[patneve2]

I'll never forget the first night of snow in November 2010...walking down to Coliemore harbour in Dalkey with the graupel hacking into my face...then massive flakes starting to fall and cracking blue strikes of lightning illuminating Dalkey Island, Howth and the whole of Dublin bay...thunderstorms always excite me, and if you throw snow into them..well that's a weather enthusiast's best drug...

[redsteveireland]

Originally Posted by Deep Easterly

Some of the best lightning I have ever witnessed has been in the winter Winter thunderstorms seem to have a certain power to them. Remember one such storm moving up from Galway Bay years ago. Big lightning before the booming thunder drew closer and closer. Oh the days when we used to get some real west of Ireland weather in the west of Ireland!

Pics or GTFO!

[H2UMrsRobinson]

Remember winter before last, opening my front door to look at the snow and at same time a massive thunder snow bolt in sky overhead and the loudest bang I ever heard. I actually screamed out loud - it scared the bejaysus us out of me. Ahh good times !

[gbee]

My son is on his hols and reported TS yeasterday.

I've my triple bypass done about a week now. am at home and looked at my PC for first time today and decided it was hard work!

So I won't promise to upload his vids.

[snowstorm445]

Originally Posted by patneve2

I'll never forget the first night of snow in November 2010...walking down to Coliemore harbour in Dalkey with the graupel hacking into my face...then massive flakes starting to fall and cracking blue strikes of lightning illuminating Dalkey Island, Howth and the whole of Dublin bay...thunderstorms always excite me, and if you throw snow into them..well that's a weather enthusiast's best drug...

I remember back in 2008, I was in Drogheda when snow fell on the night of the 3rd January (about half a foot of it by morning ), and around 2am I remember waking up to flashes of forked lightning outside. Mind you, there was no thunder (the heavy snow probably blocked out the sound), so it was eerily silent. It was really freaky, but amazing at the same time.

Here's hoping we see more of it this winter.

[Iancar29]

Originally Posted by patneve2

I'll never forget the first night of snow in November 2010...walking down to Coliemore harbour in Dalkey with the graupel hacking into my face...then massive flakes starting to fall and cracking blue strikes of lightning illuminating Dalkey Island, Howth and the whole of Dublin bay...thunderstorms always excite me, and if you throw snow into them..well that's a weather enthusiast's best drug...

I sure remember the first night too!
Went "snow chasing " to bray with Trogdor and Winger_Pl !



Bring on more this year !

Originally Posted by gbee

My son is on his hols and reported TS yeasterday.

I've my triple bypass done about a week now. am at home and looked at my PC for first time today and decided it was hard work!

So I won't promise to upload his vids.

Good to hear your safe and well !


EDIT : forgot to post my possible horizontal vortex photo from wednesday.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/4194828...n/photostream/

What yas think?... It was too far away to try see any rotation in it

[Iancar29]

Great Map of the accumulated sferic date throughout the summer! .. Courtesy of Netweather.tv


http://forum.netweather.tv/index.php...tach_id=139468

[jimmynokia]

what clouds are these they look cool

[lostinashford]

Originally Posted by jimmynokia

what clouds are these they look cool

Think they are called Lenticular clouds due their lens like shape?

Here a couple I got above the house this evening, they're a great sight, loads of them between Dublin and Ashford on the way home

[Su Campu]

They're Altocumulus lenticularis or "pile d'assiettes" (pile of plates). Some nice ones today.

We're now on Autumn so maybe this jumbo thread has run its course?

[jimmynokia]

They look cool they must of been the ones passing over my way today.
So su do we have an autumn thunderstorm / convective watch thread?
If so post link for it thanks...
Any weather is possible in this little country these days....

[admiralofthefleet]

there was lots of them over arklow this evening

[jimmynokia]

Meanwhile in new york!
http://www.thejournal.ie/breezy-poin...89569-Sep2012/

[weisses]

A nice few flashes and rumbles down here