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Thunder and lightning

NickHNickH
edited August 2008 in Chit chat
*pout*

Why do the best electrical storms around where I live happen in the middle of the night when I'm not in the mood to appreciate them?

And now the lightning's over mainland Europe. Basts.

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  • beanzbeanz
    edited July 2008
    Very very frightening.
  • milemile
    edited July 2008
    how come somethings go back in time when electricity strikes them and some things turn evil?
  • VertigoVertigo
    edited July 2008
    NickH wrote: »
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    I enjoyed the bucketing rain at 1am and it was so welcome I clambered out of my pit and stood outside in it :)

    Re your link, on the animated version of the lightning strike maps, any idea what the little icon that looks like a phone/old printer represents?
  • NickHNickH
    edited July 2008
    Vertigo wrote: »
    Re your link, on the animated version of the lightning strike maps, any idea what the little icon that looks like a phone/old printer represents?

    I *think* that's meant to be a detected thundercloud (think "anvil-shaped-cloud" here).
  • NickHNickH
    edited July 2008
    NickH wrote: »
    I *think* that's meant to be a detected thundercloud (think "anvil-shaped-cloud" here).

    Aha, from the website:

    "Also an overlay plot of last main synoptic (:00) hour METAR observed thunderstorms and cumulonimbus."

    Which are thunderclouds. IIRC.
  • RNDRND
    edited July 2008
    We had just one clap of thunder :(
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  • ewgfewgf
    edited July 2008
    Aren't there any photos of the rain and lightning?

    I love rain.
  • NickHNickH
    edited July 2008
    ewgf wrote: »
    Aren't there any photos of the rain and lightning?

    I love rain.

    Live? No, but there's plenty of galleries online - Google is your friend, especially Google Image Search.
  • milemile
    edited July 2008
    ooo i know a great website with pics of rain. let me just find it.

    i was being sarcastic.
  • ZoffyZoffy
    edited July 2008
    sarcastic cnut wrote: »
    ooo i know a great website with pics of rain.

    Well there's this one

    http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/index.php?showimage=4216

    or this one

    http://www.extremeinstability.com/
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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited July 2008
    Anyone in Florida for the last 5 days will have seen many Thunderstorms, with much lightening related action.

    Namely me, but I say anybody cos' I'm sure there are other people who have seen such things.
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  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited July 2008
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    Anyone in Florida for the last 5 days will have seen many Thunderstorms, with much lightening related action.

    Namely me, but I say anybody cos' I'm sure there are other people who have seen such things.

    Aye! There's a bunch-o-storms up here in Alabammy.

    Andrew
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited July 2008
    andrew_rollings wrote: »
    Aye! There's a bunch-o-storms up here in Alabammy.

    Andrew

    Since you're in Alambama I was curious if you've ever seen "Big Jims Boobie Bungalo"? :lol:

    .......Or if you've ever had the strange misfortune to stop at the McDonalds in Luverne, if not don't, it's a very scary experience.

    Oh and on a more serious note me and the missus drove through one of those storms in the southern part of 'bama yesterday morning. It was ridiculous, I thought it was game over because we couldn't see a bloody thing :D
    Every night is curry night!
  • zx1zx1
    edited July 2008
    According to the BBC weather, there's supposed to have been thunder here for the last 3 days - there's been nothing!
    My brother told me there was a some thunder at 2am on friday night. I was asleep and missed it which is unusual as i'm quite a light sleeper
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  • VertigoVertigo
    edited July 2008
    Zoffy wrote: »
    Well there's this one

    http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/index.php?showimage=4216

    or this one

    http://www.extremeinstability.com/
    Hey, this is very niche (one person only: ewgf), but I'm sure in this case it can be technically counted as a porn link, no? ;)
  • gasmangasman
    edited July 2008
    There is no stormchaser van porn on the internet.

    (although wetriffs.com does actually exist now. Probably still NSFW, but I can't check because I'm at W)
  • NickHNickH
    edited August 2008
    *bump*

    One for our American friends...

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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited August 2008
    NickH wrote: »
    *bump*

    One for our American friends...

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    Holy shit it's a vision from 23 minutes into the future :D
    Every night is curry night!
  • DarenDaren
    edited August 2008
    This is a pretty cool video of lightning in slow motion:

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