Thunderstorm Watch - 2022

Neil79 · 17 May 2022 at 11:35

A RISK of Severe Thunderstorms tomorrow night with a low risk of anything later today in the South East. Thunderstorms may cross the region, but there is a chance that they may avoid us altogether and head into the North Sea. Feeling pretty hot and humid for Tuesday, and again muggy tomorrow!

Neil79 · 18 May 2022 at 14:30

Flash Floods, Storm Damage possible - BBC
Met Office - Big Thunderstorms

UTmaniac · 18 May 2022 at 21:36

No sound of any storms near here so far, hope that continues, I so need a good night's sleep!

robfosters · 18 May 2022 at 21:43

UTmaniac said:
No sound of any storms near here so far, hope that continues, I so need a good night's sleep!

Thunderstorms help me sleep

TheOtherOption · 18 May 2022 at 21:55

Certainly looks like something's brewing over the channel! Hope it does come our way in South West London ... Sods law it'll just clip Kent / Sussex!

el_dazza · 18 May 2022 at 22:00

UTmaniac said:
No sound of any storms near here so far, hope that continues, I so need a good night's sleep!

You went and bloody said it didn't you

There's a hell of a cluster of lightning strikes coming up from France atm.

Neil79 · 18 May 2022 at 22:01

el_dazza said:
You went and bloody said it didn't you

There's a hell of a cluster of lightning strikes coming up from France atm.

WOW!

Real Time Lightning Map

See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.

www.lightningmaps.org

~18,000 detected strikes in ~90 mins. Wow. That thing is electrified!!

UTmaniac · 18 May 2022 at 22:02

el_dazza said:
You went and bloody said it didn't you

There's a hell of a cluster of lightning strikes coming up from France atm.

Oops, just heard a rumble a few mins ago, sorry Hampshire folk!

robfosters · 18 May 2022 at 22:04

BBC predicting it will hit here at midnight. SE London.

Can’t see it myself, not the way it’s tracking.

Neil79 · 18 May 2022 at 22:06

el_dazza · 18 May 2022 at 22:09

Neil79 said:

Few miles away that is, lightning hasn't reached here yet but my god, there are some HUGE strikes watching that!

TonyTurbo78 · 18 May 2022 at 22:15

Just started here in Southampton, lots of lightning few rumbles.

Looks like it's going to be fun through the night.

el_dazza · 18 May 2022 at 22:18

TonyTurbo78 said:
Just started here in Southampton, lots of lightning few rumbles.

Looks like it's going to be fun through the night.

Hertz are taking the mick with that advert surely

My other Half's just gone downstairs to look after the dog for the night, poor sod gets so anxious during a storm

TonyTurbo78 · 18 May 2022 at 22:38

Haha daz I didn't even notice that. What an ad lol.

What a crazy 20 minutes of non stop lightning and thunder that was.

el_dazza · 18 May 2022 at 22:46

It's buggered off east now thank god. I need sleep, have an exam tomorrow and might actually get a decent night's kip

Neil79 · 18 May 2022 at 23:18

Storms really going for one now in the South/South East! Finally lol

V_R · 18 May 2022 at 23:23

Kicking off round here (SE) now! Proper storm.

something daft already!! · 18 May 2022 at 23:33

Huge storm rolling through here.

Digital X · 18 May 2022 at 23:48

Haven't heard anything in Dover tonight. Pretty quiet looking at lightning maps. I remember one real trooper of a storm in Kent maybe 2016, I might have that video on my youtube channel it was proper quick lightning and flashes.

robfosters · 18 May 2022 at 23:51

Here it comes