Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion Spring/Summer 2018

Some chain and fork lightning getting more frequent ! Off rumble of thunder very distant.

Cocks crowing now, god dam sheep saw one of the bastards eyes glowing in the field a few feet in front of me !

sunbabe08

Holy crap lads. I just recorded the best lightening strike of my life.

EdgeCase

There was what sounded like a direct strike to the ground near the docks in Cork a while ago ... HUGE bang.

IvySlayer

Seeing flashes in the distance in Lucan.

Davaeo09

In mount Juliet Kilkenny and been watching the lightning for nearly an hour now, few faint rubmles of thunder here too

pad199207

Flashes are beginning to light up the house now

prinzeugen

Big flashes to the south of me. Lighting up the back of houses. In Dublin 6

IvySlayer

Flashes every few seconds

Itssoeasy

The sky's above cork city are alive with lightning.

sryanbruen

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1000552222797819909

Jeju

On East Cork coast some right bangs moving on towards City now.

Grandeeod

Davaeo09 wrote: »

In mount Juliet Kilkenny and been watching the lightning for nearly an hour now, few faint rubmles of thunder here too

Watching the same storm from further up the road on Laois/Kilkenny border. Lots of flashes. No thunder yet.

Ogie84

What a show we've had here in Cork over the past hour. Counting about 4 strikes per minute at the moment and that's a lull

force eleven

Must be 60 miles away at least these flashes, pretty cool.

Burts Bee

Watching in awe from north cork. Any idea which way it's moving?

John.Icy

Oh the radar is getting fairly saucy now. Getting closer to S.Kildare/Carlow border. Some huge flashes and lovely forks occurring in the gap in my horizon between the Wicklow Mts. and Mt. Leinster.

SleetAndSnow

There's no set direction where the lighting is anymore. It's on my left my right and in front of me . Surrounded

vickers209

plenty of constant flashes here in wicklow near coast every few seconds through skylight but havnt heard any thunder only awake 5 nins

Kermit.de.frog

Literally flashes every one to two seconds now to the southeast from Dublin. Getting much brighter, getting closer.

Burts Bee

I think I can answer myself, north!!

Davaeo09

Grandeeod wrote: »

Watching the same storm from further up the road on Laois/Kilkenny border. Lots of flashes. No thunder yet.

Im home now in Ballycallan and it looks like this storm is just moving slightly north east, might miss me but head your way

Enjoy :pac::D

Itssoeasy

Like others have said about 2:35am there was an almighty ****ing rattle in cork city. The poor dog is clung to me. I've never seen anything like it. I've the curtains closed and I might as well have them open.

pad199207

Fabulous structure to it

EdgeCase

Very heavy burst of rain over Cork City now. Still lots of lightening.

Itssoeasy

pad199207 wrote: »

Fabulous structure to it

That as it may be but most people couldn't give a ****e of its structure.

Elmer Blooker

A clear moonlight night here but lots of flashes to the south.

Calibos

Wexford and South Wicklow getting the show of a lifetime I imagine. I'm in Bray looking south over Bray head and there are large lightning flashes all over the Southern sky every second. Sometimes multiple different strikes per second.

JanuarySnowstor

Extraordinary night in Cork city. As others have said we had one particular bang which was same as a bomb going off!

Kermit.de.frog

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

A clear moonlight night here but lots of flashes to the south.

Look out for the trough - as it moves north in the next couple of hours cells will likely flare north of it's current position. Currently action in Wexford and Wicklow.

pad199207

Fantastic anvil crawlers now