Padraig OBrien
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just had a very heavy hail shower up to pea size i can hear thunder rumbling to my east
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Just checked the sferics charts Padraig, I can see those lightning strikes plotted to your E. There's more in central and N areas. Currently Ireland and N. Ireland is covered in showers, radar looks very busy, many of these have intensifed since the last update and are turning into storms.
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Convection is exploding up here, awesome towering cu with mushroom heads arranged in long lines and expanding in the hot sun. I'm surrounded by large anvils on either side of me here, although they are a little too wispy is profile for my liking. Judging by the updraught quality visible now I think there could be good action today somewhere. Shame about the lack of wind shear though.
Met Office have weather warning out for NI for Mon already.
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Here's a video still from Sat... Note the c-g hitting down ahead of the approaching rain/gust front.
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Padraig OBrien
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Ye i know its a really crazy radar my friend in Dublin said theres lightning there thats were im hearing the thunder from why is Dublin getting all the activity latly?
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No one knows the answer to that I'm afraid Giant rock solid anvil W of Slieve Gallion, cells and convection are looking serious now. Bound to be a chance of a vortex from these. Funnel cloud captured on webcam over S. Britian shore.
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Met Office warning for NI issued for today...
Showers will become locally heavy and thundery this afternoon and evening, with 15mm within a 3 hour period generally, and up to 30mm in places. Showers will slowly ease during the course of the evening.
The public are advised to take care and refer to the NI Rivers Agency for further advice on flooding and also to Traffic Watch (NI) for further advice on road conditions.
Issued at: 1318 Sun 5 Jul
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some serious convection down here in lisburn! the towers were shooting up at 10 this morning! havnt had a direct hit yet but some nice cells just passing to my east.
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Thanks for the report Scott. The convection is serious again today. The cells are producing gusty winds which are lifting my attic door up and down. Storms to the W and SW of NI at moment and wide spread showers. I haven't had thunder yet but the cells and updraughts are incredible, good chance of a tornado from those I should think.
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Current storms and large anvils over NI and SW Ireland... Credit: Sat 24 Current lightning activity from ATD sferics
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« Last Edit: July 05, 2009, 03:07:50 pm by martinastro »
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Great stuff Padraig, that looks like a nasty gust front you had passing through, no wonder those winds were violent!.
Here's a video from Sat showing the approaching storm...
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The forecast is going for showers tonight, it might be a good time to watch for moonbows.
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Padraig OBrien
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another gud storm to my east yet again wi gud rumbles of thunder and a bit of a shelf upfront but not heading my way
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scott86
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looks like the east is favoured for thunderstorms! hope something comes my way!
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