Convective / Storm Risk Discussion - 23rd July 2013 onwards

[Jane Louise]

Time for a new thread. Yes, it's been a bit of a let down for some but at least we may have another chance at the weekend Lol Don't forget if you want to rant and rave about the lack of them just pop into the No Storms Club. Anyway good luck all for the next few days and especially for the plume supposed to be happening again at the weekend.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Weather-history, on 23 Jul 2013 - 21:35, said:

Missed out on the early July 2001 ones, too far east but I do remember some very good storms including mid May 1997 that was a cracker.

 

There was some crackers early 00's. August '03? spent a week in Rhyl.....plume type event pummelled us one night, constant thunder, lightning and torrential rain for most of the night. Pink tinged lightning too. Then another year sometime around the early 00's there was a vicious squall line that passed through. I remember Rob Mcelwee presenting the radar on the weather......red radar returns stretched down the length of the UK. I remember the clouds approaching- it was a wall of black. The rain was that heavy it punched a hole in the roof of several places in Crewe (Morrisons supermarket included I think). Water was up to the patio doors of my auntie's house. Then there was August 2007......the best storm I've ever witnessed. Developed in situ and produced an hour or so of hail and torrential rain, along with constant thunder. Hail was flowing down the roads in sheets on top of torrents of water! Several homes flooded out with that one

[chionomaniac]

Whether or not you got a storm or not ( and I didn't), is it not wonderful to see a day with 30,000 lightning strikes recorded over the UK? I suspect that by the end of this week we may even get 100,000. Is there any wat to get a cumulative week total so far?

Edited July 23, 2013 by chionomaniac

[robt]

The entire cell system to the south and east of me has gone very ominous looking. The one thats popped up due south of me in the last half hour looks a bit tasty...

[Cheshire Freeze]

Whether or not you got a storm or not ( and I didn't), is it not wonderful to see a day with 30,000 lightning strikes recorded over the UK? I suspect that by the end of this week we may even get 100,000. Is there any wat to get a cumulative week total so far?

 

When you've waited as long as some of us have for a storm, you genuinely couldn't give a monkeys whether there was 1 or 100,001 strikes if none of them affected your area.

[texel]

In Answer to Paul the breeze has been vrb all day but the majority of it is from the east,good sensible question.

[chionomaniac]

When you've waited as long as some of us have for a storm, you genuinely couldn't give a monkeys whether there was 1 or 100,001 strikes if none of them affected your area.

Well I have waited a long time for a storm and I am disappointed not to get one, but I still disagree. Even though I didn't get a storm today I am genuinely pleased for all those that did get a storm. And with a possible supercell thrown into the mix - excellent. My time will come I am sure.

[john175]

the storm(s) over me just now seem to be intensifying ..aircraft at Edinburgh airport  are taking a flightpath east then south over my house(which they never do)..engines screaming as they do , can only guess its due to turbulence..must be quite nasty up there

[Cloud 10]

Looks to be some fresh strikes showing up around the Skegness area.

[PMPhotography]

Looks to be some fresh strikes showing up around the Skegness area.

Hmmmm, Could that be what's forecast to affect the North East coast overnight? One of the few remaining possibilities i suppose!

[MKN]

Remaining possibilities? Thought there was a chance anytime over the next few days. Skies look ominous here atm so you never know.

[Kat Steventon Prev Reeves]

is there anything for the stoke on trent area? we had a storm this morning very load thunder and heavy rain with loads of lightening,but trailed off around 10am with afew lightening strikes,no thunder and light showers....had absolutly nothing since around lunchtime although its still very humid.

[Hodgheg]

Amber warning still in place for the north west. Has someone at the met office fallen asleep?

[PMPhotography]

Remaining possibilities? Thought there was a chance anytime over the next few days. Skies look ominous here atm so you never know.

True, I meant regarding the heavy rain and storms forecast for eastern areas this evening by the BBC.Met Office have extended Amber warning into Scotland now...

[robt]

Paul Hudson

@Hudsonweather

 Main Tstorm activity overnight central & Eastern parts of Yorks, Lincs & N Notts. Further west, much more isolated, Y Dales short term focus

[jam2010]

True, I meant regarding the heavy rain and storms forecast for eastern areas this evening by the BBC.Met Office have extended Amber warning into Scotland now...

I think the met office had lost there crayons.

[Allseasons-Si]

Grrrrh!,was hoping for some distant anvil lightning as it has been a non event here again today(storms to my east/south and west ),yes some rumbles in the distance,but that's all,i eagally await the rest of the week

 

at least it's a more comfortable sleep than last night

 

night all.

 

P.S,we have a new storm,the skegg vagas storm.

[joggs]

is there anything for the stoke on trent area? we had a storm this morning very load thunder and heavy rain with loads of lightening,but trailed off around 10am with afew lightening strikes,no thunder and light showers....had absolutly nothing since around lunchtime although its still very humid.

Apart from eastern and northeastern counties i think the rest will have to wait untill the sun gets to work tom.Hope that helps

[Hurricane Andrew]

seemed to kicking off here big style now

[Biggin]

is there anything for the stoke on trent area? we had a storm this morning very load thunder and heavy rain with loads of lightening,but trailed off around 10am with afew lightening strikes,no thunder and light showers....had absolutly nothing since around lunchtime although its still very humid.

Nope

[ZONE 51]

Done an animation of the Midlands storms using radar data from weatheronline.co.uk , here it shows the storms bloom over Nottingham, impressive rain rates.

Times of the frames are 1630-1940hrs

Fast speed:

Slow speed:

Edited July 23, 2013 by ElectricSnowStorm

[ChezWeather]

Done an animation of the Midlands storms using radar data from weatheronline.co.uk , here it shows the storms bloom over Nottingham, impressive rain rates.

Times of the frames are 1630-1940hrs

Fast speed:

1630-1940hrs - Radar Animation Midlands Storms - 23-7-2013 - UK - ESS-animations (weatheronline radar data) - fast speed.gif

Slow speed:

1630-1940hrs - Radar Animation Midlands Storms - 23-7-2013 - UK - ESS-animations (weatheronline radar data) - slow speed.gif

 

Becoming abit of a hotspot atm! 

[AWD]

Something to ponder for the weekend courtesy of Ian Fergusson;

" W COUNTRY Much uncertainty ahead for later Sat into Sun; expect model oscillation re threat of poss major MCS (thunder/rain) event S England"

[texel]

Paul Hudson@Hudsonweather Main Tstorm activity overnight central & Eastern parts of Yorks, Lincs & N Notts. Further west, much more isolated, Y Dales short term focus

what does he know?

[ZONE 51]

The situation appears to be what they call a repeat tho varied