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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : 2019 and Winter 2020

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  • #302
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Looks like a shelf cloud.

    https://twitter.com/elaineroisin/status/1133044048061616132

    https://twitter.com/rondeco12/status/1133045067361509378


  • #303
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Lightning over Maynooth

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  • #304
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Storm over North Kildare. Anvil with the developing updraft at the rear

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  • #305
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Those ominous dark clouds heading this way (to Dublin 16) but looks like mostly de-electrified now. 6.8mm here from the last hail/rain shower.


  • #306
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,781 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Those ominous dark clouds heading this way (to Dublin 16) but looks like mostly de-electrified now. 6.8mm here from the last hail/rain shower.

    Yeah we've had them through District 15! Just sporadic moderate rain showers, I haven't noticed any hail in the past hour or so.


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  • #307
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Cell still firing away off Wexford and a cell off Skerries.

    Record of today.

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    Blitzortung.org


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  • #308
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭pad199207


    The welsh were hoping for some ‘Irish Imports’ earlier lol


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  • #309
    Meteorite58
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    Strong radar return E of Athlone, been growing in size, don't know if there is enough instability to create a few sparks.

    Edit: Just looked at radar again and it seems to have rained itself out.

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    Not before producing a sferic :pac:

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  • #310
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Hold the phone! More thunder here in Kildare now


  • #311
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    pad199207 wrote: »
    The welsh were hoping for some ‘Irish Imports’ earlier lol


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    I could hear those storms here on the south Wicklow coast,it was pretty constant! Would have been a good light show if it were dark.


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  • #312
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Hold the phone! More thunder here in Kildare now

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  • #313
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1133063051740176384


  • #314
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Crickey the whole house just lit up here!


  • #315
    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,871 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Crickey the whole house just lit up here!

    Where might here be !!!


  • #316
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Hold the phone! More thunder here in Kildare now

    Looks very dark down that direction


  • #317
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Where might here be !!!

    Kildare


  • #318
    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭ando


    Managed to get two lightning flashes on camera :) West Dublin earlier today

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  • #319
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    https://twitter.com/LoverandomIeigh/status/1133096787970088960

    https://twitter.com/GarrethHendrick/status/1133130062788780033


  • #320
    Trebor176
    Registered Users Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭Trebor176


    Heavy rain again now in Clondalkin.


  • #321
    catrat12
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭catrat12


    Got woken up by a massive bang last night at 3 am the house shook the baby jumped it was unreal
    It was just one bang I checked around the house and attic and can’t see anything
    All I can think is thunder now there was no flash or a continuous bang now I live in Dublin mountains near three rock so could of been someone out after deer but seemed too loud to be a gunshot
    Did anyone else hear thunder in area or a way of looking up lighting strikes I just don’t get it


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  • #322
    sumtings
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭sumtings


    catrat12 wrote: »
    Got woken up by a massive bang last night at 3 am the house shook the baby jumped it was unreal
    It was just one bang I checked around the house and attic and can’t see anything
    All I can think is thunder now there was no flash or a continuous bang now I live in Dublin mountains near three rock so could of been someone out after deer but seemed too loud to be a gunshot
    Did anyone else hear thunder in area or a way of looking up lighting strikes I just don’t get it

    For what it's worth the netweather lightning archive doesn't have any strikes for 3am today. I don't know that that rules it out.


  • #323
    Meteorite58
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    The radar shows light showers and no sferics showing up at around that time catrat12.


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  • #324
    catrat12
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭catrat12


    Meteorite58 wrote: »
    The radar shows light showers and no sferics showing up at around that time catrat12.


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    Cheers
    Actually can’t figure it out
    The only thing left is a poacher and the echo of a gunshot but really was too loud unless using a canon


  • #325
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Going through the models there is a big spread of tracks and timings of LP approaching from the W / NW for Sat night/ Sunday. Will have to see how the models align on this. Some showing it quite wet and windy and with the fast Jet overhead giving lots of shear and vorticity depending on the track, and showing lower down areas of convergence and low level shear. Looking like a possibility of Thundery heavy falls of rain from early Sun morning according to ECM and ICON . High Theta E readings , high dew points . Depends a lot on if the warm air mass is swept aside during Sunday or if it lingers as the day heats up. An interesting one to watch unfold. Next week likewise shows days of interest for convective weather.


  • #326
    Donegal Storm
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    Potential for some huge thunderstorms across the continent next week as well with low pressure digging south. Always interesting enviously watching webcams across Germany/Benelux when they get these events

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  • #327
    Nabber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭Nabber


    I thought today would generate some action for the top half of the country. Unless there has been and I missed it.


  • #328
    highdef
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    Possible squall line developing, currently in the East Midlands, moving East.


  • #329
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Interested in the Lp core as it approaches the SW and more so W on Sun evening with a cold upper pool of air and strong vorticity.

    Wondering if the topography in the W could aid lift helping to fire off some lightning. Should become clearer tomorrow.

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  • #330
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Might see some sferics showing up along Atlantic coasts overnight although low possibility, if they do it will be mostly over the sea.

    Tomorrow just a low chance of activity up along the W / NW coasts and again if there is lightning it will be mostly over the sea I reckon.


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  • #331
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Thinking might see thunderstorms develop with heavy rain in the area shaded this evening.


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