Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2020

Oscar Bravo · 14-06-2020 7:54pm

Loads and loads of fork lightning south of Castlebar now. Wow. Fantastic!

watlantic · 14-06-2020 7:58pm

I've been hearing thunder almost constantly for the past five hours, sometimes nearer but mostly fairly distant, and it is still going on. Little did it do here in Westport, though I'm hopeful that we'll get a decent show at some stage sooner or later...

igCorcaigh · 14-06-2020 8:07pm

squarecircles wrote: »

oh this is a new departure from met eireann,now including northern ireland in warnings,how interesting.

Northern Ireland Warnings

Yellow - Thunderstorm Warning for Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry
UK Met Office Weather Warning (www.metoffice.gov.uk)

Thunderstorms expected to form over parts of Northern Ireland this afternoon

Valid: 13:00 Sunday 14/06/2020 to 21:00 Sunday 14/06/2020

Issued: 19:10 Sunday 14/06/2020

Interesting... Is this coverage of NI going to be a permanent feature? Coordinated with Met UK?

Meteorite58 · 14-06-2020 8:13pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Interesting... Is this coverage of NI going to be a permanent feature? Coordinated with Met UK?

Makes more sense, it was always annoying to see a blank space just left there. Hope we see more of this cross border cooperation !

ninebeanrows · 14-06-2020 8:24pm

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Makes more sense, it was always annoying to see a blank space just left there. Hope we see more of this cross border cooperation !

It will be permanent fixture.

editorsean · 14-06-2020 8:27pm

That Meteologix lightning map certainly caught the strike that tripped our RCD earlier based on my PC's UPS "On Battery" log matching up.

The strike was just over 6km from here.

km79 · 14-06-2020 8:27pm

Young lad just casually told me he seen 5 or 6 big flashes of lightning to the west of us (castlebar direction ) a while ago
Pity he didn’t tell me when it was happening !

m17 · 14-06-2020 8:28pm

Nenagh co tipperary

Gaoth Laidir · 14-06-2020 8:28pm

Similar CAPE values in similar areas tomorrow but shear will be higher than today, which should lead to more organised storms that last longer. Also, this could help bridge the gap across the Irish Sea and increase the chance of some Welsh-origin action here in the east.

Sounding for the around Athlone tomorrow afternoon. Hodograph shows a much better shear profile.

1-8 km shear

PukkaStukka · 14-06-2020 8:38pm

m17 wrote: »

Nenagh co tipperary

That was tweeted by Met Eireann yesterday

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1271873913035935744?s=19

Oneiric 3 · 14-06-2020 8:41pm

Seems to be a lot of lightning in and around Claremorris area the last few hours, yet, like here, little to nothing in terms of rainfall.. yet anyway.

Oscar Bravo · 14-06-2020 8:42pm

Its gone very dark here in Castlebar with lightning now easier to spot. Extremely humid now.

Say my name · 14-06-2020 8:42pm

It looks like yesterday, today and the coming few days will be talked about in Irish thunderstorm history for many the year.

Oscar Bravo · 14-06-2020 8:45pm

Anyone on facebook type in The Strand Bar and have a look at the flooding in Strandhill.

Xenji · 14-06-2020 8:45pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Seems to be a lot of lightning in and around Claremorris area the last few hours, yet, like here, little to nothing in terms of rainfall.. yet anyway.

It has been the same in Castlebar, activity on and off since lunchtime and only one 5 minute spell of rain.

Oneiric 3 · 14-06-2020 8:45pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Its gone very dark here in Castlebar with lightning now easier to spot. Extremely humid now.

I'm going for a walk out the country now, going to see if I can spot any of that lightning with the better open view.

Oscar Bravo · 14-06-2020 8:46pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

I'm going for a walk out the country now, going to see if I can spot any of that lightning with the better open view.

Look out towards ballyheane.non stop light show

Storm 10 · 14-06-2020 9:03pm

Here is the danger with thunder storms

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lightning-strike-kills-nine-cows-in-clare-1005236.html

Kermit.de.frog · 14-06-2020 9:04pm

Disappointing today, never really started, hoping for better tomorrow.

Gonzo · 14-06-2020 9:10pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Disappointing today, never really started, hoping for better tomorrow.

The cooler conditions which arriving across many eastern, midland and southern areas in the early afternoon certainly didn't help the situation. Having said that the Castlebar and south Donegal region has had a decent evening of it but it's nowhere near the level of the Waterford/Wexford storm from last night.

