Storm & Convective Discussion - 01/09/14 onwards

[Greeny]

I guess it's elevated by its intensity. It really is the BIGGEST cell in Europe right now. I would be a bit scared under that lot. I guess we will hear on the media what's gone on, but I suspect it will be like last night and this morning in parts of the south.

Don't chase without great care in your car. People have died over here in France the last few days in vehicles in flash flooding. Please be careful...but enjoy...

 

Yes I will definitely take care, thanks Spikecollie,

[cloudsabove]

Frustration! Suddenly realised the cell was approaching and as it grew and changed it rumbled away - no lightning seen. Wind blowing in wrong direction here so nothing happening over my location, usual track taken up and over Bury St Edmunds (they must be getting a right pasting) and up towards Norwich and Norfolk. This side of Ipswich, bone dry and no clouds above us or near us. Not able to go after it so took some pics as it went by.

 

 

 

 

[lassie23]

Frustration! Suddenly realised the cell was approaching and as it grew and changed it rumbled away - no lightning seen. Wind blowing in wrong direction here so nothing happening over my location, usual track taken up and over Bury St Edmunds (they must be getting a right pasting) and up towards Norwich and Norfolk. This side of Ipswich, bone dry and no clouds above us or near us. Not able to go after it so took some pics as it went by.

Nice photos, even though you were on the edge of the storm!

[poseidon]

Frustration! Suddenly realised the cell was approaching and as it grew and changed it rumbled away - no lightning seen. Wind blowing in wrong direction here so nothing happening over my location, usual track taken up and over Bury St Edmunds (they must be getting a right pasting) and up towards Norwich and Norfolk. This side of Ipswich, bone dry and no clouds above us or near us. Not able to go after it so took some pics as it went by.

 

 

There's a long line of tall Cbs stretching right down Braintree way, from that storm, and a second anvil trying to form. Can actually see this building on the radar now as well in front of my eyes. Sky is nasty over that way and getting rather dark here.

Edited September 19, 2014 by poseidon

[Tom Jarvis]

can see a huge tower going up to my east right now but looks too far away to chase

[pinball wizard]

usual track taken up and over Bury St Edmunds (they must be getting a right pasting).

Yup we are, or rather we were, it's eased off now. Shame it didn't come at night but beggars can't be choosers!

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

I'm in North Norfolk and saw the towers from Norwich airport about 5:00, then lovely and sunny for 10 miles whereas home is in murk off the sea, apparently been misty all day

[Norfolk Sheep]

WEll over an hour's worth of thunder, mostly CC lightning but getting more visible now. Really slow moving though, it's obviously been stuck on the M11 

[Hellboy]

There's been a strike on the north of the Hoo peninsula. Here's hoping something might pop up here soon.

[Allseasons-Si]

Somethings er!!! cooking up in the channel,big time.

 

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Edited September 19, 2014 by Allseasons-si

[poseidon]

Somethings er!!! cooking up in the channel,big time.

 

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Appeared from nowhere. Seems very active -lightningmaps.org is having trouble keeping up.

Edited September 19, 2014 by poseidon

[Allseasons-Si]

Appeared from nowhere. Seems very active.

Yeh!,it went from nothing to somethimg big in a matter of minutes.

 

also,a cell is firing up north of Peterbrough

 

700 post's yey.

Edited September 19, 2014 by Allseasons-si

[Norfolk Sheep]

That flippin' Norfolk storm is bigger than some of the continental European ones...it's wasted! None of the METARs in the area are reporting anything. That's not surprising though...they say scattered showers when they should say VCTS!!!

Sorry, was too busy enjoying it plus Interweb was AWOL  Nothing uber scary but lasted for almost 2hrs -  one of my Aussie shepherds was looking at the sky and getting fidgety at 4pm ish, so he was right Incredibly slow moving as well, just the right amount of rain, nothing torrential, constant thunder for most of the time, mostly CCs but the odd CG now and again

[Staffordshire]

Something 'kicking up a storm' in the channel

[A.J]

a quick heads up for central southern regions.....on the Points West forecast, Ian Fergusson (fergieweather) has alluded to the chance of thunderstorms developing over the next few hours in the west country & south Midlands tracking eastwards on or near the M4 corridor........nothing showing up currently on radar as such, but according to his forecast it's in the next hour or to that things may start to happen

Edited September 19, 2014 by ajpoolshark

[Tom Jarvis]

wow can see the storm flashing in the channel seen mutiple anvil crallers

[Staffordshire]

Whilst being here i thought id mention what a poor season this has been for me, i could even call it terrible: a quick glimpse of a distant storm July 17th, then an over night storm i slept through on the 18th due to being shattered after staying up the night before at a charity event. So a bad snow season 13/14 and a bad storm season 14, lets hope 14/15 winter doesn't go the same way!

 

anyone got a link for live webcam to see storm in channel?

Edited September 19, 2014 by Staffordshire

[Sno' problem]

New sferics kicking off near Hastings and just SE of Maidstone. 

Feels so close here right now, it feels like something big might be building.

 

Plus the storm in the Channel is clicking away constantly:

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

 

And here's hoping for you Staffordshire... You could just get what you wish for! 

Edited September 19, 2014 by Sno' problem

[Staffordshire]

Haha cheers scotty! Keeping optimistic! Looks like you stand a good chance going by what ian has said on points west, good luck

[Chris K]

Seems to be some showers developing over Wales? Personally I am not sure if they will amount to much, but perhaps something to keep an eye on as they drift East through tonight? 

[Hirudine]

Some beautiful photos of the lightning from last night's storms on the BBC News website;

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29273833

[Karl83]

Seems to be some showers developing over Wales? Personally I am not sure if they will amount to much, but perhaps something to keep an eye on as they drift East through tonight? 

Ian F did say that there was a risk of more storms tonight as the night progresses but it seems more towards the Gloucester way. I'm hoping it they will be further south anyway.

 

Have you been through your footage yet?

[Chris K]

Ian F did say that there was a risk of more storms tonight as the night progresses but it seems more towards the Gloucester way. I'm hoping it they will be further south anyway.

 

Have you been through your footage yet?

 

Yes got some shots but are a bit out of focus and going to try tidy them up. I'm going to go through some of the videos I also took to see if I can get a more decent screengrab or two. (Probably try upload tomorrow as I am out tonight)

Edited September 19, 2014 by Chris K

[EML Network]

What the hell is going on off the channel here, probably somewhere around Eastbourne ??

 

There's a party in the sky, I have never seen so much lightning in my whole life, but it's all happening in the clouds and there's no thunder, but my god it's amazing to see. 

[Hellboy]

There seems to be a few 'false positive' strikes showing up on the lightning map at the moment in Kent and Sussex. The strikes show up and then dissapear within a few minutes instead of the usual 60. 

The stuff over the channel right now is unbelievably slow moving.