Catherine wheel cell rotation around that MCS - classic.

This reminds me a bit of the Jan 2010 snow event down here when we got a serious amount of snow (35-40cm locally).

A low formed off the Dorset coast - the area of precip heading up here and then pivoting on itself, putting me in the so-called 'sweet spot'.

Go 5 miles east or west and totals were significantly lower.

Meanwhile, the infantry behind the trebuchet are massing to the south in the Channel.

Clouds building here and radar looks good for round 2

Decent storm by British standards in Berko at the moment. 

Some fabulous strobe lightning as the storm pulls away to my NE. They must be having some issues at Heathrow now as I am seeing planes circling overhead.

Funnily enough I just came here to post this: some rather convoluted flight patterns on FR24!

... and I think Aeroflot have been at the vodka!

 

Clouds building here and radar looks good for round 2

Plymouth over to Brighton looks potentially in the line of these storms. One hopes the Lizard is spared.

Lots of storma out in the channel and radar says lots if lightning, but non visible from here - not sure why?

Looking at the radar I would have thought I'd be able to see some kind of light show out to the W/NW of London, but not even a flicker in the distance. 

Lots of storma out in the channel and radar says lots if lightning, but non visible from here - not sure why?

A lot of IC and CC lightning with elevated storms - and you have weak band of showers pushing through just now it would seem. Give it time. Hopefully! 

 

A lot of IC and CC lightning with elevated storms - and you have weak band of showers pushing through just now it would seem. Give it time. Hopefully! 

If they're elevated then i deffo should be able to see distant lightning... but i can't.

On a clear night i can (sometimes ) see lightning from storms over france some 120 miles away

 

A lot of IC and CC lightning with elevated storms - and you have weak band of showers pushing through just now it would seem. Give it time. Hopefully! 

I have just seen a cloud to ground strike to the south so this is developing really fast now!.. and I am not even on the coast.

 

If they're elevated then i deffo should be able to see distant lightning... but i can't.

On a clear night i can (sometimes ) see lightning from storms over france some 120 miles away

You look like you have some light showers coming through in the Portsmouth area ahead of that Channel action. Give it 30 mins or so...

That lot on the south coast is getting it's act together!!

2 flashes, one distant rumble, and a few spits in the past 5 minutes. Its got a long way to go yet.

The missus says there was a decent downpour and plenty of lightning back home. 

Looking at the stats on WUnderground, the sweet spot ran through Earley and Woodley. Heading SE from there, the totals steadily decrease. We have:

Earley (Maiden Erlegh School) 52.2mm

Sindlesham 42.3mm

Arborfield (my PWS!) 37.8mm

Finchampstead/Eversley 22.2mm

Yateley (near Village Way) 11.4mm

Owlsmoor / College Town 4.5mm

Camberley 2.7mm

Lightwater 0.6mm

Round 2 here

 Thunder louder
Infact rain even heavier, and lightning more frequent

 

Looking at the radar I would have thought I'd be able to see some kind of light show out to the W/NW of London, but not even a flicker in the distance. 

I'm about 26 miles northwest of London in the Chilterns. There's been a reasonable amount of lightning, but the gusty winds and torrential rain have been the main features.

Lightning flashes on the horizon every 8 to 10 seconds now, more electrical activity coming this way than round 1.