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Phil 2804
16 July 2015 22:12:06
Appears to be conveyor belt of storms extending from Pompey, through Surrey, Slough, skirting western edge of London and travelling on to Hertfordshire. I have to be up at 0415, gonna be grumpy at work tomorrow. 😁
Scooter
16 July 2015 22:13:40

Lightning to my north east looks fairly impressive I must say. Too far away to hear anything though.

RUBBERDUCK
16 July 2015 22:14:21

Just had a look out the window and round 2 is coming . Bright lightning to my south. Can you see this coming Dee Dee?


 

When at work I could be anywhere delivering fuel......
RUBBERDUCK
16 July 2015 22:22:49

4 bolts of forked lightning to my SW, counted 2 and then boom...


 

When at work I could be anywhere delivering fuel......
idj20
16 July 2015 22:23:17


 


 


I shouldn't laugh but LMFAO that did make me PMSL ...You best place a tyre over your head and wear flip flops 


Originally Posted by: Jonesy 



That was pure Jiries gold, mind you my old analogue aids used to be able to pick up CB transmissions back in the 80's. I thought there were voices in my head when I kept hearing "What's your handle? There's a 10-5 coming at ya . . . ", etc.

Anyway, at this end, the Kent Weather Shield seems to be holding up well at the moment, but it was more or less as per my own expectations anyway. I'm gonna turn in now, perhaps there may be a last minute surprise via a "forcing" effect in the small hours as the cold front edges in from the west before the window of opportunity closes for good by dawnbreak. 

Folkestone Harbour. 
Snoozymoon
16 July 2015 22:25:01
I can see it here in WGC Rubberduck, sferics are showing a line of cells firing up from the south west to hit Hertfordshire square on. More IC this time & little thunder, on its way to you Dee Dee.
Welwyn Garden City, Good ol' Hertfordshire.
Polar Low
16 July 2015 22:26:02

Nice strikes heading into EA/Se cool web site turn your volume up 


http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=10


 


 

Jiries
16 July 2015 22:28:05

Stormy now here with white colour rain echo's and one lightning so far.

RUBBERDUCK
16 July 2015 22:34:48

Snoozymoon i'm across in Garden Village facing SW so i have a great view of it heading this way.


 

When at work I could be anywhere delivering fuel......
RUBBERDUCK
16 July 2015 22:40:17

This is the site i use for seeing where lightning has been..


http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

When at work I could be anywhere delivering fuel......
GezM
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16 July 2015 22:40:59
Just cycled home from Welwyn Garden City centre. Torrential rain. Frequent thunder and lightning overhead. I got soaked to the skin. Still raining heavily now with more thunder and lightning.
Living in St Albans, Herts (116m asl)
Working at Luton Airport, Beds (160m asl)
RUBBERDUCK
16 July 2015 22:41:34

Stevenage seems to be getting some direct hits from that last cell...

When at work I could be anywhere delivering fuel......
chelseagirl
16 July 2015 22:47:50

Seems to be a line firing off NE of the main storm and although I am right on the coast I am seeing the lightning and hearing far off thunder. tongue-out

The Fenlands of Cambridgeshire
RUBBERDUCK
16 July 2015 23:04:54

As round 2 flickers of in the NE distance. Round 3 is heading in although not as intense as the first 2. There is alot of C/C. not a great deal of thunder.. The rain with the last lot was really impressive.


 

When at work I could be anywhere delivering fuel......
Zubzero
16 July 2015 23:16:22


Anither good night for Herts ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Excellent light show going on here


Originally Posted by: DeeDee 


 


Same here what a treat to get 2 good light shows in the space of a few weeks.


 


Been just to the west of here, so little rain, but seen some decent CG strikes and loads of sheet lightning 

Snoozymoon
16 July 2015 23:20:05
You're perfectly placed Rubberduck, especially with a clearer line of sight & the fields surrounding the Garden Village. Much more built up here, but seem again (just like the previous storm a few weeks ago) to see definite demarcation of cells to the east v west.

It's interesting to see a similar pattern to the previous storm, with sequential cells sparking up around Harrow/Watford then travelling North East (almost following the A1(M) ) through WGC, Stevenage, Letchworth & into Cambs.
Welwyn Garden City, Good ol' Hertfordshire.
Stuart
16 July 2015 23:20:20

Seems to be quite a difference in lightning rates between the Met Office and Lightningmaps.org. Can anyone in the area vouch for which appears to be the most accurate?

Zubzero
16 July 2015 23:22:14


Seems to be quite a difference in lightning rates between the Met Office and Lightningmaps.org. Can anyone in the area vouch for which appears to be the most accurate?


Originally Posted by: Stuart 


 


http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en is the best by far 

chelseagirl
16 July 2015 23:51:40

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http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en is the best by far 


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Can agree with lightning.org as it came right overhead here with heavy but shortlived rain. Lost power for about 20 mins. All going out to sea now but can still hear it. 

The Fenlands of Cambridgeshire
Zubzero
16 July 2015 23:57:05

Lightning had/has eased back to the odd flash, but some new cells to the south now 

Crepuscular Ray
17 July 2015 04:58:23
One long rumble here in heavy rain at 0535..enough to wake me. Lashing rain here now, heaviest for some time.
I see we have two thunder threads again!
Why not have one for heat and one for convection ?
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
chelseagirl
17 July 2015 06:01:43

Never really stopped hearing thunder til about 2 am. An hour later it started all over again with several close CGs.  Thunder was the type that went on forever and made the windows rattle. Power lost again at about 4 am, only just come back on. Internet very slow.


All in all a very good night for storm watching, not so good for sleeping!!

The Fenlands of Cambridgeshire
stophe
17 July 2015 07:36:59
Was quite a event in Stevenage last night ,went on for around a hour and half. Checked my rain gauge this morning got a whopping 45mm from last night !!! .We even got the only EA flood warning in the country.
http://apps.environment-agency.gov.uk/flood/34678.aspx?type=Region&term=Southeast&Severity=2 
David M Porter
17 July 2015 16:19:13

One long rumble here in heavy rain at 0535..enough to wake me. Lashing rain here now, heaviest for some time.
I see we have two thunder threads again!
Why not have one for heat and one for convection ?

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 


I suspect that the deluge that you had in Edinburgh was likely the same one that affected St Andrews early this morning and caused play in the Open to be suspended for a while. I don't know of they had any thunder there or not though.


No thunder here last night (thankfully!), but must have had at least 4-5 hours or so of torrential rain, as it began not long before midnight and it was still hammering it down at around 4am. Thankfully it had departed by the time I headed out to work this morning!

Lenzie, Glasgow

"Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom, and we must always be ready to listen and respect other points of view."- Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
picturesareme
17 July 2015 17:06:26

Some curious looking formations with the cells that popped up over us last night...

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