Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 4th August 2012>

[THE MISSFITS]

Shower producing sferics around Marlow south bucks looks good at the minute. Hopefully reach here in an hour or two if it doesn't die off, moving very slowly so a little worried about the heavy rain killing the inflow.

Nothing to report from Marlow at the mo except big clouds! Will let you know when anything gets here!

[I Cumbria Marra I]

still no rain here

[Cheshire Freeze]

Dry slot central here at the minute...aaarrgh

[Wilxy]

still loads of shower activity in are region looking good for the afternoon ahead.

[skidders]

A flash and a rumble. That's the first I've seen/heard for years. Bring it on.

Yes, all of this recent activitey has managed to just go around Bristol.

[SnowJoke]

Nothing to report from Marlow at the mo except big clouds! Will let you know when anything gets here!

lol my mistake, it's actually north of reading heading NE through Oxfordshire / Bucks border. I said Marlow because it was the only place near to the shower I could see on the map

[Karl83]

Heard one rumble from almondsbury. Now heading back east as its going around us.

[Cloud 10]

Clouds are very slow moving here at the moment and getting bigger!

[Andy Pepler]

storms to the left of me, and storms to the right ..and what have i got sunny and slightly overcast and no storms ..pah ..

[Supacell]

Things kicking off over my area now so i'm off out. Will hopefully be reporting storms soon

[Darren Bown]

Nothing here yet. Can see the stuff kicking off on the coast.

[Liam Ellis]

Thunder in North Bristol now. Seen a couple of good flashes and loud thunder within a couple of miles of me.

Can actually see those storms that's just about flirting with us moving NE over the Bristol Channel. Nothing heard here due to the fact I'm listening to a brass band contest online but those showers popping up in the South West is looking good.

[P-M]

Clouds are very slow moving here at the moment and getting bigger!

Can I just ask what your exact location is Cloud?

[andymusic]

I seem to be in a gap and I have a feeling it will stay that way with stroms going in every direction around me, but I hope im wrong! I can see a fair amount of convection over the Bristol channel though!

yes it's looking a little bleak - storms to the left of us, thunder to the right - here i am stuck in the middle with you - meto have amber warnings for neath/port talbot/swansea/powys - but not us - mmmmmmmm - could be good!!!!!!!!!!

[seabreeze86]

No showers here yet but towers shooting up all over the place i think it could a very interesting day.

[P-M]

See the NE has also been included in the Amber alert areas. Things starting to kick off now across the region so fingers crossed!

[Karl83]

A flash and a rumble. That's the first I've seen/heard for years. Bring it on.

Where are you mate?

[THE MISSFITS]

lol my mistake, it's actually north of reading heading NE through Oxfordshire / Bucks border. I said Marlow because it was the only place near to the shower I could see on the map

It was a bit of a surprise to read as i wasn't looking at the radar lol. Have found a couple of local webcams and the sky is very dark in the distance in Henley

http://www.wycombeairpark.co.uk/weather/webcam-videos.aspx

http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/south/Thames/Henley-on-Thames/

[Thundery wintry showers]

A few rumbles of thunder at Sandhutton despite no clouds in the vicinity that look large enough to give thunder- some bright echoes on the radar developing to the SSE though!

[Michelle Baker]

Currently on Clevedon sea front and nothing here but rain at the mo

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

A few rumbles of thunder at Sandhutton despite no clouds in the vicinity that look large enough to give thunder- some bright echoes on the radar developing to the SSE though!

It's just west of me now near York. Quite a lot of thunder and very impressive convection.

I'm just about to head up to Sutton Bank and hopefully make it there before the storms and get some pics.

Haven't even had a chance to sort through yesterdays pics yet.

I'm off, good luck all

[Mullet69]

A few rumbles of thunder at Sandhutton despite no clouds in the vicinity that look large enough to give thunder- some bright echoes on the radar developing to the SSE though!

You've got a cell to your west that literally formed over Ripon.

Thunder here in east York for a good 40 mins now, getting closer and darker, cell growing from the SW, must have just missed Headingley earlier. Next door neighbour still pegging the washing out though.

Eerily calm though, wind hasn't got up yet

It's just west of me now near York. Quite a lot of thunder and very impressive convection.

I'm just about to head up to Sutton Bank and hopefully make it there before the storms and get some pics.

Haven't even had a chance to sort through yesterdays pics yet.

I'm off, good luck all

Whereabouts are you, somewhere round Stockton or Warthill? I'm playing golf at Forest Park later!!!!!!!

[Cloud 10]

See the NE has also been included in the Amber alert areas. Things starting to kick off now across the region so fingers crossed!

I'm just west of Stanley.

Interesting updated alert from the Met.office.

[P-M]

I'm just west of Stanley.

Interesting updated alert from the Met.office.

Yup and if you look at the radar you can see the instability really firing off now, I am hopeful that I will hear a rumble or two lol

[Cheshire Freeze]

I'm just west of Stanley.

Interesting updated alert from the Met.office.

Seems to be based on modelled convergence zone....nothing here yet though