Why do you praise thunderstorms?

[srfoskey]

They make spring and summer interesting. Especially summer, when there is very little temperature variation. So long as you're inside, and not using plumbing/plugged in electronics, you're safe and there's nothing to worry about. And even if you are doing one of those things, you still probably won't be struck by lightning.

[Texyn]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

The most destructive type of thunderstorms

https://twitter.com/webberweather/st...30375863857152

Look at how it just magically stops at the Florida border...

[ral31]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

The most destructive type of thunderstorms

I'm not sure when the last official derecho here was. Bow echo storms occur occasionally.

I recall a derecho back on May 3, 2009 which occurred during the morning hours.



MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0686
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0924 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...LA...MS...NWRN AL...SERN TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231...232...

VALID 031424Z - 031530Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
231...232...CONTINUES.

WELL DEFINED...FAST-MOVING DERECHO IS PROGRESSING EWD ACROSS LA AT
ROUGHLY 60KT. THIS MCS WILL SOON OVERTAKE A DISCRETE
SUPERCELL...TENSAS PARISH LA...THAT HAS DEVELOPED ALONG WRN FLANK OF
OUTFLOW FROM MS CONVECTION. AT THE CURRENT SPEED IT APPEARS THE
DERECHO WILL BE DEEP INTO WW232 BY 16Z...POSSIBLY NEAR THE AL BORDER
BY 17Z. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL IS QUITE HIGH
AHEAD OF BOW APEX ALONG TRAILING OUTFLOW.

[ral31]

Originally Posted by srfoskey

They make spring and summer interesting. Especially summer, when there is very little temperature variation. So long as you're inside, and not using plumbing/plugged in electronics, you're safe and there's nothing to worry about. And even if you are doing one of those things, you still probably won't be struck by lightning.

I agree. Summer would be quite boring without thunderstorms...

[BeerParty]

The spring and summer thunderstorms when they occur here in Renmark and NW Vic are something else. Last November, never seen lightning like this in my life. And rain, it is almost always in intense downpours. Drizzle is almost non-existent. The storms I seen in my nearly 3 decades in Melbourne cannot compare in any shape or form. There is no threat of coastal much obscuring the action, it is all clear air cells all the way here, feeding off raw heat and reaching up to and over 50,000ft. You can see lighting from over 300km away on a clear night.

Thunderstorms when they happen here are plain epic. A real thrill ride.