Posted July 5, 200717 yr in london.... :-o Summer under a cloud as weather turns angry Last updated at 02:41am on 5th July 2007 Looming angrily over London, this is the massive cloud that brought weather havoc to the capital. This extraordinary twister-like cloud formation over central London is the latest example of extreme weather conditions nationwide Within an hour, its devastating work was done. Hailstones the size of marbleshad battered Battersea and flashfloods caused chaos in Clapham. Lightning lit up the blackened sky. Taken from the 17th floor of the London Television Centre on the South Bank, this stunning picture shows the enormity of the cloud that heralded Tuesday's storms - the latest in this summer of dramatic contrasts.
July 5, 200717 yr Awesome picture. Hard to believe I was there just a little more than a month ago. Seems like ages.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 5, 200717 yr Meanwhile, the western half of the United States is suffering from drought and extreme heat, Texas and Oklahoma is suffering from massive flooding (which looks like will not let up for this week), the southeast and mid-atlantic is in severe or extreme drought...
July 5, 200717 yr ...Within an hour, its devastating work was done. Hailstones the size of marbleshad battered Battersea and flashfloods caused chaos in Clapham... Marbleshad? Gor blimey!
July 6, 200717 yr Amazing shot! Speaking of the US drought conditions, how are conditions in everyone else's part of the Buckeye state?! The past two days brought a few light showers that probably totaled less than 5 minutes worth of rain and maybe 0.05 inches of rain! As a matter of fact, using the NWS website, our area is between 3 and 4 inches below normal for rainfall during the last 30 days! The crops are starting to show signs of the lack of precip!
July 6, 200717 yr ^ Lucky. We have seven inches of deficit here, and most of the state (Kentucky) is under severe or extreme drought. Many areas now have voluntary water restrictions, and some now have reached Stage 1 mandatory. At least we are not Australia...
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