Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards

[LeeRoyxD]

as someone in Seaford, I'm very concerned about this squall coming our ways  Brighton-Eastbourne area

the building is already making a hell of a racket

[Freeze]

We have lightning!

[tomp456]

Lightning and thunder observed, Worthing.

x2

[Ryan H]

I am now hit by a squall I can hear the winds kicking in.

[Thunders]

Lightning 

15 minutes ago, LeeRoyxD said:

as someone in Seaford, I'm very concerned about this squall coming our ways  Brighton-Eastbourne area

the building is already making a hell of a racket

Yeah

 

[Thunders]

I can hear the bins going over 

[Callie]

Nice bright flash off to the west!

Edited December 31, 2023 by Callie

[Thunders]

Just now, Callie said:

Nice bright flash off to the west!

Yeah

Just now, Thunders said:

Yeah

Winds picking up quite a bit and it’s not even here

[ChillyJuju]

Just been through it and come out the other side. 

Have know better Squalls to be honest. Rain spike for a minute and a few gusty howling moments and that was it. Radar looks far more impressive 

[Thunders]

3 minutes ago, ChillyJuju said:

Just been through it and come out the other side. 

Have know better Squalls to be honest. Rain spike for a minute and a few gusty howling moments and that was it. Radar looks far more impressive 

That’s good for the damage side of things but not good for people who wanna see action Ig. 

[Rufus Butterfield]

Been a very interesting end to the year with all the country wide convective activity, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

[Thunders]

Just now, Rufus Butterfield said:

Been a very interesting end to the year with all the country wide convective activity, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Yeah. I didn’t expect anything until late February march time. Always a pleasant surprise.

[ChillyJuju]

12 minutes ago, Thunders said:

That’s good for the damage side of things but not good for people who wanna see action Ig. 

Yeah shame we can't have it both ways. Hopefully that was a waterspout seen from Isle of Wight and not a tornado, especially when it is dark.

[Dave Clarke]

A few +Ve strikes tonight

[Robert1981]

7 minutes ago, Dave Clarke said:

A few +Ve strikes tonight

Hi I can't find that website is this your personal website ?

[Dave Clarke]

Just now, Robert1981 said:

Hi I can't find that website is this your personal website ?

No, just a public one https://microsferics.com/index.php

[Robert1981]

1 minute ago, Dave Clarke said:

No, just a public one https://microsferics.com/index.php

Thanks for the link

[Freeze]

45 minutes ago, ChillyJuju said:

Just been through it and come out the other side. 

Have know better Squalls to be honest. Rain spike for a minute and a few gusty howling moments and that was it. Radar looks far more impressive 

Best squall of the year here, haven't seen white out rain and hail like that for a few years with the added bonus of thunder and lightning. All depends on if you hit the sweet spot or if you find yourself in a gap I suppose.

Edited December 31, 2023 by Freeze

[alexisj9]

2 minutes ago, Freeze said:

Best squall of the year here, haven't seen white out rain and hail like that for a few years with the added bones of thunder and lightning. All depends on if you hit the sweet spot or if you find yourself in a gap I suppose.

Hasn't even reached here yet, wind has been mental all night though.

[Thunders]

2 minutes ago, Freeze said:

Best squall of the year here, haven't seen white out rain and hail like that for a few years with the added bonus of thunder and lightning. All depends on if you hit the sweet spot or if you find yourself in a gap I suppose.

Yeah. Idk what I’m gonna get yet. Still not hit

[Rufus Butterfield]

1 minute ago, Freeze said:

Best squall of the year here, haven't seen white out rain and hail like that for a few years with the added bones of thunder and lightning. All depends on if you hit the sweet spot or if you find yourself in a gap I suppose.

Definitely have to be lucky with them, fizzled to a fart up here when it went over. To get lightning is definitely a plus as winter squalls usually aren’t conducive.

[Thunders]

Yoooo bright lightning again and thunder!

[Freeze]

4 minutes ago, Rufus Butterfield said:

Definitely have to be lucky with them, fizzled to a fart up here when it went over. To get lightning is definitely a plus as winter squalls usually aren’t conducive.

Autumn and early winter Squalls are quite good here sometimes as the sea temps are still relatively warm, good for convection on the coast.

[Thunders]

2 minutes ago, Freeze said:

Autumn and early winter Squalls are quite good here sometimes as the sea temps are still relatively warm, good for convection on the coast.

Yeah. Completely agree. They sometimes have more action than the summer ones nowadays 

[ChillyJuju]

58 minutes ago, Freeze said:

Best squall of the year here, haven't seen white out rain and hail like that for a few years with the added bonus of thunder and lightning. All depends on if you hit the sweet spot or if you find yourself in a gap I suppose.

I'm chuffed for you, so glad to hear that you had a good squall and that someone got my share

You are right about the sweet spot, just like Thunderstorms... They skirt round the edges of Chilterns these days. Hope that's not the start of a trend! Do enjoy seeing the pictures taken especially from the seashores

Edited December 31, 2023 by ChillyJuju
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