Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion Spring/Summer 2018

sdanseo

Footage got corrupted you'll all have to take my word for it that the sky it lit up like a Christmas tree.

sunbabe08 wrote: »

what i captured earlier.

Sounds like you needed a stiff drink after that one!

Kermit.de.frog

Greystones and Bray in line in the next hour or so.

refusetolose

pad199207

Lightning has ceased a good bit now

Mam of 4

I don't know if I was imaging it , but thought I saw a flash here , Laois ..

Calibos

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Greystones and Bray in line in the next hour or so.

Feck!! I sleep in an Attic Conversion! Am I going to die?? If you don't see any more Costa Del Bray posts from me this Summer you'll know what happened to me!

Wood Roof joists don't act as a Faraday Cage do they? ;)

Expensive PC, 34" Ultrawide Monitor and VR Headset unplugged from power sockets and Network Cable!! However the 10 year old Plasma TV's around the house need replacing anyway so they're staying plugged in!!

Work at 7:30am tomorrow. I have a feeling I ain't getting any sleep tonight!

RobbingBandit

Lightning in Dublin 11 no thunder.

sunbabe08

sdanseo wrote: »

Footage got corrupted you'll all have to take my word for it that the sky it lit up like a Christmas tree.



Sounds like you needed a stiff drink after that one!

literally stunned for a few minutes. nothing else i taped after that lived up to that one. i've never seen fork lightening live before, so that was an absolute treat

CirrusBusiness

Very heavy downpours with regular flashes and rumbles now. Spectacular.

South Carlow.

Kermit.de.frog

Storms developing now heading toward Dublin (probably). Huge flashes now, can see the anvils.

vickers209

just getting louder here in wicklow now

took this video about 15 mins ago out bedroom window

IvySlayer

I saw the sky light up and a bright orange ball with a smoke trail go through the sky and fizzle out what is that?

John.Icy

The storm I've been awaiting here in S.Kildare has literally died a death lightning wise JUST as it was on final approaches to me. Only lightning coming from the newer cells once again way off to the East.

EDIT: Still producing some lovely forks now and then mind...just lost the frequency of 30 minutes ago.

Kermit.de.frog

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Lightning in Dublin 11 no thunder.

It's distant but it's coming.

I recommend you find the nearest golf course - find a really open space - and set up camp. For safety.

Calibos

It better hurry up for Bray because it'll be daylight soon.

Definitely getting closer as I am starting to hear some thunder now whereas earlier when looking at the spectacular stuff over Wexford and South Wicklow it was silent.

road_high

CirrusBusiness wrote: »

Very heavy downpours with regular flashes and rumbles now. Spectacular.

South Carlow.

Kilkenny city the same. Woke me up about 20 mins ago
Some very bright flashes, intermittent rain bursts

Holy crap, the house literally shook with that last clap of thunder.

natc

Appears to be right over Carlow town now, thunder is shaking the house!

Rain quite intense also!

sryanbruen

Warning updated.

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow and Offaly
Bands of heavy thunderstorms moving up from the Southeast giving torrential downpours locally in short periods leading to spot flooding. Risk of hail also.

Issued: Sunday 27 May 2018 03:00

Valid from Sunday 27 May 2018 03:00 to Sunday 27 May 2018 10:00

BoJack Horseman

In Wicklow town...

In my deep sleep stupour I thought there was an artillery attack...... In a dream state one would think it was anything

Dove from bed to the curtain to see quite the light show to the south / South West

Never seen souch lightning in my life

Kermit.de.frog

Irish sea is lighting up. Dublin in firing line now next hour or so.

adam240610

Can see lightning every few seconds from greystones looking south, only one actually close enough to provide thunder.

That got me into the porch , lifted me off the wall haha bring it on !

me89

Lightning every 30 seconds or so in Kilkenny City

pad199207

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That got me into the porch , lifted me off the wall haha bring it on !

Where are you Mad Lad?

