Lol yeah i know , some new photos of the storm that hit me Last saturday can be viewed here, they where taken while the storm was right over my area and where taken by another member of the IWN
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_lyster/5584533839/in/set-72157626293710681/

Nice video there Martin.

God i havent been on this forum in ages lol

Yesterday brough me one of the best hailstorms i have ever witnessed
Nasty cell developed to my west and passed right over me , battering us with pea to marble sized hailstones  and a good few flashes of lightning. We had a party under way in our house and everybody was amazed at the size of the hailstones.
Normally when i have hailstones ,they usually just bounce off the ground, these ones where so big that where smashing into little bits when the hit something.Lots of car alarms where going off and after the storm passed  we went outside and you could literally pick the stones up off the grass. It was truly amazing! to start the storm season.

About 3 miles east of my house, where a fellow member of the IWN lives (im sure you have seen his images on this) witnessed a lightning bolt hit a field fence 20 feet from his house!

Padraig

Great shots Martin!

Those pics are stunning Richard!! Your area is beautiful i must say those  cliffs are amazing and such clear waters wow i would love to live there i really would! . It looks like the area where the Twilight movies are made where the mountains drop into the ocean. That first image is incredible!

Wow 6 inches thats a lot for october well done lol. I wouldnt say it would lay very well i mean its gonna be a northerly or a north westerly, with those sort of winds its a situation where snow may settle - during the night, but then when morning comes that dreaded melt begins because temps are able to rise a little (in those type of winds) when morning comes , when you look at last winter the snow lay for weeks because we had a solid easterly and obviously it was January. But i mean the time of year has to be taken into account too (October) ya know its not a time that you would expect snow to start falling in Ireland but it did it in 2008 so we should be hopefull i guess!  .

I just hope the winter cold doesnt give all its power now , i want it to wait till at least end of december to really let loose like last winter then we'd all be laughing!!

I wouldnt say i have a hope of seeing snow next week but there is very high mountains nearby 900 Metres asl in some parts so maybe cue a trip to those regions maybe on the cards for me by next weekend i hope!!

Cheers

Padraig

Good grief! thats very early i must say. If it does come to fruition MARTIN maybe a trip for you up to the Sperrins during it, you lucky so and so man!! The last early winter event here was when we had a white Halloween night in 2008 got a dusting

Cheers John will remember that the next time lol

Thanks lads cheers really enjoyed watching it too

Taken on September 7 2010

This one below is my favourite



These ones below where taken on September 8 2010
this one is of a nice cell with possible funnel in the bottom right along with some great updraft too


Cheers
Padraig

some thunderstorms down in SW Rep Of Ireland atm really letting off the sferic now

Didnt see any last night but having a go tonight for sure, im being spoiled with lots of clear skies so hope it goes well. I should be looking N NE right???

This is the funnel i caught near my house late this evening it was a real bender

Some pics i got today
this was the storm that passed by earlier saw multiple cg's from it and a few nearly covered the entire sky underneath the cell.

this was the main centre of rotation that i thought was goign to drop a funnel

Nice pics there Paul oh so your the STORMNUT on IWN lol

Quiet a show where having down here seen numerous flashes and thunder