Storms and Convective discussion - 20th March 2023 onwards

[Azazel]

Train of cells to the south of Whitchurch looks really mean. Can see flashes every so often but can’t get to a good vantage point.

[stainesbloke]

Some really big Cb’s around Heathrow

[Thunders]

still nothing

[Eagle Eye]

6 minutes ago, Raindrops said:

@Eagle Eye On a serious note, have you noticed how the mass of the thunderstorms that started from the west is now interacting with the system from the south? Is this part of the warning, do you think? I have noticed the storms are moving slower and in somewhat a different direction, or not moving at all.

Pretty sure its why the warning is there yeah.

[RebsAbbo]

Just got home having driven through heavy rain showers, & we have thunder here!!! No lightening see though & feels like it could be just passing by….

[poseidon]

Gone very dark here. Looks like squall line inbound.

[Sparkiee storm]

Clearer skies out West leading to yet more convection, seeing the top of a cell just to the south of Shrewsbury i think that popped up out of nowhere in the space of 5 minutes. No lightning on it yet though.

 

Edited May 9, 2023 by Sparkiee storm

[Saint coolio]

My dad messaged me that the sky in south cambs looks like Independence Day.  Sadly he’s too inept with technology to share a photo.

[Raindrops]

Just now, Eagle Eye said:

Pretty sure its why the warning is there yeah.

Areas of interest in red, sorry for the bad editing skills.

Worth keeping an eye on, probably for rainfall amounts.

 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

8 minutes ago, Azazel said:

Train of cells to the south of Whitchurch looks really mean. Can see flashes every so often but can’t get to a good vantage point.

Yea they are just to the north of me. I can hear them and it's raining here still. I'm literally right on the edge now though 

 

[Freeze]

49 minutes ago, matt111 said:

I’ve lost the nice view to the north as a load of mist has suddenly come in off the sea. It was looking nice still before then though as it has done for a lot of the afternoon. Still dry here. 

That's just rolled through here too, gone quite cold all of a sudden and wind picked up, view to the north has disappeared. wonder if this will help fuel or kill the storms inland?

[TropicThunder]

Disappointing day here as everything has just been out of reach to the north, but good to see so much activity countrywide from home grown storms.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Sun is hot now. Lots happening to my SW …

 

to the north a lovely vista inc. rainbow

[ancientsolar]

Well! , Blackwood SE Wales. Nothing was showing on the radar for rain. 
but it was getting darker and darker - looking out to my west I could see clouds lowering and rotating, - then there was some thunder to my East and it  started to spot with hail. 
with in a couple of minutes the lightning was around 2x a minute, and the hail started falling violently. - For around 10minutes this continued before seemingly starting to die down, leaving roads looking like streams with hail, looking like polystyrene flowing through them. 

Now it has died down, the skies are brighter, but loud thunder can still be heard, threatening another storm.. or maybe dissipating into the evenings hours.. we shall see.

[The Tall Weatherman]

OMG  

[Daniel_c150311]

a funnel hook looking cell in Wales? i hope this becomes a thunderstorm again!  

 just north  of swansea

[Thunders]

fog has covered the view here

[Thomas Green]

Had a train of cells push south and now looks like they are pushing back northwards again this is madness!

[Sparkiee storm]

Been watching this grow the last 15 minutes and its development is rapid, lightning on it now, about to hit Much Wenlock.

Edited May 9, 2023 by Sparkiee storm

[Metwatch]

Some of the clouds about 20/30sh minutes preceeding the main storm, got that vibe I was in the US plains with the scenery. 

[Paul]

Some great photos and videos being uploaded today. For videos, can I recommend uploading them to the gallery as they'll then be processed and viewable in a player on the forum rather than needing to be downloaded etc. Once you've uploaded them, you can link to them in your posts:

https://community.netweather.tv/gallery/

[Arnie Pie]

21 minutes ago, Sparkiee storm said:

Clear skies out West leading to yet more convection, seeing the top of a cell just to the south of Shrewsbury i think that popped up out of nowhere in the space of 5 minutes. No lightning on it yet though.

just noticed these babies incoming

might tempt another test stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ6bVrVsAik

 

Edited 1st stream 13 .20 to around 13 .40 for sporadic lightning

 

Edited May 9, 2023 by Arnie Pie

[Southern Storm]

Just now, TropicThunder said:

Disappointing day here as everything has just been out of reach to the north, but good to see so much activity countrywide from home grown storms.

Hopefully we'll have plenty of French imports before the season is out! 

I took a gamble and Parked not far from Shaftesbury as it looked like it would be a decent spot for the storms pushing out of the far southwest, it turned out to be the wrong call.. 

Apart from a couple of rumbles and some very distant lightning, it's been very underwhelming. 

However I've learned a decent amount when it comes to filming with the drone, using  ND filters, hopefully that will pay off later in the season

Good luck for Eastern areas this evening, looking forward to see lots of great footage.

[minus10]

Wow...just phenominal..

still going on...the neverending storm..another shotgun as i type...

[Sparkiee storm]

8 minutes ago, Arnie Pie said:

just noticed these babies

might tempt another test stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ6bVrVsAik

 

Edited 1st stream 13 .20 to around 13 .40 for sporadic lightning

 

Strange seeing the same cloud on stream then looking outside and its right in front , who knows if some of us around here can squeeze out another little storm before the day is done. Nice Anvil developing on it now too.

Edited May 9, 2023 by Sparkiee storm