Convective / Storm Discussion - 30th March 2014 onwards

[Raidan]

Probably will be Paul but I prefer to wait to see what happens first before calling it.Just been watching a storm on Earthcam off the coast of Lauderdale got pretty active as it moved away and will probably be the only lightning I will see today but can hope something happens here later.

[Cloud 10]

Some strikes showing up north of Norwich from a thin band of precip.

 

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Most of the rain is diving south away from the uk there is a t storm firing on the near contains moving east but at this rate majority of the south is going to stay dry...

[A.J]

Morning Luke, have a look at the radar now bud, things are starting to happen....I'm not that great at geography but there's the odd sferic detection in your neck of the woods?

[Chris K]

Some sporadic sferics being detected in the SE near the coast and with the main band of precipitation not due until later this afternoon/evening, there may be a few lucky people, if rather hit and miss.

Seems a bit too weak personally but you never know...

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Kaboom!! 3 lovely purple flashes and cracking thunder!!!

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Oh wow really spoilt! Loads of purple flashes and orange !! Ground shaking thunder

[Costa Del Fal]

Sun breaking through at times here now so hopefully we can tap into some convective energy but it probably will be too cloudy still as usual in this set up.

[Supacell]

Met office are showing bands of showers pushing westwards this afternoon, I would not be surprised to see some thunder and lightning associated with these. If they come north then I may get a last minute chase out of it, but currently everything too far south for me to consider chasing.

[Nick L]

A reasonable thunderstorm, several flashes and thunder claps. Nothing spectacular but pleasing nonetheless. 

[Supercell 89]

Very lovely loud and crackly storm just passed through Reading very nice to wake up to

[A.J]

yay!...thunder & lightning here!

[NUT]

The other half down in Bramley, Guildford is saying she got a storm :winky:

[Chris K]

yay!...thunder & lightning here!

Ohh not that far away then really and seemingly heading in my direction..Start doing some storm dancing please AJ to keep it going!

[A.J]

nice little storm....elevated in nature with some bright flashes of lightning and around 20 rumbles, 2 of which were almost overhead. This little complex is maintaining strength and trundling westwards towards Bristol....Radar shows more thundery rain developing over the south east with embedded sferics

 

 

edit....recent sferic detections © netweather.tv

 

Edited April 20, 2014 by ajpoolshark

[Costa Del Fal]

Send them this way please.

[Bobby]

Rumbles of thunder here and heavy rain, gone very dark.

 

Flashes of lightning now and big booming thunder!

Edited April 20, 2014 by Bobby

[Raidan]

Not given up hope yet but I'm edging more towards nothing will happen here today.

[legritter]

Any action seems to be hit and miss but a few locations doing well for action ,we did have a long rumble about an hour ago .a pulse of v hvy rain around hampshire dorset area which could hit other areas further west and n west ,but still developing situation, plenty of possible chances to come over coming days so fingers crossed ,bring it on ,cheers all .

[Candice]

Couple of high based rumbles at about 730am

[Raidan]

Just had a warning of lightning near my area on my phone hoping something happens just been nothing but rain so far.

[dave48]

Notable RF rates across the south currently with sharp forced ascent ahead of the cold front, resulting in sporadic lightning over Wilts where deeper convection develops.  Assessment yesterday holding up in that respect, though didn't anticipate t'storm activity earlier on today.  Severe convective risk still exists with favorable wind fields and continued forcing from the CF over the next few hours.

 

Awaiting the squall line, should come through here in the next 20 minutes or so.

 

You can really see the low level convergence below.

 

www.xcweather.co.uk

 

Edit: An observation, Winds still from a N direction here, with the clouds rushing south. Will be interesting to see it change as the line goes through.

Edited April 20, 2014 by dave48

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Quite a few big storms out over Germany at the moment, I'm thinking later this evening they may possibly reach the Netherlands coastline and become engaged with the cold front?

[dave48]

Very heavy rain and one rumble of thunder...takes this year to 5 days with thunder here.

 

EDIT: Second loud boom.

Edited April 20, 2014 by dave48

[Raidan]

Think the lighting warning app I use likes winding me up gone off twice now yet nothing is or has happened.