Thunderstorms Thread Only

Snowbie

I have started this thread for future storms and to declutter the forum of independent Thunderstorm events and to post to one thread only.
It be interesting to look back at this thread at the end of the summer and to recap any interesting developments that has hopefully happened within the summer months by posting,displaying graphs,sferics,even photos of cloud formations etc etc.

So here is to many thunderstorm events to come:D

darkman2

Severe thunderstorm potential starts Saturday:cool:

Loobz

darkman2 wrote:

Severe thunderstorm potential starts Saturday:cool:

Yeah, what developments are there for this weekends natural fireworks display? Are we in for a treat or just a few distant rumbles? Planning on goin camping sat evening near the beach... should be interesting.

darkman2

Loobz wrote:

Yeah, what developments are there for this weekends natural fireworks display? Are we in for a treat or just a few distant rumbles? Planning on goin camping sat evening near the beach... should be interesting.

Dunno yet tbh. Normally its hard to say this far out. Just have to wait and see for another couple of days.:)

Snowbie

I say at the moment that the east central(thats carlow,kildare,w dublin,meath,right up to monaghan) is most at risk from Thundery downpours as there will be a SE wind from the Irish sea covecting over Eastern areas and exploding over the above come saturday.

Or maybe we will get the classic bay of biscay storms that run up the eastern side of the country if wind turns a bit more southerly,but cant be certain if these logistics pan out.:(

Maybe we will all see some fireworks display at some stage,really hard to tell untill closer to the weekend,but it will become alot more humid and sticky for everyone.

Snowbie

My detector is recording lightning strikes off the south coast and some over land waterford,can anyone confirm this.

Yes theres thunder down that direction,specefically west cork according to my sources.

Closed the other thread.
Let all the discussion go in here for now.

I'm actually expecting to hear thunder overnight and during tomorrow.It's a given.
Has to/had to happen really despite the gfs-the conditions are textbook for it.

dloob

Isle of Wight detector is showing activity over Cork and Kerry area as well.
Seems to be drifting my way I'll post if anything happens.

fatherdougalmag

Mwu ha ha ha ha http://85.214.49.20/wz/pics/sfanim.gif

Takeshi_Kovacs

Yep at least two strikes in last few mins to the southe east of me, and looks like it is heading this way... and there goes another one...
hope it doesn't get too close though cos i have no lightning protection for sky dish or wireless mast up on chimney

Damn, my part of ireland is just cut off on that Isle of Wight detector

Snowbie

Takeshi_Kovacs wrote:

Yep at least two strikes in last few mins to the southe east of me, and looks like it is heading this way... and there goes another one...

were bouts r u

fatherdougalmag

On the basis that's there's a slim chance of anything happening further north, he/she must be in the Munster area. It's not enough that they won the rugby, now they steal our thunder.

Takeshi_Kovacs

Snowbie wrote:

were bouts r u

Few miles outside of Tralee

Snowbie

lol father,looks like the south from west wexford right over to craggy island is in gor a hammering tonight.
My detector is ploting lots of strikes over cork kerry at the moment and just off the limerick coast

fatherdougalmag

Since winds would appear to be slack enough I'd imagine it's a case of getting the deck chair out if you're down that way and enjoying the show. Us Pale'ers might have more luck tomorrow even if it happens during the day when we can't see it.

Danno

I could see angry anvils way off (say 20^ above horizon) travelling down the N8 towards urlingford round 9pm.

ch750536

Loc : Top of Dromtrasna, Abbeyfeale.

Seen a lot of strikes (20+) off the coast of ballybunion. Seems to be hanging around.

Danno

Hmmm, according to http://en.allmetsat.com/images/noaa_dlr_uk.php (the 20.48hr shot), I was looking at the line from Limerick City to Youghal.

Snowbie

This is a preview of my detector bare with me and i will try to improve the quality

ch750536

Snowbie wrote:

This is a preview of my detector bare with me and i will try to improve the quality

Quality seems to be fantastic, and it confirms what I am seeing.

:P

Snowbie

This is from the 1200km range out,as we can see these storms built up from a humid SE flow from the bay of biscay.

Takeshi_Kovacs

Snowbie wrote:

This is a preview of my detector bare with me and i will try to improve the quality

Best quailty i have seen so far.. very detailed... hmm where does a fella look for one of these?

YeAh!

ooooo it started lashing rain 2day for the first time in 2 weeks. I'm excited, I LOVE thunder storms.....

Snowbie

Takeshi_Kovacs wrote:

Best quailty i have seen so far.. very detailed... hmm where does a fella look for one of these?

I got all my weather stuff from the US.Much cheaper than the UK.
I use a Boltek LD-250 lightning detector(thats a screenshot from the software i use with it),the data is in realtime so when a strike happens it beeps on the console and the software plots it on the map exactly when it happens,very accurate too.

Danno

Sorry about this Earthman...

WHEN PEOPLE ARE POSTING IN HERE - PLEASE POST YOUR GOD DAMN LOCATION!!!

Just had to get that out in the open...

Normal Service resumes...

ch750536

about 3 flashes a minute to the south of me, tralee way but out to sea Ireckon.

