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Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards

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Biggin Rising Star

Biggin

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  • Location: Langley Waterside, Beckenham
  • Location: Langley Waterside, Beckenham
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A couple of attempts to cross the channel atm towards SE England.  Full high cloud atm too. Earlier was completely clear sky.

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Windblade Rising Star

Windblade

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  • Location: NW Bexley, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, rain, tornados, funnel clouds and the northern lights
  • Location: NW Bexley, Kent
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Its looking good so far with some storms already broken out. Feels very warm and humid in london right now with hazy sunshine (although I am inside so it probably feels more humid inside than it actually is). Keeping my fingers crossed we get something in bexley this evening (border of london and kent) but at the same time trying not to build up too much hope incase it doesn't happen.

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Nick F Maestro

Nick F

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  • Location: Caterham-on-the-hill, Surrey, 190m asl (home), Heathrow (work)
  • Location: Caterham-on-the-hill, Surrey, 190m asl (home), Heathrow (work)
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Very oppressive feel when I came out the air conned supermarket recently, make out a lot of Ac cas towers shooting up through the haze. Some heavy showers popping on radar now to to S, SW and NW of London, early initiation for a change

 

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weirpig Maestro

weirpig

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  • Location: Kensington
  • Location: Kensington
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22 minutes ago, Staffordshire said:

Not very hopeful at all for my home town today, however things are looking very promising for the SE later on tonight, just wish I had an excuse to drive down there haha, good luck too all chasing and anyone wishing a storm will come to them, could be some pretty lively convection today.

Yep just had a closer look at the forecast seems to be a mainly sotheast affair  however there is  possibilities further west wales into part of the far west midlands  so i wouldnt rule staffordshire out just yet

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Supacell Accomplished

Supacell

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  • Location: Belper, Derbyshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Belper, Derbyshire
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Cells starting to develop in East Wales now along the line of the trough, it is this that I would expect to start spreading gradually into the Midlands this afternoon.

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Chris W Contributor

Chris W

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  • Location: Christchurch, NZ
  • Weather Preferences: Many
  • Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Visiting family in Sunderland at the moment, just watched a big CB going up to the west.  Looking active over western County Durham now.

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P-M Seasoned

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  • Location: Boldon, South Tyneside (Tyne & Wear) 271ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Severe Thunderstorms, Heat (Summer) & Snow in Winter
  • Location: Boldon, South Tyneside (Tyne & Wear) 271ft ASL
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Quick question anyone - I keep hearing the trough down south moving east etc if the trough is causing the storms to develop down there what's causing them to develop further north?  Sorry if this sounds thick!  Aslo if the storms down south move east with the trough what direction will they head in the north? 

 

The storm to the west of me in the north Pennines has really exploded now...

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  • Location: Belper, Derbyshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Belper, Derbyshire
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2 minutes ago, P-M said:

Quick question anyone - I keep hearing the trough down south moving east etc if the trough is causing the storms to develop down there what's causing them to develop further north?  Sorry if this sounds thick!

Lifting caused by the hills, called orographic lifting.

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Gordon Webb Rising Star

Gordon Webb

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  • Location: Bedworth , Warwickshire , 52.475°N 1.477°W
  • Weather Preferences: Dull And Uninteresting Weather
  • Location: Bedworth , Warwickshire , 52.475°N 1.477°W
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3 minutes ago, P-M said:

Quick question anyone - I keep hearing the trough down south moving east etc if the trough is causing the storms to develop down there what's causing them to develop further north?  Sorry if this sounds thick!

Thinks its probably down to hills and higher ground which is giving it a hand in starting there is a term but cannot name it as this time and probably other factors as well

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Windblade Rising Star

Windblade

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  • Location: NW Bexley, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, rain, tornados, funnel clouds and the northern lights
  • Location: NW Bexley, Kent
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3 minutes ago, Chris W said:

Visiting family in Sunderland at the moment, just watched a big CB going up to the west.  Looking active over western County Durham now.

Sorry if I'm being thick here but I see people refer to stuff as CB. What is this in weather speak? Is this short for cumulonimbus?

