August Convective Storm Watch.· Page 2

Zubzero
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24 August 2016 20:36:58

#26

Nice storm in Cambridge some decent CC and CG lightning and booming thunder

David M Porter
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24 August 2016 20:39:20

#27

Looks as though parts of England could be in for a rather eventful day tomorrow for storms of the BBC forecast I saw at 6:30pm has it right!

Lenzie, Glasgow

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picturesareme
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24 August 2016 21:13:46

#28

Those are great photos!

Interesting thing is that the sky in the two photos doesn't appear to be overly dark to me, unless it was actually darker than the photos suggest.

Originally Posted by: David M Porter

No they weren't that dark, and to be honest they didn't even look that thundery - it was raining though but lightly.

picturesareme
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24 August 2016 21:15:32

#29

Cracking pics Picturesareme

Originally Posted by: Windy Willow

thanks :)

picturesareme
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24 August 2016 21:17:08

#30

Very nicely captured, especially considering it was daylight. I really like the second photo.

Originally Posted by: doctormog

there were two even better (closer) fork bolts prior to me getting the phone out... It was those that prompted me to film.

David M Porter
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25 August 2016 08:56:17

#31

I came across this YouTube video last night of a storm in New York a couple of weeks ago. Some pretty impressive lightning strikes here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6eE2hmUho

Lenzie, Glasgow

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Charmhills
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25 August 2016 09:15:06

#32

A thunder risk later on today.

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Loughborough, EM.

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Charmhills
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25 August 2016 10:30:42

#33

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1472252400&regionName=em

Watches out for heavy rain and thunder for Central areas of the UK especially for later today and Saturday and into early Sunday.

High to very high rainfall totals to

Loughborough, EM.

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Duane.

SJV
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25 August 2016 13:08:23

#34

Got home from the shops just in time! Absolutely gazumping in down here now - we seem to have caught the heaviest radar echoes from the swathe of rain over central England currently.

Arcus
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25 August 2016 17:40:44

#35

Very heavy rain here from developments to the east of the rain band. No lightning though.

Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
30m asl

LeedsLad123
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25 August 2016 18:53:18

#36

Got soaked to the bone earlier walking home from Sainsbury's - heaviest rain I've seen all year. As per above though, no T&L.

Whitkirk, Leeds - 85m ASL.

doctormog
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25 August 2016 18:58:33

#37

There looks to be quite a nice line of activity moving through Ireland currently and will probably clip westernmost parts of Scotland overnight.

Aberdeen
Current conditions (personal WS)

Dougie
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26 August 2016 00:22:06

#38

It could get a bit noisy around the Hastings area very soon.

Ha'way the lads

Retron
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26 August 2016 03:53:12

#39

A rumble of thunder... looks like the first heavy rain for weeks is about to hit, courtesy of a thunderstorm!

Leysdown, north Kent

Twister
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26 August 2016 07:56:44

#40

Lat night turned out to be an unexpected classic in this part of Kent.

2am: Woke up to thunder and constant lightning every 2 seconds, not counting the multiple flashes many of them were making, - quite a lightshow! The main pulse was just to my east, close enough to produce a constant rumble with a few louder ones to boot.

4.45am: Woke up again to thunder and lightning every 20 seconds or so, although this quickly developed to every 3-5 seconds to become another impressive display. This took a more direct hit with some strikes in very close proximity, with some heavy rain for a short time. Both storms seemed to be moving at a fair rate of knots.

It's been so sticky, and glad it resulted in hundreds of flashes.

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Gusty
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26 August 2016 08:06:19

#41

A sultry night with the temperature falling no lower than 19.5c. There was some decent CC discharges from a thunderstorm that moved SW to NE just to my west between 2.00am and 2.20am. A short burst of intense rain gave 0.4mm.

Dewpoints remain high this morning at circa 19-20c.

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ozone_aurora
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26 August 2016 10:19:38

#42

No they weren't that dark, and to be honest they didn't even look that thundery - it was raining though but lightly.

Originally Posted by: picturesareme

Yes, this is an excellent example of altocumulonimbus clouds, different from ordinary cumulonimbus. The raindrops are obviously evaporating before they hit the surface. They remind me of dry thunderstorms that occur in the interior of Australia, where cloud bases can be excess of 20,000 ft, and look weird at night! They are fascinating cloud species!

ozone_aurora
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26 August 2016 10:28:37

#43

I came across this YouTube video last night of a storm in New York a couple of weeks ago. Some pretty impressive lightning strikes here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6eE2hmUho

Originally Posted by: David M Porter

Judging by the video, they look like typical low base type cumulonimbus clouds, saying this in contrast to picturesareme's high base storms. The cloud base looks between 2500-3500 ft, and of course, formed directly from heating of the land by the sun under right atmospheric conditions.

Very impressive storm, and thanks for posting the link!

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