Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[weatherobsuk]

Pondering if it's worth heading up to the top of Holme Moss in a bit to see anything that might cross into the NE at around midnight, a expansive view all the way out across the Sheffield plain (and beyond) but the cloud-base would be a limiting factor.

[Harry's House]

Frequent sheet lightning now to S/SW'ly.

[LeeRoyxD]

 

[cheesytola]

Any action expected to hit South Yorkshire? I'm bricking it lol

[Mapantz]

Plenty of lightning, so the cloudtops must be very tall..

[Man With Beard]

Lightning confirmed in sight of Fareham

[Eagle Eye]

@MapantzConvective Weather has suggested Storm heights of around 40,000 feet due to their cloud tops being roughly-70°C.

Edited May 18, 2022 by Eagle Eye

[viking_smb]

Just now, Mapantz said:

Plenty of lightning, so the cloudtops must be very tall..

nice shot

[Woodboss]

The view from up here at devil's dyke is phenomenal!! Almost constant lightning in the distance and heading straight in my direction!

[Rufus Butterfield]

Just now, cheesytola said:

Any action expected to hit South Yorkshire? I'm bricking it lol

It’s probably not very likely but within the realm of possibility. I really hope so tho

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

3 minutes ago, Harry said:

That super active line is going to miss me to my south so I’m hoping those infill storms can get going and the super active line doesn’t hog all the juice

That’s the danger  

[bellanite]

Almost continuous now

[Saint coolio]

Was about to post that it’s fizzling here in the test valley then got a strike a mile away…

have a bit of elevation here, and for a while views of three storm systems including the beast

[matt111]

Still great on the one I posted earlier but this one also looks good now 

 

[Dbarb]

Cloud tops of 40,000 are pretty standard for summer storms are they not? Remember a few years back a storm had really high tops can't remember how high

[LeeRoyxD]

you could cut the air with a knife it's so still in Seaford atm 

[Woollymummy]

Getting my son into watching storms, a nice one passed by from Witney to Oxford, here is a snippet.

[Met4Cast]

tOnIgHt WiLl PrObAbLy Be A fLoP

Nope!

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, Dbarb said:

Cloud tops of 40,000 are pretty standard for summer storms are they not? Remember a few years back a storm had really high tops can't remember how high

Guess its still quite impressive for this time of year with just being the start of Summer, think the other year or two big storms didnt occur till June/July unless I'm mistaken. I remember one year when storms struggled to even get across the channel 

[viking_smb]

Just now, Met4Cast said:

tOnIgHt WiLl PrObAbLy Be A fLoP

Nope!

looks def squall line.

[minus10]

9 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Plenty of lightning, so the cloudtops must be very tall..

Just.......WOW..

[Super_Uwe]

Wow! We are in Kingsbridge, South Devon.

Have a clear view east as we are fairly high up and I can see the flashes of those storms from here! Cloud tops must be very, very high.

That's got to be at least 100-120 miles away

[Man With Beard]

Strikes every 10-20 seconds towards the SW from where I am, not far away

[Azazel]

Got the camera out and killed the storm. Make sure you guys to the east get some great pics! 

[Vortex3929]

37 minutes ago, Lauren said:

That'd be a direct hit for me although the North Downs are a pain in the weeble for shielding Medway.

It's a shame these storms aren't coming directly from the south as Maidstone appears to have its own microclimate and generates good energy for storms! Given these storms should be elevated in nature, the downs shouldn't really be an issue I think.  To be at the top of blue Bell Hill would be a nice view