Thunderstorms 14th/15th August 2022

Mam of 4

Woke up to heavy rain just after 3am , got up to sky gaze , few loud heavy rumbles , then lightning! At least four or five lovely flashes over the last forty minutes or so . Can go back to bed happy now , Portlaoise ⚡⛈️

spookwoman

https://twitter.com/LeahBurgessIr/status/1559010479535792128?s=20&t=jFIlpV6SSHhUmR4CUqEJ8w

It mad windy at one stage and that's sand blowing at me

road_high

Bit of action woke me up before 5.00 am Kilkenny. Still at it

cnocbui

The most impressive thunderstorm in decades. These were taken looking east over Tipperary.

Complete non event in Meath anyways. No thunder and just a few very small flashes around 11:30pm or so.

DOCARCH

Amazing photos @sryanbruen, @spookwoman and @cnocbui 👏

Love sryan's first one especially as I can see my house! Well, can see Greystones!

The One Doctor

MTC was bang on the money as usual. Fair play to him!

I'm blaming him for Dublin not getting any rumbles though.

Makes sense - hes the weather god!

vickers209

http://convectiveweather.co.uk/forecast.php?date=2022-08-15

Clusters of heavy showers/thunderstorms in southern and eastern Ireland in response to a marked CZ, although the exact placement (how far inland) is a little uncertain. This area in particular has the greatest potential for significant rainfall accumulations, with some CAM guidance suggesting scope for 50-90mm.

Condor24

Some did well, some got nothing, such is the nature of thunderstorms. Got a nice light show from the Longford, Cavan storms about 10pm last evening, about twenty five miles north of me as the crow flies. But overall a damp squid for Offaly.

Portweather

Non event in Laois. Was suppose to be the place to be.

average_runner

Nice show on the south east coast in Wexford now

donymuc

First time poster. Just to say that I drove from Cork to Waterford yesterday evening. From just before 8 to after 10. Most difficult driving of my life. Biblical rain and constant lightening from Midleton to outskirts of Waterford. Lots of pulling in as getting blind with rain and flashes. Convoys of 60km/h were the order of the day. Some very close ground strikes around the Youghal to Dungarvan section. Felt like one of those American storm chasing videos

er1983

So is waterford going to see it today again?

bad2thebone

Couple of strange cloud formations around east Clare this morning, driving from north Clare to East Clare. Cratloe hill looks like it could spark soon.

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474515#Comment_119474515

Welcome!

Rikand

Only got the one good storm near athlone that i saw around 9 last night. Though when I say good it was nothing like the videos in this thread. Hopefully get some more today

Gaoth Laidir

Well I landed in Dublin at midnight and saw absolutely nothing.

Had a puncture in thr airport and saw absolutely nothing while changing it.

Came home to north Kildare and saw absolutely nothing all night.

Kermit asked if 1985 was really was as good as people say. It was the dog's ballox. Last night, for me personally, was a load of b......

Still, plenty of action for many others so that's good.

Captain_Crash

Located in South Dublin, fell asleep with the windows and blinds open in the hope thunder would wake me but instead woke to rain at about 3am…. Got up and had a look out the window and saw sweet f**k all! Reading back on the comments it appears as if I missed nothing?!!

Matagorda

New Poster in S.Tipp, just under Knockmealdowns. Very surprised no activity overnight. A couple of flashes seen in Lismore/Youghal direction around 9pm and a couple of rumbles from Galtees direction then a few flashes but no thunder this morning around 4-5am.

Storm 10

Last night in Galway was the most spectacular lightning show that I have ever seen here it was on a par with storms in Spain non stop lightning and thunder for a good few hours looks to be another active cell brewing off the Aran Islands

squonk

Looks to be a large shower with some lightening off the coast of Clare now. North Clare here and no thunder yet. Just moderately heavy rain. Might lead to something later. Overnight there were plenty of flashes from distant storms. Not sure if there was much overhead as I turned in around 12:30. Few times I woke overnight though there was a flash to be seen somewhere.

mr.stonewall

Serious thunder last night at 3am in North tipp, running parallel to Lough derg. Coupled with at least 20mm of rain.

DOCARCH

In Greystones, last night, for a short period - around 15 minutes - there was lightning on average every 5 to 7 seconds (I was counting!) and constant rolling thunder (with no break between). As it was mainly IC, the lightning was more sheet, and the thunder not as loud as CG.

Overall, the show lasted around 45 minutes and as I went back to bed it was still flashing away (distantly) over the Irish Sea.

Not a patch on 1985, but the closest I have experienced to it, in Ireland, since (1985), for the amount/intensity of lightning.

pad199207

Apart from some distant frequent flashes and distant thunder last night. Kildare must have some nighttime thunderstorm shield around it!

