General Storm Discussion Thread

[Neilsouth]

Anvil came screaming over here (in a NW direction) a while ago - it is a pretty large cell, was going to chase it but its moving far too quickly!

This one's going through Tunbridge Wells and also along the south east coast

[<<Ryan>>]

How **** 1 flash and 2 noises :/ I've been w8ing all day for nothing

[kold weather]

OMG!!!!!!!!

Huge outspread anvil to my south west , it's huge!

Yeah its a big ole cell that one, as I said I've got its anvil over my location right now as well just to my south.

Some really strong cells in the NW today looking at the radar, really strong line in E.NW.

[r6 steve]

im keeping an eye and fingers crossed for the rash of showers in the channel south of plymouth in the mid channel to maybe

make their way htis way looks like its gonna be a while before i see anything again.

i just noticed a cell to the SW of the IOW that could have my name on it!! or it will just miss me and pass the SE of me

Edited July 14, 2010 by r6 steve

[kold weather]

Looks like thats it for SW Essex today, there looks to a gap that SW Essex will be inbetween the cell over Kent and the cells heading for W.London right now...but the anvil does look quite nice from here!

[Noctilucid]

Really quite a big bunch of cells passing to the South, I see several of you have it in sight too. Starting to go a bit dark here.

I love this kind of weather.

Condsidering the actual base is many miles off its pretty impressive.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Free Three

[Neilsouth]

wow wish you could see the size of this outspread ! , ooooooh getting all excited lol

[Alex95]

Quite a turbulent looking sky as the storms clear, but nothing too dramatic. Much brighter to the west now.

[Harry]

wow wish you could see the size of this outspread ! , ooooooh getting all excited lol

Crack out the camera Neil - not for my benefit as I've been under the anvil for the last 30 mins (60 miles from the core of the cell), but for others (though I am curious as to your viewpoint of it)

[Wet'n'Dry]

I can see the cell moving over Thurrock from here and it looks a bit juvenile so hopefully it's going to grow, however the cell to my south coming from Kent is falling apart and I don't expect much to come from it !

[Tim B]

Some of the flashes I caught just now:

Is this a streamer? (looks like one)

Flashed hardly visible a split second before this:

[SteveElbows]

Very long and loud thunder here a minute ago. A cell started immediately east of me 20 mins or so ago, and whilst the band just south of me is changing shape so that I will probably miss the heaviest precipitation, there should still be a good show here by looking east. I am video recording the sky from by bedroom looking north-east for the next hour.

[Stuart]

had more thunder it comeing up to me

Edited July 14, 2010 by Stuart

[Me & angel fiance]

Sitting here hoping we might catch something. my house is literally a stones throw from East Beach in Shoebury. In my living room facing SW its really quite threatening looking. Looking out the window directly opposite is still clear blue skies! Talk about on the edge of it

[sunnijim]

This one's going through Tunbridge Wells and also along the south east coast

yup, cracking storm just gone through here in Hastings.Very electrical with a gust front ahead of it. much fork lightning and 10mm of rain in 6 minutes.

[Neilsouth]

BOOOOOOOOOOM!! ,Awesome Fork too

[westysweather]

i think thats it for here then

[SnowJoke]

OMG i haves thunder, thunder i tell you. Anyone got a mop im going to pee myself with excitement. 1st storm of the year a commeth

[ZONE 51]

so thats what passed over here the Anvil from a kent cell..! Checked the sat some more just of n-france coast also towards sw channel...whats coming my way? cant loop sat.

[davehowe]

good view of that CuB from Margate.

Going black to the south west now.

boy its moving fast.

[Dom W]

Dark skies and heavy showers over Peterlee, had no thunder yet though.

[Tim B]

Storm that just passed over me sure is makin g a lot of noise as it departs.

*Boom* *Boom* continually now, got a few more pictures from its back edge too.

[TonyH]

Looks like the one north-east of Coventry is headed close to Leicester and growing.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Tonyh

[Guest FireStorm]

Storm report given to me by a contact in Folkstone.. love the netweather radar showing storms across Kent.. Dark and humid here in Medway with some rain.. no thunder or lightning to report yet

[gavin]

very dark here in Atherstone, rain just starting and can hear rumbles in distance.

East of Tamworth south of Leicester