Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion 2013/14

These must be very local showers in Naas.

Loobz

All this talk of convection and funnel clouds remind me of this photo I took last year. In a field beside my house. Wexford.



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pad199207

My treasured memories from last year!

Tornando9

Lightning screen grabs


Towards Naas.




Towards Saggart (need to get a window cleaner)

pad199207

What was your highest rain rates today T9?

Deank

pad199207 wrote: »

What was your highest rain rates today T9?

My PWS hit 5.9 mm/hr at about 2ish today. Sorry I'm not T9.

Tornando9

pad199207 wrote: »

What was your highest rain rates today T9?

258mm/hr at 15.22

Deank

Tornando9 wrote: »

258mm/hr at 15.22

:eek:

pad199207

Deank wrote: »

:eek:

Go on Tell him what you got last year T9 ....... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Deank

pad199207 wrote: »

Go on Tell him what you got last year T9 ....... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Ah don't please. When's the snow back?:pac:

Tornando9

Deank wrote: »

Ah don't please. When's the snow back?:pac:

388 mm/hr in a 20 second burst

Deank

Tornando9 wrote: »

388 mm/hr in a 20 second burst

:eek::(:confused:

redsteveireland

Left Kildare today to head for the Midlands, watched that storm pass over me on the Motorway. My mother said the thunder shook the front door when it hit. I always miss the good stuff!!!

JanuarySnowstor

Contrary to all forecasts Sunday and monday look dry to me

Let's see what happens....

Lots of showers showing up on the radar. Tomorrow is to be wet ?

MrFrisp

Just had a very very heavy shower here now.

Was waiting for some thunder from it,but sadly not to be.
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pad199207

Rumbles of Thunder here in Naas now

Gone very dark here, starting to lash now

Wise Old Elf

Dark clouds and major downpour in sandyford, thought we might get a show but nothing yet.

keith16

Nice big long rumble here in Booterstown!

Lenny5

Flash and big rumble here on howth head.

I was stuck out in a downpour near Maganey and heard one crack of thunder. That was about 1 hr 45 mins ago.

I was out on the bike hiding under the poncho again !

Rikand

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Contrary to all forecasts Sunday and monday look dry to me

Let's see what happens....

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp

Met agrees with you.

Except for in east cork

mountainy man

A rumble of thunder here in the last few mins, not much else happening.

sunbabe08

Dark clouds heading cork city way. I presume nothing coming from it :-(

OCorcrainn

sunbabe08 wrote: »

Dark clouds heading cork city way. I presume nothing coming from it :-(

Actually it has gone dark here, and the rain just started bucketing down, pretty heavy.

D2D

sunbabe08 wrote: »

Dark clouds heading cork city way. I presume nothing coming from it :-(

Nothing yet anyways, rain seems to have eased down

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Some fine rain heading for Naas now !

Is strengthening with every frame

pad199207

According to Sat24 its producing Lightning, would have heard it by now though! Oxegen is teasing me however! Gone very dark

pad199207

Oh there we are big flash out west! an thunder