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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 28 May 2008, 00:05:45
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Quite a lot of activity heading towards the south coast. Specifically, there's this report:
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Thunderstorm ID E-157 detected 19:35
Storm location bearing 110.9 dgr distance 145 mi
Last recorded activity 23:58
Intensity class Severe
Intensity trend Intensifying
Current strikerate 58/minute
Peak strikerate 61/minute
Total recorded strikes 2172
Cloud-Ground strikes 1323 - 60.91%
Intracloud strikes 849 - 39.09%
Strike type distribution
Positive Cloud-Ground [+CG] 94 - 4.33%
Negative Cloud-Ground [-CG] 1229 - 56.58%
Positive Intracloud [+IC] 587 - 27.03%
Negative Intracloud [-IC] 262 - 12.06%
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58 strikes a minute? I'll say that's severe!
May weaken a bit over the channel....or may not.
Check out the detector here:
http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/live_storm_data.htm
Nick
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I dont mind em.
Years ago though I laid on my bed and watched a lightning storm build up and the thunder rolled several times over, it was awsome, but the best thing about it was there was no rain coming down. Would have been arround 1983/4 about 11pm.
It was brill. glad I was in the house though with my girlfriend to protect me. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I dont mind em.
Years ago though I laid on my bed and watched a lightning storm build up and the thunder rolled several times over, it was awsome, but the best thing about it was there was no rain coming down. Would have been arround 1983/4 about 11pm.
It was brill. glad I was in the house though with my girlfriend to protect me. ;D ;D ;D ;D
A neighbour of mine once experienced ball-lightening while camping in Wales many years ago. He said these electrically-charged balls rained down and exploded in the earth around their tents. Terrifying. :o :o
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blimey that's some barometer you got there!
Earlier I did notice the sky was getting darker, dark grey almost BLACK BLACK don't lock me in the coal cellar mummy & stick pins in my eyes
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A couple of years after the experience above I was driving down a country road when a lightning bolt hit the filed next to the road.
Drove down it about a week later and realised it had frazzled a tree.
I hadnt hung arround, the second it touched down my car took off trying for the land speed record.
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Seems to be weakening from a maximum of 130 strikes per min down to 50-odd. Incredibly, at this moment, there have been 3941 strikes from this particular cell. Now, if that power could be just harnessed...... free leccy for a year or more! ;) ;D
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I love 'em -- used to watch the bolts bounce on the sea when I lived in Sussex ! Mind you --- was a tad worrying when a bolt landed in a courtyard outside the house ----- TV blew up !!!!!!
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Mrs. KW loves thuinderstorms. Has been known to set off chasing a storm in her car in the middle of the night and not return until morning. ::)
Kevin
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On annother weather level, I once saw the Northern Lights accross the sky whilst in Aberdeen one year.
Awsome sight.
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Loo-Knee wont like thunderstorms, he's testing his new tent on Anglesey with his family. Hope he's taken his flippers ::)
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Mrs. KW loves thuinderstorms. Has been known to set off chasing a storm in her car in the middle of the night and not return until morning. ::)
Kevin
Kevin,
Well that's her excuse. Do you always make sure that there really is a storm about, or just take her word for it? ;) ;D ;D ;D
Nick
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the best thunderstorms i have ever seen are in florida we just stood on the balcony one night watchin em i thought it was the disneyland fireworks at first it was amazing.... 8-)
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i love them clears the air !! :y
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i love the power that they possess, the noise and the lights, it facinates me...
As for northern lights or St elmos fire, that is something i really want to see, but i have been told for that you need to be looking at iceland for the best shows
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Whilst in Thailamd recently, seen some amazing electrical storms, after watching for some 2 hours eventually got to the house, pissed it down and thunder cracking in front and all round the house, stereo etc., kept cutting out and came back on, removed all metal condusive objects from body etc., was pretty amazing to watch :y
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Love them :y
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It were fantastic last night storm hit about 0030hrs lasted till02200 aprox.
Amazing watching the lighting hit the ground and jumping across the clouds.Thunder was the type that rolled on and on rather than just a clap.House felt like it was shaking at times.Love it.
Used to go up to Seaford head and watch storms coming in across the channel.Mother nature at her most fearsome,but really awe inspiring.