Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2020

DOCARCH

Recent strike in Monaghan.

squarecircles

This is heading straight for me

KildareP

I can see some ominous looking clouds south of me here when looking off towards Naas, reckon they are gonna miss me though as they seem to be heading West.

redsteveireland

Looking west in Galway

Discodog

redsteveireland wrote: »

The showers are convective, they don't necessarily "come" from any direction, they can form and build based on the conditions in an area, my basic explanation of the situation, by no means scientific in any way.

I understand. Look at the radar for Mayo an hour ago & there's nothing, now a big shower.

But looking at the rain radar, the streamers from the East appear to be following the same track as yesterday

squarecircles

squarecircles wrote: »

Just herd a rumble in louisburgh

Just heard one now in Murrisk.

Discodog

redsteveireland wrote: »

Looking west in Galway

It's what's to the SE of Galway that's going to matter & whether it misses Galway.

redsteveireland

DOCARCH wrote: »

Recent strike in Monaghan.

Potent little cell in Monaghan

squarecircles

Look at this monster Incoming

Discodog

If Meteoradar's projection is right then Limerick is in for a lot of rain.

DumbBrunette

Nearly continuous thunder from a distance here, seems to be passing to my south. Light rain and sun at the same time.

chris2007

looks like something is coming from the irish sea heading towards dublin?

lolie

Not hopefull of much here today but the convection north of here heading west is something else, as good as I've seen in a long time.
I mentioned last night i could see distant flashes from the Waterford storm, even my sister in Cavan town could see it.

DumbBrunette

Cell to my south still going, can hear separate one approaching from east, less frequent thunder from that one.

DumbBrunette

Cell to my south still going, can hear separate one approaching from east, less frequent thunder from that one.

m17

Co Waterford last night

Discodog

That cell over Mayo has really developed.

Goldfinch8

A view of the thunderstorm that passed to the south of my own location in Central Mayo in the last half hour. Made a nice racket as it slipped by.

Comhrá

DumbBrunette wrote: »

Cell to my south still going, can hear separate one approaching from east, less frequent thunder from that one.

Could you post your location when reporting conditions in your area, please?
Thx.

MOD NOTE: This is a great idea, especially for people browsing the site on mobile phones as the page is laid out differently on these devices.

watlantic

Very regular rumbles of thunder and some lightning close to Westport for the past 30 mins, but the main action seems to be more to the S and SE. Light shower a short while ago. It is shaping up nicely...

DumbBrunette

Just south of Westport.

Comhra wrote: »

Could you post your location when reporting conditions in your area, please?
Thx.

MOD NOTE: This is a great idea, especially for people browsing the site on mobile phones as the page is laid out differently on these devices.

Meteorite58

Rumbling and crackling now here near Tralee, so dark and heavy rain starting. Cell moving towards me.

fleet_admiral

chris2007 wrote: »

looks like something is coming from the irish sea heading towards dublin?

Getting cloudier fairly fast where I am (Terenure)

Kutebride

redsteveireland wrote: »

What a day for the Shannon radar to go down, FFS.

Just about to say the same thing

chris2007

its gone cloudy here in the past hour

Panda Killa

Tralee has dark skies.. broken cloud.... patches of blue sky...heavy rain...no rain.. in the last hour.
But plenty of constant, heavy thunder in.the area...have only seen 2 flashes of lightning in that time though

DumbBrunette

Lightning and thunder about 5 seconds apart here (south of Westport) for the last 15 minutes or so. Fits in with the active cells passing just to my south. On and off heavy rain.

squarecircles

DumbBrunette wrote: »

Lightning and thunder about 5 seconds apart here (south of Westport) for the last 15 minutes or so. Fits in with the active cells passing just to my south. On and off heavy rain.

whole thing was sucked away to the southwest by the sheefry mountains and mweelra, thanks to orographic lift, what a waste of an hour long storm, would have been epic, hope the sheep enjoyed.

Oneiric 3

Some grisly sounding booms here now. They have the 'gun shot' effect about them.

Meteorite58

Biggest storm I have ever witnessed here in Kerry, constant thunder and lightning, crackling with continuous flashes, torrential flooding rain, hail.

10mm in about 10 minutes