Tomorrow should be better with warmer air persisting throughout the day across the country so the potential should improve. Galway, Mayo and Sligo and perhaps parts of Offally and Westmeath/Longford/Leitrim might see a bit more action tomorrow.

It would be great to see a Wexford/Waterford style storm over Galway City and Galway Bay tomorrow with lightning bolts reflecting off Galway bay, this was the sort of action I was expecting today.

Little snowy old me · 14-06-2020 9:14pm

Gonzo wrote: »

The cooler conditions which arriving across many eastern, midland and southern areas in the early afternoon certainly didn't help the situation. Having said that the Castlebar and south Donegal region has had a decent evening of it but it's nowhere near the level of the Waterford/Wexford storm from last night.

Tomorrow should be better with warmer air persisting throughout the day across the country so the potential should improve. Galway, Mayo and Sligo and perhaps parts of Offally and Westmeath/Longford/Leitrim might see a bit more action tomorrow.

It would be great to see a Wexford/Waterford style storm over Galway City and Galway Bay tomorrow with lightning bolts reflecting off Galway bay, this was the sort of action I was expecting today.

Why do you consistently downplay every weather forecast and reported events? The storms in South Donegal are still ongoing and have been more than decent.

redsteveireland · 14-06-2020 9:14pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Seems to be a lot of lightning in and around Claremorris area the last few hours, yet, like here, little to nothing in terms of rainfall.. yet anyway.

I admitted defeat and went out and watered the plants and veg...

redsteveireland · 14-06-2020 9:16pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Here is the danger with thunder storms

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lightning-strike-kills-nine-cows-in-clare-1005236.html

The poor animals, and the people out fishing should pay more attention to the forecast and just stay at home.

Donegal Storm · 14-06-2020 9:17pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Disappointing today, never really started, hoping for better tomorrow.

Except for the multiple long lasting thunderstorms and reports from regulars saying today had some of the best storms they've seen in years...

I can guarantee if one of the shower trains over South Donegal or Mayo/Galway was over Dublin there narrative right now would be that today was one of the best days in years

Gamma Flash · 14-06-2020 9:18pm

Im only up the road on kk-tipp border and only saw 1 bolt, the rest were all in the clouds, disgusted, was lots though, now july 25-26th 1985 was in a campsite in youghal, whole night solid lightning.

Gonzo · 14-06-2020 9:21pm

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Why do you consistently downplay every weather forecast and reported events? The storms in South Donegal are still ongoing and have been more than decent.

I said Castlebar and south Donegal have had a decent evening of it, so i'm not sure what your on about. Tomorrow fingers crossed will see the storms on a more widespread level tomorrow in the north, west and hopefully parts of the midlands getting some action too. There are plenty of people in the midlands and west dissapointed with today.

The forecasts recently haven't been going great, many people are dissapointed with the rainfall forecasts in particular with rainfall very localized and many areas seeing very little rain. The models have been all over the place recently thus the frustration. It's been a very tricky guessing game over the past 2 weeks and this looks set to continue over the next week.

watlantic · 14-06-2020 9:21pm

Finally ! Heavy rain shower Westport area. No more thunder though.

Edit: 7,3 mm in less than 15 mins. !

Gaoth Laidir · 14-06-2020 9:24pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Disappointing today, never really started, hoping for better tomorrow.

Gonzo wrote: »

The cooler conditions which arriving across many eastern, midland and southern areas in the early afternoon certainly didn't help the situation. Having said that the Castlebar and south Donegal region has had a decent evening of it but it's nowhere near the level of the Waterford/Wexford storm from last night.

Tomorrow should be better with warmer air persisting throughout the day across the country so the potential should improve. Galway, Mayo and Sligo and perhaps parts of Offally and Westmeath/Longford/Leitrim might see a bit more action tomorrow.

It would be great to see a Wexford/Waterford style storm over Galway City and Galway Bay tomorrow with lightning bolts reflecting off Galway bay, this was the sort of action I was expecting today.

I really don't get the negativity at all. For me it turned out pretty much exactly as expected. Exactly where do you think we live? By Ireland's standards today was very active across the areas expected, plus one or two more, and coupled with yesterday evening and overnight in the south the country has done exceptionally well. I'm in the east too and just as dissapointed not to have seen anything but I wasn't expecting any.

Gaoth Laidir · 14-06-2020 9:32pm

The past 24 hours' lightning (and remember that most strikes go undetected).

