Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards

[Bolt from the Blue]

6 hours ago, StormChaseUK said:

If I was a betting man I would go for Malvern and Milton Keynes today.

Well done that man 

[Mapantz]

5 minutes ago, Julesthecat said:

Central London this afternoon

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Thanks Jules - Nice capture!

[Gord]

Lots of development to the west and south of here. Suddenly looking very promising!

[cheese]

12 minutes ago, Love Snow said:

Very humid in Leeds cloudier sky's now but amazingly the sun is still sneaking through 

Yes the sun has just made an appearance here. Still plenty of towering clouds to the west and south west. Holding out for something later but by this point I doubt anything will happen.

[Dami]

never seen it quite as dark here, no rain as yet.

more thunder, wasn't expecting this!

the sky above me isn't the kind you wanna be under, moving everywhich way.

Edited June 7, 2016 by Dami

[Darren Bown]

Showers are developing quickly. Tiny shower N of Birmingham has just produced a Sferic. Wasn't there 5 mins ago.

[Allseasons-Si]

Sferic north of brummy,could be false but you never know with how quick these cells are firing up.

[Mapantz]

Precip models keen on keeping something going in to the late evening..

 

[weirpig]

1 minute ago, Darren Bown said:

Showers are developing quickly. Tiny shower N of Birmingham has just produced a Sferic. Wasn't there 5 mins ago.

Bingo thunder I'm happy now lol

[Raidan]

Think im going to put on a indian head dress and some face paint then go outside and rain dance cant deal with these sultry conditions anymore.

[Mountain Snow]

Storm number two incoming. I'll never get this grass cut!

[alexisj9]

10 minutes ago, Speedway Slider said:

Hi, what I meant was do you have a gizmo that tells you if a strike is - or + or are you saying it's - or + based on the way the strike looks, or ? 

I see lightning, but can not be absolutely sure if it was a positive or negative strike, or can you tell the difference just by the way the strike looked ?

It's not the look its the sound. Positive strick are the ones that make things shake and set off car alarms.

[Pursuer of Storms]

A very mean-looking cell to my east at the moment. Just let out a big boom as I was typing the first sentence. There was a shelf cloud visible a few minutes ago but it has been obscured by the haze. 

[STORMGUY]

i said that when they reach Birmingham they go flash bang wallop and i was right

Edited June 7, 2016 by STORMGUY

[Tempest]

A nice little cooling breeze here in lochmaben, much more manageable, especially for my old dog.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

I've been sitting at a pub car park at Slip End for over an hour. EPIC

[Mr_ Nexus]

And we're off

[Allseasons-Si]

Cell firing up just to the west of me

[MattTarrant]

Nothing here as expected but temperatures have reached 24/25 so its excellent.

[Carl46Wrexham]

Firing near Kidderminster. As for MK/Belford storm...very impressive.

[Gord]

Nice little cell popped up southwest of here and has wasted no time in producing thunder.

The next hour or two are our time for storms I reckon!

[SnowJoke]

Guys in the path watch the storm leaving Milton Keynes. It has a wall cloud on it with rotation, lightning is constant and the thunder is like nothing I've heard before. Sounds incredibly powerful and so deep and booming.

[Darren Bown]

Can confirm the Sferic in Merseyside isn't real.

[Costa Del Fal]

Very warm and still here but just hearing the first rumbles of thunder to my west. 

[Darren Bown]

The wind is cold here, yet humidity has gone up from 50%-60%.