Again if your not living close to the coast your at nothing when it comes to these setups

typhoony

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474563#Comment_119474563

I think the drier and cooler air making it's way down from the north might halt the progress of the large shower to the southwest of the aran islands, this evening will feel nice and fresh

average_runner

Another few strikes in Wexford

StevenToast

Huge thunder and lightning in the nenagh area last night....sounded like massive explosions....

Very unnerving and impossible to sleep through...

Gamma Flash

A good 2 hours of lightning 2-5km distance between 9:30 and 11:30pm last night, could see only a few bolts though, Mostly obscured by rain and cloud, thunder quite muted for the most part too, way louder, nearer and way more bolts visible on July 25-26th 1985 but sure some of ye in other locations got a better show, must have a look at video footage later to see if managed to get any strikes

Gamma Flash

Cool pics, nice to be in a more open flat area to see the bolts

pad199207

Status Orange - Thunderstorm warning for Munster, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, Wicklow, Dublin

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Thunderstorm activity expected. Due to the sporadic nature of development, not all areas will be affected. Heavy downpours of rain and hail will occur in places. Flooding where heavy downpours occur.

Valid: 09:00 Monday 15/08/2022 to 22:00 Monday 15/08/2022

Issued: 08:57 Monday 15/08/2022

Meteorite58

No great shear available today but convergence playing a big part I would think and slight upper circulation of winds as the area of Lp to our S pivots slowly drawing the weak front and troughs over us.Decent lapse rates, Moist airmass with high Dp's, getting up to the low 20's today, sunshine breaks will have a positive effect for cell formation, diurnal heating kicking off the storms proper by the afternoon, could be a lively afternoon. Looks like some very heavy localized rainfall.

cheezums

Hopefully the ground was softened up a bit last night to mitigate flood risk a bit but most of the country looks set for a deluge today.

Gaoth Laidir

I saw no lightning myself but did see plenty of lightening from just before dawn.

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474765#Comment_119474765

I'm in Longford and the lightning lightened the sky very frequently last night, as there was a huge amount of lightning occurring that caused frequent lightening of the sky. 😉

PukkaStukka

Dublin is covered by the orange thunderstorm alert again but nothing in the what's been shared here and elsewhere seems to support that.

cnocbui

Here's a few more shots that missed the 5am selection and edit session which I have gone back to and managed to squeze some good out of.

That first one just about melted the camera sensor.

lawred2

Sun actually peaking through the clouds in Dublin

Very humid though

esposito

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474888#Comment_119474888

Spectacular snaps cnocbui.

lawred2

Holy smokes @cnocbui

That first one is something else

Rikand

Jaysis it's still quite warm out there. Out in the garden this morning working and the heat still in the air. Definitely need a few more Thunderstorms yet

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474903#Comment_119474903

+1. Amazing shot @cnocbui!

Larbre34

Nice bit of warm sun now in Dublin 18,should get convection going earlier today. Finger crossed, Dublin needs some boomers

highdef

Way cooler countrywide this morning with temperatures in the teens......quite the change from recent times, however with humidity above 90% in many places, it's humidity that is leading many us to believe that it's warmer than it actually is.

Back to the lightning storms that we want to lighten the skies, there looks to be something trying to get its act together in an area roughly from Thurles to Kilkenny.

Drumpot

God I just did a workout and nearly fainted. There’s absolutely no air to breath, I’d rather 30oC heat with some air then this sticky , muggy horrible sh*t.

Anymore potential lightning due on the east coast today?

waterways

msg dmi.dk at 9:45am

Leg End Reject

If there was any activity, apart from some rain, in South Kildare I slept through it. The pics and videos posted here are amazing so hoping something kicks off today.

SleetAndSnow

Looked out the window there in West cork, clouds moving from north to south, but radar shows rain coming from South to North? Interesting

Gonzo

This event was a complete bust in Meath, had a few rain showers around 2am to 3am and that was it. Not a flash of lightning or rumble of thunder at any stage. Looks like the rest of the country did great tho. Meath is absolutely cursed for thunder and lightning. The wait since 1985 goes on.

Stephen_Maturin

Does anyone remember this day of lightning in 2003 at all?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/east-coast-hit-by-unseasonal-storms-of-thunder-lightning-and-sleet-1.385943

Never hear anyone mentioning it but I can vividly remember it being dark nearly all day and near constant thunder and lightning for hours on end. Was spectacular

Comhrá

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474765#Comment_119474765

There should be a rule on this forum.... no light(E)ning allowed.

No genuine self-respecting weather zealot would commit that cardinal sin anyway.