July 2014 Thunder and Convection Thread· Page 21

ARTzeman
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19 July 2014 12:48:31

#501

Gone misty now thunder has stopped rolling about. . Until later.

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Charmhills
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19 July 2014 12:49:03

#502

Hazy sunshine here and a E/NE breeze picking up and still very humid, 21c.

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Osprey
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19 July 2014 12:50:05

#503

Rain beginning to get heavy increasing thunder here

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Medlock Vale Weather
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19 July 2014 12:51:30

#504

Rain seems to be easing off, now some strong sun needed to kick things off again, hopefully

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idj20
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19 July 2014 12:59:49

#505

And still it continues. 13 hours and counting. Huge claps of thunder. This better had cleared up by pub time

Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy

You're putting Charmhills to shame! But looks like you are stuck under a train of developing storms.

Sun's now come out at this end after what has been a rather dull morning. I suspect the solar heating and warm 950 hpas will now provide fuel for a sudden surprise MCS for us later on down the line (look what happened yesterday, has been clear and sunny all day and then suddenly *Bang!* came the evening).

Originally Posted by: idj20

There was some guy on various social media outlets yesterday, who was predicting that East Kent would be missed, and kept 'banging' on about how it was "as I forecast", mentioning some kind of 'shield' over your area frequently too. He certainly got caught out...

Originally Posted by: Matty H

Haha, I wonder who could that be?

According to the models, it should start to be raining at this end by 3 pm, but at the moment its actually being quite lovely and it seems to be quiet on the French side. So any storms that does spring up around here are going to have to be sudden surprise development if it has to match my forecasting expectations.

Edited by user 19 July 2014 13:02:19 | Reason: Not specified

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Arcus
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19 July 2014 13:02:14

#506

Good point Ben - just traced back those storms through time and they are ongoing from overnight, which given the overnight setup we had means they are probably of the elevated kind.

Despite this, they're still declining a bit as they make the Channel crossing.

Depending on what they do upon reaching the UK, they may only be a nuisance factor interrupting the solar heating for a time.

The convergence line hasn't moved much so far today, but it appears to be just starting to edge eastward, with cells firing up close to Ppole and Salisbury now.

It's reassuring for areas east of there that this convergence line is looking very capable of eliminating convective inhibition and unleashing the CAPE that builds up ahead of it.

What's rather exciting is the potential for the storms firing up through the afternoon to become ever more intense as the afternoon progresses.

Originally Posted by: Stormchaser

Yes, it would be nice to see that clearance in the South on vissat pushing fruther N to kick up the temperatures a bit as well. Certainly is steamy out there, with DPs widely into the high teens or low 20s. Not overly hopeful for up here (heavy showers more the order of the day), but I think that area of storms pushing east from the Bristol area shows all the signs of expanding and becoming pretty potent.

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Arcus
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19 July 2014 13:12:31

#507

Just to pick up on last night's tornado talk, I would be far more interested in that line of storms in Wiltshire than yesterday's system.

Ben,
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stophe
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19 July 2014 13:21:43

#508

Beautiful pictures twister. would love to see something like that here !!!

Alun
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19 July 2014 13:24:10

#509

Yesterday evening's approaching gust front and storm. Quite simply the best cloud structures I've seen!

Storm / gust front - Kent - 18 July 2014 - copyright Shaun Oliver

Storm - Kent - copyright Shaun Oliver

Storm in Kent 18 July 2014 - copyright Shaun Oliver

Kent storm 18 Jul 2014. Copyright Shaun Oliver

Kent storm 18 July 14 - copyright Shaun Oliver

Originally Posted by: Twister

I 'm glad that you posted those photos, I was videoing at the time and watched the waves of cloud sweep overhead.
Best storm in ages, hopefully more in the pipeline!

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Stormchaser
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19 July 2014 13:29:04

#510

The last of the 'old generation' storm activity is now fading away across southern parts, and at the same time the first of the new generation of convective cells have popped up over France - mere pennies compared to what could develop over the next 6 hours or so.

I wish I could say 'will develop' but as ever I'm playing the 'cautiously optimistic' card

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Global Warming
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19 July 2014 13:37:10

#511

Torro has issued a convective discussion. Confidence too low at this stage for a watch but it could be upgraded.
http://www.torro.org.uk/site/forecast.php

Meanwhile the sun is out here now and the temperature is responding accordingly. Has just reached 25.0C. Dew point is a little over 19C and it is very muggy indeed.

Matty H
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19 July 2014 13:46:25

#512

Still ongoing! A lot more infrequent now though

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Jive Buddy
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19 July 2014 13:53:15

#513

Just looking at that little development in France, halfway between Le Mans and Le Havre. Could this be the first signs of things getting lively from the South again?....

It's not over, until the fat Scandy sinks.....

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Frostbite80
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19 July 2014 13:59:17

#514

Sun out now and very hot and muggy! The storms starting to spawn over France seem to be moving n/ne so Kent could get a nice surprise later. For this area we could do with storms developing over Cherbourg more but as yet there is no evidence of this.

Nick Gilly
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19 July 2014 14:27:37

#515

The sun has come out recently here and this has made convection explode to the NNE:

BTW some stunning photos Twister - it could almost be the Midwest!

Edited by user 19 July 2014 14:29:26 | Reason: Not specified

Nordic Snowman
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19 July 2014 14:29:31

#516

Yes, Kent most at risk again. Hants is pants.

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stormwatcher
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19 July 2014 14:42:22

#517

hi everyone I had storms for two night now with little sleep but worth it . could some one please post a satellite links thank you. i'm guess I not getting any sleep tonight either lol

Stormchaser
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19 July 2014 14:43:22

#518

The convergence line has initiated and rapidly developed a cell right over Andover. Its not electrified yet but in theory it won't be long now... it looks impressive from here in Reading.

This is to the east of the earlier activity and shows the progression of said convergence line eastward.

I've been out for a bit of a walk round, experiencing the rare combination of high humidity and deep blue (i.e. very clear) skies above. Sure feels sweltering with an air temperature of 26*C and a dew point of 17*C, the former rising steadily.

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Nick Gilly
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19 July 2014 14:53:39

#519

Is that related to the cell I took a pic of Stormchaser? I'd guess that it was somewhere between Newbury & Reading at the time.

Charmhills
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19 July 2014 14:56:37

#520

Very dark to the S/SW of here as a cell has developed on net radar.

Very warm and sticky, 24c and dew point of 20c.

Loughborough, EM.

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North Downs Man
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19 July 2014 15:00:05

#521

The cloud - which I Have seen called a shelf cloud - that stole in off teh channel last night is the talk of the Dover/Folkestone area today. I was in Dover Marjet Square kast night and everyone just stopped and sstared in awe.

It just loomed out of the evening sunshine from nowhere like a solid wall, dark dark grey topped with a layer of twisting white,. The local paper is reportimg a tonado. From day to night in a minute.

Pictures and videos are all over social media.

Rathe than paste pictures, I am posting this link to the local newspaper's report and more to the point the follow up commehts some pictures.

http://www.dover-express.co.uk/PICTURES-storm-tornado/story-21661220-detail/story.html

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