I'm sure that I heard a distant rumble of thunder a short while ago, although I haven't seen or heard anything else apart from that from a thunder and lightning perspective. However, torrential rain is now falling here in the north of Edinburgh as I write, thus making up for that earlier storm missing us altogether.

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More thunder coming up from the south. All high-based stuff with little lightning seen but frequent enough thunder.

All gone quiet here in Otley but plenty of cells visible especially well to the south and north-west

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Direct hit from a decent thunderstorm here. Rain easing now but still rumbling well as it clears slowly to the north.

 

edit: rain not easing!

Big thunderstorm forming to the SSW of me now over Bradford/Bingley. Frequent thunder

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Plenty of CC lightning to the NW now as the cell has intensified over Penistone. Got a nice view here as it crackles away. Some backbuilding going on.

Ferocious downpour at the moment - wind has really picked up dramatically!

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Saw that on the lightning map and heard distant thunder but it passed to the west of me.  Had a few big spots of rain but not enough to wet the ground. 

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I can see clouds to my East but it’s still bright here so it looks like that might bypass us too, although a breeze has just picked up.

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Another thunderstorm just starting to ease away from here now, the second in a little over 2 hours.  This latest one was really quite intense for a while in terms of the squally bursts of torrential rain, and much more pronounced lightning than the first storm with lots of thunder.  Still frequent thunder going on now.

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Fun evening this! A new cell towards Stocksbridge now putting out some thunder that I can hear.
More cells near Chesterfield giving reported thunder as well (they're too far away from me to hear though).

Yes, that will be the storm system affecting us at the moment Caz.  We've struck it lucky twice today with two significant thunderstorms.  

Plus this Summer as a whole is producing a lot more in the way of thunder here than in many recent years.

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Well that was exciting! 3 separate cells came over Otley, quite localised but potent, almost constant thunder, brief bursts of torrential rain. Then towards the and, a dazzling flash and huge explosion somewhere just to my north....anvil to ground perhaps?

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  We’ve been the opposite!  Only had one storm but it was a good one at night on 24th July!   Storms have skirted past us many times though.  Enjoy! 

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More distant thunder but still no rain and the breeze has dropped again. 

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The lightning map is amazing, a whole swathe of storms from Scotland all the way down to Leicestershire. A widespread outbreak again!

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Thunder getting closer and lightning seen to the West of me now.  No rain yet but I can smell it so it isn’t far away. 

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Lots of thunder but it still seems to be staying West, so I think you have more to come in Sheffield Steve. 

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Looks like you might strike it lucky with this one Caz.  Can see a storm on the radar around Mansfield heading NE in your direction.

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Light rain now at 20.30hrs, Andy.

Roger

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A few spots of rain now but it seems to be coming from Mansfield and going over Shirebrook so we’re getting the edge. Rain has stopped again while I’ve been typing but the sky is dark overhead!  

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Looks like the east of Lincoln has just had a direct hit from a thunderstorm, some other cells scattered around your area Roger.

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It’s gone quiet here now and brighter.  No luck this time but maybe later. 

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Action at Fiskerton and Dunston, but nothing yet at Bardney. I live in hope.

Using: http://en.blitzortung.org/live_dynamic_maps3.php

Roger

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Nothing here this evening, apart from a light shower with large drops of rain at around tea time.

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