Coast]

If the Brum storm was 5-10miles south i would of got hit head on! Fine margins!!!

Then go chase!!!!

[Costa Del Fal]

Yep, looks like until the Cold Front passes, its game on!

This is a lovely Birthday present for me on Saturday too!

[Luke]

MetO have updated warnings again: http://www.metoffice...ings.html?day=1

Whilst the image doesn't reflect it, just about everywhere in the UK is covered now...

I should hope so

That was the heaviest rain I have seen in my life, RainToday showed around 40-50mm/hr and 50mm+/hr at times during that storm!

[Chris.R]

so where is the cold front now?

[Gordon Webb]

got very dark to my north

[PolarWarsaw]

The cold front is progged to come through around 15z isn't it? Will the front itself bring a squall line or a storm line?

[Supacell]

Thunder rumbling in the distance now, i am just outside Ollerton in Notts

[mattyk1985]

Its very cloudy here today, but mostly medium level clouds, will that scupper our chances?

[Gordon Webb]

beeb forecast had possibily of showers this afternoon , try looking out of window

[matt_in_dudley]

Flooding in Station Street and Calthorpe Street in Walsall according to twitter.

[Darren Bown]

Have had grey and murky skies so far today, but the last hour, things have become more interesting. Skies have broken up more to show some large bubbling cumulus clouds.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

The cold front is progged to come through around 15z isn't it? Will the front itself bring a squall line or a storm line?

to our north though but very active I would imagine

[JinxTheCat]

Sun out now and its boiling. end of our road flooded.

[Lynxus]

Suns popping out.

Had like 10 drops of big rain and thats it.

While I dont want to sound whiny, but WHERE MY DAMN STORM!

Im hoping something will pop up later today.

Where is this cold front currently , Anyone?

[TonyH]

From Bedworth just 5 miles north of Coventry

Cell passing just NW of Bedduth now Gordon

[Costa Del Fal]

Netweather ATD is over 5500 strikes an hour! Incredible. Born and proudly bred yet delivered big style in the West Midlands. We make em good you know! :lol:

Sun out now and its boiling. end of our road flooded.

Yes it has gone really warm again hasnt it. Shows we are still under the plume!

[matt_in_dudley]

Started to brighten up with the sun beginning to peep out of the cloud. Still raining, still can hear very distant thunder also. Imagine if i'd have been hit head on.

[weatherobsuk]

Looking at flooding pics coming out of Twitter from in/around Birmingham. A couple showing water up to car bonnets and pouring over front doorsteps.

[JinxTheCat]

I can concur snow joke

[Gordon Webb]

hope noone was hurt during all of this , did some say front is expect to pass through about 3pm

[Chris.R]

Yes where is the cold front, please, i'm desprot to know how long I have left to hope.

[Dean E]

The cold front is currently over South West England, West Coast of Wales and into Ireland

[Glocken73_2013]

Then go chase!!!!

I wish i could not enough petrol or money to fill up either, stuck here waiting for it to come to me

[lorenzo]

Just wow.... 5203 strikes !!!!!!!!

Incredible.