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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Spring/Summer 15

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  • 01-03-2015 6:57pm
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    Iancar29
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    1st of March and all that may as well start fresh with a nice new clean thread for whats awaits us over the next few months :)

    I expect something similar to the activity this morning on the south coast to repeat tonight on the north coast.
    A fresh surge of cold air will lead to steepening mid level lapse rates giving some good instability and some Cape too .
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    Hopefully some up north will get some moonlit sparks or even thundersnow :)


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    #2
    Oscar Bravo
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    Recent sparks in the North west


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    vistafinder
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    That thunder and lightening show that past west Cork yesterday morning done a fair bit of damage a few miles over the road from me.

    Hit a house. They have to move out of it for a while.

    Its blew some of the caps off the wall aswell.


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    Iancar29
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    Just a quick post before i head to college , a cold front passing through the NW in the next hour or two could bring some activity with it.

    If it was summer id be putting on a severe TS warning as all conditions including mid and low level shear would be strong enough for supercells to form . But its not summer and we only have marginal surface heating.

    Still though some nice structure isnt out of the question with the odd spark here and there.

    http://www.sat24.com/en/gb


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    Jpmarn
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    There is a shower line over South east Clare with a few strikes. It is moving over Limerick City and threatening my area. I haven't hear any thunder from this line yet.


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    Strangegravy
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    Thunder, lightning and hailstones in Shannon half an hour ago, according to the wife in work.


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    DOCARCH
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    Distant, but loud enough boom of thunder here (in Dublin 16).


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    Iancar29
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    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Distant, but loud enough boom of thunder here (in Dublin 16).

    Knew i heard a faint distant clap from here in Finglas :)

    Looks like it would've been a nice cell to photograph from howth!

    Decent hail shower here so im happy still :)


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    dacogawa
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Knew i heard a faint distant clap from here in Finglas :)

    Looks like it would've been a nice cell to photograph from howth!

    Decent hail shower here so im happy still :)

    Got Howth from Dun Laoghaire, evil looking cell! :)


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    Iancar29
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    dacogawa wrote: »
    Got Howth from Dun Laoghaire, evil looking cell! :)

    I haven't had the chance to use this in awhile so lets kick it off...



    PICS OR GTFO!!!!!


    :cool:


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    dacogawa
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    I haven't had the chance to use this in awhile so lets kick it off...



    PICS OR GTFO!!!!!


    :cool:

    Give me a minute, was trying to dry off after getting hailed in the face...

    Speaking of face, in yours Ian! :p


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    fleet_admiral
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    Got caught in a mammoth hail shower in Stephens green around 15:45


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    dacogawa
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    Sorry got caught up in stuff, here are the pics...

    Look out behind you Howth!
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    Too Late...
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    As it passes, one side of Howth must be like night
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    Quick look left and this is heading right for me! #hailface
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    DominoDub
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    5mins of strong Hail with Thunder just now in Dublin 4


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    DOCARCH
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    DominoDub wrote: »
    5mins of strong Hail with Thunder just now in Dublin 4

    I knew I heard a crack/thunder earlier!

    Heavy hail shower here (in Dublin 16) in the last hour has left hail drifts. Long time since I have seem them around these parts.


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    Iancar29
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    A shot from my attic window ealier looking towards Santry

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    Irelandcool
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    any model lately showing any potential for some spanish plumes.


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    Iancar29
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    Irelandcool wrote: »
    any model lately showing any potential for some spanish plumes.


    The NMM had this on the 00z run for Tuesday , but has backtracked since, giving England some better chances . Its all strongly capped though.
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    ninebeanrows
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    EURO4 picks up potential thunderstorm activity in and around Greater Dublin area this evening... One to watch


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    Iancar29
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    Awaiting the 06z NMM before i get excited..




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    Iancar29
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    Yeah 06z shows a small area of instability building this evening but more so in the midlands , East Galway to Meath region.

    PPN chart for 6pm
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    Some slight wind convergence may help initiate things.. Also the frontal feature over at the boarder will be heavier due to this.
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    Very Isolated area of instability..
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    Still interesting none the less! :)


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    ninebeanrows
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    6z EURO4 again goes for thunderstorm into Greater Dublin areas..

    It coincides with my touchdown at Dublin Airport, so it is guaranteed to happen


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    ninebeanrows
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    #24
    Iancar29
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    I'll take that option please! :D


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    Rikand
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    A recent rumble off the kerry coast

    http://brunnur.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/

    And a quite heavy pulse of rain moving up through west kerry into clare at the minute. Some nice heavy rain colours showing on both raintoday and met.ie


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    Hooter23
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    Very heavy rain a few minutes ago in Galway got quite dark too...


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    #27
    Iancar29
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    Dar she blows ! :cool:

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    #28
    Iancar29
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    Some sferics detected In Wexford, any reports from the area?


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    #29
    snaps
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    After a very warm week here in southern Poland, today was up to 27c before the storms have kicked off in the last hour.


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    #30
    Oscar Bravo
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    Lightning/hail in north mayo now along with squally winds.


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    Oscar Bravo
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    Some sparks about today


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