Heads up for those in SE - active thunderstorms

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Just come back in to see it all go mad on the weather front in the SE. Be aware that the developing storms may produce damaging hail, flash flooding, c-g strikes (unplug those pcs if there is a storm about) and strong squally winds.

No hail stones yet but I'm off to pick boys up from school/preschool so it'll probably save it for the walk

Good luck WoT and all you other school runners! Float well!

East HErts/west Essex border .We had some loud thunder very dark skys then heavy downpour for 5 minutes.Now stoped though sky not so dark either

It is possible that some of you in the midlands may catch something a bit later.

Right folks, I am putting my wellies on, and heading out to go swimming (oh the irony).

I shall report back on any floods on the tower bridge/ London bridge vicinity.....

Good luck Antidote. Report eagerly awaited!

Birds have started singing again here :)

been luring in other forums. If you live poole way go and look up at the clouds quick!!!

ok we hd a brief break and birds singing .It is now chucking it down again with more thunder and black skies .Just right for school pick up time .

And yup I have sent ds1 to pick up dd

well done humancatapult, delegation is the essence of good leadership.

seriously though, if anyone lives near Poole, have a look up at the storm formation. Some lovely mammatus reported (you dont need to report back if you dont want to give your location away!)

Ugh. I just googled 'mammatus clouds' and they look gross!

they are not gross, they are really cool and dramatic!

Most of these are awesome, but I stand by my 'mammatus clouds look gross' statement.

some of the pictures on google do make me feel a itchy!

(lovely link btw)

so, hows everyone doing? busy drowning while doing the school run?

Oooh, I think storms are finally coming to Paris. It's fucking 33 degrees and according to the meteo people, humidity makes it feel like 40. I'm sitting in just my knickers here.

I'm at work, still waiting for the giant storm.

Lots of bedraggled tourists and some moderate size puddles. Traffic seems to be functioning. Haven't been down the tube.

I take it you arent at work Winny TobyL - you may not get the giant ones :(

bedraggled tourists. excellent. thats what they get for coming to London

Sky's darkening again. It's looking a bit yellowish, so I'm living in hope.

oooo

the sky had been dark for ages (since the last thunder) and then it just opened
about 15 minutes of pure tipping it down.

and i was able to show DH where my downpipe doesn't work properly (it's not spillingout halfway down like i thought, but overflowing over the top - must be backing up from the drain that doesn't drain)

Er, no

Looking at the map it seems we're on the edge of the stormy weather I think. I want a big one!