UK heatwave reaches its explosive climax as pouring rain and thunderstorms follow the hottest day in
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There was one thunderclap that was absolutely massive and set all the car alarms on the street off. I've never heard that happen before.
[QUOTE=litmeuplol;41565421]What? There's no rain here in Scotland, the day is still sunny as all hell. Unless it just takes time and I'm being an impatient little fuck.[/QUOTE]
It rained in Edinburgh at like 12
[QUOTE=Rents;41566489]As a Northern Irishman can I just say, slap it up ye, ya British bastards![/QUOTE]
As a Northern Irishman can I just say I got completely soaked in rain
[QUOTE=PieClock;41566943]As a Northern Irishman can I just say I got completely soaked in rain[/QUOTE]
Haven't had a drop yet
I was having a BBQ when the storm started yesterday, bloody typical.
Woken up at 4AM by really loud thunder, had my window open because it was so warm. I wasn't sure what was going on, I was still half-asleep and I thought I was dreaming or something, then my whole room lit up blue, and a huge bang followed, that woke me up good.
In Kent, i was kept awake by the humidity then just as i dropped off the bleeding thunder came and with my window open it scared the living fuck out of me.
And today it's been muggy, which is horrible.
[QUOTE=Adamhully;41567293]Woken up at 4AM by really loud thunder, had my window open because it was so warm. I wasn't sure what was going on, I was still half-asleep and I thought I was dreaming or something, then my whole room lit up blue, and a huge bang followed, that woke me up good.[/QUOTE]
You're not in the north west by any chance? cause it was about then I got woken up by thunder, but then i dozed right back off.
It has just started hailing where I am now. Pretty decent sized chunks too.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;41567402]You're not in the north west by any chance? cause it was about then I got woken up by thunder, but then i dozed right back off.[/QUOTE]
there was thunder pretty much everywhere
It has been the first time I had seen lightning in UK since moving here.
Back home I always had extremely hot days followed immediately by a thunder storm, like every week or two. Felt like home, slept like a baby
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;41567402]You're not in the north west by any chance? cause it was about then I got woken up by thunder, but then i dozed right back off.[/QUOTE]
North-east actually, it was forecast for 6PM-8PM... better late than never.
I haven't seen or heard any thunder over here in Wales, I hope it stays that way :v:
[QUOTE=Tosadalis;41567434]It has been the first time I had seen lightning in UK since moving here.
Back home I always had extremely hot days followed immediately by a thunder storm, like every week or two. Felt like home, slept like a baby[/QUOTE]
Yeah it surprised me when my Lithuanian gf said she found the UK generally colder and though less extreme.
Supposedly meant to be showers overnight (possible thunder/lightning) over North Yorkshire tonight
I would of slept through all of that very loud thunder if it did not wake my family up. Slept like a baby after I went back to bed. Rain and Thunder is very relaxing.
[QUOTE=areolop;41562718]At least you get rain when its hot out.. look at Las Vegas.. hot AND constantly dry[/QUOTE]
As someone from Canada, who can emphasize with the heat wave Britain is facing, I'll tell you that dry heat is far superior to the occasional rainstorm.
The rain might provide slight relief, but it's always followed up with a spike in humidity, which is just terrible.
[QUOTE=shakadamus;41563491]In that case America's not allowed to complain about being snowed in anywhere during winter as it's always snowy in the British Antarctic Territories and they never have a problem[/QUOTE]
I don't think many people in the US care about being snowed in; snow is easy to deal with in the modern world. I think subconsciously Americans see people complaining about heat and snow as petty things to bitch about. My guess would be the yearly consistent earthquakes, mass wild fires, tornadoes, snowstorms, floods, and hurricanes they get have dulled their ability to feel bad for other people. In fact, I can't think of a climate on Earth that exists that the US doesn't have somewhere inside, adding to the fact that every type of natural disaster can occur in it too. Frankly, in light of the consistent nature in which they get natural disasters, I'm not sure I can really blame them for feeling everyone else is "weak" in comparison.
