Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion - Winter 2022/23

spookwoman

Some flashes and bangs in Waterford. Very heavy rain and too bright to get it on camera.

dsmythy

Very dark over Dublin City. If the storms can just hold on for the sun to set a bit more hopefully someone can get some nice Christmas lightning displays.

Sammy2012

Just had a few very heavy flashes not sure about thunder as was in the car. Very heavy hail/rain but looking at met radar seems to be a squall line passing over us. North wexford

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120031718#Comment_120031718

If there were flashes of lightning, you can be 100% sure that thunder followed.

Oneiric 3

@Elmer Blooker that is a pretty standered thunder bringer set up at this time of year. That is more just an occluded trough than an actual front.

PukkaStukka

Impressive lightning show in progress off the Dublin Coast

Meteorite58

Thunder and lightning again this evening near Tralee. A lot more activity today then expected I would say.

https://twitter.com/Meteorite58/status/1606724466456887300?t=8S-zGB7nYcXpWXsJZSmdzw&s=19

Elmer Blooker

I can’t ever remember seeing anything like the above in winter!

Thunderstorms are common in winter along the western seaboard in an arctic airflow but I’ve certainly never seen anything like this before!

Goldfinch8

Some very heavy showers at times in Central Mayo today. I heard some rumbles of thunder in the distance out to the west at different intervals earlier this morning.

Below a little bit of mammatus that I spotted in Castlebar this evening at the tail end of one of those thundery downpours.

Storm 10

Thunder and lightning Galway City over the Bay

Winterman1234

Impressive hail and thunder just passing through south donegal

Donegal Ken

A nice shower passing over South, Donegal this afternoon. There was around 2cm of hail in parts of North, Sligo near the horseshoe from a passing Thunderstorm earlier.

Meteorite58

Good resource for looking back over 2022.

Good resource for looking back over 2022.

Posts begin around here for the 19th, was fairly active the days before also.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119763502#Comment_119763502

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https://twitter.com/convectivewx/status/1607451510224609281?s=20&t=ETpFer53L8265-wPFcog6w

Meteorite58

From Convective Weather.

Posts from the 14th in the Summer convection thread begin around here

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119470415#Comment_119470415

https://twitter.com/convectivewx/status/1607799329175048192?s=20&t=6qTGgcyb_0SXmfjTlaVyJA

Meteorite58

The countdown continues from Convective Weather

Oneric 3 opened a dedicated thread, see below, great accounts and pictures.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058258813/thunderstorms-14th-15th-august-2022

https://twitter.com/convectivewx/status/1608163195717312513?s=20&t=83lMIcIf7KsCancodt2-cg

Donegal Ken

Potential for some thunderstorm activity in the northwest tomorrow morning (Thursday) Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo at highest risk. Some hail also possible.

Meteorite58

Ireland didn't fare as well in the top two most thundery days in 2022.

A big thanks to Convective Weather for all their great forecasts, stats and case studies.

http://www.convectiveweather.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/convectivewx/status/1608527441567309826?s=20&t=PtgWQo2jlLNRMZfYK-N87w

https://twitter.com/convectivewx/status/1608887709610958850?s=20&t=PtgWQo2jlLNRMZfYK-N87w

Hooter23

The clouds in the southwest looks like it contains intense rain/hail possible thunderstorms...not showing up yet on radar..moving in now though

spookwoman

Things are starting to fire up off the south coast. One off the south west that could travel up along the coast of waterford and wexford. Was settling down for the night with my first bottle of beer when I checked. 2 swigs and booze is on hold.

Meteorite58

Looks like ye got a few close o the coast in Waterford/ Wexford

Meteorite58

Large shower field convective in nature moving towards Ireland associated with the area of LP off the W, NW tomorrow and Sunday , most active along coastal counties but some moving inland also, heavy showers and some of hail and possibly some isolated thunderstorms, again mostly over water I would think but will see if some move inland over the weekend.

Very cold upper airmass, lapse rates good and very good on Sunday with loads of Low and deep level shear, could hear of a funnel sighting perhaps.

Oscar Bravo

Plenty of lightning on the Mayo coast in the past 20 minutes

sunbeam

Lightning and thunder in the distance to the north of Achill just now. Dark with sustained wind and rain.

sunbeam

Lights flickering and almighty clap now.

km79

Huge storm about to hit south west coast

Meteorite58

Good bit of thunder now here outside Tralee near the coast, very dark clouds to my W and NW.

Oscar Bravo

Status Yellow - Thunderstorm warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway, Mayo

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Heavy showers and thunderstorms with the chance of hail may lead to spot flooding and hazardous driving conditions.

Valid: 14:01 Saturday 07/01/2023 to 21:00 Saturday 07/01/2023

Issued: 14:01 Saturday 07/01/2023

Goldfinch8

Thunder and lightning here in the last few minutes near Castlebar.

Meteorite58

Just going to say Oscar that there are some very cold high tops to those clouds, will produce big hail showers Id say and big downdraughts, , getting dark here and quite gusty. Fairly active storm moving inland like the Storm in Galway. Will it push into Clare ??

weisses

Some serious ctg lightning in w Kerry... dog got a jolt while standing in the grass....