Thunderstorms Thread

Snowbie

TS reported over N western areas today according to Met Eireann.

Trogdor

Quite a few storms around today Today
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rsfloc.gif

i didn't actually notice though, more forecast for tonight

Met Eireann
Today

Very windy this evening, with strong Southerly winds continuing to gust up to 100 km per hour or more in exposed parts of the West and Northwest. There will be some clear spells, but occasional heavy showers also, some of them thundery.

Tonight

Tonight, there will be further heavy and possibly thundery showers, especially in coastal areas, but good clear spells in most parts also with winds easing. Lowest temperatures 4 to 8 Celsius.

Trogdor

Just a heads up
Thunderstorms approaching the south coast now i'd say that the south/southeast and possibly a bit up the east coast could see some action tonight and tomorrow. It could slip a bit further east into England though, i'm not quite sure yet.
http://meteocentre.com/lightning/map_sfuk.php?time=0&lang=en&map=EuropeNW
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/radar/index.html

sunset

Brief thunderstorm Macroom area Co. Cork last night about 830pm. Lights went out for a second. No reported damage.

Wertz

News reported that some parts of w wales were under tornado warning last night and that at least one made touchdown in Aberystwyth

Hal1

Pics: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6190536.stm :eek:

Trogdor

Had very heavy rain earlier with thunder in Booterstown, it started around 2:50 and finished by about 3:30, i saw it moving away at around 4 o'clock as i was heading for the dart. There was some lovely mammatus lit by the setting sun.
P.S. I only noticed the estofex update now, seems to really be expecting at least one or two tornados, earlier and again tonight.
http://estofex.org/cgi-bin/polygon/showforecast.cgi?text=yes&fcstfile=2006120206_200612011424_1_forecastupdate.xml
DISCUSSION

Ireland ... Scotland

Back-bent occlusion of weakly defined frontal system currently crossing the W British Isles is associated with scattered TSTMS. Deep shear of 35 m/s and low-level shear of 15 m/s should maintain a threat for severe-wind gusts as well as for a few tornadoes over Ireland and Scotland. Behavior of the convection as it moves farther inland is somewhat uncertain, but strong deep-layer lift should remain in place and may aid in sustaining the convection and the associated severe weather threat.

Ireland

Next field of enhanced convection currently over the Atlantic may also morph into a comma cloud, though probably not as well defined given weaker shear and weaker upward forcing. This activity may reach W Ireland late in the period. As strong (12 m/s) 0-1 km shear remains in place, some severe wind and tornado threat seems to exist also with this activity, especilly near the coast.

Trogdor

wow:D, tomorrows forecast looks good, heavy rain+strong winds, add in a bit of hail, a few thunderstorms maybe a tornado or two:D:D
http://estofex.org/cgi-bin/polygon/showforecast.cgi?text=yes&fcstfile=2006120306_200612012129_1_stormforecast.xml

swalsh

lightning and hail storms in galway city atm

swalsh

getting a few flashes here in galway again

NewsWire

im nearly sure i just saw a weak flash over Limerick.Will keep an eye on it

Trogdor

Level one over Ireland and parts of the UK again the disscussion metions three different waves of convection during tomorrow so something to look out for
http://estofex.org/cgi-bin/polygon/showforecast.cgi?text=yes&fcstfile=2006123006_200612281650_1_stormforecast.xml

Saw lots of big flashes in some heavy showers in the trip down the N11 home from Dublin this evening.

CrowdedHouse

There's just has been a massive clap of thunder in Oranmore,Galway-real window rattling job

Mothman

Belmullet reported thunder at 10am

Takeshi_Kovacs

Very heavy hail with frequent lightning strike heading north east wards,
Damn wind is very strong

CrowdedHouse

Seems to be a few strikes heading in according to this :

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rsfloc.html

Takeshi_Kovacs

CrowdedHouse wrote:

Seems to be a few strikes heading in according to this :

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rsfloc.html

Yup that looks like it alright, although Snowbies detector didn't register anything when i checked it.
Power was knocked off here for a second too just as i saw another flash. Seems to have passed on now though..

Just looking out the window at the underside of the cloud, and it looks like mammatus clouds, pity it isn't nighttime, and being lit up by lightning, cos it'd make a great picture

drive3331

A few flashes of lightning here in Kilcock at the moment, Great light show

Takeshi_Kovacs

Got another bit of lightning this morning around half 6. Very shortlived though

oscarBravo

I was asleep this morning around 6ish when I was lifted several inches off the bed by the loudest clap of thunder I've ever heard - I genuinely thought for a second the house had been hit by lightning. The whole house shook with the noise.

I can't see anything around here today that looks like it was hit, but anything that wakes me up is pretty bloody special!

Sierra Oscar

A few claps here in North Tipp

And its been quite dark all day, a few sleety showers also falling

Trogdor

Thunderstorms kicking off along the south coast now could be some great displays right through the night:D
http://meteocentre.com/lightning/map_sfuk.php?time=0&lang=en&map=EuropeNW
http://www.nowcast.co.uk/lightning/

Hal1

It seems to be kicking of a bit down the south west coast. Hopefully this will creep eastwards during the night.

Takeshi_Kovacs

Yup had some decent lightning and thunder here last night... too lazy to get a few shot of it though (not sure if i could either)
Still quite windy as well at the moment,

Trogdor

Thought i'd bump this up with some heavy rain and thundery weather possible on the East coast on Friday, atm it looks like an area of instability and thundery weather will move north out of France on Friday evening and may clip the east coast as it moves up
http://85.214.49.20/wz/pics/Rtavn904.png

Snowbie

Must be an upgrade from yesterday as i posted on the other thread that there was a slim chance.Thats a chart from the summer months.Should be some instability involved but how west it gets is another thing.I still reckon slim but an approaching front from the west meeting this humid air a convergence type zone would be outcome,but a long shot.Nonetheless homegrown could spring up here in the east.

Snowbie

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