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Thunderstorm/Convective Watch - Spring/Summer 2012

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  • #102
    Iancar29
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    SHowers could start popping up pretty much anywhere from now folks ... Anyone chasing in the dublin area? ha :) ...

    Anyways ... Happy Radar and sky watching! ... * goes sets up for a timelapse * :):):)


  • #103
    patneve2
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    SHowers could start popping up pretty much anywhere from now folks ... Anyone chasing in the dublin area? ha :) ...

    Anyways ... Happy Radar and sky watching! ... * goes sets up for a timelapse * :):):)

    You deserve a supercell for your enthusiasm!


  • #104
    Iancar29
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    patneve2 wrote: »
    You deserve a supercell for your enthusiasm!

    AH sure ill have them in June ;)


  • #105
    MiNdGaM3
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    No storms here, but some some nice cloudscapes at least.

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  • #106
    esposito
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    MiNdGaM3 wrote: »
    No storms here, but some some nice cloudscapes at least.

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    Ah sure thats Cork for ya - no snow, no t-storms. It misses out on all the exciting weather. Yes, I went there :p


  • #107
    Iancar29
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    First registered strike of the day up near belfast from that intense cell . Anyone up in belfast? :rolleyes:

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    Nice view from here, nothing photogenic yet but good timelapse footage indeed. :)


  • #108
    Harps
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    Some good convection out there today, not expecting any action around here but if they keep building over land then the east coast could be in for some fun later

    Taken with my sh!tty phone camera so it didn't really come out well but there's a nice storm developing here, gonna keep an eye on it on the radar and see what comes of it :)

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  • #109
    esposito
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    Hope you're right re: the east coast.


  • #110
    delw
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    Heavy shower just passed through here no sparks though,sun back out now


  • #111
    dexter647
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    Some very dark clouds on the horizon now in this part of laois..Having fun watching the skies while keeping an eye on the radar:)


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  • #112
    mickger844posts
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    Bright sunshine at the moment. Solar Energy 773 w/m2 Index 10

    Had a brief shower at lunchtime but it didn't even tip the bucket to register.

    Temps have been up and down like a yo-yo but currently its 10.7c.

    As others have said some nice cloudscapes on view today.


  • #113
    Iancar29
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    Strikes off the coast of Greystones! ... GRRR!!.....


    EDIT : 16 mm rain echo!! from the cell that produced 4 spherics

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  • #114
    Trogdor
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Strikes off the coast of Greystones! ... GRRR!!.....


    EDIT : 16 mm rain echo!! from the cell that produced 4 spherics

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    If i'd spotted it a bit earlier i'd have gone down that way to have a look but it's probably a bit too late now.
    Ps i count 6 sferics around that location on the uk met office data ;)
    http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/eldingar.txt
    EDIT: Now 10 sferics
    EDIT 2 :p looking at that again it appears some of the strikes were recorded twice with the same timestamp it appears you were right with 4! Now up to 7.


  • #115
    Harps
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    8 strikes now just offshore! Some really intense showers starting to show up on the raintoday radar with a 40-50mm/hr pixel in the centre of that one

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    Another strike around Clonmel just now


  • #116
    NIALL D
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    Harps wrote: »
    8 strikes now just offshore! Some really intense showers starting to show up on the raintoday radar with a 40-50mm/hr pixel in the centre of that one

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    Another strike around Clonmel just now

    jus heard that cracker around clonmel meself !!


  • #117
    sunbabe08
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    there was some nice dark clouds passing by in youghal earlier this afternoon.

    and by the looks of things there still going strong down in youghal. damn it. currently up in cork, where nothing but heavy showers. :(


  • #118
    [Deleted User]
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    very gusty and raining sideways here, and Mr Whippy pulls up :)


  • #119
    Trogdor
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    Very hefty looking shower coming across just North of here at the moment, sky's starting to go black. No sparks from it yet though.


  • #120
    patneve2
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    Trogdor wrote: »
    Very hefty looking shower coming across just North of here at the moment, sky's starting to go black. No sparks from it yet though.

