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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : 2019 and Winter 2020

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,229 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Watching a cloud from my window dramatically increase in height in the last 20 minutes. Not large enough to become anything significant imo but a fascinating watch.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Sferic showed up here in N Kerry early this morning . Hit and miss showers but remained dry here near Tralee during daylight hours. Drove through some very heavy showers near Killorglin but would be dry a couple of Km's down the road.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,415 ✭✭✭Trebor176


    Sferic showed up here in N Kerry early this morning . Hit and miss showers but remained dry here near Tralee during daylight hours. Drove through some very heavy showers near Killorglin but would be dry a couple of Km's down the road.

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    Jesus, all the lightning


  • Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭robclay26


    Was flying into Dublin from Copenhagen this afternoon and the Ryanair plane got hit with lightning. Seen it myself And aircraft grounded for inspection after diverting to Belfast.
    Attached photo of the CB’s in the area at the time


  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Trebor176 wrote: »
    Jesus, all the lightning

    It's not a lot really, the radar wouldn't look anything 99% of the time if the strikes didn't sit on the map for an hour or more.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    ECM showing a bit of convection potential running off or along Southern coasts later tonight / early morning.

    Nice bit of Deep Layer Shear available and a convergence zone off the SW which might aid the development of some big enough convection that might become electrified but not sure . Might get a few sferics over water, or the Mountains along the SW might help give a bit of lift. Maybe Cork later ?

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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Decent cell sparking off the coast of Wicklow....moving away from the coast (obviously)! http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=12


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Hefty downpour now in Dublin 16. Expecting to hear thunder!


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Some small bit of potential for a bit of lightning showing up in the SW from both the ECMWF and Euro 4 in the early morning. Other models showing a small chance of activity in the W. Could be some heavy pulses of rain going through tonight, more so in the SW and W.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Some rain that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,220 ✭✭✭pad199207


    20mm in the gauge in Naas


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    pad199207 wrote: »
    20mm in the gauge in Naas

    *whistles*

    That shower has just arrived here now in Dublin 16. Heavy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Kamili


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    *whistles*

    That shower has just arrived here now in Dublin 16. Heavy.

    I was almost expecting to hear a clap of thunder in that one..


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Kamili wrote: »
    I was almost expecting to hear a clap of thunder in that one..

    Yeah, me too.

    Seems to have passed quickly now. Just 2.2mm from it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,220 ✭✭✭pad199207


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    *whistles*

    That shower has just arrived here now in Dublin 16. Heavy.

    Max rain rate of 138mm/hr


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,179 ✭✭✭pauldry


    Hvy shower n sligo.

    Over 100mm........for the month now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Some lightning in the showers up towards north Mayo this morning


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Occluded front and trough passing down over the country tomorrow with reasonable CAPE readings giving some heavy convective showers and perhaps brief pulse type thunderstorms.

    Blustery early on across the country and then easing to breezy later in the afternoon.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭SeaBreezes


    Meteorite I always love your posts thank you for the charts and analysis!


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,648 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    I'll believe it when I hear it.


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    On the Shannon. Some nice looking CBs developing.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    On the Shannon. Some nice looking CBs developing.

    Should be a few rumbles from those as they mature and drift East in the next few hours.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,415 ✭✭✭Trebor176


    Just saw on a page on Facebook that the odd lightning strike has been detected north of Croker?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    The most recent easterly / UK bound departures from Dublin are taking an unusual route on takeoff from Dublin airport. They're making a right turn through 270° and crosing back over their track to head south east. I presume it's to avoid the vicious CB that passed through here in the last half our or so


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    A few more just now around Navan and maybe Gonzo might have heard the thunder in Dunshaughlin.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭Kutebride


    After a beautiful weekend in Wexford, back in Meath to biblical rain and thunder.


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Sat Pic of Convection and rainfall returns from Netweather.


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    More interesting cloudscapes on the Shannon today. CBs all round.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,506 ✭✭✭✭Xenji


    Rumble of thunder in Castlebar.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58




  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    For a few days ECM has been showing potential thunderstorms for Saturday , primarily in the SE and E.

