Convective / Storm Risk Discussion - 22nd July 2013 onwards

[Costa Del Fal]

New cells south of Worcester. But I have little confidence despite some of the best conditions being here. Nothing can get going this side of Bham. Of course if this was on the other side it would be an MCS by now. What a joke. 

 

The SE never gets good storms anymore my ****! :lol:

Edited July 23, 2013 by Blizzards

[Tom Jarvis]

New cells south of Worcester. But I have little confidence despite some of the best conditions being here. Nothing can get going this side of Bham. Of course if this was on the other side it would be an MCS by now. What a joke. The SE never gets good storms anymore my ****! :lol:

All I'm seeing r flashes in the distance

[Harry]

If I could film this I would....the rain is so intense you can hardly see anything.

Lightning is incredible though....multiple return stroke beading CGs....this should be heading Essex way - if only the Sherminator was awake!!

[MrSunshine]

Where is what we Cheshire folk deserve? lol

What about that pushing through east Wales at the moment? It could possibly trigger something north of there as it progresses further north?

[Vikki Roche]

Seems to be moving away from here now. Going NNE as far as I can tell. Any more behind it? Or is it safe to open the windows again ;-)

[Buckster]

If I could film this I would....the rain is so intense you can hardly see anything.Lightning is incredible though....multiple return stroke beading CGs....this should be heading Essex way - if only the Sherminator was awake!!

 

sounds amazing- I'm watching from here - but I don't think the Kent ones will head this way will they ?

 

they are heading more N-N-E ? I think the London one is heading this way though

[WheresTheSnow]

Mesoscale you think that we'll get anything decent tonight? Watching out the window, only seeing a few flashes...

[Robbie Garrett]

If I could film this I would....the rain is so intense you can hardly see anything.Lightning is incredible though....multiple return stroke beading CGs....this should be heading Essex way - if only the Sherminator was awake!!

I can hear it, it literally exploded over me mate.  There's some organised stuff crossing the Channel now by the looks of things. going to get 30 minutes nap. Should be hear by then!!

[ZONE 51]

How do you get such great lightning shots? I have a Nikon D5100 and this evening I had it on esposures between 5 seconds and 30 seconds and despite lightning appearing while the shutter was open, I got nothing

Have you got a bulb setting? continues exposure for at least 1 min 

[Cheshire Freeze]

What about that pushing through east Wales at the moment? It could possibly trigger something north of there as it progresses further north?

 

Might give it another hour but I'm getting tired and it'll start getting light after then anyway.

[Neilsouth]

Guys I think we have a wall cloud, you can make it out with the brighter flashes! Best storm in years so far, amazing structure and booms

[Cheshire Freeze]

Some of those rain rates in the SE are pushing 150mm/hr

[MrSunshine]

Might give it another hour but I'm getting tired and it'll start getting light after then anyway.

Probably a good call. Surely at least you must see some flashes to your south within an hour or so even if it doesn't reach me.

[dave48]

Frequent distant flashes here in Tunbridge Wells, just missed the best of it. Trees obscuring view east.

[Harry]

Lightning flashing every second now....it is insane!!! This is a surface based monster and that's no exaggeration....people in the path of this should be careful indeed!!! If you have any webcams in the area then watch them...absolutely epic!!!

[shogan83]

Incredible evening, back in Northants the lightning show has been cracking on for a good couple of hours now. Best witnessed in a mighty long time

[Cheshire Freeze]

The whole of the E Midlands down to the SE of England must be lighting up like a Christmas tree. Incredible. How do things forecast to affect the west always end up affecting the east?

[andymusic]

We have thunder!

[Harry]

Now flashing on average every half a second.....

[MrSunshine]

We have thunder!

It's firing up!

[Ste L]

Storm is superb at moment here in goodmayes, ilford, essex

 

really picking up with hail and loads of lightning. 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Well.... Oh my actual god! This is incredible, been going on for about an hour and a half and still everything is exploding! Lightning every 10-20 seconds, had a few big bangs here and there too, woooow as I speak, flash BANG!! 

[nitro_deluxe]

We have thunder!

Relief at last

[Tom D]

We're in a lull here, frequent lightning to the north east, north, north west and now coming from the south. Great to watch.

[Staffordshire]

Now flashing on average every half a second.....

video it then!