"Nigel" wrote in message
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Nice little thunder storm passing me at the moment- quite slow moving
going
north. Sholud be hitting you Ken in Copley???

Nigel

Leyburn. Yorkshire Dales

I got almost hit with another one about 2200! I was out observing on the
tops of the Yorkshire Wolds, between Market Weighton and Beverley, with a
few of the Astronomical Society, when we started seeing flashes, high up in
the clouds to the west at about 2100.

I thought nothing of it, but 20 mins later it was clear it was getting
closer, so we started to make plans to leave our exposed hill top location.
As the flashes appeared to be getting closer by 2140, I said "**** it! I'm
not going to get caught in this!!" So we quickly stashed all the stuff away,
and at the first drops of rain, we all drove away like rally drivers down
this narrow road. Lightning began to scare me cos it was almost all around
us, on the times it flashed but we were off the hill anyway. A few mins
later, the heavens opened and it was heavy enough to SERIOUSLY reduce
visibility on the A1079. As we reached Bishop Burton, the roads were dry!
Ain't it always the case....?

I checked the 2200 radar pic when I got home, and sure enough there was a
tiny intense echo, just above where I had been. Does anyone have any sferics
from that time?
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Rob Overfield
Hull; 3m ASL
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/
President - Hull & East Riding AS