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darkman2

NMM:

http://www.netweather.tv/forum/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=20332

CrowdedHouse

I have a feeling it's going to be a non-event

Snowbie

CrowdedHouse wrote:

I have a feeling it's going to be a non-event

Non event for where?
If you dont get an event what about the next person.
Somebody will see something today,can be anywhere even down the road from you.
Lightning has to be taken seriously for protection of people and property.
If it is a non event well then the spectacular show wont be observed by most but at least no body got hit by it or someones house has not got struck.

Remember with this heat and humidity and destabilising air from the south there is a high risk of an event happening somewhere?
We cant assume on here that nothing will happen and give people the wrong idea and send them out which they could caught up in a storm.

darkman2

darkman2 wrote:

NMM:

http://www.netweather.tv/forum/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=20332

The green over the south east is good.
Badly wanted rain,the grass is burning...literally did you see the gorse fire in Britas bay yesterday?

As for the thunder,I had lw radio on there for a while and theres not as much as a crackle.
Thats not a good sign,even though the sky looks thundery out there.

Snowbie

UKMO sat has cbs growing over west midlands.

Damomanye

Could the lighting start more grass fire or forest fire around the country? The limerick Fire brigade are battle tonnes of gorse,forest and ditchfires around the Limerick county.

Snowbie

Snowbie wrote:

UKMO sat has cbs growing over west midlands.

Yes and theres heavy echoes on the radar on that line now somewhere west of Kilkenny over Tipp.

The line stretches roughly north of Galway bay down to waterford.

Danno

Getting darker here. 27.2c now -0.5 in a few minutes. Still breezy.

Snowbie

Danno wrote:

Getting darker here. 27.2c now -0.5 in a few minutes. Still breezy.

Right Danno your the eyes atm.Just west of you,you should see cbs building can you confirm.

Nothing detected on my detector as yet.

lucernarian

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/warnings.asp
The ozone was probably formed by lightning strikes. I haven't seen a warning of this type before...

The UKMO radar has some strong rainfall near Cornwall and Land's End...

Edit: the band of rain is now nearing the Irish coast

darkman2

We are seeing some development now approaching Southern Ireland and England. An intensification really of what was already there.

Danno

There seems to be a shower north of me, say 2 or 3 miles, over Ballacolla or West Abbeyleix area. A quarry about a half mile away is making a bit of noise all morning so I dunno if I'll be able to make out any thunder from it.

Danno

Snowbie wrote:

Right Danno your the eyes atm.Just west of you,you should see cbs building can you confirm.

Nothing detected on my detector as yet.

North or slightly NW of me is the earlier described shower. Sunny here now.
Back up to 27.9c. Breeze is dying out.

Looks rather fair on all other directions. I guesstimate that my visibility is around 5 miles due to haze,

Danno

http://en.allmetsat.com/images/afwa_msg_europe_ani.php <<< look at "50" just south of Kerry!!! :eek:

billy the squid

http://www.meteorologica.info/Euro30lightning.htm
Is overcast here. a pretty dull day but with no rain or anything.

ch750536

Wow!

Massive cloud buildup over mallow/killarney/tralee way.

Viewing from Knockwarriga, due south.

Very orange might I add, will try to get a pic though my camera is pants.

ch750536

Meeerrrr, as I thought , pics are crap, damn my cheapo camera.

Anyway, here is a pic....
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Also, pic of my lightning attraction device as discussed elsewhere.

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CrowdedHouse

ch750536 wrote:

Also, pic of my lightning attraction device as discussed elsewhere.

PHOT0007.JPG

How about mine.......


http://homepage.eircom.net/~crowdedhouse/DSC_1998%20.JPG

darkman2

We Have Lightning!!!! East Of Me. Developement In Wales Now, Where Is Snowbie???

highdef

A flash of fairly distant lightning just caught my eye out the window about a minute ago - In 13 and it was to my NE, out to sea. It's almost a stifling 25c here now!!!! Anything to be seen Snowbie?

darkman2

Another HUGE falsh! Closer now:D

darkman2

Really loud thunder.

darkman2

There goes another, spectacular, purpley in colour.

Strikes really picking up now, C - G, there goes another

highdef

where are you darkman2?

SpitfireIV

I see the radar here is picking them up:

http://www.blitzortung.org/index.php?mode=0&map=5&lang=e

Snowbie

Weak storm over N dublin just triggered as some of you might already know.
Signs are to the se of the area as echoes seem to be getting better organised and pushing nnw.Nothing detected from it yet.

Wertz

Hearing some distant (but prolonged) rumbles in Dundalk the last 10 minutes....definitely been feeling and looking like there's gonna be some activity.

ch750536

Incredibly humid here in Abbeyfeale, lots of cloud, wind has stopped. No noises as yet.

darkman2

Snowbie wrote:

Weak storm over N dublin just triggered as some of you might already know.
Signs are to the se of the area as echoes seem to be getting better organised and pushing nnw.Nothing detected from it yet.

Two strikes within ten seconds of each other here now. Forget the lightning detectors and look out the window:D

Snowbie

Ok now i have detected.Ts to the se of dublin triggered.MId irish sea.