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Thunderstorms and Convective Potential (Welsh imports 28/7/08)

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  • #152
    sirpsycho
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    massive rumble just now. dog has lost it already.


  • #153
    rc28
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    Thankyou Sirpsycho- I just went outside and caught a huge flash to the east of me, maybe Ashbourne direction. Sky is completely cloudy now. Interesting that none of this is on the radar. This may be the 1st t-storm at night that I have seen in years.


  • #154
    IRISH RAIL
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    out here in luca just started heavy rain no sign of any lightning


  • #155
    darkman2
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    Storms seem to be dieing:(


  • #156
    shamwari
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    Still raging away over the north county.


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  • #157
    IRISH RAIL
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    woo hoo thats it just hitting us in lucan now really powerful stuff


  • #158
    Danno
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    Alot of this is very high up and appears for many many miles around. Currently cells are over Dublin North, Carlow/Kilkenny border and drifting slowly northwestwards.

    StormVues are having trouble pin-pointing the strikes because they are less than 1 per minute mostly. Also, they are a few miles up in the sky.


  • #159
    DWCommuter
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    NAAS

    Big flash and 5 seconds later the thunder. Rain has started.


  • #160
    Calina
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    shamwari wrote: »
    Still raging away over the north county.

    not in Swords though. One flash of lightning that I've caught plus a lack of corresponding thunder and the rain's died off.

    hmmm


  • #161
    rc28
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    Can confirm t-storm kicking off in east meath now- have seen flashes in many directions and thunder is louder now.:D I'll be outside for next while. Breeze is picking up. Unfourtunately the air is too hazy to see the actual forks.


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  • #162
    Hal1
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    I heard a rumble about 11:15 then it starting raining very light, a couple of rumbles could be heard in the distance and I seen 1 (uno) flash of IC lightining.
    Rain rate shot up to about 60 -70mm/hr at a guess, but died down now. Lucky sods down the sticks getting all the action :pac:.


  • #163
    sirpsycho
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    2 BIG flashes here in last 2mins, light rain falling. 4-5km away i'd say. maybe over the brig now


  • #164
    Trogdor
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    All quiet here, eagerly awaiting round 2...hopefully


  • #165
    rc28
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    More flashes but I can't go outside now as it has just started raining, big drops too.


  • #166
    DWCommuter
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    Bucketing down in naas.


  • #167
    rc28
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    hiradarzoomv4.pl.png


  • #168
    shamwari
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    Agree that storm has moved north westward - StormVue shows cell pusing in that direction but slighly east of the 'Brig. Rain dying off in Rush at the mo.


  • #169
    IRISH RAIL
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    rain stoped now in lucan


  • #170
    DWCommuter
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    Faint rumble in Naas. Seems to be moving away.


  • #171
    darkman2
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    Lightning has stopped here near Portmarnock. Storms appear to be dieing out on radar. They may pep up again later.


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  • #172
    Danno
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    firing up here now - 3 strikes in the last minute or so.


  • #173
    Deep Easterly
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    darkman2 wrote: »
    They may pep up again later.

    Probably will, Latest Hirlam has another batch developing along the same line as the current one, running into North Leinster and North Connacht during the morning. Time will tell.


  • #174
    squonk
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    Bit of drama here in Skerries. The storm got closer and closer, the falshes were getting better and better and the rumbles getting louder and louder, and the rain got seriously heavy. Last time I looked I was getting a rain rate of 1.82 inces/hr and then at it's peak, it took out the electricity and the place was plunged into darknes... which was good because you'd get better effect from the lightening without stretlights anyway... but that was the absolute peak and it just stopped afrter that. The rain is dying off now and there have been no more rumbles or lightening sightings since! Mad!!!!


  • #175
    rc28
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    Nothing since my last post and stormvue has gone dead too.


  • #176
    DWCommuter
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    Anti climax here in Naas.

    One decent flash and bang, then a slight rumble and even the rain is easing off. Can anyone tell me if I can expect more action here?


  • #177
    nilhg
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    Rain just starting here, and have heard first rumble of thunder off to my south.


  • #178
    sirpsycho
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    just light rain now. been standing outside for past 10mins just waiting...bl**dy typical :pac:


  • #179
    Danno
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    Right over here now. Rain started too.


  • #180
    DOCARCH
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    All gone. Here it was just a couple of mainly distant flashes and rumbles and a heavy rain shower with a sprinkling of hail at the end. Really still and mild out with just the noise of dripping off the trees.

    Here's hoping for some more imports overnight! Looks like a cell at the moment just about to about to 'leave' south/mid Wales into Cardigan Bay?

    Pretty intense rainfall behing over southern England but dosn't seem to be very electrified.


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  • #181
    CIDK
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    Gas really when you see the diference between how the British and Irish met's classify their warnings. All of Ireland on yellow alert / moderate risk and all of the UK completly green according to MeteoAlarm http://www.meteoalarm.eu/countryIE.asp?Country=IE&lang=EN&ShowDate= and my god they had some bitchin storms down south today. I'd take anything at this stage but not likely down here in Cork tonight.


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