Storm and Convective Discussion 23rd June Onwards

[Greeny]

Heading out to the bypass to be in good shape to intercept anything that arrives nearby. Hopefully I can intercept the one near kings lynn as it arrives although I gotta keep an eye out for new and possibly more intense development elsewhere.

Have radar app with me yay! :-)

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Some excellent cumulonimbus cloudscape a about. Kind of what it's like abroad here today. Thundery shower cleared through with torrential rain and then has nearly dried up already !

[johnholmes]

just a few very large spots here around 1620, but the Watnall ascent explains what is happening, convection, often limited by moisture aloft but in places likely go all the way to the trop.

[SnowJoke]

Incredible little cell sitting to the north of MK at the minute, very hard edged robust updraft with a small circular looking anvil a top. Shower towards the back edge of this cell firing also, very fast up draft with a pileus cap.

[poseidon]

Looking mighty dark. Just heard thunder. Why do thunderstorms always arrive when I'm at work!

[Lauren]

What way is it heading?

[Greeny]

Looking mighty dark. Just heard thunder. Why do thunderstorms always arrive when I'm at work!

But will one actually materialise for me? I'm playing the waiting game in a layby on the bypass just after the a11 thickthorn roundabout facing towards the a140. I would rather wait than head back into Norwich rush hour :-DThe shower currently to the west which may pass over is weakening and no sferics currently.Edit: sferics detected on the little band of rain southwest of norwich over the a11 lol Edited June 23, 2014 by Greenday

[Hirudine]

I'm hoping that we'll at least get a bit of rain. The poor grass is looking a bit parched.

[liambailey09]

Storm edged it's way past Stevenage about 45 minutes ago, few IC sferics and loud thunder. Another cell just skirted to the south, poked my head out the window and 2 seconds later saw a nice CG about 3 miles away. Neither were very active lightning wise but the rain was torrential. 

 

Got my eyes on the cells firing over MK way for round 3. 

Edited June 23, 2014 by liambailey09

[SnowJoke]

Thunder and lightning now starting in MK, storm is forming overhead and static from a cluster of showers in the area. No rain just crisp crackly elevated thunder.

Edited June 23, 2014 by SnowJoke

[JMTD]

Was in Cambridge earlier, had a few massive flashes and cracks of thunder out of nowhere about quarter to three. Just started again here, hammering it down and thunder getting nearer and nearer.

 

Sick and tired of this.

[ancientsolar]

Some torrential showrers developing over the heads of the valleys.. heading SE.. at a pathetic speed.. guess it will be here in an hour :L

[liambailey09]

Cells popping up within 20 minutes North of Cambridge! Whole line of them.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Was in Cambridge earlier, had a few massive flashes and cracks of thunder out of nowhere about quarter to three. Just started again here, hammering it down and thunder getting nearer and nearer. Sick and tired of this.

Ironic that many people on here would love to swap places with you !! That thunderhead looked amazing what you were under too.

[JMTD]

Ironic that many people on here would love to swap places with you !!That thunderhead looked amazing what you were under too.

 

Would swap it all day mate, hate thunder and lightning, need to immigrate to a country with none of this!

 

Any idea how long this is gonna last?

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Would swap it all day mate, hate thunder and lightning, need to immigrate to a country with none of this!Any idea how long this is gonna last?

San Francisco would be a good option lol Probably until late evening time when diurnal heating weakens and showers fizzle out Edited June 23, 2014 by East_England_Stormchaser91

[Captain Shortwave]

Had one thunderstorm at work mid-afternoon. Looks like the next cell will miss east, can see the anvil clipping us my area now.

[Dami]

Am looking at the MK storm, watching it do it's usual past me by

[SnowJoke]

Possibly the strangest thunderstorm I have ever witnessed in MK, very elevated cloud base, constant rolling thunder that wasn't very loud and very little heavy rainfall. The rain which has fallen is moderate and only just wet the ground. Even the cloud base didn't appear very dark when overhead as light was able to pass underneath. Now moving off to the SE with constant thunder still rolling across the sky. 

[TEITS]

Another line of storms developing to the N of Peterborough. May miss just to the E of us but im hoping not.

 

Love living where I do at this time of year.

[Dami]

have been poking my head out the door while i was cooking and haven't heard a rumble, sun back out prffff

[Bobby]

Heavy rain here, the cloud developed quickly into a nice anvilling CB. Doesn't look like it has the juice to produce anything thundery however although more developments to the NW now.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Another line of storms developing to the N of Peterborough. May miss just to the E of us but im hoping not.

 

Love living where I do at this time of year.

East Mids/Cambs/Lincs and into West Norfolk are definitely storm capitals of the country. Essex and Kent always seem to get their fair share, mostly with imported activity, well especially in the 90s etc!

[PurpleButterfly]

Had a shower around 4pm and can now here distant thunder.

[Speedway Slider]

Leicester Lightning Shield Fully Operational Again....