    Very heavy rain and hail in Dalkey, hefty shower alright


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  • #121
    Iancar29
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    Its really annoying aint it!?... i bet that cell looked sweet!
    Im just back from walking the dog down the park and went up on the overpass bridge with a great view to the mountains... one CB cloud exploding straight up , looked class... not soo much on my phone though... ha

    Timelapse still running here ... should get about 4 hours of motion altogether in the end result :) ... hopefully it works out!


  • #122
    patneve2
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    That was some shower alright, heaviest hail I've seen in quite some time...still moderate/heavy rain now but brightening up (Dalkey)


  • #123
    highdef
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Its really annoying aint it!?... i bet that cell looked sweet!
    Im just back from walking the dog down the park and went up on the overpass bridge with a great view to the mountains... one CB cloud exploding straight up , looked class... not soo much on my phone though... ha

    Timelapse still running here ... should get about 4 hours of motion altogether in the end result :) ... hopefully it works out!

    Look forward to it :)


  • #124
    Iancar29
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    Some more strikes from a cell that just went out into the Irish sea off the coast of Wexford... These storms are " Landests!! " ha


  • #125
    Iancar29
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    15 min video speeded up 800% shot on my old point and shoot..



  • #126
    highdef
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    Tis set to private :mad:


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  • #127
    Iancar29
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    highdef wrote: »
    Tis set to private :mad:

    EDITED>..... try again ... might take a few mins to take effect. :)


  • #128
    blackius
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Some more strikes from a cell that just went out into the Irish sea off the coast of Wexford... These storms are " Landests!! " ha
    Definitely heard thunder here earlier south of arklow, not sure what time it was.
    Quite a few hail showers.


  • #129
    Iancar29
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    Some AMazing Anvils being lit up by the sunset now over dublin.. Get out and look up if u want to see some Mammatus!! :D:D


  • #130
    Wild Bill
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    Every single goddam shower missed us! Unreal - and the plants need a sup. :mad:

    (We got 0.4mm in two separate one-minute hail/rain drops from the edge of showers passing, I'd guess, over the city centre)


  • #131
    Jim_Kiy
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    Didnt see much mammatus but was certainly marvelling at the anvil like structures on my way down the N7..They look CB but are relatively weak.Fairly intense short hail shower earlier was the highlight of my day.Hows tomorrow looking, A repeat of today?


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  • #132
    Iancar29
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    And thats only the first card! ... :)


  • #133
    Wild Bill
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    Looking north (at 3.30pm), this is about as close as it got.....

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  • #134
    Iancar29
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    My Favourite shots off the oul iphone from today :)

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    Though there was no thunder showers around here im still happy how today has turned out... hopefully 2moro will be as good ,if not better :)


  • #135
    BEASTERLY
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    The pics are a bit big, sorry. Just press (Ctrl and -) a few times to zoom out to view them.

    Here's some of my pics from today. No thunder but interesting all the same! Cheers to Iancar for the advice on HDR a while back!

    We had some hail and a couple of downpours. By far the most interesting part of today's weather was the cloudscapes it presented. Hoping for more of the same tomorrow.
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  • #136
    Iancar29
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    BEASTERLY wrote: »
    The pics are a bit big, sorry. Just press (Ctrl and -) a few times to zoom out to view them.

    Here's some of my pics from today. No thunder but interesting all the same! Cheers to Iancar for the advice on HDR a while back!


    You'll be hooked to HDR from now on! haha :D .. great shots man... Surprised i didnt see a decent rainbow or 2 around here today only partial ones.


  • #137
    BEASTERLY
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    Iancar29 wrote: »

    You'll be hooked to HDR from now on! haha :D .. great shots man... Surprised i didnt see a decent rainbow or 2 around here today only partial ones.

    Cheers, today was actually the first time I tried it. Just thought I'd give it a go for one shot, ended up doing them all day. :D


  • #138
    BEASTERLY
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    Just saw some of my pics didn't upload properly, will throw them up tomorrow.