I imagine they perceive it all like the UK is being a spoiled child complaining about it being too hot -- meanwhile the western half of the US is on fire with earthquakes, the middle is being ripped part by tornadoes and flooding, the north is snowed in to shit, and the east is getting hammered by a hurricane/tsunami, every year/near-yearly. A condescending, unsympathetic view to be sure, but not entirely unjustified on a factual level.
That said I hate when Americans complains about their disasters, especially since the disasters are so consistent. I can't shed tears for stupidity; building your house on the same spot it got blown down last year, and the year before that, and that, and that, really prevents me from caring anymore. Of course they made the mistake of building cities in the line of fire to begin with; should have taken advice from the Natives.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;41566411']I'm in north west Kent. there were silent flashes every 10 seconds or so, i tried to record some, but ipod touch cameras suck in low light
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I'm surprised too.[/QUOTE]
probably wouldn't have caught the flashes right even with low light, the framerate and rolling shutter would just produce strips of white-out on your screen for a split second.
I'm not sure if the climate changes anything much, but around here we'll get "heat lightning" pretty often. It's basically just the result of being just far away enough to not hear the thunder, which can be close if it's just smaller sparks up in the cloud, instead of a huge cloud-to-ground discharge
mmmmm humidity, this is the era where the fans do fuck all for the heat :-)
[QUOTE=AK'z;41568137]mmmmm humidity, this is the era where the fans do fuck all for the heat :-)[/QUOTE]
Currently have a fan blowing air in from the window and its doing wonders for helping to deal with the heat and humidity.
Didn't get a bloody trickle here in North Devon, still boiling.
[QUOTE=Axznma;41567975]I don't think many people in the US care about being snowed in; snow is easy to deal with in the modern world. I think subconsciously Americans see people complaining about heat and snow as petty things to bitch about. My guess would be the yearly consistent earthquakes, mass wild fires, tornadoes, snowstorms, floods, and hurricanes they get have dulled their ability to feel bad for other people. In fact, I can't think of a climate on Earth that exists that the US doesn't have somewhere inside, adding to the fact that every type of natural disaster can occur in it too. Frankly, in light of the consistent nature in which they get natural disasters, I'm not sure I can really blame them for feeling everyone else is "weak" in comparison.
I imagine they perceive it all like the UK is being a spoiled child complaining about it being too hot -- meanwhile the western half of the US is on fire with earthquakes, the middle is being ripped part by tornadoes and flooding, the north is snowed in to shit, and the east is getting hammered by a hurricane/tsunami, every year/near-yearly. A condescending, unsympathetic view to be sure, but not entirely unjustified on a factual level.
That said I hate when Americans complains about their disasters, especially since the disasters are so consistent. I can't shed tears for stupidity; building your house on the same spot it got blown down last year, and the year before that, and that, and that, really prevents me from caring anymore. Of course they made the mistake of building cities in the line of fire to begin with; should have taken advice from the Natives.[/QUOTE]
Or building their houses out of wood, then wondering when a hurricane rips them apart. Didn't they ever read the three little pigs?
Started up at about 4.45am in Birmingham, sodding well woke me up. Went away for a couple of hours, and then mysteriously reappeared at about 8.00am and stuck around for a couple more hours. Longest thunderstorm I've ever had the pleasure of being in.
I wish we had thunderstorms here right now, they're awesome to just sit back and watch and listen to.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdWTa4hySAA[/media]
English weather is magic.
[QUOTE=kenji;41570509][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdWTa4hySAA[/media]
English weather is magic.[/QUOTE]
lol I can see my grandparents house
[QUOTE=kenji;41570509][I]video[/I]
English weather is magic.[/QUOTE]
I do love a good old paddle in shit water.
[QUOTE=PieClock;41566943]As a Northern Irishman can I just say I got completely soaked in rain[/QUOTE]
as a northern irishman i can confirm my dogs are literally shitting bricks at the thunder
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[QUOTE=TheCreeper;41567797]I would of slept through all of that very loud thunder if it did not wake my family up. Slept like a baby after I went back to bed. Rain and Thunder is very relaxing.[/QUOTE]
why were you sleeping at this time of the day? :pwn:
Bye-bye, London. Have fun being part of the river Thames.
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