Reati

Outside wicklow town here. Thunder starting to die out /get more distant but no end to flashing though it is getting further apart. Rain was so heavy it woke me about 30 mins ago.

BlackandGreen

Woke up 40 min ago in South Kilkenny but now it's very distant. Moved off north and mostly stopped aside from distant glimpses.

Think it'll come back down here or am I safe to go back to bed?

pad199207

Gone very quiet here now

prinzeugen

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Irish sea is lighting up. Dublin in firing line now next hour or so.

Sods law says they will die going over the mountains and Dublin will get some rain. Happened before.

spoonerhead

Is everything okay in Wicklow? Sitting at my window in South Dublin looking at this amazing show to my south

BoJack Horseman

spoonerhead wrote: »

Is everything okay in Wicklow? Sitting at my window in South Dublin looking at this amazing show to my south

Still some thunder.... But it's the hail & rain now that is hammering down

*edit.... And now it's passed.

Davaeo09

Woah. Spent last 30 mins comforting the dogs and watching the show. Never seen the likes of it here. One cell South. One west. Two east. Each direction I look. Rain on and off torrential . Wind changed from strong to dead still. Eerie.

Yes eerie. A nod to the snow bunnies.

votecounts

Fairly bad in carlow at the moment

teddybones

Effing epic here in ashford... dying down after an hours light show... was the 80's last time i saw anything like it. Having been waiting 30 years for this night.

CirrusBusiness

votecounts wrote: »

Fairly bad in carlow at the moment

Watching the tail end of it from the second floor here. Some of the best fork lightning I've witnessed for quite some time. Hopefully not too much damage out and about after such a high frequency of strikes. The Mrs is like "will you ever close the window and go to sleep!"

Davaeo09

votecounts wrote: »

Fairly bad in carlow at the moment

Short lived but intense seems to be the theme. Watching all of these pop up and dir out. Castlecomer/durrow direction seems to be hogging it for now .

Kermit.de.frog

Lightning to the south has an orange ting now but not as frequent.

IvySlayer

I saw this looking southeast after a massive lighting bolt, not sure what it is

https://vimeo.com/272053183

robclay26

Anybody having issues with lightning maps.org working? Can’t get it to load on my iPhone.

Am in Delvin and looking out at clear skies except looking towards the south east and the clouds look amazing for thunder

CirrusBusiness

IvySlayer wrote: »

I saw this looking southeast after a massive lighting bolt, not sure what it is

https://vimeo.com/272053183

Ball lightning?

Wanderer78

CirrusBusiness wrote:

Ball lightning?

Exactly what I thought

robclay26

IvySlayer wrote: »

I saw this looking southeast after a massive lighting bolt, not sure what it is

https://vimeo.com/272053183

Would it be Ball lightning? Looks mental

CirrusBusiness

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Exactly what I thought

We had one come down the chimney into the sitting room as a kid. Scarey as heck but thankfully it just vanished. Was small but terrified the hell out of us at the time.

IvySlayer

I thought it was a bird or bat or something that got caught on fire, see the smoke coming off it

megatron989

IvySlayer wrote: »

I saw this looking southeast after a massive lighting bolt, not sure what it is

https://vimeo.com/272053183

Great capture if it is ball lightning

vickers209

IvySlayer wrote: »

I thought it was a bird or bat or something that got caught on fire, see the smoke coming off it

distress flare?

CirrusBusiness

robclay26 wrote: »

Anybody having issues with lightning maps.org working? Can’t get it to load on my iPhone.

Am in Delvin and looking out at clear skies except looking towards the south east and the clouds look amazing for thunder

Try Blitzortung.org

pad199207

This is really dragging arse

IvySlayer

vickers209 wrote: »

distress flare?

I didn't see it come up from the ground, it lasted for about 20 seconds max. I have no idea

Davaeo09

IvySlayer wrote: »

I saw this looking southeast after a massive lighting bolt, not sure what it is

https://vimeo.com/272053183

Looks like a fireball