The 2017 summer and thunder thread

[LukeDM]

Johnspex said:

Massive storm over north Devon over night. The best I've seen for years.

Yep, I sat out at Westward Ho! at 1-3am to watch!

[MiniMan64]

LukeDM said:

Johnspex said:

Massive storm over north Devon over night. The best I've seen for years.

Yep, I sat out at Westward Ho! at 1-3am to watch!

That must have spectacular!

To be honest we couldn't see much of the real drama from Central Park, just light and sound.

[davhill]

There you are. This little lot has been going for 90 mins + over Kendal. Would've been better after dark. Been cloudburst city too!

[FlyingMeeces]

We must have just caught a trailing corner of this weather front. Not so much as a single flash or rumble! Grateful for the temperature drop but was rather looking forward to the theatrics…

[Puggit]

Sunday and Monday bring more storm chances

[Puggit]

Potential for another poor night's sleep in the South:

http://www.convectiveweather.co.uk/forecast.php?da...

Mrs Puggit's turn with the dog!!!

[Bill]

Just watching the rainfall radar, and can't see how the band of rain over Brittany can get to us on the south coast by 1pm as predicted by the BBC's weather report.

(Or is that just wishful thinking?)

[Puggit]

Bill said:

Just watching the rainfall radar, and can't see how the band of rain over Brittany can get to us on the south coast by 1pm as predicted by the BBC's weather report.

(Or is that just wishful thinking?)

If it's the app you're using, never trust them for accuracy!

[mcelliott]

Big storm approaching Guernsey right now

[jmorgan]

Dagnabit. Trying to find this thread and it pops up.
Met office weather warnings etc.
http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=sat;r=0;t=...

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

[Puggit]

Incoming along most of south coast... Looks severe.

Heaviest around Dorset.

[mcelliott]

Pic below is of the storm cell that hit us this morning, torrential downpour that lasted for about an hour, with claps of thunder. The second pic was taken a few minutes ago off to the west of the Island, again accompanied by rolling thunder. Reckon it'll hit Devon/Cornwall in about an hour in a south easterly wind.

Edit - just taken a peek at lightningmaps.org - wowzers, the activity off the Brittany coast!

Edited by mcelliott on Sunday 28th May 20:52

[Bill]

Puggit said:

Incoming along most of south coast... Looks severe.

Heaviest around Dorset.

We mistimed our departure a bit...I was putting the kayaks on the car to leave the beach. BBQ went well though.

[Puggit]

Houston...

[Cupramax]

Chuffing hell, theres a big old storm in the channel heading for pretty much the whole of the south coast from the IOW eastards

[Cupramax]

[sutts]

Currently over Kent! Mega heavy rain and lots of lightning.

[Hrimfaxi]

sutts said:

Currently over Kent! Mega heavy rain and lots of lightning.

Yup, just got a soaking walking back from the pub in a T and shorts

First big rumble of Thunder in Beckenham.

[Puggit]

Puggit said:

Forecast v reality for one of the websites I follow:

At one point I understand this was the largest storm system in the world.

[grumpy52]

I thought some feckker had set off drum and bass and strobe lights outside my bedroom in the early hours . I am near Dover .