South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 27/7/13 13z------>

[nanu]

It's still tipping it down here and we had thunder and lightning for about 20 minutes so I would call that a decent result.

nah that was boring.. seen better from an isolated shower

[Captain Shortwave]

Well it's raining and the wind has picked up. The fog still going strong though 

[Anvils in the Sky]

Do you remember the wing cafe by any chanceIn the island right by the chippy

I do indeed. My father used to park the bus (he was a bus driver!) in the bus terminus right opposite. I was only a nipper at the time, but I remember him giving me 20p to go and get him a cup of tea from the caff - 'cos he'd forgotten the flask mum had made him!

 

Rain/electricity is completely over, here. Glad I didn't get my hopes up for more!

[dubmuffin]

Oh dear, what a disappointment! At 3pm our garden lunch was curtailed by a downpour and a rumble of thunder. When we left Oxted at about 8pm and drove back to Croydon, it all looked so promising, veery heavy rain and 2 flashes of lightning but now it's not much more than summer rain (although just picking up as I type) but not quite the armageddon we were expecting.

[snowbob]

Oh dear, what a disappointment! At 3pm our garden lunch was curtailed by a downpour and a rumble of thunder. When we left Oxted at about 8pm and drove back to Croydon, it all looked so promising, veery heavy rain and 2 flashes of lightning but now it's not much more than summer rain (although just picking up as I type) but not quite the armageddon we were expecting.

Well at least we got some rain I suppose grass was looking very brownBut I agree total let down

[ITSY]

One rumble of thunder, no lightning, a bit of rain. Would like some lightning to make the excitement worth it please

[Summer of 76]

Same here, Chris...The Megastorm passeth?

Very true, I am sure they have built a secret tunnel which takes them from the south coast and pops up just around Peterborough

[Heisenberg]

is that really it. Is there anything more expected? How pants.....I honestly thought with all of this energy and heat we would have had a good storm. Dont get me wrong, that bolt right in front of me was very impressive but one bolt does not a storm make.

[snowbob]

Ok here we go

Thunder and very heavy rain

We got a home grown kicking off

[Jezzer]

Aside from some heavy rain and a couple of rumbles of thunder all a bit of a non event in my part of Surrey.

At least the lawn will appreciate the rain

[snowbob]

Radar says no

[scrat]

Sky looking pretty dark now (although realise that could be nightfall ;-)). I was so looking forward to a good storm....hey ho, best get saving to do a storm chase! x

[Norfolk Sheep]

I'm re-naming Norfolk's weather "Steve". As in Steve "Interesting" Davis......

[snowbob]

Window says hold on

[legrandefromage]

boooooo!

[Anvils in the Sky]

Blimey. The slugs are out already. (Glad I put pellets down yesterday. "Just in case.")

[HammerJack]

Well well well. We've had heavy rain, T & L a couple of times, now nothing... Atleast the snails are liking the weather now....

[Chloe]

Anything else coming???

[geg1992]

One bolt of lightning, very disappointed!

[Methuselah]

Very true, I am sure they have built a secret tunnel which takes them from the south coast and pops up just around Peterborough

Then there's always Lincolnshire?

[snow raven]

Umm, so that was it? *sob*

[suffolkboy_]

I was dubious about the amount of electrical activity we were going to get, so that was only ever going to be a bonus. However, the rain isn't even anything to write home about, heavy, yes, torrential, no.

[Methuselah]

One bolt of lightning, very disappointed!

 

But very, very frightening?

[Anvils in the Sky]

I'm re-naming Norfolk's weather "Steve". As in Steve "Interesting" Davis......

I know Norwich (in particular) very well. Up there a lot - and always have been. And I do remember it in the 70's and 80's are being much more dramatic, weatherwise, than it ever is nowadays. What on earth has changed?!

[stewfox]

Just driven back from Cheshire to North Oxfordshire M6 , M40. Heavy rain and flooding not much thunder/lightening