Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards

[tomp456]

11 minutes ago, Gordon Webb said:

sure you mean 36c not doubting just clarifying

yep, 36c according to the weather station 

http://www.worthingweather.org/ 

[Windblade]

8 minutes ago, James_southampton said:

Anyone able to help? Posts are flying in so can understand it might of got missed 

Hmm, the forecast for the SE was late afternoon to early evening and we've already had multiple storms develop so you never know. The signs are pointing to it being a good area of convection so far today but whether that remains into this evening we will have to see. I'm hoping for another storm when I get home (I prefer watching them at home for some reason).

I still have infrequent lightning and thunder here in brixton so even if that's the only storm I see today I'm happy with that for a while. :-)

Edited June 7, 2016 by Windblade

[Homerr]

Thunder in Watford and devilishly dark skies

[Bolt from the Blue]

Sun just starting to break through here, but I think it might be too late now for any storms here. 

[Pat Butcher]

Some gorgeous, fat, cauliflower convection bubbling up North and East of here at a rapid pace. No defined Cb shape yet, but can see it visibly rising.

[Allseasons-Si]

6 minutes ago, Polar Maritime said:

Feels very heavy and thundery here, Some towers forming over Manchester Way to the North of me.  Hopefully you can make them out as its rather hazey.

Temp 23c, Dew 11c

Yes PM,managed to get a couple of shots of it,Sowerby bridge way

five minute intervals

 

 

[Daniel*]

A bit of a revival here after going quiet the heavy rain may have abated but not T&L.

Edited June 7, 2016 by Daniel*

[Carl46Wrexham]

25 minutes ago, Nick F said:

Closest CG yet just then, very bright overhead flash and instant shotgun thunder, men working outside digging the road must have got a brief shock!

A brief shock eh? I see what you did there. Let me just get my drum kit out and.....BADUM TSSSS.

[Gordon Webb]

11 minutes ago, ChezWeather said:

Most models showing some precip for the midlands this evening

 

yep they are but would be very surprised if we saw anything like what's battering London

met office just updatest weather for W Midlands shows showers clearing this evening seems to go against their own warnings

West Midlands

Headline:

Showers easing tonight, then sunshine and showers tomorrow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers easing and gradually clearing away this evening leaving a dry night for many. Some clearer spells developing overnight and perhaps some mist developing in prone spots. Minimum Temperature 13°C.

Edited June 7, 2016 by Gordon Webb

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Wow this looks serious

[Carl46Wrexham]

21 minutes ago, Gordon Webb said:

sure you mean 36c not doubting just clarifying

How you doing Gordon? I know you're not a fan of thunderstorms. 

[Delka]

Anyone else looking over at those cells west of Brussels?! They are crazy, 150-200 strikes a minute from them at the moment..

[Gordon Webb]

6 minutes ago, Carl46Wrexham said:

How you doing Gordon? I know you're not a fan of thunderstorms. 

oh fine at the moment the lack of any storms is helping and I hope it just stays that way even if it don't I doubt it would be on the scale of what London has been and is seeing well hopefully anyway

Edited June 7, 2016 by Gordon Webb

[Windblade]

Some beautiful dark cloud pictures there in this thread.

Heading home now. Wonder if I'll see anything this evening? Been a good day for storms so far (the one in brixton is still rumbling every now and then). 

Edited June 7, 2016 by Windblade

[cheese]

12 minutes ago, Davethedog said:

Some gorgeous, fat, cauliflower convection bubbling up North and East of here at a rapid pace. No defined Cb shape yet, but can see it visibly rising.

Yes, some impressive towers. Doubt we'll be getting anything here though - truly a terrible convective year for us so far.

Edited June 7, 2016 by cheese

[Bazza118]

Quite a bit of flash flooding in south London, with many roads impassable. the link below shows the notorious underpass in Wallington that will flood in exceptional rain.

 

http://twitter.com/LondonFire/status/740180840488030208/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

[Gordon Webb]

3 minutes ago, Delka said:

Anyone else looking over at those cells west of Brussels?! They are crazy, 150-200 strikes a minute from them at the moment..

 

yep strikes in France as well , don't know about any lightning though

[Carl46Wrexham]

Just now, Gordon Webb said:

oh fine at the mment that lack of any storms is helping and I hope it just stays that way even if it don't I doubt it would be on the scale of what London has been and is seeing

But you've still got that sense of dread in the pit of your stomach at the thought of one coming near you. I know what that's like from when they used to freak me out.

[Hector the Convector]

2 minutes ago, Delka said:

Anyone else looking over at those cells west of Brussels?! They are crazy, 150-200 strikes a minute from them at the moment..

Yes indeed! They are in a different league aren't they....(ESTOFEX level 2!). One day i'll go chasing out there..has to be done! Anyhow back to the UK...some convection just starting to the east of my location..fingers crossed for south central later on

[Gordon Webb]

1 minute ago, Carl46Wrexham said:

But you've still got that sense of dread in the pit of your stomach at the thought of one coming near you. I know what that's like from when they used to freak me out.

oh yeah I'm still like that , not going to relax for a few hours yet

[Allseasons-Si]

Some developments W of Manchester now.

[Pat Butcher]

6 minutes ago, cheese said:

Yes, some impressive towers. Doubt we'll be getting anything here though - truly a terrible convective year for us so far.

Agreed - that tower looks like a Harrogate job.

Judging by the way the Burnley cell just sat there for a couple of hours, I'd suggest that unless something develops on top of your head, you may get a distant light show at best.

[Martin Auld]

It seems whatever storms the uk can produce on a given day look terrible compared to what the rest of Europe can produce it's frustrating I need some of those storms

[MP-R]

Well at least the sun has been out a bit more here - can't see much happening in the near future though!

[Hurricane Debby]

Check this out - cars totally submerged in flash floods in Wallington !!!

 

http://www.lbc.co.uk/flash-flooding-in-london-sees-car-submerged-131842