we saw over 20mm of rain in an hour yesterday, making it one of the most intense rain events from a storm in recent years. had a bit of thunder in it, but not too much. Say 1 strike every 3 or 4 mins. What was impressive was there was no cell there an hour before It erupted quickly.

anyone got eyes and ears up in Scotland? that rain band hasnt really shifted much since last night... theres an Amber warning out for it. 100mm +?

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Heavy rain with thunder at the moment.

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Some absolutely massive bangs over Manchester city centre over the past 30 mins.

Torrential rain, too, with some hail mixed in.

 

 

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Active storm centre there. Not so much in the way of rain but some really loud thunder that rattled the house.

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Quite a poky storm passed through. Sky looks fierce to WSW

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Big storm passing through with phemonenal rain

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More overhead lightning now. What a convective day this is turning into! 🌩

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Thundery showers here. 2nd one of today.

Loudest crack of thunder so far after the heaviest rain had passed



Rain was monsoonal and gusty with it

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More overhead lightning now. What a convective day this is turning into! 🌩

Is the thunder activity for your area above average for this summer, plus May, so far, or is it the same? (I'm new for central/northern England).

Lowestoft (where I came) seem to have missed out on many storms from the land this summer so far. The number of storms in Sheffield since May 2021 has been similar to Lowestoft in a typical unsettled Summer (like that of 2012).  

brief but silly amount of rain here - its a good jobs the showers are moving through more quickly today or there would be issues. Hail too. No Pace as of yet

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Is the thunder activity for your area above average for this summer, plus May, so far, or is it the same? (I'm new for central/northern England).

Lowestoft (where I came) seem to have missed out on many storms from the land this summer so far. The number of storms in Sheffield since May 2021 has been similar to Lowestoft in a typical unsettled Summer (like that of 2012).  

Below. Only today has seen anything particularly thundery since last August. There's been the odd day here and there with a thundery shower, but they've more or less been "one rumble wonders" this summer.

Manchester can get some decent storms. I have recorded a few over the last 7-8 years, but we don't get anything like what the usual areas get.

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Cracking storm in Upper Wharfedale this afternoon, 2nd day in a row. Some bright discharges coming down onto the limestone pavements above Hubberholme. We managed to get to the pub in Buckden as the heavens opened!

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Very heavy rain, hail and some gusty winds too. Quite a lot of thunder now.

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Looks like the Bolton/Horwich and the Stockport areas are getting a bit of a belting now. Been a great day for Greater Manchester!

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Looks like the Bolton/Horwich and the Stockport areas are getting a bit of a belting now. Been a great day for Greater Manchester!

Looks like it's all circulating around Lincoln - so we are missing out on everything in the "eye of the storm" ! Grrrr!

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Back to Hebden Nr Grassington and the 2nd storm of the day from the SW, frequent thunder

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Looks like the Trafford Hospital in Manchester got a direct hit with lightning setting the roof on fire. Our 2nd storm here in upper Wharfedale has died away for now after some crashing thunder

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A good few lightning flashes this afternoon, with some loud thunder to boot:

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My daughter is reporting largish hail and thunder from Nottingham

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