Lightning over snow?

[gothwalk]

So I'm sitting here, watching the snow fall, and suddenly there's a flash of lightning and this huge roll of thunder. Temperature has dropped 3°C since I woke up. Wow.

That really made me jump.

Comments

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

That's not just some snow. That's a snowSTORM!

[graylion.livejournal.com]

that thunder was impressive

[jadedgeneration.livejournal.com]

I've been busy counting flashes and rolls of thunder - it was almost directly overhead here about an hour ago - has moved some five miles off since... this is the type of hobby I have, yes, I really need a job.

[caturah.livejournal.com]

What time was the thunder and lightning at? I've been up since 6.30, but I haven't noticed a thing...

[mollydot.livejournal.com]

I only noticed one!

[jadedgeneration.livejournal.com]

There was lots! Bright yellow lightning, as apposed to blue lightning. Thunder was only loud (round here) for a few minutes, before it moved off (east, I think).

[jadedgeneration.livejournal.com]

It started at 7 or thereabouts. Our (oil fired) central heating had just come on and I thought the thunder was the sound of the boiler exploding. It got me out of bed quicker than a child on Christmas morning.

[caturah.livejournal.com]

Weird. I arrived into work about 8.15, and there was a huge bang then... but we're right beside the port tunnels works, and other constructions stuff, so I thought it was just that...

[jadedgeneration.livejournal.com]

It may have said over the southside mostly. (I'm by Stillorgan). It was very much overhead for an hour or so.

It is true that the Irish are obsessed with the weather, for sure.

[mollydot.livejournal.com]

Wow! I didn't see any lightening. I was still in bed at that stage. I could have dozed off again before there was more thunder.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

We had a chance of thunder and lightning one or three snowstorms back, but I've never (that I can remember) actually seen (or heard) such a thing.

Caused a big stir for the weather forecasting folks, too. Then again, they like to sensationalize everything they come across these days.

I'm thinking that a nice lightning display above a winter forest scene would make for a very interesting photograph...

[sshi.livejournal.com]

to my everlasting shame, I actually thought 'I hope that's the bloody apocalypse, because I really don't want to have to walk across town in a bloody thunderstorm'.

mornings not a strong point, you understand...