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21st May
Having been reading reports of storms all over the country, it was quite nice to get out and actually see them. As evening approached and the cold air got rid of any excess moisture, we were left with nice crisp cells. Obviously they were dying and the sun was going down, so now it was a race against time to capture them
These are taken from Fleet Pond just around the corner
from me, showing nice sold convection.
I hadn't spotted this one as I concentrated on the earlier
one, but it made for a nice sight when I eventually spotted it!
Close up of the updraft region, these storms were moving
at a fair rate which I believe prolonged them, no messy downdrafts into
the updraft region etc.
Didn't take me long to realise this one was getting
bigger, which meant it was coming towards me. My car is on the far bank
that you can see, so a brisk walk was needed to avoid a soaking.
I decided to try and get under the updraft, but this
took some doing. The UK is rubbish for viewing spots anyway, let alone
when all the trees are fully green! I managed to stop once by this cabbage
patch field, and get a quick shot of the dying updraft region, before
shooting off home. A short and sweet chase.
