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Thunderstorms on 14 and 15 May

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:39 am
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
I am making this thread international since Latvia may see convection rivaling mid-July 2001's sounding measurements, per GFS.

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Here in Laguja, cumuluses are firing up and air temperature is 19,3 degrees Celsius

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:27 pm
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
I have started to detect lightnings from AM radio. Some darker clouds at the westerly directions. Strong radar echoes and thunderstorms in Latvia

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:09 pm
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
At least 4 rain areas have popped up in Latvian radar due SW and W from me.

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:26 pm
by Marek
At the moment in Tallinn: Overcast and light rain. Temp +17 degrees.

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:44 pm
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
Latvian weather radar is now indicating rain area with intensity more than 10 mm/h west from me. It might be headed to my neck of the woods. I am indeed seeing darker cloudiness in the west and it is rather dim outside. Air temperature is 17,0 degrees Celsius.

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:14 pm
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
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Latest GFS run has shifted biggest convection more southward, but Laguja area might still have 568 J/Kg CAPE and -1 degree LI.

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:23 am
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
Although I went to sleep last evening, I decided to wake up in every 2 hours to check the weather. Now at 2 AM check time, I found that a thunderstorm has formed in Latvia and might be headed towards me. I think I see some distant lightnings in SW, but I am not sure. AM radio is full of thunderstorm signals. At the moment, air temperature is 14,1 degrees Celsius

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:14 am
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
I am seeing some distant lightnings... Just now I saw 3 in a row due south. Whoa... Air temperatur 14,6 degrees. It is one and a half hour until sunrise, but daylight should start appear within a hour... Good... I prefer daytime thunder to night time...

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:25 am
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
just saw bright lightning in south and heard quiet thunder... going to unplug...

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:33 pm
by Tarmo Tanilsoo
Laguja had 5 thunderclouds hitting and 1 passing west of me. Air temperature is right now 16,7 degrees Celsius.