Convective / Storm Risk Discussion - 14th June 2013 onwards

[Supacell]

Just a few cumulus clouds around now, hard to believe the atmosphere up there is ripe for storms. Can still hear distant sferics every 10-20 seconds on AM radio, would be interested to know where from. 

 

A lot of showers in the west, with new cells going up but very little lightning activity. Hoping the sun out here will allow some warmth to develop and help big storms erupt in the next couple of hours.

Edited June 15, 2013 by Supacell

[Ben Sainsbury]

Just a few cumulus clouds around now, hard to believe the atmosphere up there is ripe for storms. Can still hear distant sferics every 10-20 seconds on AM radio, would be interested to know where from. 

If you could tell me what settings to put my radio on, maybe I could help you?

[Ben Sainsbury]

Intensity of the storm has decreased but I expect all showers to develop as the move east!

[Sprites]

Lots of sferics on the northern Dutch coast.

[Supacell]

If you could tell me what settings to put my radio on, maybe I could help you?

 

I just use LW 252 (Irish Radio 1). I am thinking I could be picking up sferics from the North Sea. Having said that, sferics now just near Witney, Oxfordshire. Cell NE of Hereford could light up soon also, it has that look about it.

 

Sprites, i think this may be what i am picking up as sferics every few seconds now. Hopefully similar conditions here in the next 2 hours.

Edited June 15, 2013 by Supacell

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Looks like ground hog day at Edgebaston, the distance has gone missing. Shower blasted through here, heavyish rain but nothing to drastic. Sun out again.

 

Was watching cricket, same cell as I had I think, I was on northern edge, was squally for 5 minutes, dont think it got as far north as Stoke, or maybe even Stone

 

supercell, LW 252, amazing Feb 2000 to 21Dec 2001, but now? no

Edited June 15, 2013 by ihatetherain

[Ben Sainsbury]

I just use LW 252 (Irish Radio 1). I am thinking I could be picking up sferics from the North Sea. Having said that, sferics now just near Witney, Oxfordshire. Cell NE of Hereford could light up soon also, it has that look about it.

 

Sprites, i think this may be what i am picking up as sferics every few seconds now. Hopefully similar conditions here in the next 2 hours.

Just going to mention sferics near Swindon; hope Midlands eastwards gets some good action.

[Norfolk Sheep]

Very windy here, more than I was anticipating (says she, retrieving one of the umbrellas from across the garden and rescuing 2 obelisks with traumatised clematis after passage of umbrella....) Plenty of warm sunshine though, bit of a bonus! Don't think I need to make tracks until after 2pm?

[lfcdude]

Just going to mention sferics near Swindon; hope Midlands eastwards gets some good action.

 

 

Just heavy rain here

Edited June 15, 2013 by lfcdude

[Ben Sainsbury]

Just heavy rain here

However no more sferics recently!

[Supacell]

Was watching cricket, same cell as I had I think, I was on northern edge, was squally for 5 minutes, dont think it got as far north as Stoke, or maybe even Stone

 

supercell, LW 252, amazing Feb 2000 to 21Dec 2001, but now? no

 

Ha ha, definitely no good for entertainment value but good at detecting sferics

 

Major intensification of the band between Derby and Birmingham, heading right for me. Come on...... turn thundery <prays>

[PolarWarsaw]

Shock, the west provides for the east midlands again!

[MP-R]

Torrential rain with some hail mixed in 5 minutes ago. Truly vile weather!

[Eye to the sky]

Skies have turned really threatening here,and the wind has really picked up in strength.Just had a splattering of really large raindrops which has turned into a hefty shower, but no thunder as yet.

[Supacell]

Single sferic in the rain band i was talking about near to Atherstone. I am currently sat between Grantham and Bourne. Will stay here for a bit to see how the band to my west develops.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Nowt to report here as per

[cyclonic happiness]

Had thunder here north of Coventry followed by some 1cm hail.

It's going mad here with convection!!!

[Supacell]

Thunderstorm now south of Leicester. Can hear closer sferics on the AM radio.

 

Looks to be heading my way

[dave48]

Thunderstorm now south of Leicester. Can hear closer sferics on the AM radio.

 

Looks to be heading my way

 

Looks like you are in a good place, the shear should keep it going, very jealous! Look forward to the report.

[cyclonic happiness]

Get you bedding and baskets under cover or they'll be dashed to bits!

[Ben Sainsbury]

Lots of cells developing around me, keeping my ears open!

[AWD]

Super sonic mega downpour here.

Nothing thundery but the intensity of the rainfall was insane. Instant surface flooding everywhere.

Brilliant to watch, not so brilliant to drive in. More please.

[PolarWarsaw]

Bristol area east towards central southern england looks best at the mo. Watching that cell over Central and S wales, looks like a massive clump. Need to keep an eye on it.

[Ben Sainsbury]

Surprised there hasnt been much in east anglia today

[Summer of 95]

It is just starting to rain, but why is all the thunder from Birmingham/Blackcountry eastwards, or south of Hereford, yet again?

Edited June 15, 2013 by Summer of 95