― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Friday, 24 June 2005 13:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Which bridge, lix? Islip?
― C J (C J), Friday, 24 June 2005 16:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Flashes of lightning every 6 seconds if the most frequent I've witnessed too personally, in the UK at least.
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 09:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 09:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:03 (eighteen years ago) link
It was a great feeling being safe indoors watching! Our elder cat was scared shitless though, hid under the duvet all night. Kitten Pogo wasn't bothered! He even slept through some of the thunder.
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:05 (eighteen years ago) link
It was very exciting though, given that the storm was directly over us. Although sheltering in the metal bus shelter may have been a bad idea in hindsight.
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:21 (eighteen years ago) link
However, during the second, later burst of the storm (sometime during CSI) there was the legendary HAILSTONES THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS bouncing off my windowledge.
I suppose I should have gone downstairs and looked at them more properly, but Catherine looked like she was going to Get Some for the first time in, well, ever, last night.
― MIS Information (kate), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 10:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 27 August 2005 01:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― youn, Saturday, 27 August 2005 01:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 27 August 2005 06:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 27 August 2005 07:48 (eighteen years ago) link
(x-post)
― Bob Six (bobbysix), Saturday, 27 August 2005 08:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― emsk ( emsk), Saturday, 27 August 2005 11:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Fetchboy (Felcher), Saturday, 27 August 2005 19:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 02:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dallas Raines (gear), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Still, if you're gonna invoke anyone...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― the son of dean cameron (dr g), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 05:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link
Luckily I've just finished washing the dishes. Does anyone know of anyone who has actually been hit by lightening while on the computer?
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Jazz Guide to Penguins on Compact Disc (Rock Hardy), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― caek (caek), Friday, 12 May 2006 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Sons Of The Redd Desert (Ken L), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― youn (youn), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 21:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Thursday, 14 September 2006 00:37 (seventeen years ago) link
OK, so we had a big ball of lightning thing explode over our house this evening. Holy fuck was that scary. I was on the phone to my mum at the time and thought a plane had crashed or something (we live near the airport). Neil was at the window watching our next-door neighbours kids skipping and one had just tied their rope to the washing line (metal pole, eek!) when BANG!! right over their heads: cue two terrifed kids running for their lives.
I wasn't looking out the window, but it was loud and bright and actually went bang before the thunder started. It came totally out of nowhere as well - no warning rumbles, no rain, nothing. It had been freakily close and muggy before, but, my God was that ever scary. Then two wee rumbles of thunder in the distance a few minutes later and nothing.
Anyone else round here get it? Rumpie? It was totally fucking terrifying.
― ailsa, Thursday, 31 May 2007 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
an amazing thunderstorm in paris, friday before last. never seen or heard anything like it. lightning in every direction around and...purple-looking!
― RJG, Thursday, 31 May 2007 21:48 (sixteen years ago) link
incoming!
― koogs, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Whoa - hail! In July! Sky black and thunder right overhead.
― Anna, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Really black here in Stoke Newington, no hail as yet. Very loud thunder though.
― Neil S, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
but it's raining so that should put out the fire
― british sb power (dayo), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:22 (twelve years ago) link
seems like the worst possible outcome is 'electrical fire'
― british sb power (dayo), Wednesday, June 8, 2011 8:22 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
aieeeeee
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:23 (twelve years ago) link
maybe i'll go home.
A new world record lightning has been recorded! A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has established two new world records for the longest reported distance and the longest reported duration for a single lightning flash. The longest lightning flash duration is now set at more than 16 seconds in Argentina, while the longest distance is set at more than 700 km (nearly 450 miles) in Brasil!
just trying to imagine what a 450 mile lightening flash that isn't on one of the gas giants, but here on this rock, looks like. jeez!
― calzino, Monday, 29 June 2020 22:51 (three years ago) link
comma comma comma chameleon!
― calzino, Monday, 29 June 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
That's terrifying.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link