TREMENDOUS THUNDERSTORM AT KELLING - JUST FINISHED

[paulastro]

From 4.50 to 5.15.  Really torrential rain. close deafening lightening strikes. Strong gusts of wind and our tent bowing in and out, once sending items tumbling from a shelf.  Now water laying all over the place.  Here's hoping everyone's tents are still intact.  Now only rain and Sun breaking out.

Oops, just found water has come onto the tent, got to go and clear up Now!

Edited September 27, 2019 by paulastro

[Alan White]

Hope all is OK for everyone, it was torrentail a bit earlier down here in Essex.

[Knighty2112]

Yeah, we had heavy rain and thunder here too in Hull Earlier on. That loud it woke me up from a smooze. Glad I’m not in a tent. Hope you didn’t get too much water intake! 

Edited September 27, 2019 by Knighty2112

[Space Hopper]

I left for home this morning, so dodged it.

We hit something similar at 14:30 near East Mids Airport, and it looked like a Supercell....

I bet it was the same system that got to you guys 2+ hours later.

I hope everyones kit is ok.....

[Hawksmoor]

We had the electrical storm directly overhead in Lowestoft. A second after a tremendous lightning flash the Sun from the West created a wonderfully bright rainbow in contrast with the black 'back-lit' clouds in the East. Spectacular! I do hope you are all safe in your tents at Kelling?

best regards George

[mike chadwick]

More on the way according to the weather forecast wind gust of 50 mph tomorrow need to decide weather to stay or pack up and go in the morning ???

 

[Kev M]

30 minutes ago, Knighty2112 said:

Yeah, we had heavy rain and thunder here too in Hull Earlier on. That load it woke me up from a smooze. Glad I’m not in a tent. Hope you didn’t get too much water intake! 

Yeah I seen it over the downs when I crossed the Bridge at about 4PM.

[kirkster501]

And here I am imaging the NAN at the minute..... It was bunging it down 2 hours ago and will be again at midnight.  Need to finish the blue channel off. 

[paulastro]

Many thanks for your good wishes everyone.  We had to mop up quite a bit of water which came in after the storm finished.  Managed to keep it out of the sleeping areas though.  By 7.30pm we were out observing Jupiter and Saturn and have only just come in.  Amazingly we've had four successive evening sessions.  Despite the fact we've had the worse weather I've seen At Kelling everything except snow!  

Great observing though, and I'll be back next year for Mars 😀