It's been an active couple of days in the northeast Atlantic. Below shows the numbers only west of 10W, so doesn't include anything east of the far west coast of Connacht and Munster.

spookwoman · 14-06-2020 9:55pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Here is the danger with thunder storms

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lightning-strike-kills-nine-cows-in-clare-1005236.html

Also why it's so important to have a functioning radar for the area.

squarecircles · 14-06-2020 10:16pm

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98324789@N06/50006839727/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98324789@N06/50006838277/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98324789@N06/50006837102/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98324789@N06/50006579746/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/

Danno · 14-06-2020 10:21pm

Ah lads, now it's not a pi$$ing contest. Everybody knows that the best weather happens in Laois. :pac:

copperhead · 14-06-2020 10:31pm

used to love thunder storms until it hit the 2 houses next to us, earlier this year, even our house shook with the bang, it was way too close for comfort

irishgeo · 14-06-2020 10:47pm

I don't get people who are disappointed that we don't get more destructive weather. Its the same with the winter storms.

Sure let's have torrential floods and a few tornadoes just to heap misery on people. But sure what do I care when it's not in my back yard.

I'm sure some people suffered in the storms today but it probably didn't make the news.

Maybe these people who are disappointed today would want a few deaths in a more powerful thunderstorm just to be happy they got a big storm.

Oscar Bravo · 14-06-2020 10:53pm

irishgeo wrote: »

I don't get people who are disappointed that we don't get more destructive weather. Its the same with the winter storms.

Sure let's have torrential floods and a few tornadoes just to heap misery on people. But sure what do I care when it's not in my back yard.

I'm sure some people suffered in the storms today but it probably didn't make the news.

Maybe these people who are disappointed today would want a few deaths in a more powerful thunderstorm just to be happy they got a big storm.

It doesn't matter whether you want or don't want destructive weather,nature will do what it wants and no amount of giving out on a weather forum is going to change that

squarecircles · 14-06-2020 10:57pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

It doesn't matter whether you want or don't want destructive weather,nature will do what it wants and no amount of giving out on a weather forum is going to change that

exactly.

maybe we should look away and pretend its not happening,im off now to delete all my photos of the spectacular cloud scapes i took today,how dare nature treat us like this

for the love of christ,bed time,

Mortelaro · 14-06-2020 11:03pm

spookwoman wrote: »

Also why it's so important to have a functioning radar for the area.

It wouldn't have saved the cows

Little snowy old me · 14-06-2020 11:06pm

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Except for the multiple long lasting thunderstorms and reports from regulars saying today had some of the best storms they've seen in years...

I can guarantee if one of the shower trains over South Donegal or Mayo/Galway was over Dublin there narrative right now would be that today was one of the best days in years

Family said that the thunderstorm in South Donegal today was epic. Lasted for 4 hours, torrential rain, hailstones and continuous lightning and massive rumbles of thunder.

Comhrá · 14-06-2020 11:07pm

irishgeo wrote: »

I don't get people who are disappointed that we don't get more destructive weather. Its the same with the winter storms.

Sure let's have torrential floods and a few tornadoes just to heap misery on people. But sure what do I care when it's not in my back yard.

I'm sure some people suffered in the storms today but it probably didn't make the news.

Maybe these people who are disappointed today would want a few deaths in a more powerful thunderstorm just to be happy they got a big storm.

Nobody wants to see anyone die or suffer injury due to storms and to make such a suggestion is downright nonsensical.

This is a weather forum for people who are interested in weather in all of it's manifestations and people have always been fascinated by nature, whether it be violent storms, earthquakes volcanoes or whatever.

No-one is disappointed when we don't get destructive weather, we're disappointed when we don't see the beauty of extreme weather, so rare in this country. Nature can show us lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes but it's not anyone's fault if these events sometimes cause death injury and widespread damage.

Your suggestion that people would want deaths is disingenious at the very least, and insulting to people who enjoy the more spectacular side of meteorology.

Water John · 14-06-2020 11:20pm

Gamma Flash wrote: »

Im only up the road on kk-tipp border and only saw 1 bolt, the rest were all in the clouds, disgusted, was lots though, now july 25-26th 1985 was in a campsite in youghal, whole night solid lightning.

Remember that, it went on all day too. A lightening flash every 40 sec if I'm accurate. Very high humidity.

Danno · 14-06-2020 11:26pm

irishgeo wrote: »

I don't get people who are disappointed that we don't get more destructive weather. Its the same with the winter storms.

