Storm & Convective Discussion - 20th August 2015 onwards

[Harry]

Has anyone posted this from yesterday?

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/tornado-spotted-in-kent-42169/

Tornado/funnel cloud observed in Herne Bay, Kent yesterday afternoon.

The timing does coincide with a thunderstorm I was watching over that area on blitzortung.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Harry

[Costa Del Fal]

Members local to Stourbridge, Halesowen and North Worcestershire last Saturday will remember seeing the beautiful wall cloud structure form a rapidly developing storm last Saturday evening.

It was particularly well seen around Cradley Heath, Quarry Bank and Halesowen it seemed. The Stourbridge News has a story on it too. Interestingly someone has a video of what they believe was a brief funnel cloud associated with this, observing rotation going on within the cloud. Currently waiting to see this video but if so, it will certainly add to the events last Saturday. Probably one of the only funnel clouds occurring that day?

[Ben Sainsbury]

Before I say anything taken at a pinch of salt and can easily change. However GFS 18z looking very interesting, to begin temperatures reaching 27-30'c potentially across more SE England and East Anglia, 25'c further west. CAPE and Li values seem to be on the increase from previous run, which seem to be quite widespread across England values reaching values of 1500 max. 850hpa temps seem to cover England in 15'c, maybe skimming 20'c across far southern areas. Precipitation wise a band of storms seems possible Saturday night into Sunday morning and again more strong storms seem possible in the afternoon in Central and Eastern areas. Just my take on it. But will most likely change.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Ben Sainsbury

[Allseasons-Si]

As it stands,there is potential for storms this sunday,i am driving to Scarborough that morning for a couple of days and so there may be good viewing out to sea

 

still 5 days away though,lets see how this one pans out.

[dec10snow]

Am I right in saying there does seem to be some sort of squall line feature within this front? Looking at met office precip forecast map, it seems that way?

[littlemissy]

Persistant heavy rain and very gusty winds here .............

[ancientsolar]

Wales, torrential rain here with gusty wind..

[dragon falls]

Just woke me up the squall the wind and rain hitting the roof and windows

[Speedway Slider]

Would that squall line be the narrow pink/purple line going from top right to the bottom left at the from of the main rain band?

See attached rain alarm screen grab.....

[cobbett]

Encountered that squall driving to Southampton - pretty nasty !

[johnholmes]

certainly very heavy rain on it here around 0550-0600, the maximum fall rate at 0556 of 106.6mm per hour, total rain 13.0mm

[vladthemert]

interesting morning Tony Gilbert reporting.  bowing line in the south around Portsmouth.   In Lincolnshire some woke to high winds a lot rain with sustained S shape convection.

[Rain123]

The wind is mental here. Also very large drops of rain. Looks like a squall line is incoming.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

absolute biblical rain here.. lots of surface water

 

RAIN123 no wind here what so ever and I mean not even a gust... Very strange!!

[weathertoski]

absolute biblical rain here.. lots of surface water

 

RAIN123 no wind here what so ever and I mean not even a gust... Very strange!!

Looking at the radar there could be some serious rainfall totals in our neck of the woods!

[cobbett]

Incredible squall again in Southampton ! Have fun all those to the NE of this

[Rain123]

absolute biblical rain here.. lots of surface water

 

RAIN123 no wind here what so ever and I mean not even a gust... Very strange!!

I am still in new Milton and not in ash vale, but the wind is so strong that the rain is going sideways!

Looks to be clearing now.

[ChezWeather]

We had some intense rain around 5:30 this morning

[Rain123]

I think it has stopped here.

[cobbett]

Never seen anything like it here in Southampton - everybody's stopped working to peer out the windows and take pics  lol

[Rustynailer]

I am just about to enter the squall zone again. Looks like it will have vicious winds as it is a thin line on the NW radar, sky going dark now...Eeeek  Biblical for the third time today by the looks on said radar.

August monsoon....

[Guest]

We had some intense rain around 5:30 this morning

Ah, that's what woke me up!

[Nick L]

This is way more interesting than boring blue skies

[Hodgheg]

Hopefully this squall will hold together as it passes here. Camera at the ready. The clouds are racing across the sky at the moment.

Edited August 26, 2015 by John Hodgson

[Azazel]

Has anyone posted this from yesterday?

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/tornado-spotted-in-kent-42169/

Tornado/funnel cloud observed in Herne Bay, Kent yesterday afternoon.

The timing does coincide with a thunderstorm I was watching over that area on blitzortung.

 

That second picture is definitely a rainshaft. First one is pretty interesting though.

 

Squall just passed through here with some fairly impressive rain