[Martinastro78]

Your location: Maghera, N. Ireland

Time and date activity was first observed: 16.30 BST, 02/07/08

Time and date activity was last observed: 16.45 BST, 02/07/08

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  N/A

Approximate total discharges:  4

Direction of travel of storm:  SW-NE

Closest proximity of discharge:  Less than 10 miles

Activity from one cell or more than one?:  Multi

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc :  n/a

[Martinastro78]

Your location: Maghera, N. Ireland

Time and date activity was first observed: 12.00 BST, 03/07/08

Time and date activity was last observed: 15.30 BST, 03/07/08

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  N/A

Approximate total discharges:  30?

Direction of travel of storm:  NE-W

Closest proximity of discharge:  Overhead

Activity from one cell or more than one?:  Multi

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc :  Very heavy rainfall

[Howard Kirby]

Your location: Reeves Hill E/W border between Presteigne and Knighton

Time and date activity was first observed: 2:00PM

Time and date activity was last observed: 3.30PM

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): 2 in 5 minutes

Approximate total discharges: 2

Direction of travel of storm: ENE

Closest proximity of discharge: 6 miles

Activity from one cell or more than one?: one

(Number of seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder divided by 3 equals distance in kilometres)

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc :

If there is a discussion or pictures of the event, please paste the link here:

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=24203&posts=2#top

 

 

[Halo]

Your location: Newchapel near Stoke-on-Trent

Time and date activity was first observed: 06-07-08 @ 1901 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 06-07-08 @ 1901 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): Thunder heard only.

Approximate total discharges: 1

Direction of travel of storm: East-northeast.

Closest proximity of discharge: Not applicable as lightning was not observed.

Activity from one cell or more than one?: One.

Notes : None. Distant thunder.

[skanky]

Location: SW Sheffield (S8).
Time & Date First: 03/07/2008 - 13:45
Time & Date Last: 03/07/2008 - 13:45
Maximum Discharge Rate: One rumble of thunder.
Approx. No.: 1
Direction of Storm Travel: ~S - N
Closest Proximity: N/A
Activity from one Cell or more: One
Notes: Rumble of thunder followed by brief mod/heavy rain shower.

[Duncan Railton]

One from yesterday and one backdated from April! 

Your location: Sheffield
Time and date activity was first observed: 17:28
Time and date activity was last observed: 17:39
Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): 3-4
Approximate total discharges: 20
Direction of travel of storm: SW-NE
Closest proximity of discharge: approx 0.5 miles
Activity from one cell or more than one?: Suspected Multicell
Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc : Mamma, rainbow

Your location: Sheffield
Time and date activity was first observed: 13:46
Time and date activity was last observed: 13:46
Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): N/A
Approximate total discharges: 1
Direction of travel of storm: SW-NE
Closest proximity of discharge: approx 2 miles
Activity from one cell or more than one?: Singlecell
Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc : None

[grease]

Your location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Time and date activity was first observed: 06/07/08 around 16:15
Time and date activity was last observed: 06/07/08 around 16:30
Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): NA
Approximate total discharges: 3 lightning flashes and thunder claps observed
Direction of travel of storm: SW - NE
Closest proximity of discharge: 0.8 miles approx.
Activity from one cell or more than one?: One cell believed
Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc : NA

[Lightning Hunter]

Your location: Approx 3 miles west of Beaulieu, Hampshire

Time and date activity was first observed: 1630 BST, 07/07/08

Time and date activity was last observed: 1800 BST, 07/07/08

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  2

Approximate total discharges:  30

Direction of travel of storm:  W-E

Closest proximity of discharge:  a few feet!

Activity from one cell or more than one?:  Multicell (3-4 cells)

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc : 0.5cm hail, flooding, strong winds

If there is a discussion or pictures of the event, please paste the link here:

[Halo]

Your location: Newchapel near Stoke-on-Trent

Time and date activity was first observed: 07-07-08 @ 1758 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 07-07-08 @ 1830 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): 1 (based on thunder heard)

Approximate total discharges: No lightning observed. (17 rumbles of thunder heard.)

Direction of travel of storm: Eastwards.

Closest proximity of discharge: No lightning observed.

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Multicell.

Notes : Storm passed to the southwest of the area towards Stoke.

[Halo]

Your location: Stoke-on-Trent

Time and date activity was first observed: 28-07-08 @ 2045 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 28-07-08 @ 2100 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  Only 2 flashes observed.

Approximate total discharges: 2

Direction of travel of storm: Northwest.

Closest proximity of discharge: Distant. No thunder heard.

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Multicell.

Notes : Lightning from storms in the next county. Flashes observed to southwest. Colour blue.