Takeshi_Kovacs

Snowbie wrote:

I got all my weather stuff from the US.Much cheaper than the UK.
I use a Boltek LD-250 lightning detector(thats a screenshot from the software i use with it),the data is in realtime so when a strike happens it beeps on the console and the software plots it on the map exactly when it happens,very accurate too.

Nice but expensive, and strangely ebay does not have any listings for it...
I guess i'll have to get the soldering iron out and have a go at one of these... http://www.techlib.com/electronics/lightning.html

Snowbie

TS starting to lose their intensity for now,check out the graph on the screen shot down the bottom right.

daveirl

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Villain

Just got a Shower in Tullow and thought I heard a rumble but not sure.

Snowbie

irish1 wrote:

Just got a Shower in Tullow and thought I heard a rumble but not sure.

Not detecting any TS

darkman2

Gonna be some major fireworks tomorrow for the East coast. T-Storms will develope quickly during the late morning, east coast most at risk:)

Hal1

Wow I cant believe the temps for this time of the morning, met office reporting 18oC @ casement airdrome. No activity reported or sighted here yet.

Supercell

Hal1 wrote:

Wow I cant believe the temps for this time of the morning, met office reporting 18oC @ casement airdrome. No activity reported or sighted here yet.

Tell me about it, its unbelievably hot in my bedroom, can't sleep!

Looking forward to the next couple of days though, does look good for thunderstorms.
Snowbie those are fantastic screenshots, I'm so jealous, want one myself!

sunset

Thunderstorm last night gave a FANTASTIC lightning display. Reached me (between Cork and Macroom) about 11.15pm. At times lightning was less than every second, but mostly every few seconds. Then, as it moved eastwards towards Cork city it became more intermittent - but not less impressive. The best was 4 very thick instantaneous CGs spread over about 5 miles with lots of surrounding thinner lightning. Wow! But other multiple strikes, arched lightning across the sky, lots of it forked, made it memorable. Watched till 1240/45am when it had really passed out of sight. I hope you folk further east saaw soemthing of it during the night.

fatherdougalmag

Longfield wrote:

Tell me about it, its unbelievably hot in my bedroom, can't sleep!

Get the fire brigade, get the fire brigade, there's a fire in my bedroom tonight.

Supercell

fatherdougalmag wrote:

Get the fire brigade, get the fire brigade, there's a fire in my bedroom tonight.

There's always one !:rolleyes:

darkman2

Activity should be getting underway soon to our south. The Southeast coast and East coast are going to get a hammering later:cool:

Snowbie

darkman2 wrote:

Activity should be getting underway soon to our south. The Southeast coast and East coast are going to get a hammering later:cool:

Nothing gone on as yet DM,though should get exciting soon enough.
Temp 17.7c
hum 70%
1011.1 hp

bkehoe

Light rain here near New Ross for most of the morning.

Snowbie

All is quiet out south,hmmm no convective clouds as yet either.:(

darkman2

Patience, patience.....:cool:

Snowbie

darkman2 wrote:

Patience, patience.....:cool:

LOL- NO patience at all:D
Need me storms a rumbling:p

darkman2

Typically this time of year the stroms really get going early Afternoon. They literally spring up from nowhere but Id like temps to be a bit higher.

The storms though are in this case forming out of mid to high level activity arent they?
Thats why cape/LI values yesterday didnt support storms yet they occurred.

High temps will help them but arent necessary.

Today is very breezy again off the Irish sea here but the temp is holding well at 19.1c

There are showers around but none thundery as yet.

Totally dry and sunny here but I did see some weak showers this morning with anvils drift up the Irish sea.
They were small mad looking yokes with a spray of rain out of them that did not reach the ground.

darkman2

Earthman wrote:

The storms though are in this case forming out of mid to high level activity arent they?
Thats why cape/LI values yesterday didnt support storms yet they occurred.

High temps will help them but arent necessary.

Today is very breezy again off the Irish sea here but the temp is holding well at 19.1c

There are showers around but none thundery as yet.

Totally dry and sunny here but I did see some weak showers this morning with anvils drift up the Irish sea.
They were small mad looking yokes with a spray of rain out of them that did not reach the ground.

I got one of those this morning, just rain and shortlived. Sun about to come screaming out here now after a cloudy morning, and thundery looking clouds too. One thing I will point to in our favour is wind shear, fanatastic for steering up storm potential and an MSC coming up from Biscay later too. However what the East coast really needs is for development up the Irish, which is likely, but if it dosnt happen were gonna miss out. The good thing about today is that the potential is less suited to just inland convection.

Gonzo

21c and sunny here again today with a few clouds about, nice day.

Wertz

Fairly heavy shower in N Louth an hour ago...from what looked like pretty high base clouds...certainly has the look of a thundery day...lot of cloud sitting out over Dundalk bay and the humidity is definitely up on the last few days.

Snowbie

Cloud bases are very high indeed,only see altostratus at the moment,nothing materialising yet even out to sea towards biscay even,personnaly i think late afternoon and evening before the show kicks off,
Temp at 19.3c and hum levels are lowish 63% but pressure stil dropping 1010.6
I think its stalled at the moment developments that is,but optimistic,nothing detected anywhere

darkman2

Heavy showery rain getting into the southwest, may turn thundery. It is conceivable that thunderstorms wont break out that widely but I doubt it.

darkman2

There are strikes reported off the southwest coast now.