THUNDERSTORM T0015
Date: Saturday 27th June 1998   Time: 12:00 BST (Visual) 12:18 (Discharge)
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Path: Poynton, few miles north of Macclesfield, travelling ENE

Synoptics: Polar maritime Airmass near centre of low
Duration: 30 minutes passing
Type: Open-cell Multicell
Average lightning type: One C-C
Average discharge rate: n/a (one discharge)
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This was a standard open-cell heavy shower that developed in the polar maritime airmass behind a cold front during a classic mature low. The winds were cool and westerly.

The cell passed to the north of Macclesfield, likely over Poynton/Hazel Grove, only displaying one single discharge in it’s time. It was a faint C-C embedded within the rain-curtain and the thunder, because it was so distant, wasn’t spectacular but had a lot of bass in it.

The cell continued to move ENE over the Pennines silently.

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VISIBLE 27.06.1998 14:31
INFRARED 27.06.1998 14:31
VISIBLE 27.06.1998 14:31 + Grid
INFRARED 27.06.1998 14:31 + Grid