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Flash bang flash bang etc

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  • Location: Godalming
  • Weather Preferences: Plumes and streamers
  • Location: Godalming
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Well so far so good - at work near Watford and looking to finish at 1:30 if I'm lucky and then it's not far to the M1 / M40 junctions dependant on where I need to go (if anywhere). Have plenty of work to do on my laptop so the plan is to find somewhere open to sit and wait for some action.

I'm open to suggestions for where to go to get the best vantage - ideally I'd like to be out of any heavy rain / hail cores but near enough for the lights and sounds.

I know no-one can predict where storms will be but any well-educated guesses are welcome!

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P-M Seasoned

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  • Location: Boldon, South Tyneside (Tyne & Wear) 271ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Severe Thunderstorms, Heat (Summer) & Snow in Winter
  • Location: Boldon, South Tyneside (Tyne & Wear) 271ft ASL
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3 minutes ago, Chris W said:

Visiting family in Sunderland at the moment, just watched a big CB going up to the west.  Looking active over western County Durham now.

Yep it's literally 20-30 miles west of me - I really ma hoping this baby drifts east!

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  • Location: Boldon, South Tyneside (Tyne & Wear) 271ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Severe Thunderstorms, Heat (Summer) & Snow in Winter
  • Location: Boldon, South Tyneside (Tyne & Wear) 271ft ASL
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1 minute ago, Supacell said:

Lifting caused by the hills, called orographic lifting.

Thanks mate

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  • Location: Belper, Derbyshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Belper, Derbyshire
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1 minute ago, Windblade said:

Sorry if I'm being thick here but I see people refer to stuff as CB. What is this in weather speak? 

A CB is an abbreviation for cumulonimbus (thunder cloud).

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Gordon Webb Rising Star

Gordon Webb

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  • Location: Bedworth , Warwickshire , 52.475°N 1.477°W
  • Weather Preferences: Dull And Uninteresting Weather
  • Location: Bedworth , Warwickshire , 52.475°N 1.477°W
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5 minutes ago, Supacell said:

Cells starting to develop in East Wales now along the line of the trough, it is this that I would expect to start spreading gradually into the Midlands this afternoon.

Take your time trough or race through one or the other lol

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Windblade Rising Star

Windblade

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  • Location: NW Bexley, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, rain, tornados, funnel clouds and the northern lights
  • Location: NW Bexley, Kent
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Just now, Supacell said:

A CB is an abbreviation for cumulonimbus (thunder cloud).

Ah right, thanks mate!

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tomp456

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  • Location: Worthing, West Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Anything unusual
  • Location: Worthing, West Sussex
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Oh Em Gee. I just heard Thunder. 

 

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Noahjoe Apprentice

Noahjoe

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  • Location: Bethnal Green, East London
  • Weather Preferences: Storms of any kind, Snow
  • Location: Bethnal Green, East London
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1 minute ago, tomp456 said:

Oh Em Gee. I just heard Thunder. 

 

Same, I think most of it must be quite elevated. Although the two cells really aren't far away I haven't hear much yet.

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Summer Sun Maestro

Summer Sun

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington
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4 minutes ago, P-M said:

Yep it's literally 20-30 miles west of me - I really ma hoping this baby drifts east!

Seems to be moving very slowly towards Consett at the moment

Quite a few strikes showing from it as well

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Chris W Contributor

Chris W

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  • Location: Christchurch, NZ
  • Weather Preferences: Many
  • Location: Christchurch, NZ
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5 minutes ago, P-M said:

Yep it's literally 20-30 miles west of me - I really ma hoping this baby drifts east!

Moving very slowly east, looks like we're possibly in for some later afternoon/evening action up here!

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tomp456 Seasoned

tomp456

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  • Location: Worthing, West Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Anything unusual
  • Location: Worthing, West Sussex
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1 minute ago, Noahjoe said:

Same, I think most of it must be quite elevated. Although the two cells really aren't far away I haven't hear much yet.

Not expecting much tbh.

Too much high cloud. 

But any thunder is better than no thunder at all. 

 

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