THUNDERSTORM T0001
Date: Wednesday 24th May 1995 Time: 16:00 BST
Location:
Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Path: 1 or 2 miles away
moving west or northwestwards
Synoptics: Continental Plume / Occlusion
Duration: Unknown
Type: Likely Multicell
Average lightning type: Unknown
Average discharge rate: Unknown
Footage Quality: VHS
This is the first
thunderstorm I documented. Unfortunately I
wasn’t taking it seriously back in 1995 (being 11 years old) and wasn’t that observant about it.
But it didn't stop me being inspired.
The storm was originally audio-taped
(for the thunder), however the tape was wiped-over because the storm didn't
produce anything exciting in terms of acoustics. It was so long ago I was
still in the last year of primary school and was actually off on this
particular day! It was a bit distant to say the
least, but I can remember the
skies being unusually brown and smooth in texture. It was electrically weak
and there wasn't that much in the way of precipitation either. It must have
been drifting past the area and not directly overhead, or it was isolated
and elevated embedded with dynamic. I was only viewing
the storm through a window pointing east towards the Pennines,
so there may have been a substantial amount of interesting stuff I missed.
To be honest I am not sure why I even
logged it in the storm archive. However by the time I had
filmed some decent storms I realised changing the numbers of all the storms
wouldn't be a constructive use of time, so I just left this one in as it is.
There are some Dundee satellite "quick-looks" below to enhance the T0001
file. Looking at these it is clear the storm was frontal, likely a
continental plume embedded within the structure judging by the orientation of the low and double-front
structure. This would
explain the smooth bases if the storm was elevated and embedded. I'd also
imagine from this that the cell movement was west or northwesterly, so
rolling over the Pennines towards my location.
SATELLITE IMAGES (Credits)
VISIBLE 24.05.1995 08:48
INFRARED 24.05.1995 08:48
COLOUR 24.05.1995 08:48
VISIBLE 24.05.1995 13:53
INFRARED 24.05.1995 13:53
COLOUR 24.05.1995 13:53
CHARTS
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