South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 22nd July 2013 onwards

[Tom Montalbano]

Ive been looking west at the London cell earlier, now east out to south Essex in the mouth of the estuary-

 

but sandwiched in middle of nothing

 

 

Dont worry Steve, not long until the next Thames Streamer, snow variety of course. That's gone and jinxed it!

 

Tom.

[Biggin]

Oh well looks like thats my lot for an hour or so. Back to bed.

[legrandefromage]

slapped me right off the internet that one! Instant flash/ bang whollop right over the village sounding like a balloon popping

[Steve C]

Heat lightning evident here, probably from the stuff over the far south of Essex / North Kent.

 

Still and sultry.

[lottiekent]

Hi Biggin,Some really intense echos in that E.Kent stuff, must be an impressive structure.Tom.

Indeed! My storm magnet appears to have reactivated..some of the most intense rainfall I've ever experienced and severe gales to go with it. I was actually worried at one point there was a small tornado in it (don't laugh)! Anyway, just normal old rain now and lots of thunder and lightning. Think something might've got hit nearby as had several right overhead claps of thunder, with any luck it was out to sea though.

[lottiekent]

Sorry..a bit more from me: got a strike on film that I'll attempt to upload tomorrow and I also took one as best I could of the insanity at the height of the storm!

[SMU]

Big new cell appeared over NW kent-

 

towards Malling , snodland / swanley - in a matter of minutes!

[VillagePlank]

Can see some lightning all around but distant and very quiet rumbles ...

Edited July 23, 2013 by Sparkicle

[loopydreamer]

Hey . I've just been woken by several rumbles in the distance and some lightning. So excited! What's going on? Need to check radar NOW!

[Steve C]

I can also hear very distant thunder too. It looks like it's heading my way.

[Kent Snow]

Thunder and lightning in Canterbury.

[ITSY]

MONSTROUS thunder and lightening here in cambrigdeshire, the worst I can ever remember. astonishing scenes, fork lightening across the sky, horizontol,vertical - the entire garden lights up like midday for 3 seconds at a time every half a minute or so, with intense clapping. Subsided marginally in last 5 minutes, expecting it to worsen again as soon as sleep returns. 

[SMU]

Huge anvil out to my SE-

 

looks to be heading closer

!

[80sWeather]

MONSTROUS thunder and lightening here in cambrigdeshire, the worst I can ever remember. astonishing scenes, fork lightening across the sky, horizontol,vertical - the entire garden lights up like midday for 3 seconds at a time every half a minute or so, with intense clapping. Subsided marginally in last 5 minutes, expecting it to worsen again as soon as sleep returns.

Yes this storm is a beast, best I've seen in Cambridgeshire. It's just sat overhead since 23:30!!On radar it just keeps building from the South.

[loopydreamer]

NO!!!!! COME BACK! Storms missing Medway . Is it??

[Mesoscale]

[SMU]

Huge storms blowing up over Sussex in the last 10- heading NNE- the A21 line from say clackett lane all the way down to brighton-

 

Could be as bad as the Ashford squall line

 

S

[SHM040519]

Not much thunder in Canterbury. Lots of rain tho! Worse of thunder and lighting seems to be Folkestone/Dover way?

[legrandefromage]

big rain, big thunder

[nanu]

Huge anvil out to my SE-

 

looks to be heading closer

!

just started sparking as well.. right over me

[SMU]

WOWW 245-255 radar is going mad-

 

huge developments over west sussex edging North

 

S

 

[SMU]

3am

 

we have a strong Squall line from South London all the way to the coast-  heading our way in the SE again-

 

he we go-

 

ive seen circa 300 MM rates tonight on the radar echoes.

[J-Me]

Terrific thunderstorms in Folkestone plus the worst rain Ive seen in a few years. Theres still huge ICs across the sky just east towards Dover and loud thunder even now. Weve had this for the best part of 2 hours now :S

[VillagePlank]

Yep eyes to the SW certainly some mesoscale feature pepped up a large amountof echoes.

[ITSY]

everything moved to our north in last 15 minutes, thunder now more distant, seems like a good time to try and get some kip in before the insane squall line to my south east starts developing further north. amazing last hour, probably the most intense thunderstorm I have seen in my 21 years.