Thunderstorm/Convective Watch - Summer 2011

thetonynator

jimmynokia wrote: »

where is HERE

just realised my location is gone . . .now how did that happen?!

Yup, it's kilkenny!

Lumi

redsteveireland wrote: »

Now THAT'S what i call rain!:D
Possible distant rumble but the rain is so loud i can't tell.

The sky & radar promised much but only light stuff falling over on this side of town : just 1mm in the last hour

demakinz

I think i may have captured a funnel cloud over my estate in Edenderry. Huge big clouds forming over the bog its gone very dark now, Hope to hear some thunder soon.

Iancar29

demakinz wrote: »

I think i may have captured a funnel cloud over my estate in Edenderry. Huge big clouds forming over the bog its gone very dark now, Hope to hear some thunder soon.

Yep... certainly looks like one!

Fair play! ... ya can see it in the sky today that it looks like any could appear at any time!

demakinz

The sky is so black just south of me but it doesn't seem to be moving at all, i can see it on the radar getting bigger and bigger but not moving much. its after getting very windy as well all of a sudden.

Delighted to see a funnel cloud, It was pure luck I was in the bedroom, the neighbours must think i am mad hanging out the top window standing on the bed with a phone taking pictures of the sky.

Tornando9

Two strikes witnessed in the Nass/Newbridge area about 10 mins ago. Absolute beauty of a convergance zone has formed in north Kildare the skies have gone black here.

Derfil

Thunder and lightning here in Naas. Very dark outside.

davehey79

redsteveireland wrote: »

Now THAT'S what i call rain!:D
Possible distant rumble but the rain is so loud i can't tell.

Where bouts are ya Steve nothing here in strokestown today hoping for a few rumbles but not too hopeful

Iancar29

Derfil wrote: »

Thunder and lightning here in Naas. Very dark outside.

Its coming my way! woo!... mite run down ask the bro to drive to a clearance for pictures!

djhaxman

Thunder near Maynooth. Finally. Sky is really dark.

demakinz

On the radar it looks like its stretching from Lucan to as far west as Tullamore.

Redsunset

djhaxman wrote: »

Thunder near Maynooth. Finally. Sky is really dark.

Yep, tis dark alright, this pic is part of the same system.

lesserspottedchloe

some powerful thunder rumbles in the midwest earlier today-and sheets of rain
Sun is beating down now..would love some dramatic weather out in west Clare tomorrow!

demakinz

Gone very dark now.

Redsunset

Beautiful dark clouds approaching home.

dsmythy

The showers seem to have stalled?

djhaxman

dsmythy wrote: »

The showers seem to have stalled?

Sky still dark here, light rain, it had potential but as usual in this country, it failed to deliver.

Iancar29

Got some nice photos up near the airport , heres a panorama from my iphone, will upload a short timelapse and proper pictures after work ( doin a night shift 2nite )



No thunder though

CarMuppet

One good clap this evening at around 18:45h near Riverstick Co. Cork... coming from due north.

Here is some pics facing West 30mins after the roll/clap.


NOTE: Ignore the blue ball 'in the sky'.... its just the way the camera was pressed against a wet window. The sunlight coming from the west played some funny tricks and created this 'ball'...

dexter647

CarMuppet wrote: »

One good clap this evening at around 18:45h near Riverstick Co. Cork... coming from due north.

Here is some pics facing West 30mins after the roll/clap.


NOTE: Ignore the blue ball 'in the sky'.... its just the way the camera was pressed against a wet window. The sunlight coming from the west played some funny tricks and created this 'ball'...

You should have said nothing about the blue ball and posted over in the paranormal forum for the laugh:D... Nice pics by the way

redsteveireland

dexter647 wrote: »

You should have said nothing about the blue ball and posted over in the paranormal forum for the laugh:D... Nice pics by the way

Or it could even have passed for ball lightning. Shouldn't have said anything!

MiNdGaM3

Despite threatening looking skies for parts of the day, we're currently having our first bit of rain today, drizzle... again!

redsteveireland

Some pics from today. No thunder as usual, seemed to have run out of steam by the time it reached Galway.









At least this one produced a rainbow to finish the evening off

From looking the pictures I think I need to somewhere with less houses. I'm surrounded!

Hal1

Funnel cloud in your first pic?

BEASTERLY

redsteveireland wrote: »

Some pics from today. No thunder as usual, seemed to have run out of steam by the time it reached Galway.









At least this one produced a rainbow to finish the evening off

From looking the pictures I think I need to somewhere with less houses. I'm surrounded!

Looks like a funnel in your first pic

EDIT: Hal got there before me

maquiladora

Heard one nice rumble of thunder yesterday myself.

Heres hoping for a more active August!

redsteveireland

Hal1 wrote: »

Funnel cloud in your first pic?

That's what i was trying capture but it wasn't that well defined to the naked eye, I'll have to check out the original and make sure it wasn't dirt on the window!

Pangea

http://www.highlandradio.com/2011/08/07/mini-tornado-spotted-clonmany/

Harps

Some good pics of that one here, not far off being a tornado

http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/storms/funnel-clouds-sighted-in-donegal-and-galway/30006.html

Nothing here all day as usual, still only one day all year I've heard any thunder and that was back in May

sunbabe08

http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html


according to this, there was flashes of lightening between 12 and 3 o clock yesterday in the south east, not once did i see any lightening or hear any thunder.