Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Winter 2020/Spring 2021

SleetAndSnow

Thunder in the last 5 minutes in cork city, small rumbles with one big rumble.

pad199207

Pretty decent sized hail falling now

Storm 10

Pics and video lads

Rumbling away near Cork city.

thomasj

Just started belting down here in Blanch , I think that cell has reached here

sunbabe08

Have a nice view of this thunder storm from the north side of cork city 😊 lovely rumblings

antodeco

Monsoon like weather here near Lucan. Genuinely sounds and feels like Thailand (but without the heat). It's crazy!

PukkaStukka

Why do these cells spark furiously enroute to Dublin and suddenly cut out when they arrivre?

esposito

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Why do these cells spark furiously enroute to Dublin and suddenly cut out when they arrivre?

Yep always seems to happen. Very frustrating

nomdeboardie

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Why do these cells spark furiously enroute to Dublin and suddenly cut out when they arrivre?

Feckin' Wicklow & Kildare stealing our thunder :mad:

pad199207

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Feckin' Wicklow & Kildare stealing our thunder :mad:

It’s not your thunder it’s mi thunder

Green is Growing

That shower over south Kilkenny aroung 15:30 today caused crazy flash flooding and had intense hailstones. I was near Callan at the time and traffic on the Clonmel to Kilkenny road was brought to a standstill with flood water and super low visibility.

pad199207

Marble sized hail falling in Kildare now!

pad199207

More lightning flashes here in Kildare

caeser

Lightning over Dungarvan today

JCX BXC

While I'm enjoying the marginally drier conditions here on the West Coast, I'm getting quite envious of these daily thunderstorms.

robclay26

Lighting and thunder South of Delvin Westmeath

beggars_bush

Lightning, thunder, blackout clouds, over flowing gutters, hail
We've had it all today, 3 or 4 rounds of it

pad199207

Some great flashes over Naas this evening

pad199207

Stunning Mammatus over Naas

Meteorite58

Active day. Some very big hail showers reported today , look at the ground coating in the video from Kilkenny.





https://twitter.com/AndyJamesRyan/status/1394668478989312007?s=20

https://twitter.com/StevieCahill/status/1394669752845586432?s=20

jackrussel

Rumbles to the north of cork city?

Gamma Flash

Had a few rumbles over lunchtime in dungarvan too today, nothing much

Oneiric 3

Sunday (chart below) and Monday could be another couple of days to watch for the eastern half the country for some pulse storms as another polar sourced (slack) low hovers close to the county. Sunday itself will depend on how quickly the initial front clears through.

JCX BXC

JCX BXC wrote: »

While I'm enjoying the marginally drier conditions here on the West Coast, I'm getting quite envious of these daily thunderstorms.

Sadly cattle were killed by lightning in the late afternoon storm near Tinahely in South Wicklow yesterday,we could hear the storm and see the lightning here about 20kms SE of it
It must have been ferocious underneath it

smuggler.ie

This was shared from source to whom shared to me. Unfortunately, cannot verify legitimacy, but people not likely in "Photoshop business".
Image taken by the phone.
Stunning
18 May 2021 @~17:30, midlands

Gaoth Laidir

Marine Layer wrote: »

Sadly cattle were killed by lightning in the late afternoon storm near Tinahely in South Wicklow yesterday,we could hear the storm and see the lightning here about 20kms SE of it
It must have been ferocious underneath it

It only takes one strike to take out a whole herd of cattle. Because they stand on all fours, the potential difference between their front and hind hooves causes a current to flow through their body and heart. I remember hearing old wives' tales about staying well clear of animals during a thunderstorm as they "attract" lightning, but this false conclusion most likely came about due to the above.

Having said that, there was a good bit of action there alright.

Meteorite58

Marine Layer wrote: »

Sadly cattle were killed by lightning in the late afternoon storm near Tinahely in South Wicklow yesterday,we could hear the storm and see the lightning here about 20kms SE of it
It must have been ferocious underneath it

Saw that there were calves killed near Tullow on the 15th as well , reported by Carlow Weather. Looking through Twitter there were a lot of CG strikes recorded, and a fair share of funnels over the few days ,the storms were quite potent at times.

As highlighted by Oneric Sunday is looking like giving thunderstorm potential post frontal airmass, a bit away but models showing a very cold upper pool of air over Ireland, possibly even colder than yesterday but surface temps look cool. Will be interesting watching this evolve and to see if it coincides with afternoon heating , might be more shear available also.

Gaoth Laidir

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

It only takes one strike to take out a whole herd of cattle. Because they stand on all fours, the potential difference between their front and hind hooves causes a current to flow through their body and heart. I remember hearing old wives' tales about staying well clear of animals during a thunderstorm as they "attract" lightning, but this false conclusion most likely came about due to the above.

Having said that, there was a good bit of action there alright.

What kills them aswell is if they are standing in a pool of water during a lighning strike and heavy rain
Sheep during thunde stand dead still in a field like statued,it is a strange wonder to ser

redsteveireland

Lone sferic showing up off the Clare Coast as some heavier showers make progress towards land.