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    #182
    Deep Easterly
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    Danno wrote: »
    WOW What a storm! Some fork lightning over west Laois this evening 5pm-ish. My detector peaked at 47 per minute :eek: I cannot believe there was no rain here either. The base of the cloud looked very menacing, I thought a tornado could have spawned out over Ballacolla.

    Same here, barely any rain (4.6mm). But the frequency of thunder and lightning was quite frightning for about 15 mins. Not very often we get continuous peels of thunder.


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    #183
    Supercell
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    Deep Easterly wrote: »
    Same here, barely any rain (4.6mm)

    4.6mm is lots of rain!!, I rarely get more than that!
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #184
    Danno
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    I had 9mm from a shower yesterday with no Thunder!


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    #185
    Danno
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    Reports of a church struck by lightning north of Rathdowney, Co. Laois.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055304674


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    #186
    spurious
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    There has been quite a bit of damage there - to the stained glass window and to the house beside the church. A couple of small fires started, but the brigade dealt with them. Up to an hour or so ago the brigade were still there. Landlines must be affected as I am having trouble ringing the area.


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    #187
    Danno
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    Hmm, I might take a drive over there tomorrow, it's roughly 10 miles away.


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    #188
    Deep Easterly
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    Anyone in the north midlands at the moment? Radar continuing to show some nasty showers up there:

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

    they don't seem to be dying out just yet..

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    #189
    mike2084
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    We have a 2 day race meeting here in Listowel tomorrow and Monday. I usually go but I don't fancy getting soaked or hit by lightning! We had big shower at 2pm today with thunder but nothing since. Any chance of an improvment for the next two days? Thanks.


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    #190
    force eleven
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    We had no electricity from about 7.30 until 10 this evening due to the lightning. It peaked around 7-7 30 this evening and we had about an hour and a half of heavy rain, the real summer type thundery rain. Very good show indeed, about 15 close strikes for me, near Clara BTW. Talking to Bren, over on the TWO forums, looks like a possible repeat tomorrow, but more threat to the west and south, and not so much the midlands. They said that today though....;)


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    #191
    force eleven
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    http://estofex.org/cgi-bin/polygon/showforecast.cgi?text=yes&fcstfile=2008060306_200805311842_1_extendedforecast.xml

    Could be an interesting 48 hrs to come for thunder lovers...:D


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    #192
    Danno
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    I think tomorrow will be better in the SE as pressure will be lowest there.


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    #193
    Deep Easterly
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    I agree that the SE and the south in general has a higher chance today as well. Not too hopeful for here as the air is a lot fresher and cleaner than yesterday and dosen't feel as threatning. Probably the odd random isolated heavy shower at best.


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    #194
    Darwin
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    No sign of the towering Cumulonimbus clouds that were present early yesterday morning, seems to be fresher day out there at the moment.


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    #195
    Danno
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    A few small bits going up now... http://www.sat24.com/frame.php?html=view&country=gb&sat=vis
    The few that do occur today oughta be quite severe due to more surface warming.


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    #196
    Damomanye
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    oh god, theres some very heavy echos retuning in a small cell just east of Limerick, i can see some incredibly dark clouds there guys.:eek:


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    #197
    Danno
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    Exploding over Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipp and Limerick... http://sat24.com/frame.php?html=zoom&xas=172&yas=165


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    #198
    Danno
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    West Kerry, Dingle area is ALIVE!


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    #199
    Takeshi_Kovacs
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    Some very big anvil clouds building up now, to the east and southeast of me.. got a few pics to upload later


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    #200
    Damomanye
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    One of the showers passed over here but was only minor. Parents think im mad sayin theres thunderstorm potential around...:D

    Hopefully a crazy shower here will prove me right.


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    #201
    Snowbie
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    3 cells around the country atm. Mayo, Kerry and Limerick.
    There is one over Cavan atm forming.


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    #202
    nacho libre
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    Galway is missing out again. I hear rumours paddy1 has been spotted in Mayo:D


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    #203
    Damomanye
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    A bit of thunder here and light rain.


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    #204
    Takeshi_Kovacs
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    Yeh can hear a few distant rumbles at the moment , clouded over here now though


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    #205
    Damomanye
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    A massive cloud with thuner and light rain has passed over here and is heading Kerry way Takeshi.


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    #206
    nacho libre
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    it just got very windy here...it can't be long till the thunder comes

    ah yes there is that sweet sound:)


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    #207
    Danno
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    Clear blue sky overhead here, however the sky is black to my west. Out over County Tipperary it looks nasty. A thin vale of high cloud to my North and Northeast.

    There was no thunder in Galway as Ger Loughnane is harnessing it all for the Galway Hurling Team this Summer! :D:D:D


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    #208
    Deep Easterly
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    nacho libre wrote: »
    Galway is missing out again. I hear rumours paddy1 has been spotted in Mayo:D

    Its a lie, I still am not brave enough to enter inside the border!!:D

    The dry air here is allowing me some spectacular views though. There is a strong looking shower breaking out roughly around Claremorris; another shower to the north which seems to be decaying. 2 large anvils visable east of Galway city roughly abouts, and increasingly congestive to my east. I am in the centre of a clear void, has to be seen to be believed!!! That's it, I am moving to Mayo!!!


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    #209
    Sierra Oscar
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    Seems pretty clear here in Newport, North Tipp at the moment.


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    #210
    Deep Easterly
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    Danno wrote: »
    Clear blue sky overhead here, however the sky is black to my west. Out over County Tipperary it looks nasty. A thin vale of high cloud to my North and Northeast.

    Danno, I can see to large anvils to my south, I estimated that they are east of Galway city (not sure how much). Is it possible we are looking at the same system from different parts of the country..?:eek:


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    #211
    Deep Easterly
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    Has suddenly got very windy here, with exploding shower to the north, sprang up very quickly.


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