Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2017

Kermit.de.frog

Maybe some more action to come for Dublin/North Wicklow this evening. Chance of a cell or two building that direction from the south.

Bulk of activity always further north though.

Rikand

Definite squall line trying to develop west of the shannon right now on the radar.

No thunder or lightning in Athlone yet, but the lights dimming on and off

pad199207

Further cells breaking out further south.

I'd say anywhere north of a line 'Wexford to Kerry' is in for a chance for thunder this evening

Meteorite58

Not a drop of rain here in Tralee today. Parts of the W, NW and N could get some lightning in a couple of hours with some strong CAPE and DLS showing.

pad199207

Rikand wrote: »

Definite squall line trying to develop west of the shannon right now on the radar.

No thunder or lightning in Athlone yet, but the lights dimming on and off

More a line of convergence then a squall Rikand. I'd say plenty of water underneath that line

PukkaStukka

Bad accident on M1 heading north at Jcn 5. Tailbacks to Dublin airport. Accident believed to have occurred in a downpour

Redriddick

Absolutely epic thunder storm here!!!

ronnie3585

Where?

jimmynokia

Redriddick wrote: »

Absolutely epic thunder storm here!!!

HERE IS WHERE :P

Redriddick

Just north of Rikand. Castlerea

Rikand

Redriddick wrote: »

Just north of Rikand. Castlerea

Feck. Its all going to miss Athlone.... As usual

Meteorite58

Originally Posted by Rikand View Post
Definite squall line trying to develop west of the shannon right now on the radar.

No thunder or lightning in Athlone yet, but the lights dimming on and off

More a line of convergence then a squall Rikand. I'd say plenty of water underneath that line

Around Sligo could get lively soon.

km79

pad199207 wrote: »

More a line of convergence then a squall Rikand. I'd say plenty of water underneath that line

Went East of us thankfully

Trebor176

No such luck in Ballymount earlier. The sky looked quite threatening for a good while. There was a shower earlier, but nothing to write home about. The lights in the office did flicker a few times in the evening, but no evidence of lightning in the locality.

redsteveireland

km79 wrote: »

Went East of us thankfully

Down with that sort of thing

iamtony

koutoubia wrote: »

North County Dublin .
Two massive Bangs ....followed 5 seconds later by a serious wallop of lightning.
A couple of rumbles to the south - Airport direction.

At least 4 strikes in Clonshaugh. About 1 minute apart. Scared the bejazus out of my daughter on the road. First one was very close. I seen the fork and tried to record but of course it stopped then.
Is it safe to leave the little one out playing? Genuine question.

Edit:an hour ago. Traffic lights out at northside shopping centre afterwards.

Redriddick

In the dark here lads!!!

Storm 10

Rescue 118 just departed UHG for Sligo , heading towards Sligo and being warned of Thunderstorm activity on his track Sligo tower reporting nearby lightning but not over the field

Meteorite58

Looks like lightning going to keep going for a few hours at least in Northern counties. Convective Weather upgraded there forecast for Northern areas.





ISSUED BY: Dan

UPDATE 14:25 UTC Adjustments made to existing SLGT and LOW threat levels to expand the elevated thunderstorm risk farther south overnight, while a MDT has been introduced to highlight areas where elevated thunderstorms seem most likely (while acknowledging greater instability is found farther south). In general, high-res guidance continues to suggest increasing covering of thunderstorms from mid-evening over Northern Ireland into western fringes of Scotland and the Hebrides

Redriddick

Giving it loads again here now!!
Electricity gone and esb have a load of faults on the map

Irishweather

4 lightning strikes here in the last few minutes.

Rikand

pad199207 wrote: »

More a line of convergence then a squall Rikand. I'd say plenty of water underneath that line

I can confirm the presence of buckets of water underneath that.

The thunder has appeared to have skirted me, just heard a couple of distant rumbles

The One Doctor

iamtony wrote: »

Is it safe to leave the little one out playing? Genuine question.

The rule of thumb is: Going outside is safe if more than half an hour has elapsed after the last thunder. That's from the NOAA. I'll be following that advice in future as myself and my daughter got a similar scare on the road an hour ago. A weak strike hit maybe 20 metres from us.

mountainy man

Quite a few long rumbles and flashes here in S. E. Sligo right now , just home from shopping in Carrick on shannon and the rain there was intense and many places starting to flood especially on N4 north of the town. The river in Ballyfarnon has broken its banks and fields alongside under water. The Shannon is quite high already but when all this rain gets into it there could be more problems.

Irishweather

More thunder.

Irishweather

And 12 more strikes in past minute.

Soccarboy11

beautiful clear evening with a lovely sunset here in cork city. Total opposite of what you guys are getting! :P

Hal1

From met.ie latest. Roads must be flooded up there.

MALIN HEAD(A) E 21 HEAVY RAIN 17 95 15.0 1009

Cork Lass

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

beautiful clear evening with a lovely sunset here in cork city. Total opposite of what you guys are getting! :P

Just home from collecting my daughter. Stunning sky alright - absolutely beautiful.

TedR

I am working in Derry this evebning, few considerable bangs and flashes ongoing here, heavy rain, easing off now maybe?
Went to top floor of building, theatre building, reasonably high, saw some good strikes but no pics sadly