First rumbles of thunder of the summer

degsyhufc · 01/07/15 - 15:24

It was too hot yesterday for me. Today is just right and now the thunder is starting. Dark cloulds and maybe a bit of rain.

Still a lovely day though.

Terry N · 01/07/15 - 15:31

A thunder and lightning storm went up through Yorkshire earlier. I saw it here http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ It's up in Middlesborough now.

Terry N · 01/07/15 - 15:35

Darlington just now:

https://twitter.com/legacyskate/status/616253294760038400

https://twitter.com/sgpetch/status/616252403080413185

https://twitter.com/Helen_Mellor/status/616252232007290880

Billy_Value · 01/07/15 - 15:37

Terry N wrote: »

Darlington just now:

https://twitter.com/legacyskate/status/616253294760038400

that's one big teabag

degsyhufc · 01/07/15 - 15:37

OOOH!!! fork lightening!!! :cool: (here- just seen it from my window)

Only a matter of minutes until my Sky tv goes off

Terry N · 01/07/15 - 15:41

It's knocking out power in Durham.https://twitter.com/Northpowergrid/status/616253760386519040

Starpuss · 01/07/15 - 15:43

It's gone really dark where I am (Newcastle). It looks wild outside the office windows

DianaFire · 01/07/15 - 15:43

Billy_Value wrote: »

that's one big teabag

Haha!

exlordlucan · 01/07/15 - 15:45

Any snow yet?

cinnamon girl · 01/07/15 - 15:45

Terry N wrote: »

Darlington just now:

https://twitter.com/legacyskate/status/616253294760038400

https://twitter.com/sgpetch/status/616252403080413185

https://twitter.com/Helen_Mellor/status/616252232007290880

Yes it was quite impressive. Can't say it's cooled things down much though.

I like a good thunderstorm.

degsyhufc · 01/07/15 - 15:47

Here comes the downpour!

and in the distance the chimes of an icecream van. I wonder how business is for him at the moment

Terry N · 01/07/15 - 15:47

cinnamon girl wrote: »

Yes it was quite impressive. Can't say it's cooled things down much though.

I like a good thunderstorm.

Here's a Durham one. https://twitter.com/marcowenjones/status/616256129086136320

degsyhufc · 01/07/15 - 15:48

Terry N wrote: »

Darlington just now:

https://twitter.com/sgpetch/status/616252403080413185

Pretty much what I saw from my window earlier

hyperstarsponge · 01/07/15 - 15:50

Better to leave the laptop unplugged for a bit, No big deal.

lordOfTime · 01/07/15 - 15:58

Live not far from bishop, no power cuts here!

There was a thunderstorm for us nearby but it never passed directly over us! Heard louder thunder but I saw some good fork lightning

Carlos_dfc · 01/07/15 - 16:32

lordOfTime wrote: »

Live not far from bishop, no power cuts here!

There was a thunderstorm for us nearby but it never passed directly over us! Heard louder thunder but I saw some good fork lightning

Not too far from 'Bish' here either - It did go right over us - lights flickered a few times, and surge protector cut the power to my desktop after one particularly loud 'rattle'.

One of my dogs was cuddled up to me through the worst of it.

Jason · 01/07/15 - 16:45

keeping everything crossed for some thunder and rain later on. been hot as a bastard here today ..

Grouty · 01/07/15 - 16:59

Im still here, was absolutely crashing like buggery around half 3, and the rain, was absolutely belting down, thought it was going to pierce the windows and roof it was coming down that hard, was a helluva racket.

degsyhufc · 01/07/15 - 19:07

cinnamon girl wrote: »

Yes it was quite impressive. Can't say it's cooled things down much though.

I like a good thunderstorm.

There's a nice breeze here now. Just the right temp.

ClarkF1 · 01/07/15 - 20:27

This is a great site for checking live lightning strikes:

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

It shows the thunder sound front too. Pretty accurate when we last had a storm here.

hyperstarsponge · 01/07/15 - 20:50

ClarkF1 wrote: »

This is a great site for checking live lightning strikes:

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

It shows the thunder sound front too. Pretty accurate when we last had a storm here.

Think it would hit you?

cinnamon girl · 01/07/15 - 21:26

And now it's hit where I live too, 15 miles away from Darlington (where I work). I'd JUST finished watering my plants as well!

Grouty · 01/07/15 - 21:39

Here we go again!

Electra · 01/07/15 - 21:42

Not sure if I just heard a plane or a rumble of thunder

Eta - Definitely thunder. Just had another one

EbonyHamster · 01/07/15 - 21:48

thunder!!!

^_^

BadLadAsh · 01/07/15 - 21:51

Here we go! in the NW

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