Stormy Wednesday 15th August 2012

[Chris K]

Sun is making an appearance in N Bristol. Already feels fresher out there with the wind blowing but still pleasantly warm enough. Shame nothing really kicked off here, but it wasn't really forecast to except the heavy rain to be honest.

[Coast]

You couldn't get a better cluster of sferics running South to North through the spine of the country!!!!!

[Staffordshire]

Very heavy rain here just started!

[gottolovethisweather]

Crikey that LEWP transitioned pretty well within a matter of 30 mins. Should be here within 2 hours or so.

Please define a LEWP for the benefit of myself and others.

[Aaron]

Line echo wave pattern I believe?

[SimonP]

Please define a LEWP for the benefit of myself and others.

If only they had some way of searching the internet, eh? brb, gonna do this now and call it "google"

LEWP = line echo wave pattern. Squall line.

[Allseasons-Si]

Please define a LEWP for the benefit of myself and others.

yes i haven't the foggiest.

lightning,electrical,weather,pattern lol.

[Snow free zone]

Please define a LEWP for the benefit of myself and others.

I've just googled it good description on wikipedia,it seems to be a squall line.

[Sainsbo]

Rain seems to have stopped for now, but the main road outside my house must have about a foot of water on it!

[Harry]

Yeah I'm rather pleased with my forecast yesterday now re a nice squall....shame it's bring sod all here.

In fact, the sun is out now and it is toastie, soooooo humid its beyond a joke!!!!

Still, I'm out of my meetings now to observe anything good ol' Mother Nature wants to throw the South East's way (ahem, note to her above!!!) lol

[stewfox]

Cant believe how dark it has got last 30 mins

Now heavy rain/wind has appeared

[TonyH]

Taken from the weather Station in my town

" Maximum Temperature (since midnight) 19.4°C at: 09:18 "

Daily max recorded at 9AM? That's a first ._.

Maxima often occur at night but usually reserved for the winter half. Marked air mass change today my max was by 10am 21c currently 15c.

[weatherobsuk]

Please define a LEWP for the benefit of myself and others.

yes, Line Echo Wave Pattern. Just a more meteorological abbreviation for squall line.

[Coast]

First 'proper' rain of the day just getting going here now. It's not accompanied by any thing remotely thundery or lightningy I'm afraid!

[Walkinglad2013]

This storm is a damp squib!

Just light rain showers in Yorkshire! still humid

[Paul]

We've added a couple of overlays to the free radar today - ATD Lightning detection and Satellite, both updated every 15 mins

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;sess=

[Biggin]

Oh Great I am so lucky, the gap in the squall line is heading straight for me

[Joey.G]

Just been out to look at that storm as it passed by here, worst was out to the West between myself and Gottalovethisweather, as the sferic map shows thats pretty much where the sferic activity passed through. Looked extremely dark and there was a bit of a green tint on the approach, saw maybe 4 or 5 flashes, I think it stayed intracloud, and heard a few rumbles too. Brief squally heavy rain that started very suddenly, actually heard it coming and dived for the cover of the car but nothing much else happened. Tried heading up the M4 to maybe head up on the M40 and catch up again but its moving fast and the traffic post downpour is not!

Was good fun tho

[P-M]

This storm is a damp squib!

Just light rain showers in Yorkshire! still humid

If you look to the SW of your area (Manchester) around Crewe I am sure it isn't a damp squib, There is still plenty of time left in today - don't write it off just yet ;-)

[Methuselah]

yes, Line Echo Wave Pattern. Just a more meteorological abbreviation for squall line.

Hence the old joke: When's a squall not a squall? When it's a lewp!

[Arnie Pie]

Gives me a new title for a later timelapse

Looks like the activity will pass to the E of the city

Hence the old joke: When's a squall not a squall? When it's a lewp!

Edited August 15, 2012 by Arnie Pie

[Allseasons-Si]

Could that storm in the south develope into a MCS maybe?

Edited August 15, 2012 by allseasons-si

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Sferics on the squall line west of Liverpool now.

Looking good for the Midlands too, just hope it can hold together enough to give a storm here.

[Liam J]

WOW look at that beaut, squall line exploding into life. Expect some locally very etreme weather reports from this baby!! Stay safe all.

Edited August 15, 2012 by Liam J

[Gord]

Quite jealous of people still to the east of that squall. It was impressive as it came through here (though not electrified at that time). Should also be noted how thunder is now being reported much further north on that line. I think this could be good for some lucky people to the north and east.