Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and
there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that it
was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the
double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.

At least it brought most of the neighbours out onto the street.
--
George in Epping, west Essex, 350'asl
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

On Sunday, 16 June 2013 12:22:28 UTC+1, George Booth wrote:
Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and

there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that it

was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the

double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.



At least it brought most of the neighbours out onto the street.

--

George in Epping, west Essex, 350'asl

www.eppingweather.co.uk

www.winter1947.co.uk

Didn't hear anything at SOuthend-on-Sea, mindyou I may have been in Morrison's at the time. Tried searching google but nothing mentioned yet.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

On 2013-06-16 11:22:28 +0000, George Booth said:

Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and
there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that
it was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the
double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.

At least it brought most of the neighbours out onto the street.

Perhaps that ship full of uxb in the Thames Estuary has gone up?

On Sunday, 16 June 2013 12:38:42 UTC+1, yttiw wrote:
On 2013-06-16 11:22:28 +0000, George Booth said:



Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and

there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that

it was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the

double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.



At least it brought most of the neighbours out onto the street.



Perhaps that ship full of uxb in the Thames Estuary has gone up?

I thin I would have heard that !!

Keith (Southend)

On 2013-06-16 11:53:58 +0000, Keith (Southend)G said:

On Sunday, 16 June 2013 12:38:42 UTC+1, yttiw wrote:
On 2013-06-16 11:22:28 +0000, George Booth said:



Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and

there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that

it was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the

double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.



At least it brought most of the neighbours out onto the street.



Perhaps that ship full of uxb in the Thames Estuary has gone up?

I thin I would have heard that !!

Keith (Southend)

Actually, I think that I might hear that in Somerset, if it happens.

On 16/06/2013 12:36, Keith (Southend)G wrote:
On Sunday, 16 June 2013 12:22:28 UTC+1, George Booth wrote:
Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and

there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that it

was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the

double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.



At least it brought most of the neighbours out onto the street.

--

George in Epping, west Essex, 350'asl

www.eppingweather.co.uk

www.winter1947.co.uk

Didn't hear anything at SOuthend-on-Sea, mindyou I may have been in Morrison's at the time. Tried searching google but nothing mentioned yet.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"


Notwithstanding my earlier observation this has been confirmed as a
sonic boom from a Typhoon on a training exercise

http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.u...s-16062013.htm
--
George in Epping, west Essex, 350'asl
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

Errr... UXBs on the Thames?

Wendy Tinley wrote:
Errr... UXBs on the Thames?

You mean this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery

We'd seriously know about it if that lot ever went up!
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

On 16/06/2013 13:21, George Booth wrote:
On 16/06/2013 12:36, Keith (Southend)G wrote:
On Sunday, 16 June 2013 12:22:28 UTC+1, George Booth wrote:
Very loud bang here late morning (around 11 25 BST). House shook and

there was enough force to cause the TBR to tip. Reports indicate that it

was heard over a large part of W. Essex and E. Herts. It was not the

double boom normally associated with a sonic boom but we shall see.

Notwithstanding my earlier observation this has been confirmed as a
sonic boom from a Typhoon on a training exercise

http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.u...s-16062013.htm


BBC have finally caught up with it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22926813
--
George in Epping, west Essex, 350'asl
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

On 2013-06-16 13:57:38 +0000, Col said:

Wendy Tinley wrote:
Errr... UXBs on the Thames?

You mean this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery

We'd seriously know about it if that lot ever went up!


Yes, that is the one.

I saw a TV programme on it some time back, and it is not far from the
large areas of population around the Medway.

The programme was trying to assess the likely area of destruction, but
that depends on the ordnance. Rumours are that some of the 1500 tons of
bombs have chemical warheads, which is why the authorities have said
(and done) very little about it over the last 70 years.

However, certain MPs keep chipping away via the FOI act; the latest
questions were asked last week and can be seen here -
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque...ery_risk_asses