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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Spring/Summer 2016

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,930 ✭✭✭Storm 10




  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭Eugbug


    Netweather.tv have a decent rainfall radar map which also shows lightning strikes. You can zoom in closer than on the Met Eireann map plus it shows the major towns. The free version now also seems to update every 5 mins (was 15 mins).

    http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;sess=


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    News on radio stating thunderstorms could be confined to the east this evening


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Some recent sferics around the Cavan area.

    389662.jpg

    Can't really see much activity for us in the east later though bar some heavy showers. Instability just not high enough.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    I'm sitting in Kells right now., going to hang on a bit for that mass that's approaching..I will be on motorway heading homeward bound so good field of view should sparks happen.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Hal1 wrote: »
    The S/SE of England is getting those French imports now. They look fairly potent too.

    A lad in Dorset just took this...Link

    Red Warnings for SE England.

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    3593B8F900000578-3655732-Scale_of_the_storm_BBC_Weather_tweeted_a_graphic_this_morning_sh-m-225_1466674078683.jpg

    3593B93100000578-3655732-image-a-62_1466662199700.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,482 ✭✭✭weisses


    Eugbug wrote: »
    Netweather.tv have a decent rainfall radar map which also shows lightning strikes. You can zoom in closer than on the Met Eireann map plus it shows the major towns. The free version now also seems to update every 5 mins (was 15 mins).

    http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;sess=

    I use this for lightning

    http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=12


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Dundalk is under there somewhere :eek:
    389676.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,880 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Thunder Lightning and lashing rain here in north meath


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    A few rumbles getting close to Dundalk now.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Nasty looking sky heading towards citywest


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Nasty looking sky heading towards citywest

    Just looking at that now myself,back home in DN 20,Wind has picked up..


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia




  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,415 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Just look at that storm covering around half of Belgium:
    http://en.sat24.com/HD/en/nl/visual


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭Xenji


    Just look at that storm covering around half of Belgium:
    http://en.sat24.com/HD/en/nl/visual

    The worst thunderstorm I ever saw was in Belgium, have never seen another that compared to it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭lolie


    Estofex have a rare enough level 1 over us later on today.
    2016062506_201606232242_2_stormforecast.xml.png

    A level 1 was issued for Ireland mainly for excessive convective precipitation and (non-supercellular) tornadoes.


  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Very heavy downpours here in Grangecastle Dublin, no sparks.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    Showes are off already in Dublin CC.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭Eugbug


    Very heavy downpours here in Grangecastle Dublin, no sparks.

    Have to make do with this so :)



  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    lol that's cool.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭stooge


    huge TS flying back from charlroi last night. Lightning was continuous for about 90mins. unreal. potential for some action todayin ireland judging back some of the cloud formations this morning


  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The radar shows shower activity is decreasing ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,175 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    The radar shows shower activity is decreasing ?

    Definitely not. Looks like there was a glitch with the composite radar images generated at 09:45


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭Eugbug


    Definitely not. Looks like there was a glitch with the composite radar images generated at 09:45

    On which site?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,196 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Think I just heard thunder here in Naas


  • Registered Users Posts: 29,550 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Think I just heard thunder here in Naas

    that would be correct. popped up on lightningmaps


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,175 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    Eugbug wrote: »
    On which site?

    Met Eireann. Compare the animated composites from the 09:30 and 10:00 to the 9:45 and see for yourself.


  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Yep must have been a glitch, activity is not decreasing.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭Eugbug


    Met Eireann. Compare the animated composites from the 09:30 and 10:00 to the 9:45 and see for yourself.
    Ok. I see that. The blob up in Cavan/Fermanagh suddenly became less threatening! Usually I use Netweather for more detail but rainfall radar can lag by 30mins sometimes or it doesn't even show any rainfall in Leinster. Presumably they get their raw data from Shannon/Dublin Airport's radar, but processing goes awry every so often, so its back to Met Eireann for confirmation. Wish they'd display a bigger map on the site though.


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  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    CNTRL+ will make it bigger ! But yeah, higher resolution would be nice.


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