Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 5th July 2012>

[gottolovethisweather]

Just a thought, not long before St. Swithans day is it, I believe. Let's hope it is 40 days of dry weather thereafter, but maybe that won't even be enough time to dry out.

Seriously though, if there was ever a need to stay indoors because of extreme weather, it could well be tomorrow for those in the warning areas.

My monthly total will be already be above average by the end of tomorrow and I'm not even in a flood prone area. I seriously feel for those unlucky folk when all this weather wants to do is pile more misery on them.

Here's the latest so please take care as this is not moving anywhere fast!

gottolovethisweather

Edited July 6, 2012 by gottolovethisweather

[Harry]

SPOTTED MY FIRST TORNADO TODAY!!!! went out for a drive to drop sister of to Dads and spotted it out of the cells to the west of London!!! Got pics of the storms but not the tornado we think it made touch down for about 2-5 seconds before vanashing

Really??? Awesome!! Can you post some of the pics you did get??

You must also report this to TORRO.

I'm not surprised in the slightest tbh...the updraughts I saw on the way home definitely had some spin, the sheer was very very impressive!!!!!

[Harry]

No mention of a red warning a few minutes ago on the News Channel.....

Must be a recording!! It'll be on soon and if not defo by the 1035 forecast

[Bobby]

It seems to be stalling and intensifying here now too, lashing it down.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Couple of cells to south of Peterborough, hope they fire up and get sferics, not looking likely though !

[mackerel sky]

Wow 10mm of rain today, steady but never heavy. Armageddon avoided. Sun came out about 4pm but some nice towers just to the south.

[Karl83]

Crazy weather! Went to Emersons Green earlier and the rain was savage! The roads were terrible. Can't begin to imagine what it was like up North. And I can't believe there is a red warning, everyone be safe!!

Edited July 6, 2012 by Thunder_Bolt

[Love Snow]

Well in Leeds it's certianly been a day to remember for Rain totals!

[Keraunic]

Yes, hope everyone stays safe down there. Nice evening in Ipswich-slight breeze, blue sky and cirrus streaking the blue sky. Looks like Ely area is/was having some heavy rain.

[MP-R]

Absolute monsoon out there - this is what I imagined to be forecast - only took the whole day and evening to get here lol. More rain in the last half hour than the whole of the day,

[slinky1989]

Moderate steady rain here. Edge of the system is rotating right on top of us and coming back north. Put SN3 into the postcode zoom on the radar and run the loop to see.

[Sainsbo]

Moderate steady rain here. Edge of the system is rotating right on top of us and coming back north. Put SN3 into the postcode zoom on the radar and run the loop to see.

Weird, only light rain here. But, I did hear a faint rumble of thunder earlier. At least we got something

[Wet'n'Dry]

Evening all, I flew back from Malaga this afternoon. I had no idea there was a convective episode until my plane flew over the north of France. Needless to say as my plane crossed the channel the convection turned to mush!

I've attached a piccie of the cells in northern France photographed from 38,000 feet. Very impressive and the pilot had to make a westerly detour to avoid them.

[Cloud 10]

Great pic there wet'n'dry,really shows the depth of those clouds.

[Keraunic]

Good photo Wet n Dry. Nice to see those cells from that perspective.

[Neilsouth]

That rain in Brighton today was mental, flooding

[chionomaniac]

That rain in Brighton today was mental, flooding

No it wasn't!

[Wet'n'Dry]

Just one more photo before I need to get some ZZZZZ's

Approx 10 miles distant, 28,000 feet altitude, 3 miles across. You can see the lower level cumulous spiralling upwards being sucked up. This was a bad boy!!

[chionomaniac]

However, the rain falling tonight is 50-70 miles further east than forecast by the NMM. Therefore I wouldn't be surprised by seeing things further east tomorrow.

[IanR]

That pic from the plane is fantastic, looks like loads of A bombs,

[Keraunic]

Just one more photo before I need to get some ZZZZZ's

Approx 10 miles distant, 28,000 feet altitude, 3 miles across. You can see the lower level cumulous spiralling upwards being sucked up. This was a bad boy!!

That is a very impressive and beautiful photo. It shows what was happening up there so clearly. :o

[IanR]

Just one more photo before I need to get some ZZZZZ's

Approx 10 miles distant, 28,000 feet altitude, 3 miles across. You can see the lower level cumulous spiralling upwards being sucked up. This was a bad boy!!

You can always tell when a CB is a severe TS by the dome in the middle of the anvil as shown, I wish I was under that, Dammit I am emigrating to France

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Really??? Awesome!! Can you post some of the pics you did get??

You must also report this to TORRO.

I'm not surprised in the slightest tbh...the updraughts I saw on the way home definitely had some spin, the sheer was very very impressive!!!!!

Yeh will up load pics soon :) And will report!

[Neilsouth]

No it wasn't!

No it wasn't?, I was at rezzed and saw people coming in completely drenched... mini rivers flowing down the road, cars going through waves of water blasting against the side doors.

Oh wait that's right you didn't know that did you

[Karl83]

Just one more photo before I need to get some ZZZZZ's

Approx 10 miles distant, 28,000 feet altitude, 3 miles across. You can see the lower level cumulous spiralling upwards being sucked up. This was a bad boy!!

Great photo. It looks like a force field where the cloud spreads out. Can't stop looking at it!