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ozone_aurora
20 September 2024 12:33:27
Interesting European (including British) cloud, rainfall and lightning radar movie can be seen here:-
https://www.sat24.com/en-gb#selectedLayer=euRadarSat&lightning=on .
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Retron
20 September 2024 13:52:32
I've had an email from the lady who owns the wolf centre, near Reading - they've had that storm system pass overhead, with frequent lightning, torrential rain and hail. Looks like some 150+mm/hour rates there.

The reason I mention it is to share an anecdote. Unlike us, wolves aren't overly bothered by being outside in heavy rain and hail. I remember once we were in the enclosure with them and it started chucking it down, heavy rain and hail. We were the other end of site from shelter, a good 1/4 mile away, so we took refuge in the only place we could... the wolves' kennels! The look they gave us as we huddled in there remain with me to this day!

(Despite there being more than enough room for the wolves to come in with us, as the kennels are large buildings, they were happier to stay outside and watch us. After the storm, the hail remained on the wolves' fur, but they weren't in the slightest bit fussed by it!)
Leysdown, north Kent
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tierradelfuego
20 September 2024 14:13:38

I've had an email from the lady who owns the wolf centre, near Reading - they've had that storm system pass overhead, with frequent lightning, torrential rain and hail. Looks like some 150+mm/hour rates there.

The reason I mention it is to share an anecdote. Unlike us, wolves aren't overly bothered by being outside in heavy rain and hail. I remember once we were in the enclosure with them and it started chucking it down, heavy rain and hail. We were the other end of site from shelter, a good 1/4 mile away, so we took refuge in the only place we could... the wolves' kennels! The look they gave us as we huddled in there remain with me to this day!

(Despite there being more than enough room for the wolves to come in with us, as the kennels are large buildings, they were happier to stay outside and watch us. After the storm, the hail remained on the wolves' fur, but they weren't in the slightest bit fussed by it!)

Originally Posted by: Retron 


We topped at the 140mm rate I mentioned earlier, the thunder was pretty good but nothing like last summer's June storm.

15mm of rain in a little over 30 mins.

There's surely nothing as wimpy as a human, I reckon Alaska and Canada plus obviously loads more places have more inclement weather than here in our fair isle
Bucklebury
West Berkshire Downs AONB
135m ASL

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DEW
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20 September 2024 15:36:32
I've been picking apples all day at West Dean, in shirtsleeves and (mostly) sunshine. Something black and threatening passed by to the north at abou 110 with a distant rumble of thunder. A few heavy drops of rain leaving dusty spots on windscreens but the sun came out again after 5 minutes.
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Chichester 12m asl
bledur
20 September 2024 17:36:21

I've been picking apples all day at West Dean, in shirtsleeves and (mostly) sunshine. Something black and threatening passed by to the north at abou 110 with a distant rumble of thunder. A few heavy drops of rain leaving dusty spots on windscreens but the sun came out again after 5 minutes.

Originally Posted by: DEW 


Very warm here this afternoon but there has been a storm rumbling away to the south of me since about 5 p.m.
 Looks to be between Brockenhurst and Wimborne. Quite a lot of thunder so pretty active little storm.
NMA
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20 September 2024 18:57:13
That storm has just driven me off the beach. Too risky waving a wand on the strand. Decent light show though.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
ozone_aurora
20 September 2024 22:52:34
A tornado occurred over Aldershot, Hampshire, today (20 Sep 2024):-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy89x9v0n7eo .
Matty H
21 September 2024 09:47:00
The SE gets removed from the warning area and the next batch heads straight into that area…

More thunder yesterday and again this morning. That’s our 6th day of thunderstorm activity in the last 3 weeks. Would be a dream for anyone that finds them interesting. I don’t. Noisy rain. 
Yate, Nr Bristol
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sunny coast
21 September 2024 10:59:51
The Gloucester area seemed to be particularly hard hit by storms and torrential rain yesterday by some reports I've read and family who live there storms lasting 3 hours or more 
Mildly Disappointed
21 September 2024 12:38:33
Was woken in the night by more brilliant flashes of lightning. No rain and only distant thunder this time. More storms this month than in the previous two summers combined now I think
Jason
Salfords, Surrey
Bellevarde
21 September 2024 12:43:16

The SE gets removed from the warning area and the next batch heads straight into that area…

More thunder yesterday and again this morning. That’s our 6th day of thunderstorm activity in the last 3 weeks. Would be a dream for anyone that finds them interesting. I don’t. Noisy rain. 

