Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion 2013/14

snaps · 23-04-2014 6:17am

Europe yesterday evening was awash with storms.

Oscar Bravo · 23-04-2014 1:30pm

Some nice cells now in the west

Video · 23-04-2014 2:57pm

I was looking out the windows and all of a sudden i saw a big white bolt... NOT COOL!... does anyone know when the threat will pass?

Storm 10 · 23-04-2014 3:01pm

Why cant you say where you are we are not mind readers, you could be anywhere.

Video · 23-04-2014 3:03pm

In limerick right beside the shannon across from the airport.

Storm 10 · 23-04-2014 3:07pm

Looks to be clearing from your area now, just heavy showers, check out the Met Eireann Radar where you see red in the showers that is the heavy stuff and likely to have thunder. You can play the radar and see the shower that brought you the thunder and lightning

http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

Red Nissan · 23-04-2014 4:37pm

It's convecting in your area and surrounds, all the lightening today has been breaking over the greater Limerick region.

I see a few more developing cells heading your way right now. There is a lot of potential yet as the cells move over warmer land and rise into thunder clouds.

The greater mass is gone away to your North East.

Iancar29 · 23-04-2014 4:41pm

Nice cell near atlone! , sorry cant upload screengrab from my phone

Video · 23-04-2014 5:16pm

I'll tell ya i wont be forgetting the weather we've got this year so far... crazy!

chris2007 · 23-04-2014 5:33pm

Has Dublin got any change of getting any thunderstorms this evening?

Storm 10 · 23-04-2014 5:47pm

Pitch dark in Galway with torrential rain no sparks yet

pad199207 · 23-04-2014 5:47pm

Nice cell over Armagh now. Heading for Lough Neagh

snaps · 23-04-2014 5:57pm

Been very warm in southern poland again today, storms kicking off here again now. Just had 1 clap of thunder that made the upstairs old wooden windows rattle. Hard trying to get the kids to bed in it.

Red Nissan · 23-04-2014 5:58pm

Yup. Just a minute ago

keith16 · 23-04-2014 7:21pm

snaps wrote: »

Been very warm in southern poland again today, storms kicking off here again now. Just had 1 clap of thunder that made the upstairs old wooden windows rattle. Hard trying to get the kids to bed in it.

Let them stay up and watch the show!

keith16 · 23-04-2014 7:43pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Why cant you say where you are we are not mind readers, you could be anywhere.

Why the attitude? No mind reading required, just a bit of common sense. That would tell you since the poster is on an Irish site, he/she is probably in Ireland. A quick glance at the radar would narrow it down a bit further. Add a bit of common courtesy, and voila, a bit more of a discussion and engagement for new users of the weather forum.

YOU might not be a mind reader, but don't speak for anyone else. I don't know who this "we" is, but it's certainly not the entire weather forum.

Aerohead · 23-04-2014 7:59pm

keith16 wrote: »

YOU might not be a mind reader, but don't speak for anyone else. I don't know who this "we" is, but it's certainly not the entire weather forum.

I personally think its stupid to post about something happening and not say where it is, I recall lots of posters during the recent storms posting about wind doing damage and flooding and no mention of where it was all happening, other posters were constantly asking people to say what location they were in, I am with storm 10 on this, he did come back and reply to the OP, how do you know that other members would not do the same if they saw the post about lightning and no mention of where it was.

keith16 · 23-04-2014 8:14pm

Aerohead wrote: »

I personally think its stupid to post about something happening and not say where it is, I recall lots of posters during the recent storms posting about wind doing damage and flooding and no mention of where it was all happening, other posters were constantly asking people to say what location they were in, I am with storm 10 on this, he did come back and reply to the OP, how do you know that other members would not do the same if they saw the post about lightning and no mention of where it was.

A bit of an oversight maybe, but stupid? There are no requirements in the charter that posts about events must be accompanied by the users location. Indeed, why should users be obliged to tell you where they are? If you're that curious, PM them or ask politely. Otherwise, we all have access to the real time radar.

