Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Spring/Summer 15

jimmynokia

Can confirm thunder and a strike in DN 22

Jpmarn

I just heard that a lightening strike has affected the Luas Green Line.

pad199207

Lightning strike caught on camera at IT blanch

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbbTl8l6x4&feature=youtu.be

sjb25

Jpmarn wrote: »

I just heard that a lightening strike has affected the Luas Green Line.

Yep http://m.luas.ie/travel-updates.html

PukkaStukka

Clap of thunder during heavy hail shower here in Donabate

ninebeanrows

A lot of lightning in the UK today.

A few strikes near central London in last 15 minutes.

pad199207

Took this of Mammatus Clouds over Naas

Iancar29

:cool:

thomasj

pad199207 wrote:

Lightning strike caught on camera at IT blanch

Rare isn't it to see it strike the ground!?

Iancar29

thomasj wrote: »

Rare isn't it to see it strike the ground!?

Why so? CGs happen all the time in Ireland.

thomasj

Iancar29 wrote: »

Why so? CGs happen all the time in Ireland.

Sorry I meant to say for it to be witnessed so close... And on camera

Oneiric 3

ECM 216h chart tonight showing a potentially serious thundery low moving up from the south. May as well cache the chart just for eye candy as it will most likely be scrapped again in the next run. :rolleyes:

jimmynokia

Bring it on..

Iancar29

Awesome hail shower just now with pea sized hail! Video to come!!

DOCARCH

Iancar29 wrote: »

Awesome hail shower just now with pea sized hail! Video to come!!

You've one hours grace....before GTF! :P

Had a heavy rain/hail shower here earlier. A couple of sparks too around the Dublin area. http://brunnur.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html?

Iancar29

DOCARCH wrote: »

You've one hours grace....before GTF! :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBcBzU-MQA

Iancar29

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

ECM 216h chart tonight showing a potentially serious thundery low moving up from the south. May as well cache the chart just for eye candy as it will most likely be scrapped again in the next run. :rolleyes:

We could be on to something LADS!
Friday night Stormage..





Saturday night Stormage


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Im off now to mass to say a few HAIL Mary's ( pardon the pun ) :cool:

jimmynokia

Iancar29 wrote: »

We could be on to something LADS!
Friday night Stormage..





Saturday night Stormage


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Im off now to mass to say a few HAIL Mary's ( pardon the pun ) :cool:

Heading down to wexford (rosslare) for weekend, camera's packed just in case.

Kermit.de.frog

Heat and storms toward next weekend on some projections.

jimmynokia

Me backside is planted down on the south east right on the coast,camera left there set up lets hope something happens... Have a good weekend in the meantime folks.

Iancar29

jimmynokia wrote: »

Me backside is planted down on the south east right on the coast,camera left there set up lets hope something happens... Have a good weekend in the meantime folks.

Man those charts were for NEXT weekend lol


And its already back tracking as one would guess

jimmynokia

Iancar29 wrote: »

Man those charts were for NEXT weekend lol


And its already back tracking as one would guess

I was reading wrong then. #sh1te. Lol..

Trebor176

There seem to have been a couple of recent strikes around the Cavan area, having looked at Lightning Maps. There has just been a heavy hail shower here in Clondalkin, which has set off a couple of house alarms, but no thunder or lightning.

DOCARCH

Just wondering has ESTOFEX disappeared?

Trying to access for the last couple of days but just getting 'website not available'.

Iancar29

DOCARCH wrote: »

Just wondering has ESTOFEX disappeared?

Trying to access for the last couple of days but just getting 'website not available'.

Their server provider is down , happened before a year or two back and they were back in a week or so.

PukkaStukka

Got mention of a thunderstorm in NW Donegal between midnight and 1am today. Anyone confirm if this was so?

Harps

Just got a warning from the met office on my phone for the possibility of intense thundery downpours and frequent lightning on Friday in SE England. As usual the actual event will probably be watered down to a few scattered storms but keeping my hopes up for now, haven't heard a single rumble of thunder since last August

Iancar29

Harps wrote: »

Just got a warning from the met office on my phone for the possibility of intense thundery downpours and frequent lightning on Friday in SE England. As usual the actual event will probably be watered down to a few scattered storms but keeping my hopes up for now, haven't heard a single rumble of thunder since last August

Its actually been fairly consistent the last day or so ... its all from the plum of hot air that was teasing the whole UK & Ireland on last week's models.

After some fairly heavy imported morning stuff early friday morning( probably the odd spark in that if its warm enough )

The heat and instability will quickly build and could lead to potential severe storms . Lightning and large hail and flooding being the main issues.







If Estofex were active it would be a solid level 1 IMO for the SE of England.


EDIT : Actually if the convection can get going early on there is enough low level shear for potential supercells and even the odd Tornado.

eastmayo

Seems to be alot of thunderstorm activity in the south east of England at the moment

weisses

Picks up nicely in SE England

http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=12