Sure let's have torrential floods and a few tornadoes just to heap misery on people. But sure what do I care when it's not in my back yard.

I'm sure some people suffered in the storms today but it probably didn't make the news.

Maybe these people who are disappointed today would want a few deaths in a more powerful thunderstorm just to be happy they got a big storm.

So woke. Grab yourself a soy milk drink, and go tweet how you put those folk on the weather forum back in their box, keyboard warrior. :rolleyes:

irishgeo · 14-06-2020 11:28pm

Danno wrote: »

So woke. Grab yourself a soy milk drink, and go tweet how you put those folk on the weather forum back in their box, keyboard warrior. :rolleyes:

can you speak English please, you no idea what your talking about.

Gonzo · 14-06-2020 11:29pm

irishgeo wrote: »

I don't get people who are disappointed that we don't get more destructive weather. Its the same with the winter storms.

Sure let's have torrential floods and a few tornadoes just to heap misery on people. But sure what do I care when it's not in my back yard.

I'm sure some people suffered in the storms today but it probably didn't make the news.

Maybe these people who are disappointed today would want a few deaths in a more powerful thunderstorm just to be happy they got a big storm.

There is nobody here who wants destruction from storms. Compared to most other countries we rarely get proper thunder storms, big snow storms or intense heatwaves.

When we hear about the possibility of thunderstorms we all get very excited because they are such a rare event. It's the same with snow and the same with heatwaves. They are exciting due to their rarity and a break from the normality of the Atlantic that we see far too often throughout the year. There is nobody here wanting loss of life or deaths from any weather event.

irishgeo · 14-06-2020 11:30pm

Comhra wrote: »

Nobody wants to see anyone die or suffer injury due to storms and to make such a suggestion is downright nonsensical.

This is a weather forum for people who are interested in weather in all of it's manifestations and people have always been fascinated by nature, whether it be violent storms, earthquakes volcanoes or whatever.

No-one is disappointed when we don't get destructive weather, we're disappointed when we don't see the beauty of extreme weather, so rare in this country. Nature can show us lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes but it's not anyone's fault if these events sometimes cause death injury and widespread damage.

Your suggestion that people would want deaths is disingenious at the very least, and insulting to people who enjoy the more spectacular side of meteorology.

what's the difference between extreme and destructive weather?

Gaoth Laidir · 14-06-2020 11:32pm

Danno · 14-06-2020 11:32pm

irishgeo wrote: »

can you speak English please, you no idea what your talking about.

Hands up you got me. :rolleyes:

Coming on to a weather enthusiasts forum and berating the contributors for commenting on the days natural weather events is akin to shouting at the moon.
We merely comment on weather events here - and what might be to your surprise - we actually have fook all control over what it does (or doesn't). Sorry to break it to you this way champ.

RobertKK · 14-06-2020 11:33pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

It wouldn't have saved the cows

True, my uncle lost 8 cattle in the July 1985 thunderstorms.
He was in the local village and hearing of others talking of the cattle they lost and thought he was ok, he went up the fields and found he had not been spared.

I think one person died in that storm and were in a farm building.

JCX BXC · 14-06-2020 11:34pm

irishgeo wrote: »

what's the difference between extreme and destructive weather?

Oh for god sake, everything has consequences and results, yet they occur anyway. People can enjoy the weather while feeling empathy to those negatively affected by it.

Irishgeo, very used to seeing your name in this forum lecturing people on this issue and trying to cause drama. If you've not understood the viewpoint yet after all the time you've been here, it's clear you're not going to now. What are you doing then? Trolling?

Danno · 14-06-2020 11:35pm

irishgeo wrote: »

what's the difference between extreme and destructive weather?

One is where the ar$e falls out of your world, the other is where the world falls out of your ar$e. Both are perfectly interchangeable of course, depending on your perspective.

irishgeo · 14-06-2020 11:38pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Oh for god sake, everything has consequences and results, yet they occur anyway. People can enjoy the weather while feeling empathy to those negatively affected by it.

Irishgeo, very used to seeing your name in this forum lecturing people on this issue and trying to cause drama. If you've not understood the viewpoint yet after all the time you've been here, it's clear you're not going to now. What are you doing then? Trolling?

im not trolling or lecturing people. i think i raised the point once before so you cant have being seeing my name all that much.

its not everyone on the weather forum just one or two posters.

anyway i dragged this off topic so ill leave it at that.

Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2020

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