Honestly, a newb who has every right to come on here and ask questions. Labelling these posts as "stupid" or attacking them for our lack of mind-reading ability does the forum no favours. There a plenty of of other members who are capable of a polite "where abouts are ya?"

SnowDrifts · 23-04-2014 8:22pm

In fairness Keith, there is nothing more annoying than a "just had a massive rumble of thunder here" or "total whiteout right now here" and not state where "here" is. Such statements should at least by accompanied with the county where it took place. Common sense IMO.

keith16 · 23-04-2014 8:25pm

SnowDrifts wrote: »

In fairness Keith, there is nothing more annoying than a "just had a massive rumble of thunder here" or "total whiteout right now here" and not state where "here" is. Such statements should at least by accompanied with the county where it took place. Common sense IMO.

Agreed, but common sense shouldn't be a one way street.

Chicken1 · 23-04-2014 8:43pm

In fairness storm replied to him with the info he requested which he would have done first time had the OP said his location, I cant understand posters who don't give the location of an incident, they don't have to say where they live, a County or a nearby Town or City will do the job

Video · 23-04-2014 8:50pm

I wrote the post quickly and forgot to include my location, thanks for sticking up for me though keith!

Rikand · 23-04-2014 9:09pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Nice cell near atlone! , sorry cant upload screengrab from my phone

It was an awesome cell! I was out golfing in it and wouldn't ya know, it was the first day I forgot my cellphone to take photos!

Really well defined ridge and the darkness was just awesome. I was a bit far away to see lightning, but the thunder was loud and clear!

Lumi · 23-04-2014 9:12pm

Mod Note
Back on topic please guys & no need to call out other posts on thread or indulge in a bit of backseat modding. If you have an issue with a post just report it!
Thanks

tylercollins · 23-04-2014 10:40pm

I got a few timelapses today and threw this together in 15 minutes!

Good load of thunder, few cloud to cloud bolts, and a couple of cloud to ground bolts.

It good to say that the 2014 Spring Storm Season has finally opened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6eO7ftxaTE

Video · 23-04-2014 10:45pm

tylercollins wrote: »

I got a few timelapses today and threw this together in 15 minutes!

Good load of thunder, few cloud to cloud bolts, and a couple of cloud to ground bolts.

It good to say that the 2014 Storm Season has finally opened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6eO7ftxaTE

Didn't we just have about 5 months of storms?

tylercollins · 23-04-2014 10:52pm

Video wrote: »

Didn't we just have about 5 months of storms?

I should have said spring storms... different from winter ones...

vickers209 · 25-04-2014 3:39pm

MET HAVE ISSUED A YELLOW WARNING FOR HEAVY THUNDERY RAIN ON SOUTHERN FACING COASTS FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

STATUS YELLOW

Rainfall Warning for Cork, Kerry and Waterford

Heavy/thundery rain this evening and early tonight with heavy or thundery showers following overnight and on Saturday. 25 to 40 mm rainfall expected, heaviest in coastal areas.
Issued:
Friday 25 April 2014 11:00
Valid:
Friday 25 April 2014 16:00 to Saturday 26 April 2014 16:00

Iancar29 · 26-04-2014 9:52pm

Quick post for tomorrow.

Pulse type thunderstorms possible for midlands.

Conditions.

Decent cape and LI values .
Cold pool of roughly -20C at 500hpa giving rise to steep lapse rates.
Lack of Speed and directional shear to be severe/ long lasting

So heavy rain , hail and isolated cells possible.

Estofex alert level guess? - 50% probability line ( below level 1 ) .

ENjoy .

