The 2018 summer and thunder thread

[Martin350]

Martin350 said:

It's been a lovely hot day here in mid Kent, although quite humid this afternoon.

The wind has now picked up, sky's gone grey, quite a hard shower, and the feeling that something might be brewing.

It's here!


Edit:

Edited by Martin350 on Saturday 26th May 22:15

[Hub]

I love lighningmaps.org ! I'm watching it heading for the south coast and I can see the distant flashes out in the channel from the window.

[lufbramatt]

Wow it’s all kicking off over Rochester!

Just ran upstairs as heard a massive thump, thought my son had climbed out of his cot, only to find him fast asleep, was just a really close thunderclap that made the floor shake :-0

Edited by lufbramatt on Saturday 26th May 22:51

[HRL]

Yep, constant lightning flashes heading towards the Essex/London border.

Can’t hear thunder yet but it certainly looks like it’ll be a big one when it gets here.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Pretty much constant thunder and lightning every few seconds for the last half hour here in Bromley, not that much rain though...

[Pericoloso]

Just had a rumble in Surrey,had no idea whether the weather was coming this way.

[lufbramatt]

Looks like it’s heading east north east from here so it should be with you in Surrey soon enough...

[parabolica]

This electrical storm in London is crazy; intensified in the last 10 minutes to the point where it's like someone flashing their headlights at you every 5 seconds!

[Streetrod]

Well that has to be one of the best thunder and lightning storms I have every seen in the UK, its just easing off now but spectacular lighting and some serious thunder claps, love it.

I love on the edge of Croydon

[PopsandBangs]

Unbelievable rain and lightning flashes in Wimbledon, I've never seen anything like it in the UK - gone out for a walk in the rain wonderful

[Pericoloso]

Both Wimbledon and Croydon not far from me but not had much yet,still just rumbling.

[LiamB]

I'm so jealous, I'm up near Buckingham crossing everything that is comes up this way! Love a night time thunder storm.

I normally live where the storm is currently going mad

Edited by LiamB on Saturday 26th May 23:31

[75Black]

In NW London, who ordered the US - Midwestern style storm? Amazing.

[Gun]

Pretty impressive electrical storm over Eastbourne at the moment; multiple lightning flashes every second, constant background thunder, fantastic!

[Martin350]

It died down and seem to pass us by a little to the west in Kent.

But I've just looked out of a back window for the first time in about an hour and round two is here, and it looks a bit naughty!

[PopsandBangs]

And on it goes in Wimbledon still. Absolutely spectacular

[Laurel Green]

parabolica said:

This electrical storm in London is crazy; intensified in the last 10 minutes to the point where it's like someone flashing their headlights at you every 5 seconds!

Good, innit!

[Martin350]

I swear you could read a book by it here! It's fantastic!

[colin_p]

Just approaching Maidenhead.

Masses of lightning and the rain is starting to hammer down.

[souper]

NW London, watching Champions League Final replay on ITV approx 23.20pm lost all satellite channels went for a pee in the dark holy ferk bathroom lighting up like a paparazzi shoot.

Took some video out front door but phone battery died. flashes every few second low rumble thunder and not much rain. Shame my phone died.

Best show in many years still going on now, 23.45pm