Thunderstorm Watch - 2024
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Caporegime
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More of it please. I want thunderclaps that shake your walls and rattle your windows and teeth
Soldato
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Find a big Bird
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That is mental!
Must have just caught the edge of it here in Rochester. I woke up about 3.30am to some thunder, but it wasn't as violent as everyone else seems to suggest. Tried to keep my eyes open to watch the lighting but drifted off again quite easily.
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Most of it was sheet lightning, albeit some impressive displays visually, without huge thunder claps, some parts, mostly France, had massive hailstorms and flooding with it.
Bit of it up in the Cotswolds - according to the forecast spreading towards the north as the night comes on, BBC seems to think some of the south coast/south east as well but most of the forecasts seem to be pushing it on to Wednesday if it happens at all.
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It looks angry outside.
I slept through all but the biggest bang at 5am that briefly woke me. People were still talking about it on Friday.
Last night was amazing. Kids slept right through it, dog went nuts most of the night keeping wife and I awake. Wife was watching the Lightning on our Ring Doorbell.
I slept through all but the biggest bang at 5am that briefly woke me. People were still talking about it on Friday.
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https://www.metcheck.com/ tells me 90% chance of rain for the next dozen or so hours but 0.0mm rainfall expected per hour.
Googles telling me yellow thunderstorm warnings.
Just looks cloudy
Googles telling me yellow thunderstorm warnings.
Just looks cloudy
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Soldato
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Was forecast for thunderstorms and rain. Two minutes of rain
Drove through a colossal thunderstorm on the M40 at around 1930 in Warwickshire. Biblical rain, a huge accident on the opposite carriageway and thankfully other drivers had the sense to slow down to 40 mph while the heavens opened. Can count on one hand the number of times I’ve driven through such a torrential downpour. Quite something!
Not a spot of rain in Stratford otherwise. Almost felt like summer had arrived!
Not a spot of rain in Stratford otherwise. Almost felt like summer had arrived!
over 93 years ago and 37 years before the m40 was built
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Anyone else hear Huey Lewis and the News?
Man of Honour
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No thunderstorm warning in the east 
I want a thunderstorm
I want a thunderstorm
Man of Honour
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It’s bubbling up, the cloud is growing and the wind is picking up. Would save me watering the garden.
Soldato
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Looks like it's starting to kick off around the Severn estuary and mid Wales, as forecast.
www.lightningmaps.org
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
Thats quite a cool site, does look to be slowly moving in on Cardiff.Looks like it's starting to kick off around the Severn estuary and mid Wales, as forecast.
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.
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Watering. It's been dry for like 5 days, I doubt even the top 1cm is dry, we still have a puddle on the garden.