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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion 2013/14

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    #1142
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    maquiladora wrote: »
    700 strikes in the past hour alone!

    So depressing. I'm so close to it yet so far


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    #1143
    Pete2k
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭Pete2k


    eastmayo wrote: »
    Ya seen that from knock airport.any thunder with that shower?

    Not that I could hear but I could be too far to the east near cloonfad...


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    #1144
    tylercollins
    Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭tylercollins


    Weathering wrote: »
    So depressing. I'm so close to it yet so far

    Could be worse, stuck in work and this is happening less than 20 mile away from me **** sake!


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    #1145
    sunbabe08
    Registered Users Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭sunbabe08


    Thundery downpour in cork.


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    #1146
    rilz
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭rilz


    Harps wrote: »
    Really impressive storm in Northern Ireland at the moment, not too often we get storms that intense on this island, shame there's no one from around there on boards

    Nice t-storm in Ballymena according to my sis. Sunny but humid here on east coast but looking out over the Irish sea towards western Scotland some cracker clouds bubbling up over that direction. They look class rising so high


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    #1147
    mickger844posts
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,467 Mod ✭✭✭✭mickger844posts


    Nice mostly Sunny day albeit a bit breezy. Not expecting any action here today.


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    #1148
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    Some people say you don't get good thunderstorms in Ireland eh?

    yJPjdQ6.jpg

    (10 of those are from a small storm in Scotland though :p )


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    #1149
    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 6,012 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Wall to wall sunshine here in wexford very sparse cloud cover, 23.2c.


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    #1150
    ElWalrus
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭ElWalrus


    Wow, This looks intense!

    (edit - Sorry maquiladora, was too slow fiddling with the image capture. Your one looks better any how! :) )


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    #1151
    Pete2k
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭Pete2k


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057000326

    few pics of the funnel taken on my phone...


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    #1152
    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    I reakon you should print that out onto the finest canvas and frame it.


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    #1153
    bilston
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Cracker of a line of storms up north.

    264124.png

    Pity its not dark for them to enjoy it at its best!

    Appears to be missing Belfast :-(


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    #1154
    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Holy SH**Balls BatmaN!
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    #1155
    Popoutman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Popoutman


    Reasonably heavy downpour here in Castletroy, Limerick for the past ~15 min. I haven't heard any rumbles from it though I am inside.


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    #1156
    Reiketsu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Reiketsu


    There has been pretty much continuous thunder and lightning along with rain here for roughly half an hour - still going but further away. I took a few videos, if they end up any way decent I'll share :)


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    #1157
    snowstreams
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Some people say you don't get good thunderstorms in Ireland eh?

    Just for comparison, does anyone remember what the strike rate was for the thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon in Galway.
    I thought it was decent enough compared to the last few years in Ireland but I've seen far bigger ones in France and the US before.

    Ive a feeling that storm up North is similar to storms on the continent alright.


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    #1158
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    The cell just east of Ballina looks like it could pop a spark or two soon.


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    #1159
    tylercollins
    Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭tylercollins


    Clearly visible mammatus clouds over Derry behind that large cell that has just passed.

    Chasing from the office today ;)

    vDltp1Kh.jpg


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    #1160
    highdef
    Registered Users Posts: 6,258 ✭✭✭highdef


    Quite a defined hook has developed and looks like passing over the Portadown to Lurgan area. Anyone around these areas keeping their eyes peeled, preferably with a video camera at the ready :D


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    #1161
    babybuilder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭babybuilder


    Wtnessed large storm and funnel over derry from buncrana. about 3.00pm. thought i videod it but camera on blink.


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    #1162
    _Whimsical_
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    snowstreams wrote: »
    Just for comparison, does anyone remember what the strike rate was for the thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon in Galway.

    We didn't do it right at all in Galway. What were we thinking not immediately getting out the strike maps?:)
    It seemed like much more than one every ten mins to me though and lasted for an hr.


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    #1163
    hotwhiskey
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    Strike rate per hour 1002 at 3.45

    Edit: Sorry I didn't realize the were some storms over Scotland and N England.


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    #1164
    tylercollins
    Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭tylercollins


    Another view as they move away from Derry towards Coleraine.

    jU5RTB2.jpg


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    #1165
    Zzippy
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    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    We didn't do it right at all in Galway. What were we thinking got immediately getting out the strike maps?:)
    It seemed like much more than one every ten mins to me though and lasted for an hr.

    Don't know about you but I was too busy enjoying the show... :)


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    #1166
    rilz
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭rilz


    Hope the storms move further east. Warm sunshine and muggy feeling.


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    #1167
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    snowstreams wrote: »
    Just for comparison, does anyone remember what the strike rate was for the thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon in Galway.
    I thought it was decent enough compared to the last few years in Ireland but I've seen far bigger ones in France and the US before.

    Ive a feeling that storm up North is similar to storms on the continent alright.

    Here's the map for Tuesday, some decent storms about but today in the North is on another level!

    sferic_20130723.gif


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    #1168
    snowstreams
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭snowstreams


    Looks like the north did pretty well on tuesday too.
    Antrim & Derry seem to be the Thunderstorm capital!


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    #1169
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    I think the galway storm was rather tame in comparison.
    http://www.met.ie/climate/lightning.asp?ReportDate=23%2F07%2F2013

    Snap- Harps beat me to it.


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    #1170
    Reiketsu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Reiketsu


    Here is one of the videos I took today. Sorry its not the greatest, I was using my phone so the lightning is hard to see but you can take my word that there was loads of it, fork lighting too. I have a second longer and perhaps better video I'll upload now.

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


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    #1171
    rilz
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭rilz


    Something is brewing to my west. Clouds towering up in sky. Might see something on coast


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