M6 Bloxwich road weather station, just north of junction 10 reported a fall in road surface temperature from 7.5 degrees at 1420 to -1.3 degrees at 1430, presumably due to hail on the road, then popped back up to 4.4 degrees by 1440 !

This is one of the most inaccurately forecast events I can recall; even the Met Office 'forecaster-modified' output didn't show the front holding together quite so well across more southern parts of the UK, although it was certainly a lot closer than GFS and EURO-4 with both failed miserably.

Even the modified output had the wrong general idea though; it showed the front splitting into two, with some going east and some sliding SE.

GFS and EURO-4 did not slide the system SE much at all. To be fair though, I am also surprised at just how much southward movement there is on the feature.

weakening, hope it makes it here

Er very scary here as this blows thru ; cat yowling , wind imense, hail , thunder, things blowing everywhere !

Underwhelming here - very dark, squally winds, and some moderate rain. No thunder, hail, etc.

Frontogenetic Front according to fergie weather tweet.

Gracious me- that was ferocious! - strongest winds of the autumn/winter - our trampoline, loaded inside with various other garden toys to weight it down - was picked up and thrown 60 feet down the garden, and only the front hawthorn hedge stopped it from being blown onto the road... most of the felt on the shed roof is now wrapped around trees, and the temperature drop was incredible. Hail, torrential rain, and I can now see lightning off to the East as it runs towards Petersfield...beware, everyone!

Tautology, surely?

Temp down from 9.3c to 3.5c following this front moving over. This monster now moving swiftly south eastwards

Well, that was spectacular. From calm to 51mph gusts in a minute. Lots of thunder, lightning, hail and rain. Power went off for a minute at the peak of it, so I haven't got any peak readings but there's still heavy rain, with thunder and lightning flashes to the south.

Squall has passed. Lightning, thunder and hail and a big drop in temperature, 9.5c at 16:50 to 4.9c at 17:02.


Edit: 60mph wind gust at Kenley airfield, a mile or so away, only 26.5mph here (sheltered)

Incredibly, squall has reached here intact, complete with lightning!

Wll that was worth watching! Best we've had for a long time. Short lived, but incredible rain, plus a good few strikes. Saw 1 direct strike about a mile away. Just waiting for my phone to go now, with a call out!

Feeling cheated here. Very little rain at all but the winds were fierce as it passed. Reports of hail and SLW damage a few miles to my SW

Intense squall with hail thunder and lightning. Everyting outside was screaming and for a couple of minutes it felt likethe air was trying to be sucked out of the house. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was some tornadic activity embeded. 

I've already seen one report of a suspected one

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25896795

not a tornado but other damage!

Good one Dave. I wouldn't be at all surprised if more reports come in. That wasn't your ordinary big squall. 

Indeed - it was strange to see a squall with little rain(here)

The suspected tornado was near Nuneaton

https://twitter.com/NWarksCops/status/427114940114034688/photo/1