The 2016 summer and thunder thread

[Mr GrimNasty]

Don't forget the IOW storm detector site!

http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/live_storm_dat...

[vonuber]

Animal said:

South West London - thunderstorm building here. No rain yet, but frequent thunder & lightning.

Big storm in central London, lots of lighting and thunder. Probably coming your way.

[Animal]

vonuber said:

Big storm in central London, lots of lighting and thunder. Probably coming your way.

Yeah, it's building here!

[leglessAlex]

We got a great view of it here in Kingston...

Lightning over Kingston Upon Thames by Alex Dainty, on Flickr

[mikees]

Very annoying. 30-40 miles north west near Aylesbury. Warm amid muggy and clear. No clouds etc grrrr

[SeeFive]

Pompey area.

Some heavy rain, lots of thunder and lightning wiped out our satellite reception during the Paxman Factor on C4 tonight (thankfully). Just hearing some distant rumbles from the channel again and very heavy downpours just lasting a few minutes each.

According to lightningmaps, we could get some more overnight if it doesn't blow out over the Channel Isles, who seem to be getting a bit of a pasting at the moment.

ETA: aaaaaand we're off again. Lots of in-cloud lightning with the odd rumble of thunder which sounds a bit away yet. Not really showing on lightningmaps.

Edited by SeeFive on Thursday 23 June 01:08

[leglessAlex]

Lots of flashes here and some heavy thunder still, but according to lightningmaps.org there's an absolute freakshow of a storm going on just off Margate right now.

[coopedup]

Nice picture Alex. Pi$$ing down in Woking at the moment, and I mean seriously heavy without any sign of it letting up.

[Blib]

leglessAlex said:

We got a great view of it here in Kingston...

Hey Alex. I know Kingston pretty well. My step son attends KGS.

However, I slept right through the storm. Didn't hear a thing.

Edited by Blib on Thursday 23 June 07:17

[mcelliott]

Monumental storm here last night more to come.

[coopedup]

mcelliott said:

Monumental storm here last night more to come.

But that's Guernsey so it does not count

[leglessAlex]

Blib said:

Hey Alex. I know Kingston pretty well. My step son attends KGS.

However, I slept right through the storm. Didn't hear a thing.

That's some impressive sleeping ability Blib! Although it wasn't too loud most of the time, it was very bright and there were two massive, massive cracks of thunder around 2:30, I had the balcony door open and nearly jumped out of my skin.

[Puggit]

Yellow for the SE again today. Amber for inside the M25. Some very big storms over Cherboug and heading for us...

[leglessAlex]

Puggit said:

Yellow for the SE again today. Amber for inside the M25. Some very big storms over Cherboug and heading for us...

Yeessssssssss.

Although, I'm right on the thames and it must have gone up 30cm with last nights rain. Not sure it needs any more...

[Puggit]

Unfortunately for storm lovers, this grey murk needs to break, and break fast, allowing the sun through to really pep these storms up. Convection counts!

[Puggit]

Looking at the latest storm - looks very much like the same areas to really 'benefit'. A3 corridor in to London looks like my best guess at this point, with some further storms through Sussex and Kent again.

[coopedup]

Woking area, what's your read on that?

[CountZero23]

Puggit said:

Yellow for the SE again today. Amber for inside the M25. Some very big storms over Cherboug and heading for us...

Could be another night of it over in Brighton, usually sleep like the dead but last night the thunder managed to keep me up pretty late.

[Puggit]

coopedup said:

Woking area, what's your read on that?

Looks like a direct hit.

BUT

(and it's a big BUT)

The storm has run out of energy. No more thunder at present. Just heavy rain.


http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;se...

[coopedup]

Puggit said:

coopedup said:

Woking area, what's your read on that?

Looks like a direct hit.

BUT

(and it's a big BUT)

The storm has run out of energy. No more thunder at present. Just heavy rain.


http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;se...

bks, I just want the thunder and lightning, not more sodding rain!