Thunderstrikes on line

Cool. I'd like to see a reply of the storm I drove through on Saturday afternoon just south of Daventry.

It felt like something out of Twister: black skies, sideways rain, 30m. vis and driving down country lanes avoiding fallen trees and then having to re-route when the road was blocked by them!

Excellent fun ...

Duncan

I experienced something very similar driving on a twisty country road through Gloucestershire on Saturday. One minute it was reasonably bright, and dry, the next minute the skies suddenly darkened alarmingly, to the extent that I had to switch the headlights on - and this was at lunchtime! Then, a sudden, fierce and lengthy downpour - windscreen wipers at full speed, spray going everywhere as the road suddenly became submerged through inches of surface water!

Luckily I was driving a hire car that day. If it had been my own car I'd probably have been swept away!

As you say, marvellous..

Here's another site that covers more of the country: http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/weather/light0900.htm

Tony

All of the sites appear be using the same software - last night it was interesting watching the storm blow across the cannel, the Isle of Wight and then watch it flash around outside.

Metcheck is another site worth a look.