Convective Reports: Wednesday 04th August 2004

[PB22]

Another busy day expected.

Please post your convective reports and observations in this thread only.

Thanks.

[Eddy Storm]

The haze and gloom is gradually lifting and now looking very ominous to my south/southeast..convection is going into overdrive again as it does in these sort of conditions.

An all or nothing day again today

[Paul R]

I doubt the storms today (if there are any, and by the looks of it there will be) will be as widespread as yesterday. Could possibly be as intense as yesterdays depending on how quick convection occurs.

[Michael Fishermans Friend]

In Burnham yesterday at around 6.00pm there was loud thunder but no lightning as reported by my other half and brief torrential rain, I was in Colchester at the time and was expecting the same storm to move north and effect the Colchester area some 30 minutes to an hour later but only received moderate precipitation but no lightning/Thunder although conditions were very humid.

[WeatherGod]

It seems that the BBC went a little over-the-top today, seeing as a vast majority of the storms they forecast across the Southeast failed to materialise. :roll:

[badwind]

got lightning to my south here in london

[Craig Smith]

had thunder and lightning in distance for about half an hour last night between 10.00 and 10.30. No rain but an impressive viewing

[Lynxus]

I have a storm to my south, MASSIVE CB and can hear thunder in teh distance

[Paul]

Storm here now - just a few rumbles of thunder but hailing and gusty winds... If this one moves north its going to be huge...

[Great Plum]

Shame we aren't getting the real thing here eh Paul?

I'm getting the rain and rumbles in Dorking at the mo!

[Supercell]

Update on midlands MCS:

Here in Rugby we are in the fourth quieter interlude. Just thunder and a bit of IC. Storm still looks like producing more. Its lasted nearly 2 hours

[relayer5034]

from 1500 hrs until 1700 hrs Gatwick area saw prolonged thundery activity and steady

rainfall.No cloud to ground lightning spotted but plenty of cloud to cloud activity.

Another (brief) storm around 1800 lasting approx 20 mins with heavy rain and some small hail. Skies this evening clear thus far. At last - some thunder at Gatwick - hooray !!!