Here in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!

CK

On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wrote
Here in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!

Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you
want to reply personally

On 27 May, 13:33, Kate Brown wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wroteHere in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. *This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. *Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. *Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. *I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. *We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!

Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? *We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. *The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you
want to reply personally

On 27 May, 13:33, Kate Brown wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wroteHere in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. *This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. *Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. *Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. *I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. *We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!

Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? *We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. *The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you
want to reply personally

Having a Boltek lightning detector, it's fun to watch these storms
form around Marseille and move northwestwards, dying and rejuvenating
in stages. That's all very well until the power fails, which it does
often. Oh the joys of living in France. Kate B - E mail on its way.

CK

On 27 May, 13:33, Kate Brown wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wroteHere in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. *This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. *Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. *Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. *I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. *We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!

Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? *We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. *The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you
want to reply personally

Having a Boltek lightning detector, it's interesting to watch these
storms develop in the region of Marseille, then move northwestwards
alternately dying and rejuvenating as they go. Until the power fails,
that is, which it is in the habit of doing often... Oh, the joys of
living in France!

Kate B, E mail on its way.

CK

Natsman wrote:
On 27 May, 13:33, Kate Brown wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wroteHere in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!
Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you
want to reply personally

Having a Boltek lightning detector, it's interesting to watch these
storms develop in the region of Marseille, then move northwestwards
alternately dying and rejuvenating as they go. Until the power fails,
that is, which it is in the habit of doing often... Oh, the joys of
living in France!

Kate B, E mail on its way.

CK

Hi,
Is your boltek available on line to look at?

Cheers,

Rob.

On 27 May, 20:01, Robert Wilson
wrote:
Natsman wrote:
On 27 May, 13:33, Kate Brown wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wroteHere in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. *This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. *Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. *Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. *I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. *We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!
Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? *We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. *The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you
want to reply personally

Having a Boltek lightning detector, it's interesting to watch these
storms develop in the region of Marseille, then move northwestwards
alternately dying and rejuvenating as they go. *Until the power fails,
that is, which it is in the habit of doing often... *Oh, the joys of
living in France!

Kate B, E mail on its way.

CK

Hi,
Is your boltek available on line to look at?

Cheers,

Rob.- Hide quoted text -

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Unfortunately not. Because we're in the back of beyond here, we can't
get broadband and I have to make do with a hybrid system which is dial-
up upload, and satellite download. If anyone else with a Boltek
system can shed any light on the possibilities with a slow upload, I'd
be glad of the advice...

CK

Hi,
Is your boltek available on line to look at?


.... I've been using this site for a few weeks - doesn't seem too bad
though the precision is sometimes open to doubt.

http://www.blitzortung.org/index.php...0&map=9&lang=e

As well as the basic 'strikes' display, it is useful to switch to
'density' in situations such as this as that option tends to tune-out
a lot of the isolated strikes and possible spurious discharges.

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

On 27 May, 22:16, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:
Hi,
Is your boltek available on line to look at?

... I've been using this site for a few weeks - doesn't seem too bad
though the precision is sometimes open to doubt.

http://www.blitzortung.org/index.php...0&map=9&lang=e

As well as the basic 'strikes' display, it is useful to switch to
'density' in situations such as this as that option tends to tune-out
a lot of the isolated strikes and possible spurious discharges.

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

If anyone is interested, I've uploaded an animation of my Boltek
visualisation of these storms on the 27th - speeded up quite a bit,
but gives an idea how storms seem to move forward, hesitate and
rejuvenate again.

Didn't mention it then, but we must have had half a ton of red Saharan
sand dumped on us as well. A phenomenal amount, in fact, as I'm still
cleaning it up from around the pool.

Link to the animation he

http://www.screencast.com/t/Lm9WNLhCq2o

CK

On 30 May, 18:12, Natsman wrote:
On 27 May, 22:16, "Martin Rowley"



wrote:
Hi,
Is your boltek available on line to look at?

... I've been using this site for a few weeks - doesn't seem too bad
though the precision is sometimes open to doubt.

http://www.blitzortung.org/index.php...e=0&map=9〈=e

As well as the basic 'strikes' display, it is useful to switch to
'density' in situations such as this as that option tends to tune-out
a lot of the isolated strikes and possible spurious discharges.

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

If anyone is interested, I've uploaded an animation of my Boltek
visualisation of these storms on the 27th - speeded up quite a bit,
but gives an idea how storms seem to move forward, hesitate and
rejuvenate again.

Didn't mention it then, but we must have had half a ton of red Saharan
sand dumped on us as well. A phenomenal amount, in fact, as I'm still
cleaning it up from around the pool.

Link to the animation he

http://www.screencast.com/t/Lm9WNLhCq2o

CK

That animation is very interesting. I'm assuming that the Massif
Central and other high ground is responsible for some of the
'rejuvenation'. Also with strong southerly winds at high level, I
wonder if thick anvils were causing a reduction of insolation for a
time, but once they moved more quickly north the whole process
restarted.