Thunderstorms 14th/15th August 2022

Oneiric 3

Some small but potent storms kicking off around the country. Worth a separate thread as this risk for big thunder and big lightning is there until tomorrow night at least. All parts at risk this evening but east and south main focus tomorrow.

Scuid Mhór

Posting for posterity.

jackrussel

Amazing looking clouds in cork city

Cork2021

Wind picked up considerably in Kanturk North Cork, few rumbles of thunder still but not much lightning

Jeju

East Cork with constant rumbling and breeze just picked up with the rain.

Oneiric 3

What little thunder I'm hearing sounds like a nuclear explosion from deep under the ocean. Not very loud but unnervingly boomy.

Little snowy old me

So far all looks very localised. Some grey clouds over the Bay around Ben Bulben area in Sligo. But seems to be missing SWDonegal and indeed we may hold dry.

I would love a good blast of a thunderstorm tonight....

thomil

Persistent, if not constant rumbling here in Ballincollig. Still not optimistic about any direct effects on us here though...

Itssoeasy

It’s seems to be moving away from the north side of cork city(unscientifically based on how loud the thunder is) which is good.

Gonzo

Not expecting much here in Meath, as usual we will miss out. Seems Meath, Louth and Dublin are the places least likely to get a storm tonight.

Jeju

It's been building tge last 20 minutes or so, loads of flashes from it

OldRio

Thunder lightning and colossal amount of rain. Fenagh Leitrim.

Its so dark. More lightning.

DumbBrunette

Frequent strikes around Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo from 7.30 to 7.45, far more than what the lightning detectors picked up.

Jakey Rolling

Dog getting restless here north of Knockmealdowns. A few spots of rain, dark skies to west and SW. One flash of lightning the other side of Galtees, about 25km away. Kilmallock direction.

Having suffered a direct strike to the house before, I'll probably shut off my mains isolation switch if it reaches here later!

phormium

Just brought in clothes off the line here in Kerry, smattering of raindrops starting up and can hear thunder in the distance.

Oneiric 3

Snap I took earlier on as that storm was building up over west Roscommon. It produced about 3 drops of rain here in NE Galway.

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lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473129#Comment_119473129

:(

What happened to the direct hit?

Hairypoppins

Can posters in the affected areas get a video or 2 please I've not seen yet go up

Oneiric 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473129#Comment_119473129

You are better placed for after midnight and throughout tomorrow.

cherryghost

A few grumbles in Longford and wind has suddenly picked up. Leaves everywhere

snowstreams

Huge rainfall here near Athenry in the last hour.

I recorded 2cm during the thunderstorm that came.

Here is a quick video that I recorded of the storm as it passed over Athenry after i moved passed me.

https://1drv.ms/v/s%21AumDSB2BEk01g07ukllHTA3LIXla

EDIT: thats a screenshot from met.ie radar of what I recorded on my drone. Im not sure why it doesnt show more strikes. Maybe it was mostly cloud cloud lightning over Athenry?

Kermit.de.frog

Great vid!

Condor24

Nothing in North Offaly so far, very still, muggy, cloudy. Decent thunderstorm activity is, along with heavy snow, the holy grail of weather watching. Very difficult to get everything in place. Tonight will be the same.

Meteorite58

Thunderstorms set to migrate across the country overnight, great opportunities for videos!

Whereas any place could get a storm tomorrow Southern counties and Munster looks primed for big storms, looks like a great convergence zone along the coasts, soundings below for Cork city. Hard to predict rainfall but certainly possibility for very heavy rain locally under one of those slow moving storms.

North Cork.... just took best dog in Ireland out for his evening walk.........got soaked through.....& NOISY ....... thunder really banging the drums there

xhomelezz

South Tipp, dead and cloudy.

Plenty of swallows flying low at the moment. It's actually amazing to watch the air tricks they do.

RuthieRose

Louder rumbles here in Cavan. Sky is dark on the horizon.

OldRio

Fenagh, Co. Leitrim

Oneiric 3

I can confirm that another 2 drops of rain have fallen. All the showers to my S, SW, W, NW, N, NE, E, SE. What a dump.

Meteorite58

AROME showing the potential along S, SE and parts of the E tomorrow .

Kilkenny36

I know tornedos they are rare but how likely is it with weather like this that a small to tornedo could form?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473163#Comment_119473163

Some footage I took around then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8BTqC4vvaA

Dazler97

Powers back here in Carrick, still thunder but moving into west cavan etc i see the south has thunderstorms as well

igCorcaigh

That looks promising for more storms tonight in Cork City @Meteorite58!

thomil

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473249#Comment_119473249

Depends on how many airframes the Luftwaffe can get operational 😜

On a more serious note, it's certainly not impossible, especially once activity over the midlands kicks off, but that depends on a myriad of factors that I do not feel qualified enough to assess with any authority.

JanuarySnowstor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473266#Comment_119473266

That's tomorrow night

pad199207

New cells Limerick/Shannon

Oneiric 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473250#Comment_119473250

Would estimate that the rain rate in your video is about 30-60mm/ph.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473272#Comment_119473272

so is it tomorrow night more so then tonight that cork city gets all the fun ?

mcburns07

Constant rumbling in East Cork

Meteorite58

Lots of energy available into tonight and the early hours of Monday

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473288#Comment_119473288

Got to met.ie for the warnings,very hard for anyone to give such precise details giving the hit and miss nature of thunder storms

mcburns07

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473288#Comment_119473288

Cork should do well tonight and again tomorrow evening / night

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473296#Comment_119473296

That pretty much stays South of Dublin the entire time. Oh well.

pad199207

That onshore easterly ruins it for Dublin itself I think

Oneiric 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119473315#Comment_119473315

Means little under these types of synoptics and at this time of year.

davehey79

Clouds over us now near mohill Leitrim. Few rumbles but still sounds distant

Gonzo

Met Eireann have removed the thunderstorm risk from Meath in the local weather forecast. What does it take to get 1 decent thunderstorm in this county.

glightning

Surprising lack of development here in southern Co.Antrim. TBH, the skies looked more sinister a few hours ago than they do now. It's just a fairly generic grey out there now with nothing in the way of structure to see now (and no activity).

Really wanted to see a night time light show tonight, but I've had a busy weekend and I'm tired. Not sure I can sit up when at the moment it's looking to be a bust here.

Oscar Bravo

Thunderstorm at Shannon with a Ryanair flight holding

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SleetAndSnow

Rain going up to the left of me, and the right of me in West cork! Heard all about the storm in the city, was meant to be very loud! Typical, when I'm in the city the storms are down here, when I'm down here they are in the city! Hopefully tomorrow along the coast!