Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion Spring/Summer 2018

Sheep are a bit upset!

Sheep are a bit upset!

sdanseo

All that stuff is moving directly towards us through the UK at a rate of knots

Be interesting to see if anything makes it across the water.

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Right getting another Beer and sit outside!

Kermit.de.frog

Dubs looking southeast now will see frequent lightning against the sky. It's a great sight

pad199207

Seeing forks now in the clouds

Grandeeod

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Lots of flashes now just outside of Carlow Town, no thunder. Looks cool !

Im on the laois/Kilkenny border and I can see those flashes.

jamesbere

It's like ww3 outside

sdanseo

Listening to Liveatc as well and watching flightradar. EIN7RE is avoiding weather immediately to his SE. Has made 3 or 4 course adjustments to avoid at this stage. Gives a good idea of where the cell is.##ATC reporting lighting over the city as well, probably some view from the tower.

Can hear very distant rumbles!

Kermit.de.frog

Lightbulbs flashing now.

WoolyJumper

Was woken up by a massive clap of thunder about 10 mins ago. There has been another 2 since then. Im just outside Cork city

pad199207

I swore I just hear thunder in Naas

God damn sheep are freaking me out and I’m out on my own here !

SleetAndSnow

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Just above 19 degrees here and its nearly 10pm which is unusual, assuming it has to do with the storm. Expecting a few stray sparks in here in the city

Well I can say I got aot more then I asked for! Streetlights went off and back on there power didn't go through. Wifi seems to have died though

Musefan

I can hear rain starting to fall outside in dublin 14

sdanseo

96+ mm/hr rain rate now in the Irish Sea cell. I've never seen that in a forecast let alone a live radar (usual grains of salt re accuracy)

Wow.

snowstorm445

Some really powerful crackling rumbles of thunder here in Cork for the last hour or so. Never heard anything like it for years.

sunbabe08

Holy Jaysus almighty. That was freaking huge

Man this is cool !

sunbabe08

My goodness that was in even greater. Best storm ever!!!

SleetAndSnow

jamesbere wrote: »

It's like ww3 outside

Accurate

MidMan25

Right in the firing line. Persistent for more than 3 hours!

SleetAndSnow

Ah here I wasn't expecting this. This is bloody well amazing.

snowstorm445

It’s like divine retribution for the referendum result haha :pac:

jamesbere

Wouldn't be surprised if power went

jamesbere

snowstorm445 wrote: »

It’s like divine retribution for the referendum result haha :pac:

Hahaha brilliant

Kermit.de.frog

Lighting up over north Wexford, south Wicklow now and development extending further north, Dub could get possibly in the firing line soon for new cells.

Super-Rush

Tonnes of lightening to my southeast for the last hour or so. Getting more frequent and can hear long rumbles currently I reckon over Gorey right now and heading my way. Neighbours dogs and sheep going mad.

Location Carlow.

sunbabe08

This storm is an absolute cracker!!!!!

sunbabe08

jamesbere wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if power went

Power did go out for like a minute and then the generator kicked in. Advantage of being next to a garda station

snowstorm445

Thunder every 30 seconds or so now, this storm has some real power!

pad199207

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Lighting up over north Wexford, south Wicklow now and development extending further north, Dub could get possibly in the firing line soon for new cells.

What about Kildare? Can see the anvils

SleetAndSnow

Video of the lighting going across basically all of suburban Cork City along with the thunder. This is the best thunderstorm I've experienced (I'm a youngin) surprised we still have power , can see the north side from here and they do too surprisingly.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/nsyQDOf1CAtoQZHl2

John.Icy

So Cork have so far this year got good snow, the highest temperature of the year so far and now and unbelievable sounding thunderstorm.

Yet you betya the miserable sods will be telling us about the Cork weather shields next week!

nacho libre

Fantastic two hour lightning show here. I have not seen something like this in a long time. With the potential of more to come tomorrow. It was more about the lightning here than thunder. It's damn muggy out now

Kermit.de.frog

pad199207 wrote: »

What about Kildare? Can see the anvils

Deffo south Kildare. North needs new cells.

sryanbruen

Lots of flashes out in the distance to be seen here at Grange. On average, 1 flash every 5 seconds. Guess it's a long night for me then, the first of such since Emma on 2nd March. Ah 2018, I gotta love you.

Please to god this continental feed of air and thunderstorms is a sign of what's to come for #Summer2018.

John.Icy

Weather wise; watching to my SE and ESE some nice lightning here in S.Kildare. Don't know how far inland the storm will make it but nice to watch from afar nevertheless.

sunbabe08

John.Icy wrote: »

So Cork have so far this year got good snow, the highest temperature of the year so far and now and unbelievable sounding thunderstorm.

Yet you betya the miserable sods will be telling us about the Cork weather shields next week!

I think that weather shield is long broken and buried some where

sdanseo

Right, off out for a late night drive. Sure it'll be bright in an hour anyway.

Will return with dashcam footage. Unless hit by lightining.

pad199207

Ive never seen lightning as frequent

There’s a beautiful anvil

jamesbere

pad199207 wrote: »

Ive never seen lightning as frequent

There’s a beautiful anvil

Same here, its really unbelievable. A lot of rain aswell. Probably a lot of spot flooding

SleetAndSnow

There's lighting every 5-10 seconds and thunder still. This has been almost over 2 hours now.

And the biggest thunder bang award goes to 02:34am

Shadylou

Absolutely crazy thunder and lightning here in cork city, been a long time since I've seen it this bad

Kermit.de.frog

Lightning frequent now to southeast of Dub and getting closer.

refusetolose

that was some cracker!

jamesbere

Sweet jesus, some crack just now in the city

force eleven

I'm in North Offaly, miles away from any action but can see frequent distant flashes off the East South east...clear skies overhead though.

pad199207

I think this is getting closer