Imported thunderstorms with the loudest thunder I have ever heard - Herne Bay, Kent - 19/08/2023

Описание: Storm Betty to the southwest of the UK allowed for a Theta-E plume of unstable air to move into the SE with values up to 60C although the air was very humid and saturated which meant intracloud lightning was almost impossible to see and storms had initially struggled to electrify on land due to this saturation. Things seemed to kick off after midnight with first some elevated rumbles being heard before the first round of storms came in which was fairly electrically active although the second round seemed to pack the most charged lightning strikes with an incredible positive lightning strike that left a hole in someone's roof and a blown up fuse box about half a mile down the road. It was also the first properly imported storm from the Channel this summer which has been lacklustre compared to last year. I have attached the timestamps of various events throughout the video so you can scroll through.


Timestamps:
00:00 Various intracloud flashes with rumbles
02:46 Torrential rain from the first round of storms
08:41 Intracloud flashes with rumbles
10:24 Positive CG ~4 miles away
11:05 Intracloud flashes & rumbles
11:45 The front to the second round of storms
12:10 Closer intracloud flash with rumble
13:00 Torrential rain from the second round of storms
14:18 IC flash & rumble
14:55 Torrential rain continues
15:35 Rainfall rates peak
16:10 Continuing torrential rain
19:51 Positive CG ~2 miles away with loud thunder
20:33 Negative CG ~2 1/2 miles away
21:24 Positive CG (01:37 BST) 1/2 a mile away with very loud thunder
22:46 Rainfall afterwards with a random thunderclap
23:20 IC flash
23:42 Closer flash of lightning
24:25 End of video