South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion - July 30th 2012>

[Biggin]

Rumble of thunder to my west

[Snow Queen one]

Got a humdinger of a storm over me at the mo lol very heavy rain gone as dark as dusk smells lovely putside.

[Biggin]

And very heavy rain

[androcles]

Just had 30 minutes torrential rain and thunder. Tropical storm like. Now clearing and brightening up. Looks like heading North toward Windsor and West London...

[Hughsey]

Torrential rain here, massive rain drops, no thunder or lightning at the moment though.

[Hughsey]

Thunderstorm to my south west, can hear distant rumbles, looks as if it may miss me to my south. Interestingly a few grey clouds but no really dark clouds in the direction of the storm.

[Mesoscale]

what is this noise could it be thunder!!! i think it is to SE of me shame its heading NE but i can still hear it.

Edited August 6, 2012 by Mesoscale

[Keraunic]

Some big towers going up here to the SW. Fingers crossed.

[Steve C]

Some big towers going up here to the SW. Fingers crossed.

Looks like the unstable zone is headed your way - could be a decent evening.

[Guest archiesmummy]

Thunderstorm, more to my north, north east, but some great lightening and excellent thunder! Heavy rain too!

[Mesoscale]

Theres a smell out side at the moment that brings back memories of thunderstorms when I was younger.

Its amazing. There is a really dark cloud to my SW but no thunder coming from it.

[Summer of 76]

Storm just going over head at the moment, some really close thunder and plenty of rain.

[k66yla]

Had quite a storm go through here a little while back. Managed to get a small clip on video

Edited August 6, 2012 by k66yla

[Steve C]

Just heard thunder to my south (I'm a few miles north of Chelmsford) Probably 6 or so miles away.

[Steve C]

Just saw a decent CG, 25 seconds then counted, so 5 miles to my south.

[Norfolk Sheep]

What camera / lens(es) did you use NS?

Nice atmospheric shots.

Hi Steve, was a Canon 60D with a 10-22mm lens. I only went out to get a couple of pics and only took one lens; despite going home to fetch the old man AND the bag and tripod I was so entranced by it all I never changed the lens which would have helped with the lightning (as it would have had a hood on it haha!)

Just moderately overcast here, nothing like the excitement of yesterday so far - still, got a shed load of washing dried and possibly have time to cut some more grass

[Steve C]

Hi Steve, was a Canon 60D with a 10-22mm lens. I only went out to get a couple of pics and only took one lens; despite going home to fetch the old man AND the bag and tripod I was so entranced by it all I never changed the lens which would have helped with the lightning (as it would have had a hood on it haha!)

Thanks for that.

I have a 7D, but really need to get a decent wide angle lens, as my current kit gives me zero chance of taking those sort of photos.

[chilly milly]

Are any of these thunderstorms going to come here? I haven't had one this year yet.

[Mesoscale]

Are any of these thunderstorms going to come here? I haven't had one this year yet.

If that stuff picks up to the west but it might be getting a bit late now.

[chilly milly]

If that stuff picks up to the west but it might be getting a bit late now.

Oh well, there's always next time. Otherwise I'll have to play Keraun's video over and over.

[Keraunic]

Looks like the unstable zone is headed your way - could be a decent evening.

We have lift off again. Lovely, lovely constant rumbles in the south. It's lookin good.

[Ben_Cambs]

Nice storm ongoing here, heavy rainfall with IC lightning, thunder and some hail. Thunder becoming quite frequent.

[Methuselah]

Heavy rain but no thunder...That must have all been over Kempston!

[Keraunic]

This reminds me of how storms used to start in the 90s. Lots of rumbles as it approaches. I've gone all goosey. :o the sferics are going crackers.

[Eskimo]

Lovely distance lighting from Harlow, was down in Romford, drove northwards to harlow and looked south towards the storm.