Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2017

glightning

Yeah, general use the Icelandic source and also "Home and Dry" on the iPhone. Thanks for the other links

gugsy

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Netweather is good and http://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/foudre.php?region=uk#latest2h.

Couple more

http://brunnur.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html


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


http://www.convectiveweather.co.uk/


http://www.lightningwizard.com/maps/

here is another live strike map

https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=sat;r=0;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=0.00;n=0;y=54.6771;x=-11.4548;z=7;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

glightning

Obviously all the activity is currently west of Donegal. Does anyone think that activity might fire further inland later this evening? I was able to see the Donegal anvils from here in Co.Antrim earlier, but would love something to fire further east later this evening.

jimmynokia

Dublin been left out...Le sigh!!

Trebor176

jimmynokia wrote: »

Dublin been left out...Le sigh!!

Don't give up hope just yet

pad199207

What a waste of activity off the NW Coast

Meteorite58

pad199207 wrote: »

What a waste of activity off the NW Coast

Yea, All been grown in the West only to mature out to sea



Still firing away , last two hours

pad199207

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Yea, All been grown in the West only to mature out to sea



Still firing away , last two hours

Just shows the sea temperatures are still fueling the storms

Trebor176

I reckon it's just the beginning. During the night and into tomorrow may be a bit more interesting. Unless things have changed!

pad199207

I know exactly what's going to happen just like every f#*kn time

Storms off the west coast and impressive storms up the Irish Sea!

glightning

pad199207 wrote: »

I know exactly what's going to happen just like every f#*kn time

Storms off the west coast and impressive storms up the Irish Sea!

pad199207 wrote: »

I know exactly what's going to happen just like every f#*kn time

Storms off the west coast and impressive storms up the Irish Sea!

Remember last June? Probably the worst example I've ever seen of what you describe. Lifted indexes approaching -10.
Intense storms fire off the Donegal coast in the evening and we all sat in front of our screens and scanning skies thinking this must be it. Storms of a lifetime.
Except, nothing wanted to fire over Ireland.... And we all eventually headed off to bed,
Wake up at 7am the next morning and check the sat image. Oh my god. The entire Irish Sea covered in three huge MCS systems moving towards Scotland....
Check the lightning charts and find biblical proportions of lightning has occurred with one HUGE whole in the middle of it all, and you can guess what shape that was? Yes, a map of Ireland :-(

Trebor176

There are a good few recent strikes just on the edge of northwest France. Perhaps these could end up pushing northwards towards the UK?

As for the strikes off the coast of Donegal, these appear to be heading northwards.

Rougies

glightning wrote: »

Remember last June? Probably the worst example I've ever seen of what you describe. Lifted indexes approaching -10.
Intense storms fire off the Donegal coast in the evening and we all sat in front of our screens and scanning skies thinking this must be it. Storms of a lifetime.
Except, nothing wanted to fire over Ireland.... And we all eventually headed off to bed,
Wake up at 7am the next morning and check the sat image. Oh my god. The entire Irish Sea covered in three huge MCS systems moving towards Scotland....
Check the lightning charts and find biblical proportions of lightning has occurred with one HUGE whole in the middle of it all, and you can guess what shape that was? Yes, a map of Ireland :-(

It was late July, and it was sickening! Here's the strike chart for that 24hrs.



I found it posted on this page: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057576799&page=103

pad199207

Rougies wrote: »

It was late July, and it was sickening! Here's the strike chart for that 24hrs.



I found it posted on this page: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057576799&page=103

''Twas the stuff of nightmares!

squarecircles

Why in these situations are thunderstorms always developing out to sea in Ireland,yet always land based on the continent,all the muggyness flushed away now,in west Mayo,horrible cool damp night,no thunder today,just boring old rain.

squarecircles

Why in these situations are thunderstorms always developing out to sea in Ireland,yet always land based on the continent,all the muggyness flushed away now,in west Mayo,horrible cool damp night,no thunder today,just boring old rain.

glightning

Rougies wrote: »

glightning wrote: »

Remember last June? Probably the worst example I've ever seen of what you describe. Lifted indexes approaching -10.
Intense storms fire off the Donegal coast in the evening and we all sat in front of our screens and scanning skies thinking this must be it. Storms of a lifetime.
Except, nothing wanted to fire over Ireland.... And we all eventually headed off to bed,
Wake up at 7am the next morning and check the sat image. Oh my god. The entire Irish Sea covered in three huge MCS systems moving towards Scotland....
Check the lightning charts and find biblical proportions of lightning has occurred with one HUGE whole in the middle of it all, and you can guess what shape that was? Yes, a map of Ireland :-(

It was late July, and it was sickening! Here's the strike chart for that 24hrs.



I found it posted on this page: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057576799&page=103

That's the one. Literally the biggest bust we could ever have to be honest. Makes me sick 😩😫😭

glightning

...pains me to see that chart again........

Rougies

Plymouth would be a good place to be right now if you like lightning.

I can't find any decent webcams.

https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#y=50.2743;x=-3.9691;z=8;t=3;m=sat;r=0;s=0;o=0;b=0.00;n=0;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

pad199207

The storm off Plymouth is the craziest I have ever seen on the lightning maps!

pad199207

If things go well that could well be headin for the east coast of ireland!

Oscar Bravo

Plymouth is unreal, some sparks on the radar

Xenji

Rougies wrote: »

It was late July, and it was sickening! Here's the strike chart for that 24hrs.



I found it posted on this page: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057576799&page=103

It was amazing in Castlebar, well over 100 strikes and was very slow moving, most intense storm in any country I have seen personally, the rain was near biblical as well.

pad199207

Going by the radar the area of storms in SW UK Is headin straight for E Ireland

Rougies

pad199207 wrote: »

If things go well that could well be headin for the east coast of ireland!

Not a chance of that hitting us unfortunately.

pad199207

Rougies wrote: »

Not a chance of that hitting us unfortunately.

It will be close. It's heading NW. These storms have a mind of their own. It's expanding rapidly

kittyn

pad199207 wrote: »

It will be close. It's heading NW. These storms have a mind of their own. It's expanding rapidly

Is it worth staying up for .....??

pad199207

kittyn wrote: »

Is it worth staying up for .....??

It will be daylight hours before any of it makes it here kittyn

mcgiggles

Rougies wrote:

Plymouth would be a good place to be right now if you like lightning.

That looks epic! Its humid as balls in NW right now.. need something to break it!

Rougies

pad199207 wrote: »

It will be close. It's heading NW. These storms have a mind of their own. It's expanding rapidly

It's turning into a beast alright, but it's heading more NE than NW. I was hoping some of it's siblings might throw a tantrum on it's western flank but of course they decided to flare up on the eastern side lighting up the English Channel instead.

In saying that, I just spotted some hope in the Celtic sea. Feck, I've been through this before I just want to sleep!