Thunderstorms 14th/15th August 2022

DOCARCH

As it's mainly IC, only a few strikes showing up on the ME radar. Much more of a light show than the radar would lead you to believe.

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474337#Comment_119474337

Yes that was like me last night, nothing on the radar and yet i seen plenty of sheet lightning, popped out of nowhere

Dazler97

Flash just at Dublin Airport wonder will the planes circle

-=al=-

Flew over the Irish Sea earlier and saw some flashes, yikes!

Have a great view atm and spent the last 20 mins watching. I can’t remember the last time I saw something like this. So cool to see. Off go to bed now and just hearing thunder 😎

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474342#Comment_119474342

I remember about 25 years ago landing on a Ryanair in Dublin Airport when lightning struck ground beside us

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474345#Comment_119474345

Wow that's incredible, i know planes get struck at least a few times a year etc but ye wow

DOCARCH

Distant flashes pretty much every 5 seconds but no thunder audible now. Halfway to Holyhead now if you look at Blitzorg.

The metars are NOSIG, (no further changes expected soon) listening to ATC, planes are vectoring in.

Ryanair to Leeds rolling 27

Lightning on approach to 27

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474347#Comment_119474347

Aircraft are designed to be resistant to worst effects of lightning, eg wing tanks protected; biggest dangers are microbursts on approach or take-off especially in extreme storms, severe turbulence and ice concretion

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474359#Comment_119474359

Yes exactly 😁

Rougies

From a Dublin perspective I was cautiously optimistic about tonight but knew that it was probably going to fail. There's the saying "expect nothing and still be disappointed", but this is just taking the piss!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474370#Comment_119474370

Ball lightning is quite spectacular. One of my earliest memories, which triggered a fear of thunderstorms, was an extreme storm over Dublin (a man was killed by lightning) in 1963, when I was aged 2. I was actually staying over in my aunt’s house in Bray and balls of lightning were racing down her lawn, some exploding. A most extraordinary site. I thought it was a false childhood memory, but my mother accorded with my recount of “parachutes of fire” from the sky.

She had witnessed all lightning quite a few times, once in Arklow during her youth when two balls rolled over the sea surface during a thunderstorm, and again in about 2002 right outside the house in Dublin, when a ball literally exploded as it got the ground after dropping by a lamppost and rolling a few feet

Oneiric 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474370#Comment_119474370

This has been my story all day too. But at least you are in for another shot tomorrow.

Burts Bee

Just kicked off again for last 30 mins in limerick. Thunder woke me up with lots of flashes. Excellent night!

Irish_rat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474381#Comment_119474381

There was some wrap there about 10mins ago, felt like it was just outside the door, scared the bejaysus out of me and set off a few alarms in the estate in castletroy

sryanbruen

Nothing amazing compared to what has been shared or experienced - which well done to everybody!

Here's some shots I managed of strikes from Howth Summit. Shame the action went all offshore.

Rougies

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474375#Comment_119474375

Whatever you're on I want some.

spookwoman

Lot of the lightning at the start in tramore was in the clouds and very little thunder. Died off for a bit then started off again

Just a few from tonight

Mam of 4

Woke up to heavy rain just after 3am , got up to sky gaze , few loud heavy rumbles , then lightning! At least four or five lovely flashes over the last forty minutes or so . Can go back to bed happy now , Portlaoise ⚡⛈️

spookwoman

https://twitter.com/LeahBurgessIr/status/1559010479535792128?s=20&t=jFIlpV6SSHhUmR4CUqEJ8w

It mad windy at one stage and that's sand blowing at me

road_high

Bit of action woke me up before 5.00 am Kilkenny. Still at it

cnocbui

The most impressive thunderstorm in decades. These were taken looking east over Tipperary.

Complete non event in Meath anyways. No thunder and just a few very small flashes around 11:30pm or so.

DOCARCH

Amazing photos @sryanbruen, @spookwoman and @cnocbui 👏

Love sryan's first one especially as I can see my house! Well, can see Greystones!

The One Doctor

MTC was bang on the money as usual. Fair play to him!

I'm blaming him for Dublin not getting any rumbles though.

Makes sense - hes the weather god!

vickers209

http://convectiveweather.co.uk/forecast.php?date=2022-08-15

Clusters of heavy showers/thunderstorms in southern and eastern Ireland in response to a marked CZ, although the exact placement (how far inland) is a little uncertain. This area in particular has the greatest potential for significant rainfall accumulations, with some CAM guidance suggesting scope for 50-90mm.

Condor24

Some did well, some got nothing, such is the nature of thunderstorms. Got a nice light show from the Longford, Cavan storms about 10pm last evening, about twenty five miles north of me as the crow flies. But overall a damp squid for Offaly.

Portweather

Non event in Laois. Was suppose to be the place to be.