    LP staying off and moving up along the W coast introducing a fresh humid moisture laden SE airflow giving scattered showers , prolonged in places and some heavier localized thundery rain. There is quite a bit of LLS and DLS aiding instability with Dp's of about 15 or 16C. Looks like a Negative tilted Trough.

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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Waterford shows up as a potential hot spot tomorrow morning / early afternoon for thunderstorm activity with some heavy rain possible in the SE in the morning.

    Trough tilted negatively over Ireland tomorrow followed by frontal activity. Will see if it produces lightning.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭squarecircles


    Fun times, it's really kicking off here in barcelona


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    http://www.convectiveweather.co.uk/forecast.php?date=2019-09-21



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    Day 1 Convective Outlook
    VALID 06:00 UTC Sat 21 Sep 2019 - 05:59 UTC Sun 22 Sep 2019

    ISSUED 07:12 UTC Sat 21 Sep 2019

    ISSUED BY: Dan

    Atlantic upper trough will disrupt during Saturday, digging towards Biscay while becoming increasingly negatively-tilted. As a result, continued advection of a relatively high Theta-W airmass will occur from Biscay across SW England and Ireland, aided by isentropic upglide and a strong low-level jet. A corridor of elevated instability will exist, rooted from around 850mb, with 300-500 J/kg MLCAPE at times. This whole NNW - SSE oriented instability plume will shift gradually northeastwards through this forecast period, straddling a zone from SW Scotland to SE England by 06z Sunday.


    Subtle forcing running northwestwards along this instability plume, ahead of the largescale upper trough, will encourage pulses of medium-level instability release at various times through Saturday and Saturday night. It is likely clusters of elevated showers will develop in a rather semi-random fashion, drifting to the N or NNW.

    Consequently, sporadic lightning activity is likely in places within the instability plume, but trying to pick specific areas where this is more likely is rather difficult due to the crucial phasing of subtle forcing overlapping sufficient instability, which in itself is a little meagre. Given the uncertainty and marginality, a broad low-end SLGT has been issued for now, but confidence on much in the way of lightning is rather low and it is likely many areas within the SLGT will remain void of lightning.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭highdef


    Fun times, it's really kicking off here in barcelona

    Those storms look to be off-shore to the north east of Barcelona AND moving away from the city....some crazy amount of lightning strikes though. There is a storm trying to get going to the west of the city but looks like keeping to the west. Fingers crossed for you that further developments happen today that do give you a nice show.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭highdef


    Thunderstorm has developed in the Celtic Sea, currently heading north towards the south east coast.....east Waterford/wexford


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,220 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Big cb clouds out to sea here in S Wexford. Feels mild


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭BlackandGreen


    highdef wrote: »
    Thunderstorm has developed in the Celtic Sea, currently heading north towards the south east coast.....east Waterford/wexford


    Monitoring this on lightningmaps and damn it's pushing north at a fast pace.
    Here's hoping it doesn't lose momentum before it makes proper landfall.
    At least 1 strike in Wexford now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,903 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    i think im hearing distant rumples here in waterford city


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭highdef


    Strike just now to the east of Waterford city, according to lightning maps


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,903 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    highdef wrote: »
    Strike just now to the east of Waterford city, according to lightning maps

    can confirm rumples near waterford city, faint though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭highdef


    Lots of strikes now, east of Waterford city, on the Wexford side of Waterford Harbour


  • Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭dickangel


    Thunder in Kilmore Quay


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    Not surprised
    Just posted this in the Autumn thread

    Sky is very thundery looking in Arklow
    Lots of altocumulus and plenty of building cb activity
    I think we could have some action this evening locally


  • Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭blackwave


    good few rumbles near New Ross at least 6 now.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭highdef


    blackwave wrote: »
    good few rumbles near New Ross at least 6 now.

    New Ross is right in the firing line for the current storm heading that way.


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