Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[Frosty hollows]

15 minutes ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

Apparently in the central midlands it was going to strengthen around the early morning hours.

They are moving N/NE

Not sure about that.  There's no potential I'm convinced about

[weatherobsuk]

The best chance for the North/NW will be from 10am onwards into the afternoon where thundery-showers/multicells are expected to initiate across the spine of the Pennines. I'm haplessly staying up most of the night anyway in-case there's a brief weather window to view the Lunar Eclipse although that's not looking too likely at this time.

[The Tall Weatherman]

3 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

Not sure about that.  There's no potential I'm convinced about

Convective weather suggested it and also my weather stations humidity skyrocketed and the lightning maps supported me but maybe your right

[Woodboss]

Back at devil's dyke in West Sussex again after traveling to Seaford,saw a few decent strike's but the distant lightning show continues. Looking at radar I'm going to be in-between storm's again so may have to call it soon. For those in Dorset seems like you hit the jackpot so well done to you folks down there tonight !!

[offerman]

This is absolutely brilliant and it’s going mental as I speak

It’s worth watching this even though I’ve Gotta get up early for work I will stay up as long as this is around

 

been a good few years since we had storms like this I think 2018

 

I have lots more pictures that I will put up tomorrow from the other camera 

[Andy Bown]

Absolutely ground shaking thunder! Must have been a close CG. Very fast moving storm!

[ChannelThunder]

What an insanely good night down here, and there are STILL yet more storms brewing. Sadly, my camera batteries are all dead and I have work in the morning! Photos will be uploaded on here tomorrow, got some good ones

[Eagle Eye]

Nothing good as of yet but a few flickers a while ago, cell I was watching seems to have lost its lightning activity now though 

[matt111]

Don't try sleeping whatever you do! Now got flashes and a few rumbles to the east. Probably won't last long here as it's moving away but it's certainly been an active night 

[Lu.]

I think the whole of Portsmouth has just been woken BOOM 

[Ben Sainsbury]

@Supacell Still in Selsey?  Still a fair bit of lightning nearby.

[weatherobsuk]

Just seen one flash of lightning between the clouds looking East towards the Chesterfield cell, I gave it 10 minutes but haven't seen anything else yet.

[Derbyshire_snow]

9 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Just seen one flash of lightning between the clouds looking East towards the Chesterfield cell, I gave it 10 minutes but haven't seen anything else yet.

I Am just to the North East of Chesterfield not seen any lightning or heard any thunder but the rain is torrential here and has been for the last 15 minutes.

[Cheshire Freeze]

30 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Just seen one flash of lightning between the clouds looking East towards the Chesterfield cell, I gave it 10 minutes but haven't seen anything else yet.

Something firing up down towards the Welsh Marches too

[Daffy]

Brief downpour,wind and hail here

[Cableguy]

Nice little active storm just passed through here, frequent lightning and booming thunder, great to see.

[The Tall Weatherman]

I stayed up for nothing tonight for goodness sake!  Now I’ll have to wait till   Wednesday night which Looks prolific on the models.

[Row w]

Morning fellow storm lovers hope some of you caught some storms last night was hoping to wake up to one but nothing apart from heavy rain, currently heavy rain here now

[Ben Sainsbury]

39 minutes ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

I stayed up for nothing tonight for goodness sake!  Now I’ll have to wait till   Wednesday night which Looks prolific on the models.

Need to be careful about getting carried away for Wednesday night as this looks primarily a SE England event. Regardless, as I see it today the majority of the models have a large MCS ploughing NE across SE England. Decent instability, Strong Shear, Steep Lapse Rates all a recipe for a cracking event, but as always these have a tendency to shift eastwards. But one to keep an eye on as we're only 48-72 hours out.

Edited May 16, 2022 by Ben Sainsbury

[Row w]

Just looking on the met office weather app and apparently there's some for Telford this afternoon, I know that'll all change by lunchtime can only get my hopes up, not seen decent storm action here since 2020

[Andy Bown]

I think it’s fair to say that I wasn’t expecting a night like that! Even had my nearly 6 year old son join me at the window a few times!

Ironically the heaviest rain of the night came later than the storms.

Now a claggy, muggy, misty morning.

[Biggin]

Nothing here all night. :{

[Eagle Eye]

Here's the total event since Saturday night then.

Saturday into Yesterday 

Yesterday into Today 

 

[SteveB]

14 minutes ago, Biggin said:

Nothing here all night. :{

Nothing here period!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Few rumbles back at home overnight. West was indeed best, but did see a little bit of action down at Butser as stuff rolled in.

With hindsight maybe wasn’t worth the trip, but all the right signals were there and my location was the only miscalculation.

At least those in the west got something and it wasn’t a total bust