Thunderstorm/Convective Watch - Spring/Summer 2012

sirpsycho

No BANGS in Drogheda. yet.

eigrod

Bursts of heavy rain in Greystones, but no thunder that I can hear.

DOCARCH

Another day....another bit of a let down (here in Dublin). Just have to wait for winter, easterlies and thundersnow!

In the past few years we seem to have had more storms in winter than summer.

Larbre34

DOCARCH wrote: »

Another day....another bit of a let down (here in Dublin). Just have to wait for winter, easterlies and thundersnow!

In the past few years we seem to have had more storms in winter than summer.

Agreed, I think this mornings show down the south east was definitely the main event. More unwarranted rampage from Netweather - slight risk of Torrential downpours, thunderstorms and funnels - outcome? Mizzle.

h57xiucj2z946q

Well I think Athlone just had a monsoon!

diceyd

big black sky rolling in here,fingers crossed

pad199207

Something brewing in the Midlands?

Tom Cruises Left Nut

pad199207 wrote: »

Something brewing in the Midlands?

Yep, some more rain heading this direction !

H2UMrsRobinson

Could it be Dublin bound...no it'll divert on up to Drogheda again !!!

Seriously they get all the good stuff.

redsteveireland

You won't miss much H2UMrsRobinson if it does divert.

It's only rain anyway, no sign of any sferics from it.(yet)

H2UMrsRobinson

redsteveireland wrote: »

You won't miss much H2UMrsRobinson if it does divert.

It's only rain anyway, no sign of any sferics from it.(yet)

Was just thinking that myself. It's only a bit of bloody rain. I'm snow deprived that's what it is. In my head all that precip is potential snow !

Iancar29

DOCARCH wrote: »

Another day....another bit of a let down (here in Dublin). Just have to wait for winter, easterlies and thundersnow!

In the past few years we seem to have had more storms in winter than summer.

AGREE!!

Bring on winter!!

THe last good lightning storm i saw here was This one!!! ... though not at all as close as the video , still enjoyed it nicely from my window!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL4vou2tars

TO THUNDERSNOW!!!:D

sunbabe08

Iancar29 wrote: »

AGREE!!

Bring on winter!!

THe last good lightning storm i saw here was This one!!! ... though not at all as close as the video , still enjoyed it nicely from my window!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL4vou2tars

TO THUNDERSNOW!!!:D

i've watched that a couple of times, that was a beauty.

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!

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

Deep Easterly wrote: »

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!:D

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

patneve2 wrote: »

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

patneve2 wrote: »

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 ! :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SxB3xZKJ8Y

Bring on more this year !

gbee wrote: »

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/41948286@N02/7895947892/sizes/m/in/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?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=139468

jimmynokia

what clouds are these they look cool

lostinashford

jimmynokia wrote: »

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-point-tornado-new-york-589569-Sep2012/

weisses

A nice few flashes and rumbles down here