Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[Woodboss]

4 minutes ago, Callie said:

Fingers crossed it’s making a beeline for Beachy Head!

I'm at devil's dyke and it's definitely looking more likely us Sussex lot could see something. Seeing pretty prolific lightning from this one up here!

[Allseasons-Si]

1 minute ago, matt111 said:

There hasn't been much visible on here but that one was just in the right place

 

Recording

 

[Man With Beard]

On the IOW/Portsmouth storm, there were only strikes every 5 minutes or so, now down to every 10 minutes, but they were beauties.

[Vestan]

3 minutes ago, IanieKetchup said:

Does the guy who lived in/near Bedford who could see the south coast still visit the forums? 

No, I think his hot air balloon finally deflated

[viking_smb]

1 minute ago, Allseasons-si said:

Sferics SW of London,anyone see lightning that way?

 

it just popped up on blitzortung

 

[Woodboss]

6 minutes ago, matt111 said:

Looking towards Lee-on-the-Solent

 

Very nice great shot!

[TJS1998Tom]

This ones holding out well as it goes inland 

 

[mike5900]

Lightning very often south of me. 

[Marcus_surfer]

rekon it will pop north of london soon

[jake44]

could this be a kent clipper?

[Andy Bown]

5 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

This ones holding out well as it goes inland 

 

It’s producing beautiful lightning, the kind you would never see in daylight.

Some of the flashes are extending a long way from the cells shown on radar. The anvil must be covering a wide area. 

[Ben Sainsbury]

Rash of cells developing S of Poole/Bournemouth, let's hope a few of these electrify. Would make sense given being in a slightly higher region of instability.

Edited May 15, 2022 by Ben Sainsbury

[Mesoscale]

It feels stormy outhere, not sure if we will get any but I have been looking for soem distant lightning but the cloud cover is too low to see anything. 

[TJS1998Tom]

Should probs go to sleep given I have a driving lesson 7:30am, though forecast suggests storms around then which should make a fun drive

[Ben Sainsbury]

Cell appears to have electrified SE of Reading too.

[MP-R]

4 minutes ago, Andy Bown said:

It’s producing beautiful lightning, the kind you would never see in daylight.

Some of the flashes are extending a long way from the cells shown on radar. The anvil must be covering a wide area. 

I wonder if that’s why the radar looks like there’s a huge out spill of drizzle north of the storms.

[Mapantz]

Just popped up the garden so I could get a view west.

 

[Allseasons-Si]

6 minutes ago, Ben Sainsbury said:

Rash of cells developing S of Poole/Bournemouth, let's hope a few of these electrify. Would make sense given being in a slightly higher region of instability.

They have woken up Ben

Edit:some cells have fired up close to Poole on the latest ppn frame.

 

Edited May 15, 2022 by Allseasons-si

[Mapantz]

Frequent lightning now.

[TJS1998Tom]

I reckon this is going to be the one to watch for many people tonight, moving at a decent pace. Not sure if its getting bigger?

 

[offerman]

Frequent lightning here. Every 4-5 seconds . Sheer lightning at the moment 

[Arnie Pie]

Th

2 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Frequent lightning now.

The new cells Ben mentioned have began to flash

Edited May 15, 2022 by Arnie Pie

[amybonnie98]

Lightning over Southampton about an hour ago 

[TropicThunder]

Really kicking off around the Purbecks now.

[mike5900]

Thunder is constantly rumbling.