Severe Thunderstorm Wales 28/07/08

On the evening of the 28th of July, the UK's mini heatwave came to a crashing halt, as severe storms traveled north over the country. This footage was taken about 9pm, and as you can see, for 9pm, it is very dark. The 1st scene was taken at about 8pm, as another cell was passing north, but an hour later, we were right underneath another cell.
This footage is not the best, as the worst strikes took place around 3am, and to let you know, I suffer from Astraphobia, so that's why the camera shakes from time to time, and thats why I didn't get up to film at 3am!!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Thunder
• Thunderstorm
• Lightning
• Wales
• UK
• 28/07/08
• Cell
• Storm
• Penmachno

[bestgrimbarianever]

astraphobia???!! people with astraphobia do not stand in front of a window watchin and filming a thunderstorm! i should know seein as i suffer with it, and it is honestly ruining my life, even suicidal thoughts come into my mind sometimes it is so bad, lol u aint got astraphobia mate. everyone is a bit scared of thunder and lightning, but just because someone is a bit scared of something doesnt mean they have an actual phobia.

[elganthomas]

Oh mate you didn't see me in Colorado last week. Nearly shat myself big time, and even didn't film it. This storm was nothing, but i do suffer with it, I bloody know!

[video47]

I was in the pub at the Black Cat roundabout at the end of the Conwy Valley last night, and it looked grim down your end.

[elganthomas]

Sure was! We've had more today too, not as bad as last night tho.

[MsAloisTrancy]

@bestgrimbarianever That what i have evey time a storm come i shake like a leaf and cry and feel sick

[Jacobzgirl455]

boooo

[kkk345ify]

thats nothing compared to what we get in the spring

[tophlovr]

I to am an astraphobic and we get storms like that every 2 weeks at least some times we have 4 or 5 of those storms in a period of a month but my parents love lightening thunder and the thrill of seeing a tornado so i have to suffer until i can move out or something

[ZombieG0reWhxre]

looks just like the thounderstorm ontarios having right now Dx

[bestgrimbarianever]

ye but even astraphobics like me are terrified of the littlest rumble of thunder in the background, now thats proper astraphobia, some even have it so bad they are terrified to stay outside even if they see dark clouds (thats even worse than me), so even tho u say u have it im still not sure but anyway lol, i suppose some ppl are more severe than others

[PaulRoberts]

Had some good thunder and lightning here in Flint then between 9pm-1am and then more around 3-5am. Was very thundery but didnt get much on film as it wasn't all that frequent. Nice filming btw.

[aledplas123]

We had storm's as well on the  29th down in the teify valley near new castle emlyn it was so dark at 6.30 pm and wind and rain our lane was like a river very unusaul but it was very hot this last week