October Convection and Thunder Thread.· Page 2

Matty H
Advanced Member

04 October 2013 06:04:23

#26

A brief but intense thunderstorm woke everyone up here at 1:30am. Lightning and thunder only a couple of seconds apart.

Yate, Nr Bristol
Say NO to misogyny
https://human-rights-channel.coe.int/stop-sexism-en.html

picturesareme
Advanced Member

04 October 2013 06:28:18

#27

Reading status update from after midnight, a friend down Devon way.

She stated constant lightning, she had never seen a strorm like it. It was also playing havoc with her electrics. She is originally from Pompey and would have experienced some violent storms here so when she says this was bad I start getting jealous!! 😞 lol 😃

GIBBY
Advanced Member

04 October 2013 06:47:39

#28

Yes a nasty little storm affected Radstock too around 1-2 O'Clock with plenty of lightning and thunder with one absolutely deafening clap which sent car and burglar alarms a whirl around this estate. Anyone viewing my webcam would have had a wonderful pyrotechnic display. Quite impressive for October.

Martin G
Kilmersdon Radstock Bath Somerset

Midsomer Norton and Radstock Weather Website

including my Latest Daily Model Analysis Report

Look up my New Facebook Weather Page for all the latest up to the minute weather stories as they happen

vince
Guest Topic Starter

04 October 2013 07:36:23

#29

A brief but intense thunderstorm woke everyone up here at 1:30am. Lightning and thunder only a couple of seconds apart.

Originally Posted by: Matty H

yes see that blow up on sat images , we had a brief intense spell of nothingness as per usual here getting hacked off now with all these false promises of heavy rain and storms

Charmhills
Advanced Member

09 October 2013 13:40:52

#30

The cold front is about to go though here with some showery rain, some heavy on net radar to my NW.

Loughborough, EM.

Knowledge is power, ignorance is weakness.

Duane.

Twister
Advanced Member

10 October 2013 06:18:27

#31

Squally showers in parts of eastern England are already looking quite beefy. Could well be a slight thunder risk today in those areas.

Location: Egerton, Kent - 33m ASL
Thunder 2016: 12 (Apr 3,13; May 21; Jun 8,11,17,22,23,25, Jul 2,12, Aug 26)
Winter 2015/6: Snowfalls: 10 | Snowcover: 2 (Jan 17 (0.5cm)) | Air frosts: 39
Winter 2016/7: Snowfalls: 4 (Jan 12-3, Feb 10-11) | Snowcover: 2 (Jan 13, 2cm, Feb 11, 3-5mm) | Air frosts: 57 (2 in Oct, 10 in Nov, 13 in Dec, 19 in Jan, 6 in Feb, 3 in Mar, 4 in Apr)
"The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display his marvellous craftsmanship." (Psalm 19:1)

Charmhills
Advanced Member

13 October 2013 16:39:19

#32

New area of heavy to locally very heavy rain massing on the east coast to my E/NE with some lighting mixed in moving SW.

Loughborough, EM.

Knowledge is power, ignorance is weakness.

Duane.

LeedsLad123
Advanced Member

14 October 2013 14:27:14

#33

Just had a downpour with a bit of hail.

Whitkirk, Leeds - 85m ASL.

ARTzeman
Advanced Member

14 October 2013 14:36:30

#34

Downpour just easing off,

Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet

idj20
Advanced Member

14 October 2013 18:58:31

#35

Can see lightning flickering away harmlessly inside a row of cumulonimbus over the French coast. Did debate getting out there with the camera but the comfort and safety of my warm hobby was too much to tear myself away so I'll just spectate for now.

Edited by user 14 October 2013 18:59:58 | Reason: Not specified

Folkestone Harbour.

stormwatcher
Guest Topic Starter

14 October 2013 19:02:03

#36

same here in east sussex.

P+ve Giant
Advanced Member

16 October 2013 22:00:27

#37

Recent downpours here and distant lightning flashes seen - most likely from a line of showers/storms stretching from around Colwyn Bay towards Liverpool, a short while ago.

John.

stophe
Advanced Member

17 October 2013 08:37:44

#38

Aberdeen airport reporting funnel cloud in the area.

doctormog
Advanced Member

17 October 2013 08:48:51

#39

I suspect that was a mistranslation or a typo in the input data and the actual report was meant to have "VCFG" not "VCFC". In other words the conditions were more likely to indicate fog in the vicinity rather than a funnel cloud.

Here is the actual METAR in question

EGPD 170750Z VRB05KT 9999 3000W VCFC FEW005 SCT015 BKN026 09/08 Q1007 NOSIG

Visibility to the west is at 3000m which would also support this. However the biggest sign for me is that the report 30 minutes earlier was this

EGPD 170720Z 31004KT 9999 2500W VCFG SCT011 BKN022 08/08 Q1007 TEMPO 3000

Aberdeen
Current conditions (personal WS)

stophe
Advanced Member

17 October 2013 08:55:33

#40

Cheers for quick reply doc. Thought it was a bit strange as I have never seen a funnel cloud reported on a METAR in this country before.

nsrobins
Advanced Member

17 October 2013 08:56:30

#41

I suspect that was a mistranslation or a typo in the input data and the actual report was meant to have "VCFG" not "VCFC". In other words the conditions were more likely to indicate fog in the vicinity rather than a funnel cloud.

Here is the actual METAR in question

EGPD 170750Z VRB05KT 9999 3000W VCFC FEW005 SCT015 BKN026 09/08 Q1007 NOSIG

Visibility to the west is at 3000m which would also support this. However the biggest sign for me is that the report 30 minutes earlier was this

EGPD 170720Z 31004KT 9999 2500W VCFG SCT011 BKN022 08/08 Q1007 TEMPO 3000

Originally Posted by: doctormog

Nice piece of deduction, Michael. Even more impressive is that someone is actually looking at METARS for selected locations and picking-up reports of funnel clouds.

Geez, I thought I was obsessed with the weather . . . . .

Neil
Fareham, Hampshire 28m ASL (near estuary)
Stormchaser, Member TORRO

stophe
Advanced Member

17 October 2013 09:09:07

#42

Just getting into the swing of things for the upcoming silly season. 🙂

Charmhills
Advanced Member

17 October 2013 12:54:37

#43

Some sharp showers here going though not forecasted bar the odd shower that is.

Loughborough, EM.

Knowledge is power, ignorance is weakness.

Duane.

beaufort
Guest Topic Starter

19 October 2013 15:55:44

#44

Local forecasters warning of thunderstorms overnight. There was an impressive anvil over France when the last trough went through and we might see some thundery activity from the next trough coming up from the SW.

Warm one, currently 17.1C.