Thunderstorm Watch - 2024

[UTmaniac]

Good looking storm heading towards Haywards Heath!

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Supposedly arriving in Hampshire mid afternoon, rather than original forecast of late morning.

 

[matgsi]

It passed over here about 30 mins ago. Crazy hail, thunder and squally winds. 28mm of rain in around 20 mins.

 

[NickK]

The skies are black, there's thunder and lightning again.. big lightning and thunder!

 

[hurfdurf]

I’m getting rinsed as I’m being driven on the M4. Crazy 20 minutes. Never been on the road in something that bad before.

 

[Rroff]

Looking so far to be concentrated around the M4 corridor, dunno if we are going to get it here.

 

[UTmaniac]

Looking so far to be concentrated around the M4 corridor, dunno if we are going to get it here.

Just seen one strike near Tiverton on lighteningmaps, in your general direction.

Southampton looks to be completely missing the thunder as things stand and somehow at home at least in SO18, we missed the rain band coming through, which is now around Salisbury...

But I didn't fancy my chances earlier and didn't head out towards Butser Hill on the bike.

 

[UTmaniac]

The Reading - Swindon - Oxford triangle looks to be getting hammered!

 

[throwaway4372]

It was noisy for a bit but seemed to have no teeth. Then pretty heavy hail. Then very heavy rain.

Road is a bit of a lake, but it's draining away, should be ok. Will have to give the road a bit of a sweep because there's a lot more rain forecast over the next week or so. This is the "you're paying your council and they don't do their job so you have to do it yourself" warning.

 

[NickK]

Ouch..

 

[Gary*]

How you doing Gloucester? Just looked at the coverage, looks like you're getting thumped!

 

[UTmaniac]

A small thunder cluser bubbled up around New Forest ~30mins+ ago, Weather Underground app thought it might head towards east Southampton, but it seems to have fizzled out.

Meanwhile, the big storm is still brewing nicely, now between Gloucester and Hereford!

 

[Raymond Lin]

There’s pretty much non-stop lightning and thunder over Hereford right now, about one every 30seconds.

 

[Residem]

How you doing Gloucester? Just looked at the coverage, looks like you're getting thumped!

Had continuous rolling thunder and almost constant lightning for over an hour. Absolutely belted it down and some hail mixed in for good measure. It was like nothing I've ever seen or heard! Got another storm rolling through now too.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Had continuous rolling thunder and almost constant lightning for over an hour. Absolutely belted it down and some hail mixed in for good measure. It was like nothing I've ever seen or heard! Got another storm rolling through now too.

My dad just said “just like rain in Hong Kong”

 

[Residem]

My dad just said “just like rain in Hong Kong”

Only without the warmth!

 

[UTmaniac]

Having fun near Milton Keynes and Birmingham?

 

[Rroff]

Having fun near Milton Keynes and Birmingham?

Interesting how it has moved Vs the forecast 3 days ago which placed it more in the South West and a little bit in Wales.

 

[DXP55]

It's made it's way up to north Shropshire - raining quite heavy and thundering.

 

[wookiee87]

Couple of rumbles earlier on and a very heavy but short downpour of rain, soon moved north, could have a second seeing a bit later on but for now all clear, overcast and humid(ish)

 

[roddypoddy]

Had an hour plus of really heavy rain, thunder/lightening, and hail too here in Leicester, and still raining.