― suzy (suzy), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Which bridge, lix? Islip?
― C J (C J), Friday, 24 June 2005 16:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Flashes of lightning every 6 seconds if the most frequent I've witnessed too personally, in the UK at least.
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 09:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 09:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:03 (eighteen years ago) link
It was a great feeling being safe indoors watching! Our elder cat was scared shitless though, hid under the duvet all night. Kitten Pogo wasn't bothered! He even slept through some of the thunder.
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:05 (eighteen years ago) link
It was very exciting though, given that the storm was directly over us. Although sheltering in the metal bus shelter may have been a bad idea in hindsight.
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:21 (eighteen years ago) link
However, during the second, later burst of the storm (sometime during CSI) there was the legendary HAILSTONES THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS bouncing off my windowledge.
I suppose I should have gone downstairs and looked at them more properly, but Catherine looked like she was going to Get Some for the first time in, well, ever, last night.
― MIS Information (kate), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 27 August 2005 01:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― youn, Saturday, 27 August 2005 01:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 27 August 2005 06:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 27 August 2005 07:48 (eighteen years ago) link
(x-post)
― Bob Six (bobbysix), Saturday, 27 August 2005 08:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― emsk ( emsk), Saturday, 27 August 2005 11:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Fetchboy (Felcher), Saturday, 27 August 2005 19:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 02:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dallas Raines (gear), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Still, if you're gonna invoke anyone...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― the son of dean cameron (dr g), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 05:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link
Luckily I've just finished washing the dishes. Does anyone know of anyone who has actually been hit by lightening while on the computer?
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Jazz Guide to Penguins on Compact Disc (Rock Hardy), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― caek (caek), Friday, 12 May 2006 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sons Of The Redd Desert (Ken L), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― youn (youn), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 21:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Thursday, 14 September 2006 00:37 (seventeen years ago) link
OK, so we had a big ball of lightning thing explode over our house this evening. Holy fuck was that scary. I was on the phone to my mum at the time and thought a plane had crashed or something (we live near the airport). Neil was at the window watching our next-door neighbours kids skipping and one had just tied their rope to the washing line (metal pole, eek!) when BANG!! right over their heads: cue two terrifed kids running for their lives.
I wasn't looking out the window, but it was loud and bright and actually went bang before the thunder started. It came totally out of nowhere as well - no warning rumbles, no rain, nothing. It had been freakily close and muggy before, but, my God was that ever scary. Then two wee rumbles of thunder in the distance a few minutes later and nothing.
Anyone else round here get it? Rumpie? It was totally fucking terrifying.
― ailsa, Thursday, 31 May 2007 21:44 (seventeen years ago) link
an amazing thunderstorm in paris, friday before last. never seen or heard anything like it. lightning in every direction around and...purple-looking!
― RJG, Thursday, 31 May 2007 21:48 (seventeen years ago) link
incoming!
― koogs, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Whoa - hail! In July! Sky black and thunder right overhead.
― Anna, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Really black here in Stoke Newington, no hail as yet. Very loud thunder though.
― Neil S, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm in Fitzrovia/ Bloomsbury and we have lumps of hail the size of small peas and thunder every twenty seconds or so.
― Anna, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:26 (sixteen years ago) link
I was supposed to be going to a cricket match at Lords tonight :-(
― Neil S, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
hot hail here too about 20 mins ago. it went v dark v quickly.
― Alan, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:32 (sixteen years ago) link
I can't stand this fucking rain any longer! It's rained every day for three weeks now. Where is my summer? I want a refund.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Met Office: Outlook for Thursday to Saturday: Further showers along with some sunshine but there may be a wet and quite windy spell later on Thursday and for a time on Friday.
Updated: 1514 on Tue 3 Jul 2007
UK Outlook for Sunday 8 Jul 2007 to Tuesday 17 Jul 2007: Unfortunately there is precious little signal of any prolonged, dry or warm weather in the coming period. Sunday may be rather wet at first in eastern parts with some heavy rain and for next week there is little sign of any improvement in the weather. Low pressure will dominate with further rain or showers, some of which will be heavy at times. Temperatures are likely to be average at best, and at times it may feel rather cool, especially in the rain. Into the weekend and the following week, there is little sign of any change, with most places seeing further rain or showers, and temperatures are still likely to be around or a little below average for most parts.
It's never going to end.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:43 (sixteen years ago) link
This is my favourite website - https://www.lightningmaps.org/
Thunder connoisseurs prefer Blitzortung
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 2 May 2024 12:55 (one month ago) link