Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Summer 2022

JanuarySnowstor

Met Eireann will be caught out on this one as all of us! If it does hit of course

DOCARCH

Moving onshore quite quickly. Looks like strike just now just off Old Head of Kinsale.

JanuarySnowstor

Raining now and sky is black here

Will the lightning hit Cork, who knows?

The One Doctor

Looks like it'll miss Dublin, oh well

aidanodr

In carrigaline sth of city near coast and near kinsale. Just started tipping down last 10 mins, dark skies. Awaiting rumbles :D

Tazio

1km East of Riverstick Co Cork. 92m asl.

Heavy rain now.

Can hear rumbles South East of here.

Heat yesterday and lightning this morning.. doesn't get better thank this. Will try get video footage if/when it gets closer.

Edit.. looking at maps I'd say Cobh / Youghal will have better views...

Say my name

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119357292#Comment_119357292

It looks like the western influence pushing into Ireland is weaker than forecast.

Allowing this from the southeast to push more northwestward.

There'll be a northeastward shove on this system at some point no doubt.

Comhrá

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Meteorite58

That system is travelling at a rate of knots, very heavy rain incoming.

Reversal

Is warmer air being fed in ahead of this? I see Johnstown Castle has shot up to 23 degrees at 9am under overcast skies.

CrowdedHouse

Official

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1549312641398702080?s=20&t=dkr0NqzLlVkVsWyQP-GxTw

SeaBreezes

No lightning in Kinsale, looking at the direction of travel, looks like the strikes will miss us.

*eadaoin

My family near Thurles are reporting some thunder in the last few minutes, it seems to be heading inland very quickly.

bad2thebone

Any chance of some claps, rumble's and sparks around Clare ?

fryup

^^^^^^^^

great let the fireworks begin 😎

Danno

Can see showers breaking out over Carlow from here.

road_high

Drop of rain in Kilkenny just now

Storm 10

It looks to be spreading out as it goes North West if it keeps going it could reach Limerick/Clare/Galway we will see what happens

Danno

Mad big drops downpouring in Durrow - hard to know if there's thunder as it's noisy!

spookwoman

Sods law waiting for a delivery and fun coming this way

Danno

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119357685#Comment_119357685

Well that was short lived, not enough to tip the AWS rain bucket either!

forestgirl

Thunder North offaly just now

highdef

Some beefy looking cells popping up in the middle of the country now. Possibly some sparks for them shortly. Also a very decent cell about to land in the southeast in Wexford. Plus a few cells near the border in the north. The warm air still present in the eastern third of the country throwing fuel into the fire, so to speak.

Chris_5339762

Very little rain from the potential that cell had in Cork. It mostly died out as it reached the coast. It's only 17c in Cork and in my experience (cape, potentials etc all notwithstanding) its just too cold and kills off convection.

fryup

some massive flashes & bangs in east-clare, like night time at the mo

highdef

Thunder just heard to my east, between Edgeworthtown/Ballymahon direction

SnowyMuckish

I think I’ve heard a few rumbles just now in NW Donegal.

Jpmarn

Still dry near Limerick City. Thought I heard some far away thunder just over an hour ago.

dinorebel

Big rumble just now in Letterkenny.

dacogawa

Irish sea picking up now (posted in the other thread by mistake).

Comhrá

Looks like another thunderstorm bust countrywide.

I saw a few faint flashes around Birdhill, Co.Tipp around 10.30am which appeared to be cloud to cloud but that was it. Just fizzled after that.

chris2007

will this reach dublin?

spookwoman

Still potential for that cell off the south west of the uk hitting later

dacogawa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119358409#Comment_119358409

It was supposed to move east and wasn't supposed to make it to land (met office) but it has now so you never know...

DOCARCH

Can hear distant rumbles of thunder in Greystones. Sky dark to the south.

dacogawa

A friend in Rathnew said it has arrived.

adam240610

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119358464#Comment_119358464

It sounds very ominous here

Say my name

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119358409#Comment_119358409

Yes.😁

esposito

Can hear distant rumbles from Dublin 16

DOCARCH

Getting closer and growling/rumbling away!

dacogawa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119358518#Comment_119358518

Should be with you soon, it's pouring further south and banging away. I hope it makes it up to me 🙏 Met Office seemed to have it moving east fairly quickly...

DOCARCH

Beach clearing rapidly!

Supercell

Was outside and nearly jumped out of my skin there a few moments ago. Very throaty noises to the south. Dublin looks to be in the firing line, cannot wait!

DOCARCH

Quite ominous looking out to sea.

EOQRTL

Wow some moody skies over Dublin now

Reversal

Lots of amendments and corrections to the aviation TAFs. ME clearly caught on the hop and in fairness, I think all the models really underplayed this too?

DOCARCH

Thunder overhead now in Greystones. All seems to be elevated.

pad199207

An absolute waste, better in nighttime due to elevated nature

esposito

Flash and a loud clap of thunder here now 😁

Danno

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119358611#Comment_119358611

Agreed @pad199207 - these elevated storms all seem to be morning time along with home-grown storms which seem to be afternoon-evening.

We haven't had night time storms in a good few years now. Pity, love a good spectacle of a night time TStorm.