Convective / Storm Discussion - 31st July onwards 2013

[poseidon]

I think the day's finished early here - it's gone back to night again.

overhead clap of thunder and it's starting to rain.

[Buckster]

I think the day's finished early here - it's gone back to night again.

overhead clap of thunder and it's starting to rain.

[poseidon]

 - have to get going for work now so am probably going to miss it.

[Norfolk Sheep]

One rumble of thunder earlier, despite it looking very promising. Pretty skies though

[DanN]

As Paul mentioned above, some impressive looking skies over Essex this morning. Quick snap...

 

Edited August 2, 2013 by danuk

[stainesbloke]

As Paul mentioned above, some impressive looking skies about over Essex this morning. Quick snap...

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Wow, looks like a scene from the Midwest! Just grey, low cloud here

[J-Me]

Woken up 20 minutes ago by thunder - thought it was a neighbours wheelie bin at first as I thought it was only forecast for the west country.

[lottiekent]

Woken up 20 minutes ago by thunder - thought it was a neighbours wheelie bin at first as I thought it was only forecast for the west country.

 

It thundered for a bit between 7:30 and 8 too..that woke me up! 

 

Looks like there might be another close hit in a bit as a small shower is moving our way..

[nanu]

Another storm just went active overhead.. Noticed rapid cloud development just south of me, and now in torrential rain and lots of thunder again

[Anvils in the Sky]

Morning all,

 

Great to hear storm reports once again. One solitary rumble of thunder around 8 this morning. And a couple of low, distant rumbles heard from my west a few minutes ago from a very angry looking sky out that way. (Took snaps, but they're just not doing it justice for some reason.)

 

Not a drop of rain has fallen here so far today. Currently 21.5°, and sun happily shining down on and off.

 

Storms to my west. storms to my east. Clear to my south......and guess which way everything is moving!

 

Will report back if anything changes!

 

Lee

[sunnijim]

Boom,another lively cell working across SE London,flash flooding in the streets in monsoonal rain

[Supacell]

Way too far west for anything today, unless something develops further west.

[TheToastPeople]

I have a good feeling about today, wasnt expecting any activity untill much later in the day...

[Weather-history]

Way too far west for anything today, unless something develops further west.

Yet another non thundery breakdown of a heatwave/hot spell here. We had some good convective activity last Monday but a good thundery breakdown of a hot spell is proving elusive for this locale. Edited August 2, 2013 by Weather-history

[Biggin]

Still some quality sounding thunder here 

[Skeggy Winter Storm]

Nothing here in lincs as of yet seen a couple of bit towers still feels warm out tho

[Ste L]

 Storm after storm since 8am, nice thunder and lightning too.

[DAVID SNOW]

 Storm after storm since 8am, nice thunder and lightning too.

Yep, did you get the largish hail stones too?

[Norfolk Sheep]

fabulous elevated storm here, the skies are incredible. Booming thunder now and again

[Skeggy Winter Storm]

fabulous elevated storm here, the skies are incredible. Booming thunder now and again

. Yes i can see over norfolk way skies look awesome can here thunder seen fork lightning go straight across sky

[Coast]

Direction can clearly be seen on this animation of the last couple of hours:

 

[weatherobsuk]

Skies going dark to my SW towards Macclesfield currently, nothing showing up on radar though.

[maxemoo]

Chucking it down in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.  Thunder and lightning has been coming and going and rumbling around since about 8.50am!!!

[JK1]

Woke up to thunder this morning, some fork lightning and the rain was so heavy like torrential and the hail was pretty big ( well biggest I've personally seen & got a video of it you can hear bouncing of everything), wasn't expecting it at all so nice surprise!

Edited August 2, 2013 by JK1

[Coast]

Check out Belgium and Holland this afternoon, trip anyone?

 

 

 

 

Widespread tornado threat throughout Northern Europe and a yellow area particularity for East Anglia this afternoon: