Midlands Storms - need your help pls

[optrex]

As you may or may not know, I've invested in some storm tracking equipment. Its calibrated fairly well for the south and east of the UK, but we've not had that many storms across the midlands this year.

There is a good chance of isolated storms today across our region. If you get one, please can you post the location and time of the thundertstorm, to help with my calibration of the equipment?

Many thanks

[Shizara]

Hmm... will keep that in mind for the next one... didn't spot this until after the storm had passed.

[optrex]

Well we might get our chance sooner rather than later. We are in the center of the disruption map with 80% chance of catching a heavy thundery downpour on Friday/Saturday- that is VERY high.

75 to 100mm expected in our region - get those flood defences in action, with those figures it really will be flash floods.

[Will]

Well, at about 8:28pm (8@28pm) there was a thunderstorm about 5-10 miles NW of Stratford last night. That's a rough estimate on all accounts except the time though. :)

[optrex]

Thats great, thanks will. Keep em coming folks.

[Shizara]

14.00 pm saw the arrival of thunder at Nuneaton

[Shizara]

14.21 pm more thunder at Nuneaton

[Shizara]

Again at 14.30 pm

[Shizara]

14.56 pm more thunder and lightening at Nuneaton

[cathidaw]

Avery llong rumbling of thunder here in Exhall at 14,56 today

[Shizara]

15.03 lightening and heavy thunder 15.02 pm Nuneaton

[Shizara]

15.04 more thunder and lightening

[Shizara]

15.05 bright flash of lightening directly overhead followed by crashing thunder

[Shizara]

Queen's Road flooding and so is what I can see of Edward Street

[Madhatter]

And here at about 3.

[chillitt]

My gardens got 3 foot of water running through!!!!! Sherbourne is awash with floods and cars belonging to people who dont seem to understand driving through water...:eek:

[Shizara]

At this rate Britain needs to consider the introduction of amphibious cars or cars that can be converted to amphibious.

[optrex]

Thanks Shiz, those reports have been very useful - what a day though eh?

I had a chap tell me how rubbish the forecast was tonight. Apparently they forecast storms and heavy rain, and all he's only had a bit of rain, so they're non too good at their job, these weather forecasters :eek: