Have a look at the rainfall return just now - there is a ribbon of heavy ppn leaving Dorset and affecting S Hampshire now that looks uncannily like the nexus from Star Trek Generations

Heads-up for an area of lively convection moving SW to NE in the early hours of Tues am.

Have a look at the rainfall return just now - there is a ribbon of heavy ppn leaving Dorset and affecting S Hampshire now that looks uncannily like the nexus from Star Trek Generations

 

Heads-up for an area of lively convection moving SW to NE in the early hours of Tues am.

Originally Posted by: idj20 

Oh I do like that comparison.

I am expecting a surge of showery activity here at this end by the early hours/tomorrow morning once the frontal stuff has well and truly passed on. While there'll be some blustery stuff knocking about, I'm hoping to wake up to a photogenic skyscape littered with anvil tops of various age and size tomorrow morning.

Originally Posted by: nsrobins 

Some action just off the Bristol channel

Caught lightning just before dawn from cells to the SE of the Isle of Man! Miles away! You can see some flashes close to the horizon about 2.55s above the 10 on the timer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQq3vy12NuM

Humdinger of a rolling thunderclap at about 3am

Just had a small but beefy "fly by" thunderstorm rattle over us, complete with big flashes, thunder that sounded like a Magnum .45 going off and a burst of hail heavy enough to settle on the lawn for a few minutes. It only lasted for all of five minutes but certainly made us jump onto our feet.
  If only it is night time!

Thunder heard here in Worthing about 1/2 hr ago. Think running along the coast but as me and the kids didn't have coats was just trying to get home before any rain so didn't pay that much attention. The rain didn't materialise!!!

Saw nice beefy clouds in your direction - glad to hear it was thundery! Sunnier further inland after the early morning downpours cleared through.

Some lively stuff in Chichester - couple of flashes and bangs, one right overhead last night. Then about 2pm today, a vigorous hailstorm, enough to turn the lawn white.

Thunderstorm underway near here with a couple of loud cracks nearby.

Now hammering it down and frequent thunder and lightning (not in that order).

Frequent heavy showers here today with some torrential bursts and a loud rumble of thunder.

Recent thunderstorm here, nice to see some interesting weather after the boring HP of the last few weeks.

Very dark here and just starting thundering!

Torrential downpour now!

Just and a instant intense bright flash followed by a window banger!

 Big shower with a bigger rumble 

Thunderstorm here at 4.30 followed by a rainbow and some nice mamma

Short and intense downpour had just turned the street into a river!!

After yesterday's interesting reports of tornados and funnel clouds in a number of areas, the risk persists today.
Having said that the primary severe threat is gusty SLW events associated with cells developing in the strong flow across the South and SE.
Directional shear may be enhanced by a trough crossing east to west so any cell rooted to the trough may exhibit close to surface mesocyclic rotation  - which can be given an extra push by topographical funnelling (such as occurs in the East Solent at times).

To add to above, Estofex Level 1:
http://www.estofex.org/

Dark to the SW here as heavy showers move in.

Tropical downpour here in Hatfield with a couple of rumbles of thunder mixed in..