Very localised lightning and heavy rain - Dunsfold, Surrey
 

021105 22335 approx.

The biggest and brightest lightning flash I have ever encountered. I
ducked in the driving seat. No thunder.

The road through Dunsfold heading NW obscured by rain bouncing a foot
high, with leaves and tree debris. Couldn't see if larger branches were
hidden in this. Much deep standing water.

By contrast about 3-4 miles away at Godalming, ten or twenty minutes
later, stars visible, some puddles but no sign of the downpour.
Apparently it came much earlier here.

Glad I left guitar practise in Alfold a bit early.
--
Peter Thomas

Very localised lightning and heavy rain - Dunsfold, Surrey
 

Peter Thomas wrote:
021105 22335 approx.

The biggest and brightest lightning flash I have ever encountered. I
ducked in the driving seat. No thunder.

The road through Dunsfold heading NW obscured by rain bouncing a foot
high, with leaves and tree debris. Couldn't see if larger branches were
hidden in this. Much deep standing water.

By contrast about 3-4 miles away at Godalming, ten or twenty minutes
later, stars visible, some puddles but no sign of the downpour.
Apparently it came much earlier here.

Glad I left guitar practise in Alfold a bit early.
--
Peter Thomas

Very odd that such a bright flash should produce no thunder.
Stereo on in the car; windows closed, mught be an explanation.
Some very heavy brief showers in the evening and later, but no
thunder, here in Warlingham at the other end of Surrey.

Tudor Hughes.

Very localised lightning and heavy rain - Dunsfold, Surrey
 

In article ,
Peter Thomas writes:


021105 22335 approx.

The biggest and brightest lightning flash I have ever encountered. I
ducked in the driving seat. No thunder.
snip

I wonder if this could have been the meteor described in another thread?
Though if there was complete cloud cover it seems unlikely.
--
John Hall
Johnson: "Well, we had a good talk."
Boswell: "Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84); James Boswell (1740-95)

Very localised lightning and heavy rain - Dunsfold, Surrey
 

In message , John Hall
writes
In article ,
Peter Thomas writes:


021105 22335 approx.

The biggest and brightest lightning flash I have ever encountered. I
ducked in the driving seat. No thunder.
snip

I wonder if this could have been the meteor described in another thread?
Though if there was complete cloud cover it seems unlikely.

Mr Ashby's post says 2300 on 031105 - Thursday - and said 'today.' I
posted earlier than that about the previous evening - Wednesday. So not
on the face of it.

Mr Warlingham suggest that the car windows might have been closed on the
stereo on. The windows certainly were closed in the teeming rain. It
intensified to torrential at the time of the flash. The radio was indeed
on R3 for Late Junction but quietly.

Surprising that I heard no thunder, but no more so than the sheer very
localised ferocity of the weather.

Speaking of noise, heard the most almighty bang some minutes ago. Took
it to be a firework, but many sirens to be heard, including fire engine.

--
Peter Thomas
Godalming GU7 1JU