[Ben Taylor]

Your location: Menai Bridge, Anglesey

Time and date activity was first observed: 29/7/08 03:57 BST

Time and date activity was last observed: 04:55

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):4-5

Approximate total discharges: 60-70

Direction of travel of storm: N

Closest proximity of discharge: Overhead

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Line of cells (Frontal)

(Number of seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder divided by 3 equals distance in kilometres)

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc : Most if not all the lightning was intracloud, thunder did not seem as loud as usual even when storm almost overhead

If there is a discussion or pictures of the event, please paste the link here:

[Halo]

Your location: Stoke-on-Trent

Time and date activity was first observed: 29-07-08 @ 1455 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 29-07-08 @ 1455 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  No flashes observed.

Approximate total discharges: 1

Direction of travel of storm: North to Northwest.

Closest proximity of discharge: No flashes observed.

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Single cell.

Notes : Quiet rumble of thunder in heavy, gusty showers.

[John Hill]

Your location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Time and date activity was first observed: 28-07-08 @ 1901 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 28-07-08 @ 2305 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  6-7

Approximate total discharges: all in all around 80-90

Direction of travel of storm: Northwest.

Closest proximity of discharge:One hit a factory roof opposite my work  500-600 metres

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Single cell although we felt like we had 3 different cells.

Notes : 7pm-8pm spell was not too active although had a sharp downpour, 8.45(ish) onwards was amazing, frequent cg lightning and the rain turned roads into rivers in minutes, also coming off our metal roof like a waterfall! Storm was directly over me lighning and thunder at the same time for about 30 mins, the third spell at 9.40 was brief but to the south of me, strangely enough not much thunder but the lightning at its best 8-10 strikes per minute---no rain.

[Martinastro78]

Your location: Maghera, Co. Derry, N. Ireland

Time and date activity was first observed: 11-08-08 @ 17.40 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 11-08-08 @ 18.10 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  1

Approximate total discharges: 10 approx

Direction of travel of storm: NE

Closest proximity of discharge: Directly overhead

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Multicell
Notes: Slow moving storm. Associated with impressive gust front sporting large shelf cloud which formed over Sperrin Mountains. Storm produced long duration torrential rain and local flooding of Coleraine Road.

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=25037&posts=9&start=1

[Martinastro78]

Your location: Maghera, Co. Derry, N. Ireland

Time and date activity was first observed: 13-08-08 @ 14.15 GMT

Time and date activity was last observed: 13-08-08 @ 16.30 GMT

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):  At least 1 (two on occasion)

Approximate total discharges: True number unknown

Direction of travel of storm: E

Closest proximity of discharge: 1 1/2 miles

Activity from one cell or more than one?: Two Cells
Notes:Two slow moving thunderstorms formed over the Sperrin Mountains in a highly sheared environment. Storm 1 in W and storm 2 in NW. Both storms merged together and dropped three short duration funnel clouds and developed intense precp cores which caused flooding over the mountains. Loud thunder and regular c-g lightning.

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=25128&posts=7&start=1

[willwood]

Your location:
Corsham and Lacock, Wiltshire

Time and date activity was first observed:
12th August 2008 at about 14:00

Time and date activity was last observed:
12th August 2008 ending at about 15:30

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute):
Approx. 2 per minute at peak of storm (14.50)

Approximate total discharges:
10 dischargees. Likely more, but obscured by very heavy precipitation

Direction of travel of storm:
Slowly north east over Chippenham towards the M4 motorway

Closest proximity of discharge:
Less than 1000 meters. (Instantaneous bright flash and explosive bang)

Activity from one cell or more than one?:
One cell at location. Other electrified cells audible further away to the north over south Gloucestershire a little while later

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc:
Torrential rain intermixed with pea-sized hail, gusty winds for a short time. Mammus visible after precipitation had passed over. Localised flash flooding to roads and properties.

If there is a discussion or pictures of the event, please paste the link here:
Approaching cell (still pictures from Corsham):
http://skitch.com/willwood/ukrh/p8120004
http://skitch.com/willwood/ukrw/p8120003-2

YouTube links (video from Lacock):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmLDRSlXpto
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3rDIfY9XPw

Passing cell (still picture from Corsham Park):
http://skitch.com/willwood/ukpy/p8120008

[Ben Taylor]

Your location: Menai Bridge, Anglesey

Time and date activity was first observed: 27/10/2008 20:18 (GMT)

Time and date activity was last observed: 20:18

Maximum discharge rate (strikes per minute): 1

Approximate total discharges: 1

Direction of travel of storm: SE

Closest proximity of discharge: 2 miles

Activity from one cell or more than one?: 1

(Number of seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder divided by 3 equals distance in kilometres)

Any other unusual observations, i.e.Ball lightning, colour etc :

Lightning knocked out local power supplies for a couple of hours. 6mm of rain and ice pellets fell over a ten minute period from the storm.

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