Convective / Storm Discussion - 22nd December 2013 - 2014 onwards

[Stormyking]

Coast, what do you make of the convective and thunder possibility for the South Coast tomorrow? Looks pretty decent to me

 

I reckon this be semi elevatedish, and good chance of hail

[Convective]

Looks like most western areas could do alright tomorrow. Convection looks possible along any west facing coasts anywhere from Cumbria south.

[Bobby]

Some very heavy convective stuff to the SW moving quickly NE, some strikes detected from it.

[Chris K]

Some very heavy convective stuff to the SW moving quickly NE, some strikes detected from it.

 

Oddly enough around this time last year I actually managed to get a few flashes of lightning from a thundery shower! Then for me personally, the convective season of 2013 went to pot from there 

[Bobby]

Oddly enough around this time last year I actually managed to get a few flashes of lightning from a thundery shower! Then for me personally, the convective season of 2013 went to pot from there 

 

Same here, had our storms in January, nowt for the rest of the year... until December. We had some epic storms in May 2010 but honestly can't remember the last proper summer thunderstorm, 2006 I think. Odd... or just unlucky.

[Cloud 10]

Looks to be a nasty line of storms in the SW at the moment.

 

[dave48]

Happy new year everyone!

 

I was just hit by the south west storm, can confirm some impressive lightning and plenty of thunder too.

 

Most impressive was the hail, the best I have ever seen, which for many won't be that impressive but for wiltshire, not bad.

 

Great start to 2014! Pictures below.

 

 

[Cakie]

Looks to be a nasty line of storms in the SW at the moment. 

Huge sounding storm coming in from the South West. Lightening out to sea

[Supacell]

That storm is still going well inland, quite something for January!

[Joneseye]

We're on the south east side of the storm and the winds are really gusting!

[Costa Del Fal]

Amazing persistence of that storm in mid January! Been the most thundery wintry months for many years surely?

[Mark Neal.]

Thunder & Lightning with hailstones in Oxford.

[JamieUK]

Big thunderstorm here. Bright flashes of lightning and huge loud rumbles of thunder. Hailstones covering everything. Crazy!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

What a day to be storm chasing down south... 

[SparkleS]

Snowing a bit here with sleet, suns out but trying to cloud over, no wind now there was. Cold too

[SparkleS]

Edit: gone black here and wind getting up

[Mapantz]

Second thundershower of the day here, forked lightning, 60mph gusts combined with hail and torrential rain, it was a whiteout

[Robbie Garrett]

First thunderstorm of 2014, and it's only 3rd January. Great start!!

 

Powerful rain and wind and cracking thunder and lightning. 

[Nath]

Storm here, in January LOL  mental

[swash]

Hail and thunder in Epping

 

Love it

[Bobby]

A huge swarm of showers to the SW, can't remember seeing so many. Not had anything thundery yet but hopefully later, quite a lot of thunderstorms around overnight and today.

 

[chapmanslade]

2cm hail here at about 10.00am with plenty of lightning - video to follow

[Supacell]

It's a great day for people down south with a proper rash of hailstorms tracking eastwards.

There was talk of more later on the estofex forecast, hopefully further north this time.

[poseidon]

omg, the cell that just passed over me was intense. The hail was absolutely torrential - never seen anything as heavy as that before. Lightning and Loud thunder also. Looks to be moving east, very dark with rainbow out back and sun coming out to the west

Edited January 3, 2014 by poseidon

[Supacell]

Has anyone seen the storms on the near Continent, from the same area that crossed S. England earlier. They are huge!