Storm Reports - Thursday 12th August 2004

[lightningminx]

A few rumbles of thunder and one heavy shower since my last post.

Nothing substantial yet but plenty cloud building up.

[simonlap]

1st storm and thunder at 13.36 Hrs, again at 14.20 Hrs, and at 16.40 and now at 17.05 Hrs, lots of electrical activity and thunder. Tried to get some shots off the digi video camera but it needs setting up by the manual for that I think, no luck yet in capturing some amazing lightning. Localised flooding in Coventry due to amount of rain in short time, some roads impassable in city centre and east Coventry.

[akingsho]

The storm has now moved on heading North East from High Wycombe... PK that is in your direction I think.

Angela

[Tim B]

Storm here right now!

There has been a few flashes and some loud rumbles.

[rob_weiss]

Constant drooning thunder in the distance here, occasional rain, getting breezy and dark now.

Here's a picture, I just took while out on my mountain bike, I'm hoping it will come my way and not just pass by.

[matty8]

Just had a big storm. Gusty winds, constant loud thunder and hail. Lasted about 15 minutes.

[Sonia G]

Have another storm approaching 1 loud rumble

[Supercell]

Cannot believe the amount of activity there has been. Its been thundering on and off all day

4 storms so far

CG lightning has been the highlight

[DeathStyler]

Constant Thunder now and it seems to be getting closer too! No rain as of yet, but it seems iminent now that we will see some hefty precipitation at some point in the near future.

[Bottesford]

Ive had rumbles & nothing more! Its brightened up now too...

[Tim B]

I just got the fright of my life a few minutes ago!

A CG discharge came down less than a couple of hundred meters from me!

It scared me half to death, I am still shaking from it now.

It scared my brother half to death as well.

I unplugged everything promptly after that.

Though the electrical activity seems to have died down here, for now anyway.

So I am ok to talk on here.

I saw it through the kitchen window just as I had made my cup of tea.

It was amazing, this bolt of pure white and blue light and this instant explosion.

I won't forget that in a hurry!

Having seen no structured lightning this year until yesterday, and complained about it.

It's kind of ironic.

[coffee23]

Hi,

Just been Thundering here, Think i got some pics.

If i did get any good pics were do i post the link ?

Please PM me the answer someone.

[DaveT]

Had torrential rain for about 25 minutes and a few rumbles of thunder... storm has intensified further but moved off now... There's constant rumbling coming from my north now (guess the storm is probably between Cheltenham and Tewkesbury somewhere)... unfortunately the "lightning picture" I'm still sorely after has escaped me again... had my finger on the 'fire' button, AF set, but my camera went into power save mode just as the lightning flashed! ... since then there's been no visible CG lightning although there's still constant loud thunder from the storm. Only wish this were a night storm... I'd lock the cam on a 8 second exposure and just keep taking pics for an hour or so hoping that I'd get a shot! Maybe my lightning shot just isn't meant to be... still, on the bright side, before the storm broke I got some nice convection pictures to go in my gallery later!

[johnholmes]

Hi

Wow, that was a pretty good electrical storm, rain quite heavy but nothing like earlier this afternoon. Thunder and lightning as good as any I have seen in a few years; had to disconnect for a time. Storm started about 1915 its now clearing north and west. Lightning seemed mostly c-c but must have been some c-g judging from the almost instantaneous and very loud cracks. Lightning every 10-15 secs for a time.

jh

[runboy]

Storm over Norwich now. Clouds are amazing, so dark grey!

[Sonia G]

Cool electrical storm went by me (that one was bad)

[matty8]

Just had 2 other storms. Some very loud thunder. Hail and gusty winds.

[Bottesford]

Big storm passing a few miles from here- can see big flashes in the distance (but no thunder). Coming at the rate of 2-3 per minute!

[Darren Bown]

I got a video clip from a fairly measly storm of an IC, if anyone can PM me about trying to get it up?

Had 1 storm, not very big with some thunder and lightning, and it's lightning now, but no thunder, mostly to south and east.

[Paul Sherman]

Don't know wether to add 1 to my total or what??

Had an impressive Ts at Norwich at 8Pm whilst on the Norfolk Broads today. Any ideas anyone, if it's any consolation my home town of Rayleigh had a storm today also.

Paul Sherman

[Tim]

Thunderstorm here around midday. in work at the time so couldnt see it that well but I was told there was good lightning

[Andy Bown]

Don't know wether to add 1 to my total or what??

Had an impressive Ts at Norwich at 8Pm whilst on the Norfolk Broads today. Any ideas anyone, if it's any consolation my home town of Rayleigh had a storm today also.

Paul Sherman

No :!: , you've had too many already

And definitely not 2 to the total

[Paul Sherman]

I'll take that to mean 1 then Mr Bown

Paul Sherman

[PB22]

A bit late I know, but saw a fantastic CC lightning display to my west during Thursday evening with some tremendous flashes lighting up the whole cloud and clearly showing the Anvil structure it had! :lol: