Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 16th August 2012>

[Eye to the sky]

I'm building an Ark never seen rain like this before.7 flashes of lightning and some brilliant sharp cracks of thunder!.Rain gauge has collected 9mm in just over 10 minutes!!

[Luke]

Thunder around every 30 seconds

[gottolovethisweather]

How do i add photos? I just want to show how im stuck between to nasty looking cells with a Cu going up right next to the one?

Try screen printing the zoomed radar into MS Paint and then saving it. Yes, you are in the middle of two big beasts, mind you, the southern cell is not producing sferics according to the radar.

Edited August 21, 2012 by gottolovethisweather

[Lyn-M]

That second area made a direct hit here, for all of 10 minutes. Now we're back to the blue skies and sunshine. No thunder or lightning.

[Staffordshire]

Try screen printing the zoomed radar into MS Paint and then saving it. Yes, you are in the middle of two big beasts, mind you, the southern cell is not producing sferics according to the radar.

no i have took pictures on my phone, this is unvelivable i recon 2 minutes down the road is getting pounded!

[Luke]

Just saw some lightning and checked the radar and there has been a few strikes.

[mattyk1985]

Theres a lot of cape in the North Sea tonight, would the temperature contrast between the sea and air kick any thing off? Im just wondering as I may go to the coast and look for a light show. As I cant see much happening in Grimsby later.

[gottolovethisweather]

no i have took pictures on my phone, this is unvelivable i recon 2 minutes down the road is getting pounded!

Can't you upload them onto your PC or laptop and then transfer them across as attachments, , I find GIFs and JPEGs work best.

Yes, it is frustating being in no man's land with regard to the weather but I'm happy for others to share in the action too.

Here's a currentalmost nationwide image for all you folk out there and remember guys n gals, the flow on whole, is from West to East

Edited August 21, 2012 by gottolovethisweather

[BeckyB]

Thunder & lightning in Derby with heavy rain

[A.J]

feel a bit robbed to be honest....nice storms to my north, nice storms to my south now over birmingham, and I'm here in the middle, with naff all, apart from the kids to look after, so can't chase....very frustrating!

[syed2878]

just had very heavy rain and tnl here in brum. 2-3 flashes of lightning.

[gottolovethisweather]

Thunder & lightning in Derby with heavy rain

Welcome aboard Rebecca, would you be as kind as to update your profile to show your location please.

[ItIsGee]

screen grab!

[Staffordshire]

Can't you upload them onto your PC or laptop and then transfer them across as attachments, , I find GIFs and JPEGs work best.

Yes, it is frustating being in no man's land with regard to the weather but I'm happy for others to share in the action too.

Here's a currentalmost nationwide image for all you folk out there and remember guys n gals, the flow on whole, is from West to East

dont get me wrong i want other people to enjoy storms too, but ive had one moderate/heavy shower since june 28th which dosent quite cut it! heres hoping for this winter to be valdez 11/12 style!

[matt_in_dudley]

feel a bit robbed to be honest....nice storms to my north, nice storms to my south now over birmingham, and I'm here in the middle, with naff all, apart from the kids to look after, so can't chase....very frustrating!

It is a bit gutting i have to say, one heavy shower but to be honest i have stopped expecting thunder storms now. Been to the cinema in Walsall today, last couple of years haven't been great for storms in my neck of the woods. If it thunders it thunders, if it doesn't then it doesn't. I miss the 90s storms which used to last hours, wonder why it's changed so much now?

[Darren Bown]

Been a lovely late afternoon here, clear blue skies! BBC weather showed quite a few showers tonight still.

[Cheese Rice]

Alot of sheet lightning and loud thunder. Though the sky is milky white not the usual darkness you associate with storms so it's not that impressive tbh.

[Eye to the sky]

Still raining heavily here with 14mm in just under an hour.Thunder and lightning has faded now moving NE of here.Temperature has dropped sharply as well.

[mattyk1985]

Alot of sheet lightning and loud thunder. Though the sky is milky white not the usual darkness you associate with storms so it's not that impressive tbh.

I'd happily take that lol

[PolarWarsaw]

Another aggrevating today for the Rugeley storm shield. 1 storm passed or 6 miles to the north, 1 passed 10 miles to the south, too distant to here any thunder. If you check the current radar there's 2 seperate storms over the north and central south midlands, my bloody house is sandwhiched between them! Terrible. I'd be in scale 10 doom moan if this was winter - look at the colours the radar is kicking out.

[mattyk1985]

So close, but I think they will lose intensity as they get closer. Fingers crossed they dont

[I remember Atlantic 252]

feel a bit robbed to be honest....nice storms to my north, nice storms to my south now over birmingham, and I'm here in the middle, with naff all, apart from the kids to look after, so can't chase....very frustrating!

Had it here was very heavy, but only heard one rumble of thunder

[Cloudwatcher]

This little number slid SE of Pitlochry, Perthshire about 30 mins ago. Some CG and thunder. I've seen more lightning and heard more thunder in this traditionally storm-less part of the country in a week than in ten years back in Cheshire! Says a lot!

(apologies for the sensor-muck. Camera has had a tough week!)

[Cloudwatcher]

This passed over Killiecrankie before. Some thunder but didn't really develop.

[AWD]

Round 2 for Scotland tomorrow?