Thunderstorm/Convective Watch - Summer 2011

Oscar Bravo

Some massive hailstones in Castlebar now!! Place is white! Some noise!

lord lucan

Jake1 wrote: »

there is a big black mega-cloud over my house right now.
Hope it pours.

I can see that one in the distance. Was just about to take a walk around to Texaco but i'm gonna hold off as it looks very ominous.

Oscar Bravo

Thunderstorm after passing through Castlebar with frequent lightening and plenty of loud thunder.Heavy rain and large hail to!!

Nibs05

intense thunder activity over east meath at the moment

sirpsycho

Nibs05 wrote: »

intense thunder activity over east meath at the moment

Pretty sure the same storm that hit Drogheda. Fair light and sound show!

Lumi

Nibs05 wrote: »

intense thunder activity over east meath at the moment

sirpsycho wrote: »

Pretty sure the same storm that hit Drogheda. Fair light and sound show!

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Thunderstorm after passing through Castlebar with frequent lightening and plenty of loud thunder.Heavy rain and large hail to!!

Everywhere except Galway it seems :rolleyes:



Still Images Courtesy SAT24

Oscar Bravo

Ryanair1FQ en route to Knock is holding 20 miles to the South of Knock due to "intense CB activity" on approach to Knock.cant get below 10,000ft.

redsteveireland

thomasj wrote: »

its netherlands! my aunt uncle and cousins are dutch but they do not live nor are they from holland! They are in the netherlands though! Anyway geography lesson over!

i was in eindhoven last year, we got the best weather you could get, warm sunny days but on the final day when we were flying back out the plane got delayed because of a major thunder show! :eek: some light and sound show!

Meh! Holland is easier to type on the phone. So its Holland.

BEASTERLY

Very heavy downpours here with a good deal of hail. No thunder yet though.

h57xiucj2z946q

Some rumbles in Athlone now.

CarMuppet

Lights dimmed in office up here in Cork Airport a few mins ago... see enclosed screenshot... didn't know it was that bad good!!

Rikand

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Ryanair1FQ en route to Knock is holding 20 miles to the South of Knock due to "intense CB activity" on approach to Knock.cant get below 10,000ft.

Hopefully there'll be none around in the afternoon tomorrow. I'm flying out of there on holidays.

gbee

I was going to check you on this image because the one I use is not showing this storm over Galway.

Your Belfast site and the Durrow sites do show these.

Midleton is only showing the North. I must send Midleton an email.

http://www.corklightning.com/

Lumi

AA Ireland have just issued the following alert for anyone driving between Athlone and Ballinasloe

*MAIN TRAFFIC* *M6/WESTMEATH/GALWAY* Very stormy and extremely slippery road conditions on the N6/M6 Dublin/Galway Rd between J11 Athlone (Centre) and J15 Ballinasloe West. There have already been a number of incidents along the route.

Iancar29

gbee wrote: »

I was going to check you on this image because the one I use is not showing this storm over Galway.

Your Belfast site and the Durrow sites do show these.

Midleton is only showing the North. I must send Midleton an email.

http://www.corklightning.com/

That's John's site, he was in the states with mise , of what I know he has to update his server relays or something ha

gbee

Iancar29 wrote: »

That's John's site, he was in the states with mise , of what I know he has to update his server relays or something ha

Grand, cos I just see there isn't a link out to a home page so I can't email the site.

sunbabe08

:mad::mad::mad: once again the midlands and west of ireland are getting all the fun.

Darwin

Just finished with a 30 minute bout of thunder, the back end of the front had lots of rain but no thunder/lightning. Inky black skies heading in the Carlow/Kilkenny direction now.

Here's a quick pic as the front heads south east:

redsteveireland

Fionagus wrote: »

AA Ireland have just issued the following alert for anyone driving between Athlone and Ballinasloe

*MAIN TRAFFIC* *M6/WESTMEATH/GALWAY* Very stormy and extremely slippery road conditions on the N6/M6 Dublin/Galway Rd between J11 Athlone (Centre) and J15 Ballinasloe West. There have already been a number of incidents along the route.

Any action around the city today?

Lumi

redsteveireland wrote: »

Any action around the city today?

Not a whisper All of the action was off to the North and East of the town unfortunately

redsteveireland

Fionagus wrote: »

Not a whisper All of the action was off to the North and East of the town unfortunately

I missed everything myself because I'm stuck in work.
Looked good out there today though

Min

North Kilkenny had a thunderstorm from about 6pm to 7 pm, just rain now. I saw three of the lightning strikes, was happy it stopped before it reached me as I was out in a field.

TheMilkyPirate

Torrential downpour here in wexford town, No thunder though

BEASTERLY

Just took these a few minutes ago:


Heavy rain and hail, no thunder though

Aiel

Fionagus wrote: »

AA Ireland have just issued the following alert for anyone driving between Athlone and Ballinasloe

*MAIN TRAFFIC* *M6/WESTMEATH/GALWAY* Very stormy and extremely slippery road conditions on the N6/M6 Dublin/Galway Rd between J11 Athlone (Centre) and J15 Ballinasloe West. There have already been a number of incidents along the route.

I was heading back to Galway with my girlfriend today on the motorway and was treated to a few thunder storms putting on a good show.At one stage they were lined up behind eachother and when one passed another cluster would quickly come up.Highlights included the mother of all downpours around J15 which led to a temporary lake forming and also many nice sparks over the course of half an hour.
Sadly we did see one car that had skidded into the bank at the side of the motorway on the opposite side with an ambulance pulling up along side it.

skipz

Man, i wish i was home for that yesterday!

wild handlin

Reports coming in this evening of a Tornado hitting a farm near Eglinton, Co. Derry, with it destroying one of the barns; lifting the roof off in the process.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13704497

tylercollins

wild handlin wrote: »

Reports coming in this evening of a Tornado hitting a farm near Eglinton, Co. Derry, with it destroying one of the barns; lifting the roof off in the process.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13704497

Jesus! I live in Eglinton and never heard nothing until now! Thats mad :eek:

tylercollins

Fionagus wrote: »

Nightskyhunter.com has some incredible pictures and video of the 'Derry Twister'
http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html

Amazing!!:eek:

Not the same one. 2 different days.

But your guy Martin seems to get alot of good weather action down around Maghera / Magherfelt.

Lumi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XAy5SlOQ8

Amazing pictures and video of yesterday's thunderstorm and funnel cloud near Maghera

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