Convective / Storm Risk Discussion - 22nd July 2013 onwards

[poseidon]

poseidon - different story here - they're genuinely shooting up here atm - look to your south

 

we've 2 very tall and narrow Cu now - quite unusually narrow - more what I've seen with convection in southern Europe

Where in relation to Chelmsford are they?

[lewisosd]

towering cumulus in Suffolk. What a rapid change that was!

[stuboy]

Cheers!!Yup it is to the West of Slough (Burnham). It is growing at a rapid pace I tell youGetting pretty dark here now too.It is about time Slough had a storm (thunderstorm or snow) being a direct hit. We always seem to clip the edge of it!

Here in Maidenhead it has clouded up but no sign of a big storm here yet. Looks very cloudy and menacing to the west though. West of Reading I think. I came from work there not long ago and it was relatively clear (Reading that is). Edited July 22, 2013 by stuboy

[sparky1972]

i think i am safe to go for a cpl of hours in the hot tub for a cpl of hours, not looking likely for any storms here

[Paul Sherman]

Agreed Paul, it's been more Lincs northwards into NE England than the South East in recent years. 6th August 2008 may be the one you refer to? That provided several hours of constant lightning, best storm for many many years...

 

Yep

 

5 Years since the last Night-time lightning is truly pathetic. That was a great storm went on for about 4 hours from 7-11pm If I recall

[Supacell]

Those isolated thunderstorm cells appear to be amalgamating into one mass of thunderstorms - multicell?

[Eye of the Storm]

Cnbs building and towering towards the coastal area. I think it may kick off in the next few hours!

[Buckster]

poseideon - one is due west of here (south Chelmsford)

 

the other S-West

 

they are looking not quite so well defined now - but still quite tall - I'd say 18k feet plus based on the Heathrow approach aircraft that come over here @ 12k feet or so

[P-M]

i think i am safe to go for a cpl of hours in the hot tub for a cpl of hours, not looking likely for any storms here

 

 

Party at Sparky's peeps - bring a bottle - to be fair you are in a prime spot for storms I reckon!

[Staffordshire]

A very different meto rainfall prediction to earlier

[Wet'n'Dry]

poseidon - different story here - they're genuinely shooting up here atm - look to your south

 

we've 2 very tall and narrow Cu now - quite unusually narrow - more what I've seen with convection in southern Europe

Clouds climbing nicely here in Basildon, even a plane passing at 10,000 ft to give some perspective!

 

[sparky1972]

Party at Sparky's peeps - bring a bottle - to be fair you are in a prime spot for storms I reckon!

bring on the party and the storms then mate.

[Paul R]

I can hear distant rumbles to the west of Basingstoke at the moment. Two cells visible, looking quite beefy. Going to be an interesting few hours I do think.

[rob-lancs]

6.30 forecast

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0379yvl/BBC_News_at_Six_22_07_2013/

 

Fast forward to 27:00

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Agreed Paul, it's been more Lincs northwards into NE England than the South East in recent years. 6th August 2008 may be the one you refer to? That provided several hours of constant lightning, best storm for many many years...

Yep, I infact watched that develop throughout the afternoon. It gave some wicked night lightning for a time and was producing lightning every 20 seconds at the top of the anvil. Was beautiful and rare to see really. It was the night of the 7th August 2008.

[vortex_liam]

Them cells to the SW of London I can see turning into a multi-celluar storm.

 

Liam

[paul m]

RUDDY SOUTHERNERS HOGGING ALL THE STORMS On a serious note good luck to those wanting storms tonight me included

[SnowJoke]

Sky filling up with lots of AcCas towers in MK now & looking very dark towards the south & south west of here. Appears from latest radar grab to be new cells popping up ahead of those that have already formed. Got this feeling everything is going to merge into our very own home grown MCS. Make my day a give a very British middle finger to the storm stealing Frenchies 

[Robbie Garrett]

Convection exploding around me. Not sure what to make of it till I get home and check.

[Dean E]

For anyone thats living along the south coast, I'd keep your eye on Cherbourg area from around now for some imports. Some Convection currently going on here.

I did hear a few rumbles earlier from our home growns, some very impressive structures too! All that has moved North from here now and the temperature is not back on the rise.

SM

[Lynxus]

VERY stormy looking to the South here.

[Dean E]

RUDDY SOUTHERNERS HOGGING ALL THE STORMS;) On a serious note good luck to those wanting storms tonight me included

Think of us coasties who see them develop just to the North of Us!SM

[Buckster]

oh my lovely TCu is no more seems to have collapsed on itself

[Convective]

Best sky I've seen here for a VERY long time!

 

 

 

 

[Stormraider]

My brothers other half posted a photo of a house on fire after being struck by lightning in Durrington, Hants.

 

Whats the chances of some action around these parts?