Weather Banter - View Single Post - Rainfall radar limitations 30/07/17 (S Hants)

[email protected] · August 1st 17, 08:35 PM posted to uk.sci.weather

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Last night here in west Fareham we had two non-thundery torrential
downpours as the rain area crossed between 00:30 and 02:00 BST. The
first lasted 40 minutes and peaked at ~45mm/hour at 00:45 then tailed
off to stop briefly before resuming at 01:30.

The second downpour ended about 02:10 BST and peaked for a minute or
two at 100 mm/hour at 01:40 BST, roof gutters overflowed and it
looked and sounded as torrential as a thunderstorm would produce (no
hail though).

Just east of you in Denmead my Vantage Vue recorded 19mm for the 09:00-
09:00 period with a peak rain rate of 0.6mm/minute at 01:10 I didn't
consult the rain radar but happy to accept it wasn't predicted.

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Kev
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