  • #139
    Wild Bill
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    BEASTERLY wrote: »
    The pics are a bit big, sorry. Just press (Ctrl and -) a few times to zoom out to view them.

    199954.jpg

    This is a (very large) beaut! What is HDR? - I want some. :)

    Huge Dramatic Results?


  • #140
    gbee
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    Wild Bill wrote: »
    What is HDR?

    Take three or more pictures in rapid succession with varying exposures so one captures details in the brightest parts and has shadow details in the darkest parts and then blend them.


  • #141
    Iancar29
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    Storm & Convective Forecast - Issued 10/04/2012 23:00
    Forecast Summary Map


    Valid: 11/04/2012 00:00 - 12/04/2011 00:00
    Headline: ... THERE IS A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST...
    Synopsis
    Upper trough has now become established across the UK which will create an unstable and showery airmass across much of the UK on Wednesday.
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    EIRE, WALES, S SCOTLAND and ENGLAND

    Upper trough across the UK (with sub -30C 500mb temps) will lend to steep lapse rates and a readily unstable airmass across much of the UK and Eire on Wednesday.

    Surface heating will build a few 100 j/kg CAPE by the afternoon - which will allow widely scattered t-storms to develop. Thunderstorms are possible almost anywhere inland accompanied by hail and thunder, but are likely to be most concentrated and slow-moving across central and eastern areas of Britain, bringing a heightened risk here of localised flooding. Also, with a rather slack synoptic flow, sea breezes look to develop inland from the east coast, as pressure falls inland with diurnal heating, which will likely lead to convergence from eatsern Scotland down to Kent with the possibility of a few funnels developing and perhaps an isolated weak tornado with more buoyant updrafts.

    Issued by: Nick F - Forecaster for Netweather

    :cool::cool::cool:


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  • #142
    ninebeanrows
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    Yep looks good for eastern areas from 3 onwards, particularly north Leinster would you say Ian?


  • #143
    darkman2
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    Hi all, normally not too pushed on storms this time of year but places with the longest catchment of land based off shore winds look good for storms this afternoon. Being North of Northwesterly in direction i'd fancy the Wicklow/South Dublin coast but high res models indicate maybe North Leinster could be the place to be - propped up by indicators like the Lifted Index and CAPE variables - if you want to get drenched:p

    On the down side no convergence zones in terms of the wind so maybe nothing too spectacular.

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  • #144
    Iancar29
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Yep looks good for eastern areas from 3 onwards, particularly north Leinster would you say Ian?


    3pm Skew t chart for dublin - Cape 480 j , LI -2
    * Set up chair at window ... Grabs popcorn....* "BRING IT ON!! " *
    :D:cool::cool::D

    Ps anyone chasing in DUblin though give us a shout , will gladly put money towards petrol. :)


  • #145
    Iancar29
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    FINALLY Got my timelapse done from Yesterday.
    Watch , enjoy... comment , share.... like... all that jazz :)


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yap1IpB5JWg


  • #146
    lolie
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    Some nice pics ian and beasterly. A lot of pink/red dots appearing on the radar the past hour.
    Some nice cloud build up here to.


  • #147
    dsmythy
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    Heavy hail shower just passed through Swords. Short lived.


  • #148
    Wild Bill
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    Nothing yet in SE Dub, still mainly sunny but they are bubbling up and the wind is changing direction all the time :eek:

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  • #149
    darkman2
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    FINALLY Got my timelapse done from Yesterday.
    Watch , enjoy... comment , share.... like... all that jazz :)


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yap1IpB5JWg

    Superb!:cool:


  • #150
    Wild Bill
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    It's definitely changing......:eek:

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    (OK - I'll stop doing this right now :o)


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  • #151
    Iancar29
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    Thanks folks!! :)

    Just out walking Ye doggy now and the cell that's heading out towards howth now has the perfect charactistics of a developing anvil CB fibras top at the moment but looks great!
    Pity it'll probably go thundery out at sea ... Next cell please!! :D


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