Originally Posted by: Matty H 


They have made a bit of pigs ear of the warning area the last couple of days IMO. Some of the nastiest storm activity occurred just outside the warning area yesterday in East/West Sussex and East Surrey. And then today the SE was added back in to the warning area in the early hours as storms headed in and then removed this morning at 07:04 just as some activity was getting going. Also looks like we have some stuff firing up in the SE again now. I think they can be a bit too 'fussy' with the boundaries.
Windy Willow
21 September 2024 15:20:52
Whilst having a coffee in the garden I could hear very distant thunder, possibly from Peterborough way, but not convinced it will make it here, as it seems o staying to the west of my location, however I'm keeping an eye out as the washing is almost dry!
South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

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Crepuscular Ray
21 September 2024 18:29:21
Getting some good vids of lightning approaching south Notts from my daughters.
A big area of TL from Peterborough NW to Notts, Derbys and towards Manchester!
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
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Charmhills
21 September 2024 18:47:36
Torrential thunderstorms here all evening!!
30mms of rain so far!!🌩️
Loughborough, EM.

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Jiries
21 September 2024 18:52:04

Torrential thunderstorms here all evening!!
30mms of rain so far!!🌩️

Originally Posted by: Charmhills 


I saw a flash north of Nuneaton so must be in your area as you not far from here?  Any idea if a storm had passed this area? i was at work in enclosed building without windows or hear anything from outside.  Was black clouds on my 5pm break time.
ozone_aurora
21 September 2024 19:48:03
Several distant lightning seen from Sheffield.
sunny coast
21 September 2024 20:15:25
Thunder and lighning now at eastbourne  9 pm 
Roger Parsons
21 September 2024 20:26:07

Getting some good vids of lightning approaching south Notts from my daughters.
A big area of TL from Peterborough NW to Notts, Derbys and towards Manchester!

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 


Not creeping to  Lincolnshire seemingly! 😬
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
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DeeDee
21 September 2024 21:15:25
House shaking thunder and quite spectacular lightning here now as this cell goes over 
Harpenden, Herts.
ozone_aurora
22 September 2024 10:01:49

Several distant lightning seen from Sheffield.

Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora 


Also heard several distant rumbles of thunder too. Officially, this counts as a thunderstorm day here, 1st time since 18 June!

I note some isolated thunder in E Midlands and home counties this morning.
DeeDee
22 September 2024 16:04:30
Another storm causing lots of issues locally with flooding, lightning so frequent 
Harpenden, Herts.
The Beast from the East
23 September 2024 00:05:36
Torrential rain, surface flooding, lost the Satellite signal as well. Just as well its not happening at rush hour. 
"We have some alternative facts for you"
Kelly-Ann Conway - special adviser to the President
Super Cell
25 September 2024 15:57:39

The Gloucester area seemed to be particularly hard hit by storms and torrential rain yesterday by some reports I've read and family who live there storms lasting 3 hours or more 

Originally Posted by: sunny coast 


Very late to the party here, but having watched an excellent 'Deep dive' it's clear that for probably the first time ever I was directly under the weather phenomenon which inspired my user name.

On the M5 mid afternoon around Worcester and the world went dark and then continual torrents of rain, lightning every 20 seconds and hail tha I genuinely thought was going to damage the car.

Thankfully everyone drove sensibly and after about 45 minutes it cleared, and the hotel in Filton, near Bristol said they'd had very little.

Such is the e nature of these events!
Farnley/Pudsey Leeds
40m asl
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Russwirral
26 September 2024 14:36:40
Eye on the radar image Slough - Woking.. big storm and what looks like a hook development within the south of the storm.

There was a risk of Tornadoes today, im keen to here any reports

Weather station:
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IWIRRAL24#history 
Rob K
26 September 2024 15:09:21

Eye on the radar image Slough - Woking.. big storm and what looks like a hook development within the south of the storm.

There was a risk of Tornadoes today, im keen to here any reports

Originally Posted by: Russwirral 


I posted in the other thread. Just after 3pm it passed over here with extremely heavy rain and gusty winds. The wind direction switched through 180 degrees almost instantly, seemingly with some circulation as it passed over.
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome

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