Thunderstorm/Convective Watch - Spring/Summer 2012

eskimocat

redsteveireland I noticed from the pic you posted that here is a very thin break in the cloud swirl from the 'vortex' there. It was an absolutely beautiful morning in Dromahair this morning and I was wondering why after all the rain warnings, there is my answer... lol... Was one of the lucky few.

Its getting progressively cloudy here in Collooney today but so far rain free.... time will tell! The blue skies that I enjoyed this morning are rapidly disappearing.

sunbabe08

come thunderstorms, get here quick, head is bursting from all the heat and tension in the air

Iancar29

sunbabe08 wrote: »

come thunderstorms, get here quick, head is bursting from all the heat and tension in the air

Omg ! .. i seen that before... it doesnt turn out well....

redsteveireland

Things are starting to get interesting, just before I head to work, brilliant, just brilliant! :mad:

Iancar29

First set of sferics just west Of GOrt.... great day for the volvo display! haha

gbee

Aircraft getting weather advisories from EICK

Jpmarn

Couple of strikes in west Clare. We normally don't get as much action than the east and north. Looking forward to some bangs in the Limerick area. Limerick City is celebrating July 4th and i suppose it might be some natural fireworks for the day it is. Thunder clouds are blocking satellite signals atm.

MrFrisp

sunbabe08 wrote: »

come thunderstorms, get here quick, head is bursting from all the heat and tension in the air

Sad to say,it don't look like anything is going to happen....It's just boring dark cloud,and a few spots of rain here and there.

Hope I'm wrong for later though.






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gbee

SexyGuy wrote: »

Hope I'm wrong for later though. .

Our highest CAPE is now, lessoning sharply after 18:00 Next two hours or bust I'd say. Small cells with heavy droplets but nothing breaking.

Deep Easterly

A shower passed here an hour ago dumping 4.8mm. The same shower seems to have 'stalled' just to my NNW which going by the looks of it is giving some very heavy falls just outside of town.

Needless to say no thunder to report :rolleyes:

MrFrisp

gbee wrote: »

Our highest CAPE is now, lessoning sharply after 18:00 Next two hours or bust I'd say. Small cells with heavy droplets but nothing breaking.

Some very very dark clouds approaching from the SouthWest as I watch,,but they just seem to pass over with nothing but a few drops.

You'd expect a lot when you see them,,but disappointing when they just pass over.

Ahh well,,there's a few hours left yet.





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Iancar29

Storm just north of Galway city now! hahaha

Scone190

thunder and lightening in Galway atm and torrential rain for 10 mins whole driveway is flooded haha

RoisinD

Clouds building north and south of me and we had some very heavy showers but nothing else. Most seems to be happening out to sea (as per vedur) - dog going mental so here's hoping for some kind of display.

NW Clare

SpaceRocket

Scone190 wrote: »

thunder and lightening in Galway atm and torrential rain for 10 mins whole driveway is flooded haha

Jealous! Enjoy!!! Cloudy with a few breaks here in Wicklow.

MrFrisp

Iancar29 wrote: »

Storm just north of Galway city now! hahaha

Feckin tease.. :mad:









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Iancar29

Scone190 wrote: »

thunder and lightening in Galway atm and torrential rain for 10 mins whole driveway is flooded haha

PHOTOS!!! ...

lostinashford

SpaceRocket wrote: »

Jealous! Enjoy!!! Cloudy with a few breaks here in Wicklow.

Unbroken sunshine in Ashford

Not what I was expecting

redsteveireland

Iancar29 wrote: »

Storm just north of Galway city now! hahaha

See, I told you. As soon as I go to work BOOM:mad:!

AntiRip

Our electricity only after coming back now after a lightning strike at 3pm. Torrential rain and passing thunderstorms since then. More thunder and lightning outside now while I write. Worse day I've seen in a long time.

km79

AntiRip wrote: »

Our electricity only after coming back now after a lightning strike at 3pm. Torrential rain and passing thunderstorms since then. More thunder and lightning outside now while I write. Worse day I've seen in a long time.

Where ?

AntiRip

km79 wrote: »

Where ?

North Kerry

lostinashford

AntiRip wrote: »

Our electricity only after coming back now after a lightning strike at 3pm. Torrential rain and passing thunderstorms since then. More thunder and lightning outside now while I write. Worse day I've seen in a long time.

Location

chris2007

Absolutely Massive here in Dublin

redsteveireland

Nice display of Mammatus over Galway city in the last hour, heavy shower passing over now, looks like the worst of it is over.

Iancar29

redsteveireland wrote: »

Nice display of Mammatus over Galway city in the last hour, heavy shower passing over now, looks like the worst of it is over.

PHotos!!?

Stinicker

Something very weird just happened here in South East Kerry tonight, there was what sounded like one large gunshot and then a smaller one, I checked out that nothing had fell etc. but I am not convinced on the cause of the noise, I am attributing it to either lightning or a meteorite as it reminded me of a sonic boom. It is not raining so I doubt if it was lightning, a sonic boom maybe?

Iancar29

Stinicker wrote: »

Something very weird just happened here in South East Kerry tonight, there was what sounded like one large gunshot and then a smaller one, I checked out that nothing had fell etc. but I am not convinced on the cause of the noise, I am attributing it to either lightning or a meteorite as it reminded me of a sonic boom. It is not raining so I doubt if it was lightning, a sonic boom maybe?

Very interesting !
Car/bike backfire maybe ? but ye a sonic boom from a meteorite could be one of the suspects! .. You should post this too to the Astro forum

redsteveireland

Iancar29 wrote: »

PHotos!!?

I knew you'd ask for some pictures but I was working and had no phone or camera with me, sorry!

Iancar29

11z NMM has some convection breaking out in the midlands later. Be one to watch.
Any cumulus around there atm anyone?