DOCARCH · 27-04-2014 2:58pm

As and where predicted, a few sparks now...http://brunnur.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html?

snowstreams · 27-04-2014 4:05pm

A lot of large hail coming with these thunder showers too. Here is my drain pipe full of hail after a shower at 3pm near athenry Galway.

monster1 · 27-04-2014 4:33pm

Just heard a rattle of thunder in Galway city. Sky very dark in the distance

Lumi · 27-04-2014 4:38pm

monster1 wrote: »

Just heard a rattle of thunder in Galway city. Sky very dark in the distance

Yep! Dark skies moving in from the east over the city. Big flash of lightning and another rumble of thunder just now.

cyclops999 · 27-04-2014 4:56pm

Plenty of thunder around Athlone

sunbabe08 · 27-04-2014 5:03pm

clearly i should have been paying more attention. haven't heard a peep

corkeweather · 27-04-2014 5:25pm

Thunder/heavy downpour near Roches Point in Cork

sunbabe08 · 27-04-2014 5:26pm

easily known there's thunder and lightening in the area. the dogs around the estate are going nuts.

Storm 10 · 27-04-2014 5:32pm

One flash of lightning in Galway was the brightest I ever saw followed by extremely loud thunder

Oscar Bravo · 27-04-2014 5:39pm

Loud thunde. SE of castlebar. In the tuam direction.

jimmynokia · 27-04-2014 5:40pm

Sun splitting the trees in dublin.

Video · 27-04-2014 5:52pm

Can anyone explain these cells to me ? how do they increase in intensity over land... im just starting to get into a bit of a meteorology hobby and i'm a total n00b... this is from netweather today showing lightning strikes within the past hour

Iancar29 · 27-04-2014 6:40pm

Video , inland convection initiates due to surface heating . The sun heats the ground the the air around it rises . Helps build the cumulus clouds , and if theres instability in the atmosphere then those clouds will rise further and turn into Cumulonimbus clouds

Harps · 27-04-2014 6:41pm

Video wrote: »

Can anyone explain these cells to me ? how do they increase in intensity over land... im just starting to get into a bit of a meteorology hobby and i'm a total n00b... this is from netweather today showing lightning strikes within the past hour

It's a complex setup but the main reason is convection, the sun warms up the air near ground level, this air rises and cools one it gets high up. Cold air can't hold as much moisture as warm air so the water vapour condenses to form clouds. If you get strong convection then these clouds become too heavy and basically burst to give heavy showers and thunderstorms. It doesn't really happen in winter but will hopefully be more common from now on

Good convective weather is probably the most exciting weather we get in this country on the rare occasions when all the factors come together, well worth reading up on if you have an interest in it all!

Colser · 27-04-2014 6:45pm

corkeweather wrote: »

Thunder/heavy downpour near Roches Point in Cork

We were sitting out near the coastline at Ringaskiddy earlier...sun splitting the stones but heard what I thought was some kind of explosion followed by a few more..we then thought it must be thunder to the east as sky was pretty dark over there..did you think it was extremely loud?

sunbabe08 · 27-04-2014 7:14pm

just heard thunder in cork city

Colser · 27-04-2014 7:16pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

just heard thunder in cork city

Yea and huge haillstones...Sky box gone off...

sunbabe08 · 27-04-2014 7:19pm

Colser wrote: »

Yea and huge haillstones...Sky box gone off...

showers down in the harbour look unreal

IT-Guy · 27-04-2014 7:21pm

Had a large thunderstorm here in Rathcormac, power is out and my garden is white with hailstone. Lots of lightning and some epic claps of thunder. Got a bit of it on video on the phone, will try to upload it later when power returns. Currently tethering off my phone and the battery is low, really hope they get the power sorted soon, I'm starving :pac:

blackbird99 · 27-04-2014 8:05pm

here's a shot of one east towards clonmel, cahir direction,
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Iancar29 · 28-04-2014 10:21pm

Only reaslising now that my post didnt go up last night.

Brilliant funnel cloud very close to the ground near millstreet cork yesterday.

Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion 2013/14

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